Recovering Log or Buddylist

Thu Nov 9 11:18:58 EST 2017

On 10/11/17 03:15, Rich Allcorn wrote:
> Buddy list is a list of accounts on the server. If the server goes
> off-line, those accounts go off-line, and are no longer available, until
> the server comes back up.  

Except it's federated, right? I run and use my own server, but I also
have buddies who use other servers.

> It’s like a telephone landline account. You have your landline account
> through the phone company. If the phone company goes down, sodas your
> landline. The only way you could keep that landline would be reported
> out and take it with you, something it’s not available with user
> accounts on servers.

If my phone company in New Zealand goes away, that doesn't mean your
phone number in Texas is now useless - I can get a new connection from a
new company, and call you as before.

> 
> If you use Google as your box server, your Google account will always be
> active only because Google is always available and online.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> 
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> <http://allcorn.us/rich/contact-info/Richard%20A.%20Allcorn%20%28Guardian%29.vcf> (.vcf)
>  |  Android
> <http://allcorn.us/rich/contact-info/Richard%20A.%20Allcorn%20%28Guardian%29.csv> (.csv)
>  |  Windows
> <http://allcorn.us/rich/contact-info/Richard%20A.%20Allcorn%20%28Guardian%29.csv> (.csv)
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> 
> On Nov 8, 2017, at 20:08, Richard Hector <richard at walnut.gen.nz
> <mailto:richard at walnut.gen.nz>> wrote:
> 
> That assumes the friend is (was) on the server that's down. I assumed it
> was the poster's server which was no longer active.
> 
> ~/.purple/blist.xml seems to have my buddy list on linux; I don't know
> where it would be on other systems.
> 
> Likewise, ~/.purple/logs/jabber/<my_user_id>/ seems to contain all my
> chat logs - arranged by remote user id, which is convenient for this case.
> 
> Richard
> 
> On 09/11/17 10:30, Rich Allcorn wrote:
>> If the server is down, there will be no point in locating the account ID. 
>> It will be inactive.
>>
>> I would recommend doing a Google search (not Bing) on the user's
>> information, to see if you can locate an alternative account they may be
>> using, so you can regain communications with them.
>>
>>
>>
>> - /rich/ -
>>
>> <http://en.gravatar.com/richallcorn>
>> *Rich Allcorn* 
>> email:  rich at allcorn.us <mailto:rich at allcorn.us>
>> <mailto:rich at allcorn.us>  
>>
>> 15612 Poynette Place, Austin Texas  78717-5351  USA
>> 01 512.782.9979 voice | 01 512.844.7424 cell | 
>> _rich at allcorn.us <mailto:rich at allcorn.us>
>> <mailto:rich at allcorn.us>_ Google & Apple
>> Chat/Video/Voice  -  _richallcorn_ / /SKYPE Chat/Video/Voice 
>> KW7PTL <http://www.arrl.org/member-directory?Search[keywords]=KW7PTL> 
>> |  WQTS370
>> <http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3579238> 
>>      146.640MHz & 466.000  | GMRS  ch21/code7    "DJ"   
>>
>> A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men
>> ...    [Proverbs 18:16  NASB]
>>  
>>
>> <http://richard-consultant.allcorn.us>   Apple
>> <http://allcorn.us/rich/contact-info/Richard%20A.%20Allcorn%20%28Guardian%29.vcf>
>> (.vcf)  |  Android
>> <http://allcorn.us/rich/contact-info/Richard%20A.%20Allcorn%20%28Guardian%29.csv>
>> (.csv)  |  Windows
>> <http://allcorn.us/rich/contact-info/Richard%20A.%20Allcorn%20%28Guardian%29.csv> (.csv)
>>   +  add  Headshot
>> <http://allcorn.us/rich/contact-info/Richard%20A.%20Allcorn%20%28Guardian%29.jpg> (.jpg)   
>>    
>> ... don't forget to check out my LINUX <http://www.uucpnet.org/linux>
>> page with loads of info, resources and information! 
>>
>> Locate me now, using the magic of Ham radio:  <click here
>> <https://aprs.fi/#!call=a%2FKW7PTL>>     
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 2:45 PM, <skitzo at gmail.com
>> <mailto:skitzo at gmail.com>
>> <mailto:skitzo at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>    Hello,
>>
>>    I am trying to recover a friend's jabber username that I used to
>>    talk to over Pidgin. I am trying to locate log files to find it or
>>    perhaps a buddy list if it is somehow saved. I no longer have access
>>    to the jabber account because the server is no longer active. Any
>> ideas?
>>
>>
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