Re: Update from 2.6.6 to 2.7.0
On Thu, 13 May 2010 14:45:27 +0200 Michel Schweegmann wrote: > What can i do? Download the tarball and build a new package yourself or wait for the people that normally do this to do it for you. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: pidgin-2.7.0.exe
On Thu, 13 May 2010 07:35:03 -0600 Tom Oppenheimer wrote: > The download doesn't include GTK+runtime. (it's 8.9KB instead of > 14.?KB) There is an -offline version, it's 25MB plus. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Update from 2.6.6 to 2.7.0
On Thu, 13 May 2010 15:34:01 +0200 Michel Schweegmann wrote: > Am Donnerstag, den 13.05.2010, 14:10 +0100 schrieb Brian Morrison: > > On Thu, 13 May 2010 14:45:27 +0200 > > Michel Schweegmann wrote: > > > > > What can i do? > > > > Download the tarball and build a new package yourself or wait for > > the people that normally do this to do it for you. > > > i get an error when i try to compile it. Firstly, please reply to the list, not directly to me. Secondly, I don't have any experience with Ubuntu, I use Fedora. So I don't know how to build the appropriate package, nor know what dependencies or other config changes are needed. You would do better asking on an Ubuntu support forum, or possibly someone on the Pidgin support list can help you. Sorry! -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Problems with localisation and spell checking selections
On Thu, 13 May 2010 11:12:01 -0400 Daniel Atallah wrote: > On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 07:59, Brian Morrison > wrote: > > I downloaded the offline installer version of Pidgin 2.7.0, on > > running it I selected the en_GB localisation and UK English spell > > checking options, but due to a problem with firewall authentication > > it was unable to get to the OpenOffice site to download the > > dictionary files. > > > > Might make sense to provide alternative instructions as to how to > > get and what to do with the en_GB.zip file that it attempts to > > download. I'm now trying to work out what to do with the files in > > the zip. > > I've had a first pass at updating the instructions for installing the > dictionary manually: > > http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Installing%20Pidgin#manual_win32_spellcheck_installation OK, that seems to have worked OK, thanks Daniel! This one is definitely not your fault, it's a problem with my work machine where it simply won't allow access to the web proxy server unless it's via a browser. Maybe now I can get it fixed as I use Pidgin for work and I should be able to install it without hassles :) -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Win32 downloads for 2.7.0
On Thu, 13 May 2010 11:51:01 -0400 Ethan Blanton wrote: > We all agree that testing would have been useful here -- what's not > useful is the sarcastic remark to that effect, particularly without > any clue as to how it happened or what the circumstances were. I'm afraid opening your mouth and inserting both feet is a rather common thing to happen on t'internet :( -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Special Instructions for upgrading Pidgin
On Thu, 13 May 2010 14:09:44 -0400 "Harold F. Ayers Jr" wrote: > I have 2.6.6 running on my Windows 7 (32-bit) PC. I'm also running > some of the Plugins. Is there any instructions for upgrading. > Previously, I just ran the installer and walla up and running. Being > that this is the .0 release > I'm a little hesitant. Now that the problems with the non-GTK+ installer have been fixed, it should install OK. As long as you net connection is working at least. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Stop these emails
On Fri, 14 May 2010 13:32:38 +0200 "David Balazic" wrote: > Just for info, not every mail received from the list has those > lines at the bottom. > After a very quick look, it seems this is the case with first messages > in a thread (as opposed to replies). > > Regards, > David > > ___ > Support@pidgin.im mailing list > Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: > http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support This is a reply to your reply, as you can see, the unsub info is there below your text -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: People don't read the mail list
On Tue, 18 May 2010 13:03:00 -0400 Michael Secord wrote: > People don't read, and they don't listen, Often because they don't understand the meaning of even simple descriptions of how to fix problems with computers and software. With people I've dealt with, using the expression "install" resulted in complete incomprehension. "Download" was a real struggle too. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Problems with localisation and spell checking selections
On Thu, 13 May 2010 16:38:12 +0100 Brian Morrison wrote: > This one is definitely not your fault, it's a problem with my work > machine where it simply won't allow access to the web proxy server > unless it's via a browser. Maybe now I can get it fixed as I use > Pidgin for work and I should be able to install it without hassles :) Right, well our proxy now allows access to the GTK+ zip file and to the debug symbols, however when Pidgin tries to download the spell checker dictionaries it fails because http://ftp.services.openoffice.org/pub/OpenOffice.org/contrib/ seems to be an empty directory. Have the dictionaries moved elsewhere? I'm sure the previous info here http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Installing%20Pidgin#manual_win32_spellcheck_installation pointed to a different download location. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Problems with localisation and spell checking selections
On Fri, 21 May 2010 13:38:41 -0400 Daniel Atallah wrote: > On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 13:20, Brian Morrison > wrote: > > On Thu, 13 May 2010 16:38:12 +0100 > > Brian Morrison wrote: > > > >> This one is definitely not your fault, it's a problem with my work > >> machine where it simply won't allow access to the web proxy server > >> unless it's via a browser. Maybe now I can get it fixed as I use > >> Pidgin for work and I should be able to install it without > >> hassles :) > > > > Right, well our proxy now allows access to the GTK+ zip file and to > > the debug symbols, however when Pidgin tries to download the spell > > checker dictionaries it fails because > > > > http://ftp.services.openoffice.org/pub/OpenOffice.org/contrib/ > > The right URL is > http://ftp.services.openoffice.org/pub/OpenOffice.org/contrib/dictionaries/ > > On the mirror i'm hitting > (http://ftp.services.openoffice.org/pub/OpenOffice.org/contrib/dictionaries/) > the dictionaries are present. Right, well the problem may well be that the mirror it picks is still blocked by our proxy. I've put in another bug ticket about it, will see if that helps ;-) The admin people are rather resistant to just allowing any program to access the outside world without authentication -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin 2.7.0
On Fri, 28 May 2010 14:53:37 +0200 "Alain PUBERT (ECP)" wrote: > I install Pidgin 2.7.0 (I have previously the 2.6 version). > All my config (contacts, groups...) are lost. > Impossible to recover them. > All of this information is kept separate from Pidgin's installation, it will not have been erased. Did you install as a different user? That would make Pidgin look in the wrong location for the account information. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Unable to connect to sametime server with Pidgin
On Tue, 1 Jun 2010 11:35:44 -0400 Ari King wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm trying to connect to a sametime server with Pidgin; unfortunately, I'm > continually getting -- "Incorrect Username/Password" -- even though I'm > certain my username & password are correct. Any ideas on what could be wrong > and possible solutions for the same? I know single sign on is enabled on the > sametime server, could that be an issue? A debug log of the actual error messages would help to diagnose your problem, what you say is not that much to go on. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Why all of the upgrades
