Hi, I had the same problems for weeks after Pidgin had been working flawlessly for a very long time using the default settings. I finally found a combination of settings that worked. It apparently is a delicate balance - because if you switch just one, there is a domino effect and all accounta then fail as before. My only account that held steady throughout was Yahoo (which was no comfort since I have almost no buddies on Yahoo). All the others consistently timed out, failed, never connected, or disconnected randomly.
Here are the settings that finally worked for me on a Windows XP Pro machine: MSN (Live.com: Port 1863 V - Use http Gateway.messenger.hotmail.com ICQ: Port 443 Skype: V make skype online./offline... V automatically check for updates V Auto start skye if not running Yahoo: All the defaults AOL/AIM: Port 443 XMPP (Google): V Force old... Connect: 443 Server: talk.google.com Good luck -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 6:00 PM To: support@pidgin.im Subject: Support Digest, Vol 9, Issue 16 Send Support mailing list submissions to support@pidgin.im To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can reach the person managing the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Support digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: problem connecting (Mitch) 2. Re: problem connecting (John Moore 3rd) 3. Re: problem connecting (Etan Reisner) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 12:49:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Mitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: problem connecting To: support@pidgin.im Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> Gtalk error message: SSL connection failed >Make sure that You have checked SSL, Force 'Old SSL' and allow plaintext >login. Also, Port should be 5223 The first two were already set that way. The Port was 5222, so I changed it to 5223 but it hasn't helped. >> Yahoo error message: could not establish a connection with the server: Connection refused >Do Not use SSL. Yahoo isn't set-up for this so it has has no way to >allow it. Make sure You haven't checked the box to "Use Japan" unless >You are located in Japan. :-D If You are located in Japan then get back >to Me and I'll provide the entries for the various boxes. Yahoo Japan is NOT checked. There is no option to use (or not use) SSL. >> MSN error message: Connection error from Notification server: Unable to connect >See Yahoo above. Check 'HTTP Server' & make sure the box indicates >gateway.messenger.hotmail.com Also check to see if the Port = 1863 >The 'Server' should show: messenger.hotmail.com HTTP Server Method was not checked. It is now, but it hasn't helped. >NOTE: all of the above assumes You are connecting using Your Hotmail >address as Your MSN Passport ID. Correct. >Usually, for Proxy Settings I leave Pidgin set to "Use Global Proxy >Settings" on all Services and haven't experienced an issue. That's how I have it set. >Are You behind a Proxy of some kind? Are the outbound settings in >Pidgin the same as they are in Your Trillian installation? Ports, etc.? Same settings in both. I never had a problem with Pidgin until last night, so the settings in Pidgin were the defaults that had always worked before, and the Trillian settings are also the defaults, which have always worked. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://pidgin.im/pipermail/support/attachments/20080518/615277e8/attachment- 0001.htm ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 16:23:27 -0400 From: John Moore 3rd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: problem connecting To: Pidgin Support List <support@pidgin.im> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Mitch wrote: > Same settings in both. I never had a problem with Pidgin until last > night, so the settings in Pidgin were the defaults that had always > worked before, and the Trillian settings are also the defaults, which > have always worked. Hmm... Well, it is always possible that something has happened with Your installation or that Your ISP is doing something. :-\ FWIW, have You 'Upgraded' to 2.4.2 yet? Also, what O/S are You using? It appears as though You are composing from Yahoo's Webmail screen. JOHN ;) Timestamp: Sunday 18 May 2008, 16:23 --400 (Eastern Daylight Time) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.5.0-svn4754: (MingW32) Comment: Public Key at: http://tinyurl.com/8cpho Comment: Gossamer Spider Web of Trust: https://www.gswot.org Comment: Homepage: http://tinyurl.com/yzhbhx iQEcBAEBCgAGBQJIMJA9AAoJEBCGy9eAtCsPLw4H/3AzhEBrN8xgUFP3dTO08bST 0tT1P2f2ygtNYi1jA2MFcO7q5PW20Mm4In+qyCo3KrcEtJdmGrbPD+O/MJxOcmEm w2fXWg7TledVfZyB54fXKMVGY97aBp6V/BsFMeL+mIuqKF6+tt2IkTj7ho1DuLJW Sp/iLPbtNDkRuDFLg3mes8LwFNZOSlGkCX+xZWWrDR+BYxNF0OZBIsD0nj6iefqA eXnlU1RhVcb0ZZNWbbGqVvEDTDAQpnhPWNOQfQY7V9Mu7SzsBsf2616FT+OfyODK QjLj8PqUSgXyAK0fdfDjttRXTkWduVYjgFW6CPTgWtu62/JcoNvGohPfw3jQZ9w= =0iUo -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 17:47:46 -0400 From: Etan Reisner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: problem connecting To: Mitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: support@pidgin.im Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 12:49:09PM -0700, Mitch wrote: > > > >> Gtalk error message: SSL connection failed > > >Make sure that You have checked SSL, Force 'Old SSL' and allow plaintext > >login. Also, Port should be 5223 > > The first two were already set that way. The Port was 5222, so I changed it to 5223 but it hasn't helped. Using Force Old SSL while trying to use port 5222 will never work, and switching to port 5223 and enabling that option should not be necessary (unless your firewall blocks port 5222, or your xmpp server for some reason doesn't listen on port 5222 but most do). -Etan ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support End of Support Digest, Vol 9, Issue 16 ************************************** _______________________________________________ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
