Correction/Addition to my previous response: The page mentioned
http://wiki.pomona.edu/bin/view/FAQ/PidginChat#Plugin is not up-to-date.
See here:
http://www.pidgin.im/ChangeLog
Quote:
" version 2.0.0 (5/3/2007):
" .
" * The functionality of the auto-reconnect plugin has been
Yes, I have exactly as described in Ubuntu 7.10. The "Auto-Reconnect"
is not available and Pidgin does not automatically reconnect, nor can I
set auto-reconnect setting in Tools->Preferrences.
Pidgin does report the disconnected status and it is possible to click
on the message, after which Pidgin