On Wed, 2 Jun 2010 13:31:17 -0700 (PDT) "Joelle Crepsac" wrote: > I don't consider that SO MANY revisions "active development"... > You don't? I consider it very active and indeed exactly what's needed in software that has to essentially be reverse engineered to work with proprietary IM networks where the owner of the service often wants to prevent 3rd party programs from accessing their servers. > > > I thought that I could actually get useful answer here; something > that I could share with the 150 people I suggested this program to; > something they could understand and relate to, and assist in creating > some kind of trust and security in changing from their former instant > messaging program. I would have thought that explaining to them that Pidgin is updated specifically to enhance their security and maintain compatibility would engender their trust, there is nothing I hate more than knowing that my software is inadequate for the tasks I need it to fulfil, I would expect anyone to understand how this approach benefits them. Remember, Pidgin is free for your use and its developers are committed to their product. All they ask is that you understand their motivation and trade a little inconvenience for the benefits that updates and bug fixes bring. -- Brian ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Facebook status
On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:48:05 +0200 Emil Sekula wrote: > Hello, > > Why Facebook status doesn't change to Offline ? See attached image. You will need to ask the developers of the Facebook plugin, that is not supported by the Pidgin developers as they didn't write it. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Facebook status
On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:46:43 -0700 Dave Warren wrote: > However, it's also no longer necessary, take a look at > http://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=16739 for instructions on how to set > up Facebook using pidgin's native XMPP protocol, this avoids many of the > weird bugs that the Facebook plug-in brings. Good point, I'd forgotten about that. I don't use FB myself -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin will not load
On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:45:45 -0400 "Penny Cotton" wrote: > This last time I turned my pc on, pidgen has "sat and spun' for at least > an hour...says I'm available ...alll my accounts are enabled, but says > "waiting for connection"can someone please help?? Well, it sounds like you have a problem that might be caused by something like a software firewall or similar. Do you have an anti-virus software running? Might it have decided a new version of Pidgin needs to be permitted to send data? Just a couple of suggestions to get started with, but some more details of your setup would be useful I've cc'd you in case you're not subscribed to the Pidgin support mailing list, replies should only go to the list address please. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: AIM 5.x and 6.x going down?
On Tue, 6 Jul 2010 18:47:04 -0700 Mark Doliner wrote: > Unfortunately AOL shut down their OpenAIM program, That's the XMPP version, right? -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Spell-check in Pidgin
On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 16:11:36 -0600 Irena Abramian wrote: > I don't see spell-check functionality in Pidgin 2.6.6. It was very nice and > helpful feature. Is there a plug-in I can download and turn it on? Yes, you need to search for aspell for Windows, once installed then restart Pidgin and it should work. You'll need to enable the preference. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Voice/Video
On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:30:57 -0700 Chris Villa wrote: > Greetings, > > I'm currently attempting to setup a Mac server with an iChat service > (Jabber) that both Mac and PCs can hook into. I came across your > software and it seems to fit all of the bills, I just can't seem to > find how to turn on the Video. > > I've done some research online and it seems that there is supposed to > be a menu option within the Plugins menu for these settings, but I'm > not seeing anything. > > Did something change between versions? Am I just being blind? =) > > Thanks for any help. Voice and video is only supported under various Linux distros, if you're using it under Windows then this feature is not yet available. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: OTR
On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:11:26 +0100 rh...@hushmail.com wrote: > when attempting to install this pluginerror message pidgin > cannot be found. I use Pidgin daily so i know the pidgin > installation is there.. Which platform are you using Pidgin on? -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Google Talk Username
On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:34:34 -0300 Pedro Mindlin wrote: > Hi, > > whenever I use Google Talk through Pidgin, my username appears all weird in > the chat window, and I can't find where to fix it: > > (16:53:12) friend: bla bla bla > (16:53:36) pmind...@gmail.com/B8144D90: bla bla bla >^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ That's how XMPP servers deal with multiple logins from one user ID. > > > How can I edit the way it displays my username? You should be able to set a local alias in the Pidgin account settings. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: encryption
On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:14:50 -0700 (PDT) michele perry wrote: > Hello, i've downloaded and installed pidgin, downloaded and install > pidgin-encryption. I'm having trouble configuring encryption now. I > restarted pidgin as stated, and i find no place to enable encryption > under prefs or plug-ins, what am i doing wrong? Please advise. Tools->Plugins then scroll down to the Pidgin Encryption entry and tick the checkbox, then click on the Configure Plugin button and you're away. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Help needed?
On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 16:44:37 +0100 eyekay wrote: > Ok I want to try the video and voice chat support for Xmpp/jabber > protocol alone using two pidgin installations as clients with an > ejabbered server, how do I go about it? You can't do it from Windows, you will have to do it from Linux and ensure that the necessary libraries are installed. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Help needed?
On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:57:37 +0100 eyekay wrote: > Hello, > > can anyone tell me where i can download a pre compiled version of > pidgin with voice and video support for a linux machine(fedora or > ubuntu). Install pidgin, then: These are required to use pidgin voice+video: * farsight2 * gstreamer * gstreamer-plugins-bad-free * gstreamer-plugins-base * gstreamer-plugins-good * gstreamer-python * libnice This one is required to use XMPP video chat with clients using GMail's integrated client (so it's recomended): * gstreamer-ffmpeg That's for Fedora, I don't know about Ubuntu -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: A How to Question.
On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:29:16 -0400 "Dailey Carl V." wrote: > I wanna be able to block my kids from changing their online status. > I want to lock it in place to "available" if they are you online, and > not be able to hide it "away/offline" Is that possible??. Right now > I'm using pidgin as a lan messenger on our local network. Thank you so > much! If you find a way of getting kids to stop ignoring their parents, do please let us all know :) -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: IPad and IPhone
On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 10:31:27 -0400 "George Mishler" wrote: > We have been using Pidgin for a long time. My wife's work just gave her an > IPad and took away the Windows laptop. Any chance of an APP for IPad and > IPhone? Well, the iOS development environment and the developers agreement is not very open source friendly, so somehow I doubt that it will happen. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Disable Autostart on Windows XP?
On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:09:11 +0200 spamcatc...@uni.de wrote: > PLEASE, how can i disable the autostart of Pidgin in Windows XP? You need to open the plugin settings, and find the Windows extended settings plugin (might not be that exactly). This needs to be enabled, then you can find the start Pidgin with Windows and remove the tick from the checkbox. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin 2.7.4 released!
