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pidgin package

empathy won't connect to AIM: May be a TLS issue

Bug #526146 reported by Brian Curtis
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
empathy (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Low
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pidgin (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: pidgin

pidgin won't connect to AIM due to error Received unexpected response from http://api.oscar.aol.com/aim/startOSCARSession: useTLS=1 is not allowed for non secure requests.

i am having problems with empathy as well, and I think this may be the cause of both problems

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Feb 22 20:02:51 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/pidgin
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha amd64 (20100113)
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha amd64 (20100113)
Package: pidgin 1:2.6.6-1ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-14.20-generic
SourcePackage: pidgin
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-14-generic x86_64
XsessionErrors:
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1438): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (gnome-appearance-properties:1607): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_display_sync: assertion `GDK_IS_DISPLAY (display)' failed
 (gnome-appearance-properties:1607): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_display_sync: assertion `GDK_IS_DISPLAY (display)' failed
 (gnome-terminal:1751): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_accel_map_unlock_path: assertion `entry != NULL && entry->lock_count > 0' failed

Related branches

lp:ubuntu/lucid/pidgin
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Brian Curtis (bcurtiswx) wrote :
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Brian Curtis (bcurtiswx) wrote :

further analysis. use SSL was enabled by default in pidgin and unchecking the box for use SSL allows pidgin to work. I wonder if empathy not being able to login to AIM is because it's using SSL by default

There's no way I can see changing it in the settings provided by empathy

Pidgin job can be invalidated (and I will do so)

Changed in pidgin (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
summary: - pidgin won't connect to AIM due to error Received unexpected response
- from http://api.oscar.aol.com/aim/startOSCARSession: useTLS=1 is not
- allowed for non secure requests.
+ empathy won't connect to AIM: May be a TLS issue
Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
Changed in pidgin (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: Invalid → Fix Committed
Changed in empathy (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Low
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package pidgin - 1:2.6.6-1ubuntu2

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pidgin (1:2.6.6-1ubuntu2) lucid; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/90_icq_login_fix.patch:
    - upstream change to fix aim and icq login issues when clientlogin is used
      which is the case in empathy by default (lp: #524221, #526146)
 -- Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:39:26 +0100

Changed in pidgin (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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Lemmiwinks (lemmiwinks) wrote :

Hmm I guess it was not a very good idea to change that, I just updated to 1:2.6.6-1ubuntu2 which leads to a login error in icq.
Played around with a few options, like disabling clientLogin, turning on and off ssl all without any effect...

Attached my debug log.

Changed in pidgin (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Released → Incomplete
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

closing the bug again since the issue described there was closed, you should rather open a new bug about your new issue there

Changed in pidgin (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Fix Released
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

could you try if it works using empathy?

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Lemmiwinks (lemmiwinks) wrote :

hi there!
it works again, must have been an error with the servers...
thanks

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