Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:05:34 -0500 From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@freebsd.org> To: Harald Servat <redcrash@gmail.com> Cc: gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Empathy (MSN) unable to connect Message-ID: <4CD9E1CE.3070304@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=wPAD6mPDv74RyndGA40xPssfA0%2BwDnGAisrW_@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> <AANLkTi=wPAD6mPDv74RyndGA40xPssfA0%2BwDnGAisrW_@mail.gmail.com>
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On 11/9/10 4:41 PM, Harald Servat wrote: > 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). Make sure all telepathy processes have been killed. Then, from empathy, to go Help > Debug, and look at the MSN messages. What errors do you get? Joe -- Joe Marcus Clarke FreeBSD GNOME Team :: gnome@FreeBSD.org FreeNode / #freebsd-gnome http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome
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