Re: unsubscribe
John Moore 3rd wrote: Matt Wyckoff wrote: Well I signed up for this list because the problem I was having was not in the FAQ's, now I am trying to unsubscribe from this list but I find no mail with my username and I don't remember it. So I can't change my password or log in to the pidgin site. Because the username is required for either action. Perhaps this is an instance where a Filter directing list email to Your junk/delete folder is in order? JOHN ;) Timestamp: Saturday 20 Jun 2009, 23:24 --400 (Eastern Daylight Time) NOT a good answer but it could be a temporary fix. I have never tried to un-sub here, but isn't there an option to get your user name and password mailed to you? And if not, why not? It is very frustrating to not be able to un-sub from a list, especially when there are lots of posts you aren't interested in. This is one way to get on spam lists. I apparently am on one due to a shared mail server, because I have a non-yahoo support post that has never shown up and is probably sitting in the spam folder (hi moderators!). Matt did the right thing, especially using said subject line, because many mailing lists will route posts with this word to the moderators. And gmail does count junk/trash against your quota from what I have seen. Matt, have you tried emailing lschiere at pidgin.im, mark at kingant.net, seanegan at pidgin.im? Oh and moderators, I'm not a programmer but I do moderate various lists so if you're looking for volunteers let me know... Janine ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support You can unsubscribe from the list's website above.
Re: Groups
Mine lets me set status by provider, I think it is one of the options in the Purple Plugin Pack: http://plugins.guifications.org/trac/wiki/PluginPack Here's a list of other plugins: http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ThirdPartyPlugins Janine Lennart Sieg wrote: Hey! First I have to say that I am a former MirandaIM User when I had a WIN32 machine and I was happy about it. Now I use Pidgin on a Xubuntu machine and it makes me as happy as MirandaIM. Actually it is even better and makes me happier because Pidgin is easier to use and to set up than MirandaIM. However there are some functions that MirandaIM has but that I can't find or miss when is use Pidgin. Firstly I can't find any option to disable the groups generally. Maybe I am blind. However I searched it for weeks every now and then. I actually never used the groups in the past so my contacs are very unsorted now. If the list is alphabetical and divides between online and offline contacts I am totally glad. Groups are overestimated. Secondly MirandaIM is able to set differnt away stati (btw is this plural form right? I am German and we decline the Latin way ^^) for the different protocols. I miss this too because traditionally I get more spammed on ICQ than on MSN. So I like to be invisible on ICQ while it is annoing on MSN since you can't write messages on MSN while you are invisible. Actually that is more a problem of the MSN protocol but Bill Gates wouldn't listen to me. So you must ;). with best regards and thank you for your patience , Lennart ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Buddy List
You need to set up accounts at any of the others before you can connect to them. Pidgin lets you talk to people at all providers, but you need an account there first. Then you tell Pidgin your account info, and you can add those buddies. Janine Dawn and Art Zarate wrote: I’m trying to add buddies using a different application (such as AIM) other than Yahoo which is where I have my account, but it keeps telling me I cannot add them to my list. It seems I can only add buddies that are also on Yahoo…why is this happening? When I was told to use this program from a friend, he stated the convenience was that you can chat with people that are on different applications and not just Yahoo. What am I doing wrong? ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Pidgin feature
Look at the bottom of your Buddy List, you should have all accounts listed and can set them separately. You might need to expand the window if you don't see them all. Janine BE wrote: I love pidgin however at times I like to set my status per IM account. so I want to set AIM as busy while being available on Yahoo. Is it possible to put this feature in? Thanks. ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: freeze when closing
Pidgin used to hang all the time on older versions. I haven't had it happen yet in 2.5.5 and my buddy list stays "shown" as well now. Janine Michael Secord wrote: > I get this issue still intermittently on WinXP SP3, I don't use linux at > all, but I know I'm not the only person who notices this issue... > > Original Message > Subject: freeze when closing > From: Nicolò Chieffo > To: support@pidgin.im > Date: 4/14/2009 3:45 PM > > >> Hello, I'm using pidgin in both fedora 11 and ubuntu 9.04. I have a msn >> account. >> when I close pidgin with buddies->quit (or ctrl-q) the interface >> freezes. then the window manager asks me to force the quit. >> unfortunately this does not happen every time >> >> does this thing happens to anyone else? >> ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Pidgin/Facebook/Chrome issue
I'm using the Facebook plugin for Pidgin, works great, especially since I switched to Snarl for notifications. I recently switched to using Chrome for Facebook because it is so much faster and I don't get any error popups. However, when a Facebook contact messages me while I am viewing a Facebook tab, the message also comes up from the bottom toolbar. It goes away when I click the x, but comes back when I or the other person send a message. This does not happen in Seamonkey or Firefox, the little boxes stay minimized to the toolbar. So, does anyone know how I tell Chrome that I don't want to use it for chat? Thanks! Janine ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Can't get buddy list started
I've never tried, I was a hotmail user when they started the IM. Friends have let their MSN email accounts lapse but their IM signons still work. I know with Yahoo you can use your Groups ID, I don't have a yahoo email address with that account. Janine Evan Platt wrote: > Hmmm.. News to me. Last I used MSN, you could only create / sign in > with a address on one of their domains - hotmail, msn, etc. > > Thanks for the info. > > At 05:15 PM 2/4/2009, you wrote: > >> That's actually not correct. With MSN, there is no restriction as to >> which domain you may use. Usernames can be any email address. In fact, >> none of mine are at Microsoft's domains. Evan Platt's information was >> completely inaccurate. >> >> What does have to be the case is that you have an MSN / Windows Live >> Messenger account of some kind with an email address and password, then >> you will need to add that account in Pidgin, and once connected, you >> will be able to add any person's email address if they have registered >> an MSN account with it. >> ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Can't get buddy list started
IM is not like email, you can only message people on the same service. What Pidgin does is aggregate this, so instead of having MSN Messenger, AOL Messenger, Yahoo Messenger etc. all running at the same time, you only need Pidgin. But you still need a hotmail account to talk to hotmail people, and a yahoo account to talk to yahoo people. And, you can only talk to people who have also signed up for these accounts. Janine Gary Ruxton wrote: > I just started with Pidgin and I can't input a friend's e-mail > address. I have a hotmail address, so I used the MSN category to set > up my account. My friend has a business name for a .com. I enter it > choosing Buddy List > Buddies > Add Buddy. I enter the buddy e-mail > address. Whether I select Favorites, Non-IM Contacts or Other > Contacts, I always get a message "Unable to add 'h...@blah.com'.The > username specified does not exist." > > What am I doing wrong? > Gary ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: msn spam im problem
There's a way to block unknown messages in MSN's client, although I haven't used their client in several years. It seems to carry through, because I've never had the problem since in either Trillian or now Pidgin. Janine Nikhil Shah wrote: > > Hi, > > I have an MSN account I’m using through pidgin. I often receive > multiple spam messages from BS screennames asking me to visit a > website, purchase a product or view their “cam”. Is there a way to > limit who can message me on MSN via pidgin? I already asked MSN for > support but they couldn’t help me because I am on pidgin. I’m running > 2.5.2 with a hotmail msn account. Thanks in advance! > > Sincerely, > > Nikhil Shah > ___ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
