Dummy protocol?

[alex at alexoren.com]

On 2020-06-14 2:43 AM, Eugene Grosbein wrote:
> Pidgin keeps your contacts (no matter active or not) in the blist.xml
> that is readable and editable with any text editor of your choice.
> Just make sure you create backup copy of the file before editing
> and don't edit it while Pidgin is running.

The buddies in blist.xml need to be associated with a protocol.
If the protocol cannot start (YIM for example), the contacts will not be visible in the UI.