Feature request for Pidgin: aMSN style login

[Mark Doliner]

On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Actiu informatica
<informatica at actiu.net> wrote:
> I'm installing Instant Messengers in cibercafes, and there is a lot of
> problems around this kind of software with the common users: the
> different usability as propietary software for MSWindows.
>
> Could have Pidgin an option/plugin/skin to show as first and single
> window, a simple login form for the [Email] and [Password], and detect
> by the domain name (@hotmail, @yahoo, etc.) the protocol to be used?
>
> This could help to GNU/Linux installations in public computers. Most
> common people doesn't know what to do with the "Welcome" and "Add
> account" multiple window.

We've talked about this before, a long time ago.  It's a decent idea,
for sure.  I think at the time people suggested that maybe this could
be done as a plugin?

/me shrugs

--Mark