PIDGIN suddenly quit working with Yahoo IM

[john_tartar]

Originally Posted by amitshruti123

use cn.scs.msg.yahoo.com as page server instead of using IPs.
All servers with mud will be upgraded with the new authentication method..

---------->> cn.scs.msg.yahoo.com starts to connect but then Pidgen crashes.

--------> cs101.msg.mud.yahoo.com & cs107.msg.mud.yahoo.com
Worked in the last few days but no longer do, but don't crash, I get a connection refused error.


-------->These Don't work: 66.163.181.167 66.163.181.172
No crash, no error, they just don't connect.

[Lx_rules]

Originally Posted by Hlingler

There are a limited number of options at this point:
> Just grab the available updated Pidgin/purple/finch RPMs from Koji, see Post #30 above => http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=224512 => http://wtogami.livejournal.com/30882.html => http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/pa.../pidgin/2.5.7/
> Compile from source code (posts above)
> Use the old ymessenger RPM, which will apparently work until Aug 15 2009: http://public.yahoo.com/~mmk/
> Wait.

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I tried to compile from source the new pidgin and failed. It keeps on yelling about some libraries etc, which are already installed...so I gave this up (
After this, I tried to connect again on the old pidgin (2.5.6.1) and it crashes after I log in. Anyone experienced this?

[virason]

Originally Posted by Lx_rules

I tried to compile from source the new pidgin and failed. It keeps on yelling about some libraries etc, which are already installed...so I gave this up (
After this, I tried to connect again on the old pidgin (2.5.6.1) and it crashes after I log in. Anyone experienced this?

You might try the packages at http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/pa.../pidgin/2.5.7/

It will be necessary to install the libpurple-2.5.7-1 package first then the pidgin-2.5.7-1 package.

This worked for fc10.x86_64

Thanks to Hlingler for the link to those rpm packages.

[john_tartar]

Originally Posted by Lx_rules

I tried to compile from source the new pidgin and failed. It keeps on yelling about some libraries etc, which are already installed...so I gave this up (
After this, I tried to connect again on the old pidgin (2.5.6.1) and it crashes after I log in. Anyone experienced this?

Well if I use cn.scs.msg.yahoo.com as page server
Then it crashes after I log in
I'm using Pidgin 2.5.4-1.fc10

[North323]

as a work around, i tried to install yahoo IM under WINE. it installed just fine but same result, could not get it to authenticate. i've tried just about every server/IP and no luck.

[szihs]

cn.scs.msg.yahoo.com as page server is working for me ...
using fedora 11 x86_64

[Lx_rules]

Originally Posted by virason

You might try the packages at http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/pa.../pidgin/2.5.7/

It will be necessary to install the libpurple-2.5.7-1 package first then the pidgin-2.5.7-1 package.

This worked for fc10.x86_64

Thanks to Hlingler for the link to those rpm packages.

Thanks.
I tried from same link to compile directly pidgin. I haven't tried to install first the libpurple. I have already as pidgin, the libpurple 2.5.6.1.
Maybe tomorrow I'll try again.
When doing ./configure I got all sorts of packages as missing as xscreensaver, meanwhile etc...which are installed. With yum install or upgrade it would always tell me that I have the latest.

[TheIcebreaker]

ya that does not work for me as of now.
Any other servers working or all have been upgraded.

I cant use the 2.5.7 version as I am behind a Campus Proxy ( and the new authentication scheme implementation in Pidgin does not handle if proxy does not allow SSL connections.


Please get me other servers till this problem is fixed.

have a look through the thread, we aren't gonna do the work for you

[TheIcebreaker]

Dont get me wrong but I have looked through the thread adn tried cs101.* and 66.* and cn.* nothing works.

I just want to know that does it work for anybody currently.

whats your SELinux set to? permissive or what? an what about firewall

[TheIcebreaker]

Its not working on Windows as well so its not SELinux and it is pidgin. Was working till yesterday night.
Just wanna know what servers are working right now if any.

Me using 2.5.6.

how come your not using 2.5.7? i see.. Campus Proxy..

the new Authentication isnt a Pidgin Bug.. thats Yahoo Servers that require the new Authentication

[TheIcebreaker]

But I guess If Yahoo messenger 9 works through the proxy then pidgin should be able to also.
Also Is version 2.5.6 working for anyone still on any of the servers not upgraded.

umm no..Yahoo messenger9 is the Native Client so it would work anyway. Pidgin is a native client to any Protocol IM so the devs of Pidgin rely on getting the new updates so everyone can use Pidgin, same goes for any other Multi IM client