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On 12/20/01 9:01 AM, "Colter Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 12/17/01 3:42 PM, "Simon Craig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> Think yourself lucky. I haven't been able to get Yahoo to work since 0.27b
>>
> That�s interesting, because Fire is still using the exact same yahoo library
> that it did in 0.27.b. It hasn�t changed.
>>
>> My only guess is that Yahoo is not very popular with the programming types.
>
> Another guess is that the yahoo servers have been experiencing some serious
> issues and major downtime this week. It�s not Fire � all clients (Mac, Win,
> Linux, name-branded and third-party) have been having issues. As much as
> we�d love to have Yahoo IM working 100% reliably, it�s not going to happen
> unless Yahoo! Inc. hires us to work on the server-side of things. No amount
> of client-side wizardry can can compensate for server problems.
BTW, on a related note, I wanted to put a bullet in the rumor of a Cocoa
port of the "official" messenger client.
The guy who was planning to work on that is leaving Yahoo effective
tomorrow.
So Mac folks will continue to be part of the "unwashed" caste in Yahoo's
eyes.
D
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