On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:21:28 +0530 V S Rawat wrote: > It would have been help to find a direct download link or download > page link in the mail itself. :-) Why? You know where the Pidgin web site is, and the person posting the announcement has no idea which platform you are using and hence which file(s) you actually need. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin 2.7.4 released!
On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 21:20:59 +0530 V S Rawat wrote: > I don't remember the site. There is a link to the Pidgin site in every post on this list, all you need to do is truncate that URL back to just the hostname and you will find the download links on the home page. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Help
On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 21:51:49 +0530 Ankit Bansal wrote: > I want to know "*how to use Buddy pounce*" how to configure it.. > please tell me... > Right click on contact, select Add Buddy Pounce. A window opens with possible actions, you can change them to suit, then click Add. You're done. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Can't Install Pidgin 2.7.4 for Windows Vista Home Edition
On Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:54:44 -0400 Jess Holy wrote: > I get through the installation wizard but the button that says install > will never turn bold so I can click it. > I have rebooted my computer and I have made sure Vista is up to date. > But I can't seem to install it and I don't know why. It's really frustrating. > Does anybody know what I can do so I can update my Pidgin? Do you have administrator privileges? I think you require that as Pidgin installs in the Program Files directory tree. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: update
On Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:37:03 -0500 James Comer Jr wrote: > Can I get an updated version of pidgin for Linux Mint RC 10? Yes, but you may need to download the source code and rebuild it into the package format used by Mint yourself. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Dependency Problem With RHEL5
On Fri, 05 Nov 2010 09:46:55 -0500 Robert Glover wrote: > I am getting some dependency errors while installing: > > Missing Dependency: libsilcclient-1.0.so.1 is needed by package > libpurple-2.7.4-0.el5.i386 (pidgin) Missing Dependency: > libsilc-1.0.so.2 is needed by package libpurple-2.7.4-0.el5.i386 > (pidgin) > > Any suggestions? You need to rebuild all of the Pidgin-related rpms and freshen them all. So pidgin-2.7.5-.rpm requires libpurple-2.7.5-.rpm and probably a fair number of others too. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: reset password
On Tue, 9 Nov 2010 10:19:56 -0500 Etan Reisner wrote: > It would seem that what you need to do is to go to yahoo.com in your > browser then hit the "Sign In" link near the top of the page then hit > the "I can't access my account" link and follow the prompts from > there. Does anyone else find it entirely bizarre that a successful "signing in" process on the Yahoo site can result in a continued lack of access to an "account". Isn't that what this sign-in is accessing in the first place? -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin Error - Validate Certificate Error
On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:45:42 -0600 (CST) "Jason Davis" wrote: > Hi > > I am trying to log into Pidgin using my MSN account and I am > constantly receiving the following error: > > Unable to validate certificate > > The certificate for omega.msn.com could not be validated, The > certificate chain presented is invalid. > > Any help on ths would be great :) Which version of Pidgin? And what platform (I assume it's Windows, but am not certain). Have you applied the Windows Update Root Certificate updates that come along from time to time? If the root cert is out of date then this is a possible result. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Invalid certificate authority signature
On Fri, 19 Nov 2010 07:32:40 -0600 Jennifer Ray wrote: > Hello, > I LOVE using Pidgin WAY better than IM. Please tell me how I can fix this. > I have been all over the website trying to find the FIX for this > issue. Can you please point me in the right direction? This just > started yesterday morning and wouldn't allow me in all day until all > of a sudden yesterday afternoon I was able to get in. But now this > morning same thing. The answer can be found here: http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/12906#comment:39 It's not too difficult a process, but make sure that the .pem files you download are renamed to remove the string before Microsoft_* in their filenames. If you need further help, please ask -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin SSL-certificate error
On Sun, 21 Nov 2010 12:38:05 +0100 Carlijn Gerrits wrote: > Hello, > > I have read the FAQ on the pidgin side, but I don't understand the > instructions at all. > > My version of pidgin is giving an error that says exactly this: "The > certificate for omega.contacts.msn.com could not be validated. The > certificate chain presented is invalid." > I have not the faintest Idea what I should do about this. I tried restarting > both pidgin and the computer, but neither of these things worked. > I'm not about to mess with anything I don't know about, so I didn't try > anything else. > > Is there anyone who can explain to me how I can solve this? Read this and follow the link to the howto: http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/12906#comment:39 Then carefully implement it but ensure that when you copy the files you remove the part of the filenames before Microsoft or it won't work. If you have further problems then ask again. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Erro in Certificate
On Sun, 21 Nov 2010 03:40:24 -0800 Fluteman wrote: > Please re-post this answer and provide some visible context for which of > the comments you really mean by #39. Just go here and follow the instructions, it's what comment #39 refers to: http://squidsrants.blogspot.com/2010/11/pidgin-msn-and-other-protocols.html -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: problem with certificate
On Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:32:54 - wrote: > What should I do about this? Upgrade to Pidgin 2.7.6... -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: omega
On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:38:48 +0100 Oscar FELICE wrote: > I cannot connect my accounts from hotmail because its ask for omega's > certificate. > > what to do? > Update to Pidgin 2.7.6 -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: error in certificate
On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:42:31 +0100 Matthias Apitz wrote: > No, even in 2.7.6 it is not fixed; it depends on which server you will > be directed by DNS for omega.contacts.msn.com Strange, I thought that was the whole point of having both the old and new certs available locally. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: help
On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:38:32 -0500 Ethan Blanton wrote: > Ethan (Who does not speak for all Pidgin developers, some are much >softer-hearted than I.) And no doubt some are much less tolerant too! -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Your latest update/version 2.7.7
