Mark Doliner spake unto us the following wisdom: > And so I'd like to point out that this decision negatively impacts the > virtual hosting provided by Google's Apps. For example, when I login > my [EMAIL PROTECTED] JID using Pidgin, it looks up the srv record, > connects to talk.google.com, then presents me with a certificate > mismatch warning and asks whether I want to accept or reject the > certificate. > > And I just realized that maybe we should continue setting the connect > server to talk.google.com when users create Google Talk accounts > within Pidgin (I believe Ethan changed this a few days ago).
I changed it yesterday; the reason for this is that it breaks SSL
certificate verification for those with gmail.com Google Talk
accounts. Why do you think it should be re-enabled?
Ethan
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