I know that it is annoying to use an another IM client, but:
0. I have installed aMSN.
1. I started aMSN,
2. I made the modifications, after
3. I closed aMSN,
4. I have deleted the ~/.purple/blist.xml file.
5. Finally I have started Pidgin, and everything was just fine.
Additional information:
In my case the list got corrupted when I tried to move the contacts from
one group to another: I've got the sync error.
I know that it is annoying to use an another IM client, but:
0. I have installed aMSN.
1. I started aMSN,
2. I made the modifications, after
3. I closed aMSN,
4. I have deleted the ~/.purple/blist.xml file.
5. Finally I have started Pidgin, and everything was just fine.
Additional information:
In my case the list got corrupted when I tried to move the contacts from
one group to another: I've got the sync error.
Regards: Frantique