Empathy (MSN) unable to connect

[Harald Servat]

2010/11/9 Harald Servat <redcrash at gmail.com>

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> 2010/11/9 Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus at freebsd.org>
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> On 11/8/10 8:12 AM, Harald Servat wrote:
>> > 2010/11/8 Denise H. G. <darcsis at gmail.com>
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>> >>
>> >> On 2010/11/08 at 19:47, Harald Servat <redcrash at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Hello,
>> >>>   I find that empathy (latest version available in packages) is not
>> able
>> >> to
>> >>> connect to the MSN network. It reports "Unable to connect". Another
>> user
>> >> and
>> >>> myself have opened a thread about the topic in the freebsd forums but
>> I
>> >>> don't know if you take a look at it, this is the reason of this emai.
>> >>>
>> >>>   Have you find the same issues in empathy? Do you have any idea on
>> how
>> >> to
>> >>> fix them?
>> >>>
>> >>> Thank you very much.
>> >>> ................
>> >>
>> >> Hello,
>> >>
>> >>  Same problem here. I've googled the problem and found it perhaps is
>> >>  not FreeBSD specific. Many empathy users on Linux platforms have
>> >>  reported similar problems. And my solution is to use net-im/emesene
>> >>  for MSN messaging ... though it may not be a perfect one...
>> >>
>> >>  It seems this has something to do Empathy dealing with MSN protocol.
>> >>  It uses a Python library to do the job (the same one Pidgin uses for
>> >>  MSN) but unfortunately the library does not agree with empathy in one
>> >>  way or another...
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> If you have watched a TV series only once, and you watch
>> >> it again, it will be a rerun of the same episode.
>> >>
>> >
>> > You're right, there are other platforms that show the same problem. I
>> tried
>> > the solutions they report, but none worked on my installation, that's
>> what
>> > make me think that this could be freebsd specific.
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>> Can you try with papyon 0.5.2 (recently updated).  This fixed a rather
>> nasty bug.  I'm getting much further along in MSN connection now.
>>
>> Joe
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>> >
>> > It looks like we'll have to wait for the next release of empathy.
>> Meanwhile,
>> > I'll take a look at emesene.
>> >
>> > Thank you!
>> >
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>>
>> --
>> Joe Marcus Clarke
>> FreeBSD GNOME Team      ::      gnome at FreeBSD.org
>> FreeNode / #freebsd-gnome
>> http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome
>>
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> Ok, I'll give a try when I'm in my FreeBSD box.
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> Thank you!
>
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Joe,

  I'm seeing the same behavior even using papyon 0.5.2 (I've just upgraded
this port).

Thank you.
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