[Pidgin] #4356: Cannot connect to Yahoo or Myspace IM via proxy eventhough specified "Use Enviornmental Settings"

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#4356: Cannot connect to Yahoo or Myspace IM via proxy eventhough specified "Use
Enviornmental Settings"
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  Reporter:  pcwright      |       Owner:       
      Type:  defect        |      Status:  new  
  Priority:  minor         |   Milestone:       
 Component:  pidgin (gtk)  |     Version:  2.3.1
Resolution:                |    Keywords:       
   Pending:  1             |  
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Changes (by pcwright):

  * pending:  1 => 0

Comment:

 Ok, I checked again.  This was not a crash so I assumed a dump/log was not
 needed.  I did check the support site for any problems involving proxy
 BEFORE I made this report.  I did not find (or maybe the problem is my
 understanding) of anything that matches what I am asking.
 Basically I thought if I said  USE ENVIORMENTAL SETTINGS, it would, as
 documented,  use what I have for my proxy settings in IE (Internet
 Explorer).  I know that I can use Yahoo messenger with my proxy, but in
 that program, I specify the proxy just like I do in IE.   Now in Pidgin,
 the proxy questions it asks are not the same as what is asked in a browser
 so I did not know what to put so I used the USE ENVORMENTAL SETTINGS.
 Please give me a hint as to what you mean by your comment   What does the
 debug log say?

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