On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:12:46 -0400 Barry Hutchinson wrote: > ?Thanks for the latest update, but still experiencing hand shake > difficulties with ICQ accounts. You will need to set it to use clientLogin and encryption where available, because some of the new ICQ servers support SSL and some don't. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: MSN SSL problems again
On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:25:12 -0500 Zacknafain Do'Urden wrote: > but still no success - is there more going on? Which version are you running, 2.7.7 or something earlier? -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: removal of personal information
On Wed, 1 Dec 2010 16:45:33 +0100 David Balažic wrote: > You could remove the information from the pidgin.im web pages. How would that help? -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: removal of personal information
On Wed, 1 Dec 2010 18:13:55 +0100 David Balažic wrote: > According to google, this info is available on 3 places on pidgin.im > websites and once in the nabble.com archive. You are assuming that Google has a complete and comprehensive idea of where this list is archived, I seriously doubt that they have. In any case, the list is carefully described as public within the Pidgin client. If someone reads that and chooses to ignore it then there is no effective way of helping them to put their genie back in the bottle. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: unable to authenticate
On Wed, 1 Dec 2010 23:16:54 +0100 Nicholas Toll wrote: > I have downloaded pidgin 2.7.7 but it says I need a PEM certificate. > How do I download one? it still says MNS disabled, authentication > failure. Try connecting again a few times, 2.7.7 has the new certificates included and should work normally. You could try deleting the certificates using Tools->Certificates and get rid of anything with live.com or msn.com in the name. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin on Windows 98
On Thu, 2 Dec 2010 13:54:12 +0100 "Mario Pavesi" wrote: > Is there any chance that there will be a new release of Pidgin > working on Windows 98? Extremely unlikely, due to the underlying GTK libraries not being maintained for Win 98 any longer. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Away on lock
On Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:25:16 +0530 Kaushal Shriyan wrote: > Can someone please suggest/guide me about my earlier post to this Mailing > List ? It sounds like you need to ask the plugin author how to check whether the plugin is receiving the necessary signals or dbus messages and whether it is correctly talking to Pidgin. If you can show that Pidgin is receiving a message from the plugin but not acting on it then come back here, present your evidence, and ask for the help of the devs. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin error
On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:22:51 -0500 u...@mail.com wrote: > I'm using Pidgin 2.7.9 under Windows 7. > The error appear absolutelly randomly. Have you installed the debug symbols? There is a checkbox to do this below the localisation and language selections in the installer. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin installation
On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 02:13:11 -0800 (PST) Oscar Passarello wrote: > Hello, > I'm an Oracle employee and have installed Pidgin on my laptopt Dell. > Now as I have also an Ipad I'd like to install this chat as well, but > connecting to your site and trying to downloaded it, it fails. > Have no clue why. I was not aware that there is any Pidgin port for the iPad. > Can you kindly give me some advise on what I have exactly to download > for Ipad and where. Don't iPad apps have to come via the app store, unless you have a jailbroken iPad? A moot point in view of my previous comment, but -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: pigdin 2.7.9. issues
On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:08:24 +0100 "kaReL [The Nocturnal Battle of Chariots]" wrote: > Waiting for some changes in 2.8.0, because Pidgin is an app with > potential :) It already does much, all thanks to the tremendous efforts of the various developers who put so much time into making our use of the program better. Much of that potential is down to people helping with using, suggesting, coding, debugging and ensuring that Trac is up to date with any problems seen, it doesn't always happen without some effort. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Cannot login into Pidgin
On Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:52:21 -0700 jeff geller wrote: > I am on Pidgin 2.6.5 Well, you need to upgrade to 2.7.9 and see how that helps, 2.6.5 is ancient and not supported any more. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Secure IM - in a nutshell
On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:57:37 -0700 ANDY wrote: > Aside from some great effort that casual/novice users are unlike to > make, things such as SILC is the only option? OTR is another possibility, it offers plausible deniability. http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr/ offers more information, if you're using Windows or Linux then Pidgin supports it via plugins. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: MSN "unable to add the buddy" "username is invalid" Pidgin 2.7.9
On Thu, 3 Feb 2011 14:00:36 -0500 Jaremy Bronson wrote: > Unable to add the buddy first.l...@foo.com* because the username is > invalid. Usernames must be valid email addresses. Is the domain of foo.com extant and accepting mail? You could check this with whois or other domain tools like dig. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: MSN "unable to add the buddy" "username is invalid" Pidgin 2.7.9
On Thu, 3 Feb 2011 14:23:59 -0500 Jaremy Bronson wrote: > Yes, I use the same domain. > > > On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Brian Morrison > wrote: > > Is the domain of foo.com extant and accepting mail? You could check > > this with whois or other domain tools like dig. > > Well, in that case it's probably worth searching the Trac tickets to see if there is a known bug or workaround for this sort of problem. I would expect it to be because the MSN servers try to do a mail delivery for that address and fail, but it could be something else too. Posting a debug listing might help too. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: IMs not popping up.
On Tue, 8 Feb 2011 12:35:39 -0800 (PST) Heather Crafts wrote: > I found this on your website..this is my problem..Do not under the solution > if > there is one.. > > > http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/13188 This looks like there is a change of behaviour in Windows 7 in comparison with Vista and earlier. I don't see any suggestion that it has been fixed yet, so probably your best bet is to post something into the ticket you mention to see if you can add to the knowledge there and then live with the problem for a while until someone is able to fix it and release an updated Pidgin. Sorry that we can't be more helpful right now. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin 2.7.10 released!
