authorization replies and smileys

Mark Doliner mark at kingant.net
Tue Oct 25 12:20:11 EDT 2011


FYI this doesn't seem like a security issue to me (annoying--yes, security--no).

On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 3:59 AM, Frank Paetow <Frankynstone at gmx.de> wrote:
> During the last days I receive authorization replies without ever having
> requested.

This is being tracked here: http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/14686
Do you know if it happens when using the official ICQ client?

> I started the Messenger by a terminal because I'm looking for the cause
> of Bug #14647: Empty untitled window
> Can these smiling windows also be messages from unknown ICQ or
> Jabber users? They appear very seldomly.

They seem different to me--the screenshots from #14686 and #14647 have
different window titles.

--Mark


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