Pidgin 2.6.1 can't connect to several XMPP servers.

[Brian Morrison]

On Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:31:02 +0200
Gilles Gravier <gilles at gravier.org> wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> After installation if Pidgin 2.6.1, I can't connect to some of the XMPP
> servers I used to, including the jabber.fsfe.org. Reverting to 2.5.8 and
> all works.

Download this:

http://pidgin.im/~nosnilmot/2.6.1/srvfix/libpurple.dll

and with Pidgin closed copy it over the existing file in C:\Program Files\Pidgin.

http://d.pidgin.im/ticket/9956 explains why you need to do this.

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Brian Morrison

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