On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:00:52 -0500 John Bailey wrote: > This release is mostly a bugfix release, although none of these > bugfixes solves the recent MSN issues. Which recent MSN issues? -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: New to Pidgin - Can't Connect - Not Firewall related
On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:46:02 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) "Melinda Ebron Davis" wrote: > Everything is entered, but receiving "unable to connect" message. > Any other suggestions? Tried help, to no avail. More details needed, which protocol, error messages, debug log? People here will try to help if you provide more information. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Can not send IM's or ADD a Buddy
On Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:54:40 + David Woolley wrote: > David Woolley wrote: > > > The first message doesn't appear to exist in Pidgin 2.7.10 - it may > > have come directly from the service, or may have been mis-copied. > > The second > > My mistake. It was split across lines in the source. It is also > only associated with MSN. > John Bailey said in the 2.7.10 release announcement: "This release is mostly a bugfix release, although none of these bugfixes solves the recent MSN issues." Perhaps this is one of the "recent MSN issues" he is referring to. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: SSL Certificate Verification issues
On Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:07:39 -0500 Don Keeney wrote: > And it has buttons to view the certificate, or Reject or Accept it. > No matter what happens, whether I click Accept or Reject, the next > time I log in it comes up again. It's quite annoying and I'm not sure > what to do. How am I supposed to be able to fix this? Well it is AOL's job to do that, all that Pidgin is telling you is that the certificate has expired, it seems to be a new cert and they have managed to only make it valid for 2 days. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: n900, Pidgin, otr, invalid length
On Thu, 03 Mar 2011 07:23:09 + David Woolley wrote: > Ethan Blanton wrote: > > > > > Check the list archives. It went twice on 2/27, once on 3/1, and > > once today -- each time slightly different. > > > Only the last one reached me. > I have received all four, three from Templeton Peck and one from Hans Peter. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin Installer cannot found GTK + Spelling files
On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 10:38:09 +0200 anotine wrote: > Hi, > > During the installation, Pidgin cannot install the GTK file & the > Spelling ZIP files too > <http://sourceforge.net/projects/pidgin/files/Pidgin/2.7.11/pidgin-2.7.11.exe>Download > Pidgin > 2.7.11 for > Windows<http://sourceforge.net/projects/pidgin/files/Pidgin/2.7.11/pidgin-2.7.11.exe> > French > > I'm trying to install the last Pidgin version on a Windows 7 x64 > platform. Are you behind a firewall and/or proxy? Try downloading the offline version if you are, you may need to manually download the spelling dictionaries. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin for Android
On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:49:12 -0400 Carlos Zapattini wrote: > Hey, We Want Pidgin for Android. Well, the usual answer in the world of free software is that you're expected to scratch your own itch, so go and download the Android SDKs and code your own :) -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: error
On Wed, 11 May 2011 22:06:36 +0100 David Woolley wrote: > Although they promised to monitor > this list and field MXit questions, in return for having official plugin > status, there has been no sign of them for many months. So perhaps that official status should now be withdrawn given that they have not stuck to their side of the bargain. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: error
On Wed, 11 May 2011 15:50:25 -0700 Mark Doliner wrote: > On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Brian Morrison wrote: > > On Wed, 11 May 2011 22:06:36 +0100 > > David Woolley wrote: > > > >> Although they promised to monitor > >> this list and field MXit questions, in return for having official plugin > >> status, there has been no sign of them for many months. > > > > So perhaps that official status should now be withdrawn given that they > > have not stuck to their side of the bargain. > > That seems harsh to me. I was only asking the question, not saying I thought that should happen. It's not my decision after all. > It may be true that MXit isn't answering a > lot of user questions on this list. /s/a lot of/any/ for many months at least > But aside from Etan, Pidgin devs > don't provide an abundance of help to users on this list, either. No, but others often do. For MXit there *aren't* any other people who can do it, so it's them or no one. > While it would be nice if MXit and Pidgin devs did a better job > helping users (with both MXit and non-MXit issues), it doesn't seem > like a huge problem to me. We are providing a free service, after > all. I was only suggesting that the packaging of MXit officially means users come here expecting help from the devs and/or users. Clearly many of them don't realise that MXit and Pidgin are in fact separately developed, they think of them as a single entity. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: question
On Sun, 15 May 2011 14:25:24 -0600 "Diane McLaughlin" wrote: > How do I get a question answered? Well, you need to be subscribed to the support mailing list, I've CC'd you so you see this. > I keep getting a message from someone I > don't know - nickname "xolatifah16xo". I keep "blocking" that person, but it > they keep trying "successfully" to contact me. How do I get that IM address > permanently blocked? It does show up as being a blocked contact, but it's > not working. Please help. Can you provide a bit more information. Which service are you using? Which version of Pidgin. Which operating system are you using? Windows I assume, but could be wrong. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: question
On Sun, 15 May 2011 14:33:17 -0600 "Diane McLaughlin" wrote: > Well, I didn't really understand the email I got when I tried to subscribe > -- it seemed rather complicated. Ah, I see, if you're not used to mailing lists it can be a bit confusing. Essentially you need to confirm that you want to be subscribed, that's done by sending an email to the address you provide and are assumed to have control of. You need to follow the instructions, often as simple as clicking a link in the email. > > Not sure what service I am using How do I know this? Well, Pidgin is a multi-protocol client, so it can use the AOL Instant Messaging service, or Microsoft Messenger (MSN), it depends which accounts you have set up. I think you would know which service you are using, it will tell you in the Accounts dialogue that opens with ctrl-A. > Version: Pidgin 2.7.4 (libpurple 2.7.4) > Operating System: Windows7 That tells me enough to know you need to upgrade to the latest version, which is 2.7.11. This can be done by downloading it from the Pidgin site front page at http://pidgin.im and then once you have closed the current version run the installer and follow the prompts. Note that if you want localisation and spell-checking you can select this in the check boxes during the installation, it's also worth installing the debug symbols as it helps if you suffer any crashes as you can report the detailed information needed to identify the problem without needing to know anything about debugging at all. Once you have done this, see if the error you are suffering still occurs, if it does, come and ask again on the mailing list. We prefer to deal with it there as the details are archived so they can be searched and then we avoid some repeat questions. Hope this helps a bit, I realise you may find all this a bit confusing. I assume you realise that Pidgin support is done by volunteers in their own time, and that Pidgin is a free software project? I will try to help you out, but it's getting late where I am so I won't be around for much longer. I have copied this to the list so that people see what's been said. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: pidgen chat question
On Fri, 27 May 2011 01:49:14 -0500 "Leo Rosenstein" wrote: > Does anyone know if it is possible for pidgin chats to be monitored or > "seen" by another system while they are taking place? In otherwords > can pidgin chats be "eavesdropped" ?? Yes, they can be because the data is being passed between participants by a server that is under 3rd party control. If you want plausible deniability one way of achieving that is using Off The Record (OTR). Have a look at http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr for more information. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: pidgen chat question
On Fri, 27 May 2011 22:06:12 +0100 David Woolley wrote: > Brian Morrison wrote: > > On Fri, 27 May 2011 01:49:14 -0500 > > "Leo Rosenstein" wrote: > > > >> Does anyone know if it is possible for pidgin chats to be monitored or > >> "seen" by another system while they are taking place? In otherwords > >> can pidgin chats be "eavesdropped" ?? > > > > Yes, they can be because the data is being passed between participants > > by a server that is under 3rd party control. > > But this applies to any client for the service, not just to Pidgin. Indeed it does. > > The level of protection is likely to vary from service to service, but > all of them are vulnerable to a dishonest service operator. Some may > even profile your messages to target advertising. Quite likely, which is why my suggestion for preventing this is service neutral and under the control of the end user not the service provider. > > > If you want plausible deniability one way of achieving that is using > > Off The Record (OTR). Have a look at http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr for > > more information. > -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: i need help with my pidgin
On Thu, 2 Jun 2011 06:34:49 -0700 (PDT) Melinda Bell wrote: > so what I need from you- > > please send information - with steps as to how to fix this. and how > to prevent it from happening. Since you appear to be using it for work, and you are mailing from an oracle.com address, I would suggest that you speak with your IT support department. It isn't clear from your email which service you are using. Pidgin is a multi-protocol client, the service you use is not under the control of the Pidgin developers or any of us that provide unpaid assistance on this support mailing list. HTH etc. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Building Pidgin 2.8.0 on Fedora 14 fails
The error message (the relevant part anyway) is: gevolution.c: In function 'get_config_frame': gevolution.c:450:36: error: 'GTK_POLICY_AUTO' undeclared (first use in this function) gevolution.c:450:36: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in make[4]: *** [gevolution.lo] Error 1 make[4]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs I would have expected this to work ok on a recent Fedora. I've built many of the recent Pidgin versions throught the 2.6 and 2.7 series and it has been fine until now. Any ideas what the problem might be? I took the 2.7.11 src rpm from Fedora's Koji packages and edited the spec file a little to remove the unnecessary patch and fix up the version. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Can I add a Trillian buddy to Pidgin?
On Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:18:16 -0500 TheCarlsonCrew wrote: > I'd > like to change to Pidgin, but I can't seem to add buddies/contacts with > Trillian accounts. Is Trillian not simply a multi-protocol client like Pidgin? If so then you simply add you contacts as AIM, MSN, Yahoo etc. contacts. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Can I add a Trillian buddy to Pidgin?
On Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:35:33 +0100 Brian Morrison wrote: > On Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:18:16 -0500 > TheCarlsonCrew wrote: > > > I'd > > like to change to Pidgin, but I can't seem to add buddies/contacts with > > Trillian accounts. > > Is Trillian not simply a multi-protocol client like Pidgin? If so then > you simply add you contacts as AIM, MSN, Yahoo etc. contacts. > Change that to read "add your contacts via AIM, MSN, Yahoo etc. accounts" within Pidgin. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: pushing IMs to iphone
On Sat, 18 Jun 2011 12:39:07 -0500 John Tretbar wrote: > I use pidgin for notifications from the weather service, and I'm having > trouble pushing those messages to my iPhone. I'm new to both iPhone and > Pidgin. I came close with a product called notifo. But I hit a roadblock > when the notifo instructions simply said copy the notifo.dll to the pidgin > plugins file. > > There was no dll provided. > > Help. Think of me as a blank slate: I need very detailed help here. > > jpt I think you can get the notifo plugin from here, you need the win32 version: https://code.google.com/p/gtk-ftischhauser-notifo/downloads/list So, download it, then extract the dll you need. Put it in the Pidgin plugins directory, it will be in the Program files hierarchy, you'll need to follow it down until you get to where you want. Then restart pidgin and open the plugin preferences, enable the Notifo plugin and configure it (I've never done this, I'm describing a generic plugin configuration sequence). Does this help? -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: MSN protocol -- several bugs
On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:34:45 -0300 Luís Felipe wrote: > I use Pidgin since it was Gaim. > What I have noticed in the last 12 months is that several features which > once worked on MSN protocol (like file transfer, personalized emoticons and > profile photo) DON'T WORK ANY MORE!! > > What happened? > Was the SVN database lost, so the programmers lost what they had previously > written (and was working)? > > It's pretty annoying because these features DID WORK in the past, so I > always have hope that the new version of Pidgin will fix them, but it never > does. Blame MS for forever changing the protocol which makes compatibility more difficult to maintain. Have you tried the MSN-Pecan plugin? It might be better for you than the supported MSN version? -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Where is Spell Check? Version 2.7.11
On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:43:38 -0400 Randi Shuck wrote: > Can you tell me why I am not seeing any type of Spell Check options, > please? You can select the localisations and dictionaries you want during installation, if you didn't select anything then you can re-run the installation and reselect this. Also worth installing debug symbols to aid in debugging if there are any problems in use. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Where is Spell Check? Version 2.7.11
On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:34:47 +0100 "Paul Trueman" wrote: > The Spell Check is located in the digweed folder of AppData, local, > pseudoschisms.Obvious really. > Well I certainly have no such folder, and as you will have seen the OP asked why he wasn't seeing spell-check options. If you don't select the correct options during the installation, they this is what happens. Once installed then there are ways to enable the spell-checking support. Look in Tools->Preferences->Conversations > Paul > > -Original Message- > From: support-boun...@pidgin.im [mailto:support-boun...@pidgin.im] On > Behalf Of Brian Morrison > Sent: 21 June 2011 14:06 > To: support@pidgin.im > Subject: Re: Where is Spell Check? Version 2.7.11 > > On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:43:38 -0400 > Randi Shuck wrote: > > > Can you tell me why I am not seeing any type of Spell Check > > options, please? > > You can select the localisations and dictionaries you want during > installation, if you didn't select anything then you can re-run the > installation and reselect this. Also worth installing debug symbols > to aid in debugging if there are any problems in use. > > -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Where is Spell Check? Version 2.7.11
On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:45:18 +0100 "Paul Trueman" wrote: > Hi there, I really would help if I could, but as ever, I find that > anything related to Linux, even though Pidgin works with Windows too, > seems to be very labour intensive. Pidgin is potentially good, but > in it's present mix and match form, it's a complete waste of time > even for the average computer scientist. I've got more important > things to do that waste time configuring chat programs. I don't > know what planet these people are on. Well I'm sure that you would get more recognition for that view if you replied to the list address rather than directly to me and hence increased your audience. It's very easy to change the address, even if your MUA doesn't do it for you. I use Pidgin on both Windows and Linux, I have working spell checking in both cases, installed and configured with essentially no effort beyond a few package selections on Fedora and a couple of clicks on Windows. Adding plugins is actually clunkier on Windows, but that's because the additional plugins are not part of Pidgin itself and creating an installer is much more difficult on Windows than creating a package is in most Linux distros. > > Paul > > -Original Message- > From: support-boun...@pidgin.im [mailto:support-boun...@pidgin.im] On > Behalf Of Brian Morrison > Sent: 21 June 2011 17:31 > To: support@pidgin.im > Subject: Re: Where is Spell Check? Version 2.7.11 > > On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:34:47 +0100 > "Paul Trueman" wrote: > > > The Spell Check is located in the digweed folder of AppData, local, > > pseudoschisms.Obvious really. > > > > Well I certainly have no such folder, and as you will have seen the > OP asked why he wasn't seeing spell-check options. If you don't > select the correct options during the installation, they this is what > happens. Once installed then there are ways to enable the > spell-checking support. > > Look in Tools->Preferences->Conversations > > > > > Paul > > > > -Original Message- > > From: support-boun...@pidgin.im [mailto:support-boun...@pidgin.im] > > On Behalf Of Brian Morrison > > Sent: 21 June 2011 14:06 > > To: support@pidgin.im > > Subject: Re: Where is Spell Check? Version 2.7.11 > > > > On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:43:38 -0400 > > Randi Shuck wrote: > > > > > Can you tell me why I am not seeing any type of Spell Check > > > options, please? > > > > You can select the localisations and dictionaries you want during > > installation, if you didn't select anything then you can re-run the > > installation and reselect this. Also worth installing debug symbols > > to aid in debugging if there are any problems in use. > > > > > > > -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: report issue
