Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 22:41:44 +0100 From: Harald Servat <redcrash@gmail.com> To: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@freebsd.org> Cc: gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Empathy (MSN) unable to connect Message-ID: <AANLkTi=wPAD6mPDv74RyndGA40xPssfA0%2BwDnGAisrW_@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=Cf22nUkqx7gSB34r1aOTo0vQdxTs-rC8FqiVu@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTi=dxfw2_RTc8F3DFJ0zSr2tevFrkpc%2BG7dnaR9R@mail.gmail.com> <86sjzcrn2p.fsf@pluton.xbsd.name> <AANLkTikNsZkUa2fmUiXALmAnJUyVkG0OjK58wiW5Uh5d@mail.gmail.com> <4CD88AB4.2000608@freebsd.org> <AANLkTi=Cf22nUkqx7gSB34r1aOTo0vQdxTs-rC8FqiVu@mail.gmail.com>
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2010/11/9 Harald Servat <redcrash@gmail.com> > > > 2010/11/9 Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@freebsd.org> > > On 11/8/10 8:12 AM, Harald Servat wrote: >> > 2010/11/8 Denise H. G. <darcsis@gmail.com> >> > >> >> >> >> On 2010/11/08 at 19:47, Harald Servat <redcrash@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. >> >> 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 >> >> > >> > It looks like we'll have to wait for the next release of empathy. >> Meanwhile, >> > I'll take a look at emesene. >> > >> > Thank you! >> > >> >> >> -- >> Joe Marcus Clarke >> FreeBSD GNOME Team :: gnome@FreeBSD.org >> FreeNode / #freebsd-gnome >> http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome >> > > > Ok, I'll give a try when I'm in my FreeBSD box. > > Thank you! > > -- > _________________________________________________________________ > Fry: You can see how I lived before I met you. > Bender: You lived before you met me?! > Fry: Yeah, lots of people did. > Bender: Really?! > > Joe, I'm seeing the same behavior even using papyon 0.5.2 (I've just upgraded this port). Thank you. -- _________________________________________________________________ Fry: You can see how I lived before I met you. Bender: You lived before you met me?! Fry: Yeah, lots of people did. Bender: Really?!
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