[GLLUG] Starting Pidgin

[Ross Smith]

2008/7/10 Ryan <swimmerooo at yahoo.com>:

> I ran into a similar problem. From home, Pidgin could not locate
> login.oscar.aol.com (or whatever the address is). It would take about 40
> minutes before Pidgin would be able to log in, or I would go for a full day
> without access. Finally, I changed the port from 5190 to 80. Haven't had any
> troubles since. And I have a cable modem connection. Hope that helps.
>
> Ryan
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Chick Tower <c.e.tower at gmail.com>
> To: GLLUG Group <linux-user at egr.msu.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2008 4:45:01 PM
> Subject: [GLLUG] Starting Pidgin
>
> When I switched from using GAIM to using Pidgin, it seemed Pidgin
> wouldn't work properly for me.  I use a script to start the applications
> I use when connecting to the Internet (kppp, Firefox, and AIM client).
> I would connect to the Internet (via dial-up) and then enter my password
> in Pidgin, but Pidgin would immediately say it couldn't find
> login.oscar.aol.com, the AIM login server.  GAIM used to have no problem
> with this procedure.  I have since discovered that, if I wait to start
> Pidgin until after I'm on the Internet (rather than wait to _log in_
> with Pidgin until after I'm connected), it works.  This indicates it's
> not a DNS issue (in the normal sense, at least).  So now I have a
> two-minute delay in my script to allow me to connect to the Internet
> before Pidgin is run.  I suspect that Pidgin is trying to find the AIM
> login server as soon as it starts, before I'm connected, so it might not
> be a problem for anyone whose PC is always connected.  I might be able
> to work around this by adding an entry to my hosts file for the server,
> but my delay works fine, and who knows how often the IP address might
> change, or if there's a pool of servers that answer login requests?
>
> I just would like to know if anyone else ran into this problem, and, if
> so, how you fixed it.  Perhaps a command-line parameter for Pidgin?  A
> setting in Pidgin that I couldn't find or didn't understand?
>
>                                 Chick
>
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Just a note; regarding security, I've found the plugin OTR (Off The Record)
quite useful.  I believe it comes in a package named pidgin-otr.  Depending
on your distro, more likely than not it's an easy install.  I recommend it,
works quite well and uses fingerprints.

-- Ross
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