On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:49:20 -0400 Etan Reisner wrote: > What protocol(s) are you using? What are you trying exactly? What is > happening exactly? What error(s) are you getting? What does the > Help->Debug Window say when you try to add a buddy? I think some people don't realise that it is necessary to create an account for a particular protocol before you can add any contacts for that IM service. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: About Yahoo Japan
On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:20:07 +0900 (JST) wrote: > Hi. I use Pidgin version 2.7.1.1 and try to connect yahoo japan > server, but not succeed. When the bug will be fixed? Please provide some more information, the information that appears when you try to connect in the debug window, accessed via the help menu, would be a start. Some account settings information for your Yahoo account would be useful too. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Password
On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:47:48 -0400 Anne Fo wrote: > I'm unable to get into my pidgin. > Can my password be reset? Your password is administered via whatever IM service you are using via Pidgin. Pidgin itself has no passwords, so you will need to reset them by going to the IM service web site and following instructions there. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Norton Deletes "pidgin.exe"
On Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:58:24 -0400 Ethan Blanton wrote: > Daniel Curry spake unto us the following wisdom: > > I don't know if one aware that Norton (symatic) antivirus deletes > > pidgin.exe 2.9 binary file. 2.8 and below was no problem. > > You need to report this to Norton, their antivirus is broken and > wrong. It should be possible to temporarily prevent Norton from scanning the directory where the Pidgin files reside. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: please remove my email address from these links
On Fri, 1 Jul 2011 10:06:20 +0100 Amanda Robinson wrote: > Hi Pidgin, > > Can you please remove my personal details from these help requests I > made in February? Currently this information is Google-able and I > would strongly prefer to keep my personal contact details off the > general web. This is not possible, Pidgin support is provided on a public mailing list by volunteers and the list is archived by organisations that are not under the control of the list administrator or the developers of the program. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: please remove my email address from these links
On Fri, 1 Jul 2011 14:41:07 +0100 Amanda Robinson wrote: > Whatever you can do would be appreciated! :D It's you that needs to do it, this _is_ a public list so nothing posted here is supposed to be private. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Unable to connect
On Thu, 7 Jul 2011 01:36:12 -0700 Elizabeth Tembo wrote: > Hi All, > > Please help me resolve the problem i have; pidgin cannot connect to the > local network i am connected to. i am using XMPP. It used work perfectly > well not until recently when i installed it on another pc. please help. If you have installed it on another PC and not set up your accounts again then it will be unable to connect because it has no information on where to connect to and what credentials to present to the IM network server. You will need to recreate your account(s) to make it work. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Unable to connect
On Thu, 7 Jul 2011 01:50:21 -0700 Elizabeth Tembo wrote: > Hello, > > I have tried to set it up several times with the same credentials, but it's > still not working. It is able to connect with Google talk but XXMP seems to > be a problem. > I would suggest looking at the debug output (accessible via the help menu) when you try and connect, if that doesn't make any sense then either post the details here (remove any passwords etc) or ask the people that administer your XMPP server. One other question, does it still work on the previous PC you used? Also, please reply to the list address, not directly to me, you will get a much wider degree of help by using the list. > Liz > > > > On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 1:42 AM, Brian Morrison wrote: > > > On Thu, 7 Jul 2011 01:36:12 -0700 > > Elizabeth Tembo wrote: > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > Please help me resolve the problem i have; pidgin cannot connect to the > > > local network i am connected to. i am using XMPP. It used work perfectly > > > well not until recently when i installed it on another pc. please help. > > > > If you have installed it on another PC and not set up your accounts > > again then it will be unable to connect because it has no information > > on where to connect to and what credentials to present to the IM > > network server. > > > > You will need to recreate your account(s) to make it work. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: problems installing Pidging
On Fri, 8 Jul 2011 05:55:13 -0400 Roger Escobedo wrote: > How can I delete this account, and start over I can't access it. > At this point I don't know even know the password I created to access. You will have to contact the administrator of the server in question and ask them to remove the account so that you can recreate it, alternatively they might be able to reset the password. Is this a commercial service or an in-house company facility? If the former there should be a way of resetting the password probably via a web page where you can enter what details you have and it will email you instructions on how to proceed. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: pidgin problem with Yahoo
On Fri, 8 Jul 2011 07:14:20 -0700 (PDT) nima izadi wrote: > Hi, > > I have installed Win7 on my PC. I configured yahoo username and password on > pidgin but it doesn't work. > > Would you please advise? Can you post the contents of the Debug window, accessed through the help menu, when you try to connect. We cannot help without more information and the debug output is a good place to start. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Facebook - Pidgin unreliable ever since recent facebook chat changes.
On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 12:50:08 -0700 Les Fenison wrote: > I am using XMPP. Can you explain exactly what I need to do with the > debug log? I have never used it before and know nothing about it. > Maybe it is logging now and I can go find the last event? I don't know if it will log the incoming packets, but it is accessed via the help menu, it's just a window. You could post the contents here, and maybe show the difference between it and the FB chat on the web, assuming it's all something you're happy to post to a public list. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Facebook - Pidgin unreliable ever since recent facebook chat changes.
