MSNp14 status?

[John Bailey]

Ethan Blanton wrote:
>> Currently the MSN prpl "uses" the blist.xml only for synchronization
>> of buddies and buddies' groups. I suggested to get rid of that usage.
> 
> Amen.

I agree as well.  I would prefer to see gadu-gadu lose the local list crap it
has too, but I don't use it so it doesn't affect me.

>> If you guys decide that the "local alias" stays, along with the
>> "remove alias" (remotely stored "display name") and the nickname,
>> that's your business. If the display name can be stored on the server,
>> I see no reason for the "local alias", the same way a local buddy
>> doesn't make sense if there's a remote buddy.
> 
> Sure; protocols which can store this on the server, do so.  OSCAR
> does, I know, as does XMPP, I believe.  If MSN doesn't, and the server
> supports that field, it should.

Yahoo stores aliases on the server as well.

John

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