Comment 85 for bug 389322

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Halaliel (halaliel) wrote : Re: [Bug 389322] Re: Yahoo server authentication changed: Pidgin =<2.5.6 will not connect to Yahoo! servers.

to late for me added pigin repository 2 days ago, pidgin failed to
connect yim over 2 weeks before.

On Thu, 2009-07-02 at 07:29 +0000, Launchpad Bug Tracker wrote:

> This bug was fixed in the package pidgin - 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.2
>
> ---------------
> pidgin (1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.2) jaunty-proposed; urgency=low
>
> * debian/patches/50_yahoo_16_auth.patch: Add patch backported from upstream
> version 2.5.7 to fix connection problems connection to Yahoo! instant
> messenger. Previous versions of pidgin were using an old authentication
> method which was disabled by Yahoo!. This patch switches to using the new
> authentication method, version 16. (LP: #389322) References:
> - http://theflamingbanker.blogspot.com/2009/06/some-clarification-on-yahoo-issues.html
> - http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/8853
>
> -- Iain Lane <email address hidden> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:27:48 +0100
>
> ** Changed in: pidgin (Ubuntu Jaunty)
> Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released
>

YIM + halalielm
MSN + <email address hidden>
AIM + halaliel4
Gmail +<email address hidden>/jabberserv + Pidgin Jabber XMPP

SKYPE + Halaliel