On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:09:11 -0700 Les Fenison wrote: > 3. I have two instances of Pidgin 2.9.0 logged in on two machines here > at one time. One machine has ALL the chat data, while the one I am > sitting at is missing data. Well, it looks like you need to compare these two machines and see what's different. It does not appear to be the other systems involved. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Kurdish is not the official language of Turkey
On Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:12:08 +0300 Göksel Albeni wrote: > Kurdish is not the official language of Turkey.Our language is Turkish. > Fix it or i will report you to court.Kurdish is not official and not a > common language of Turkey !!! It is entirely possible that Pidgin is incorrectly configured, did you even look at the localisation and spell checking options as regarding Turkish/Kurdish on installation? One other thing, Pidgin is written and provided as free software. Go and look up what that implies, and what freedoms it provides. You are free to use it, change it as you please provided that you respect the licence Pidgin is released under, and as an extra special favour you get to keep the pieces when it breaks. This list is to give support provided by volunteers for software written by people who do it out of the goodness of their hearts rather than for any profit motive. In the meantime, I expect you can easily resolve your complaint by looking at this page http://pidgin.im/about/ where you will see that both Turkish and Kurdish are listed as supported languages, meaning that it is possible to configure your system to use the one you prefer although you may need to adjust your system settings. You can find help with this here: http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Using%20Pidgin#MiscellaneousWindows The first two questions and answers in this section will tell you how to select Turkish as your language. In future I suggest you moderate the tone of your requests (actually it's a demand, these are usually ignored here) because as I said above Pidgin is provided to you to use as you wish and being impolite and unpleasant to those who are helping you out of altruism is generally regarded very dimly in the civilised world. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Kurdish is not the official language of Turkey
On Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:57:58 -0700 Mark Doliner wrote: > As Ethan stated, in order for "Turkish" to be an option in the second > image a Turkish-speaker will need to translate the various language > strings used by the installer. It's symptomatic of the problem that someone has bothered to translate the installer strings for Kurdish but that no Turks appear to be concerned enough to do the same for their language. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: UK addresses
On Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:58:50 +0100 Eben Bainbridge wrote: > It seems to me that Pidgin does not like to accept MSN addresses > ending .uk which is incredibly irritating considering that I live in > the UK. In what way is it broken for you? I have both a .uk address and contacts with .uk addresses using MSN and it works for me without problems. The account and the buddies were originally set up some time ago, so it may be a server-side change that MSN has made. MS likes to break things for 3rd party clients, so it's par for the course. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: ABOUT MXIT
On Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:49:00 +0200 "Vuyolwethu Zondo" <211512...@ukzn.ac.za> wrote: > I am trying to add mxit on my pidgin account and it tells me that I > disabled on contacting the mxit wap site I must try again later but > it has been telling me the same thing for days now. What could be the > problem. MXit seem to have abandoned providing support via the Pidgin support list, I would suggest that you contact them directly and while you're at it you could remind them that they promised they would support their plugin here after the plugin began to be distributed as part of the official Pidgin package. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin downloads failing.
On Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:02:15 -0700 Elaine Miller wrote: > In trying to upgrade, I find that Pidgin downloads are being shunted to > the 7zip project, and the download mysteriously is a compilable version > of 7zip. Something's wonky in your back end, it seems. > > example: > clicking the download button on > http://pidgin.im/download/ Clicking the link for the Windows version (I use Linux, so get offered source from the front page) gives me the correct pidgin-2.9.0.exe file > OR > clicking any of the files on > http://sourceforge.net/projects/pidgin/files/Pidgin/2.9.0/ This leads to being offered the correct files for me, although I had a short-lived DNS lookup failure initially. > > results in > http://sourceforge.net/projects/sevenzip/files/7-Zip/9.22/7z922.tar.bz2/download?_test=A > > Anyone else getting this issue? I couldn't find mention of it in the > archives or bug trak. I think this is something weird at your end, but I can't offer much idea as to what it would be. Have you checked for any viruses or trojans on your system or perhaps tried using a different browser to start the download? -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Please help me !!!!!!!!!!1
On Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:54:27 +0630 KilleR MhDr wrote: > i am beginner user of fedora 14, i wanna use gtalk at fedora but have not > installer to use. i had found pidgin to use like gtalk, thus i install > already but i cannot login You need to set up an account in Pidgin using XMPP. In the account tab of the Account properties you enter your username as shown in your from address to this list, and the domain as gmail.com, then you can enter your password and a Resource string describing what you want (I use 'Home' for instance, but anything will do). On the advanced tab I have connect port as 5222 and connect server as talk.google.com which I believe is all that is necessary. Try that and ask again if it doesn't work for you. -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: account disabled
On Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:51:28 -0500 Alex Davis wrote: > I am unable to get into my account. It says disabled/ Not > authorized. My user name is hv_ada...@hvchat.aqinc.com Pidgin does not provide any service, that is handled by whoever you are using for messaging, AIM, MSN etc. You need to deal with them rather than ask here, we cannot help you with password/username issues. -- Brian Morrison ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Need assistance with Purple Plugin Pack and group IM feature.
On Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:41:57 -0500 Joe Tadros wrote: > I set up my group > (or Pidgin did it for me) and when I right click on it, I should be able > to send a message to everyone in the group, however I cannot do this > and I have the purple pack on the computer but maybe didn't install it > correctly? Is this a function requiring a plugin? Did you enable the plugin from the Tools->Plugins menu? Do you have the privileges to copy the plugin dlls to the Program Files/Pidgin/plugins directory? Will try to help further if you can respond to these questions? -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Need assistance with Purple Plugin Pack and group IM feature.
On Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:30:59 -0500 Joe Tadros wrote: > > Hi Brian and thank you! > I am the administrator/builder of this machine, I have no other profiles > on this computer. I have the pidgin purple plugin pack, and do not > see any .dll files in that folder. > OK, well first please would you reply to the mailing list address, not directly to me (no Cc: needed either thanks) as then this exchange is archived so that others can see the answers to their questions in the list archives. If you have no dlls in the plugins directory (actually check that there are none in the Program Files (x86)\pidgin\plugins directory as Pidgin on Windows is a 32 bit program and will have installed there) then this is why it isn't working for you. If there is still nothing there, that is puzzling as Pidgin will have put some dlls there for the plugins that come with the basic program, but that could be down to the (x86) part of the path as I mentioned above. What you need to do is to download the zip file with the plugin pack dlls contained within it (you probably have this already), then extract those files into the above mentioned directory and restart Pidgin. Then you will need to open the plugin list using Tools->Plugins and enable and configure those plugins that you wish to have available. HTH. > > > It's better to be right than smart. > We live in hope that we might become smart one day, it's just a shame that so few of those that are stand for election. > > > > Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:15:30 +0100 > > From: b...@fenrir.org.uk > > To: support@pidgin.im > > Subject: Re: Need assistance with Purple Plugin Pack and group IM feature. > > > > On Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:41:57 -0500 > > Joe Tadros wrote: > > > > > I set up my group > > > (or Pidgin did it for me) and when I right click on it, I should be able > > > to send a message to everyone in the group, however I cannot do this > > > and I have the purple pack on the computer but maybe didn't install it > > > correctly? > > > > Is this a function requiring a plugin? Did you enable the plugin from > > the Tools->Plugins menu? Do you have the privileges to copy the plugin > > dlls to the Program Files/Pidgin/plugins directory? > > > > Will try to help further if you can respond to these questions? -- Brian Morrison "I am not young enough to know everything" Oscar Wilde ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
