Reconnecting

[Eion Robb]

Hi Phil,

The intermediate cert is needed due to a quirk of the SSL connection, only
on the first connect to the server will it send the intermediate cert,
subsequent connections it expects you to cache the intermediate.  Due to
the way Pidgin's SSL system works, it doesn't cache the intermediate, so it
needs to be installed separately.

With the "use alternate auth" in the Skype plugin, thats not just for if
you're using 2FA, but works great for regular auth too.  I'll be making it
on by default in the next release.

Cheers,
Eion

On Sat, 22 Jun 2019 at 06:15, Phil Smith III <lists at akphs.com> wrote:

> Thanks. Why am I installing intermediates? I should just need the root,
> and installing an intermediate that isn’t needed is a good way to get into
> trouble later on when the intermediate gets renewed on the server, but I
> have an expired, older copy.
>
>
>
> I don’t use 2FA on Skype, but I should. I don’t use it enough/care about
> it enough to have done so. (I used to use it more, then they destroyed the
> UI, and now it’s usually easier to use something else.)
>
>
>
> I will tinker. Installing latest Hangouts plugin seems easiest.
>
>
>
> *From:* Eion Robb [mailto:eion at robbmob.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 20, 2019 4:54 PM
> *To:* Phil Smith III <lists at akphs.com>
> *Cc:* Pidgin Support List <support at pidgin.im>
> *Subject:* Re: Reconnecting
>
>
>
> Hi Phil,
>
>
>
> There's an updated intermediate cert for the Hangouts plugin, that the
> Google servers will sometimes send.  You can download it from source on
> https://bitbucket.org/EionRobb/purple-hangouts/src/default/ or download
> the latest version of the .exe installer (assuming you're on windows) which
> has the intermediate certs bundled.
>
>
>
> For the Skype plugin, you'll want to follow the flowchart
> https://github.com/EionRobb/skype4pidgin/tree/master/skypeweb#issues -
> but the secret sauce is to turn on the "use alternate auth" setting the
> advanced account settings, which bypasses the whole "Magic T" thing.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Eion
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, 21 Jun 2019 at 04:36, Phil Smith III <lists at akphs.com> wrote:
>
> My ISP has occasional hiccups, and/or Google does -- I get certificate
> prompts periodically (every few days), which of course makes no sense.
>
> In any case, I often go to a machine and find that it has disabled my
> Hangouts account. I know how to re-enable it, of course, but would prefer
> not to have to. I see no way to tell Pidgin to retry more times, or for
> longer; am I just missing it?
>
> Then there's the Skype "Failed to get magic T-value", which I also get
> randomly...
>
> Any suggestions appreciated.
>
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