see http://www.celticwolf.com/useful-information/faqs/26-pidgin-yahoo
the link is provided from their help main page: http://www.pidgin.im/support/ this seems a temporary fix and the next version (2.6.0) of pidgin seems to be needed for all of us (not just the next ubuntu release)... "As of June 17, 2009, Pidgin users are having trouble connecting to Yahoo! IM accounts. Here is a summary of the problem: Yahoo! appears to be upgrading their servers to a new version of their software. This new version requires a new authentication method. The latest version of Pidgin, 2.5.6, does not support this new authentication method. The next version, 2.6.0, will, but it has not yet been released. The domain name that is used to connect to Yahoo! servers is "scs.msg.yahoo.com". This domain name is actually mapped to multiple servers. Some of these servers have been upgraded, while others haven't. As a result, you may see intermittent failures, or you may fail every time, while your neighbor logs in successfully. It's effectively a roll of the dice." ** Summary changed: - Pidgin 2.5.5 and 2.5.6 will not connect to Yahoo! server. + Yahoo server authentication changed: Pidgin =<2.5.6 will not connect to Yahoo! servers. -- Yahoo server authentication changed: Pidgin =<2.5.6 will not connect to Yahoo! servers. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/389322 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
