[Pidgin] #2194: XMPP services access

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#2194: XMPP services access
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 Reporter:  vitb       |       Type:  enhancement
   Status:  new        |   Priority:  minor      
Component:  libpurple  |    Version:  2.0.2      
 Keywords:             |    Pending:  0          
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 this is prolly a dup of #2071, but I didn't found how to reopen/revive
 ticket.

 > The developers are of the opinion (and I agree) that we don't need to
 support transports, as we
 >are already a multiprotocol IM client.
 >Note that we can use transports, just not configure them.

 I disagree. Services is not exactly the same as transpots though, they
 offer decent abilities and flexibility. But even leaving that thing aside,
 there are still a number of IM protocols, that are not supported in
 pidgin, and have very little chance to ever do. And the only way in linux
 is to use implemented jabber transports for that.

 The fact, that it _is_ possible in pidgin to use transports configured by
 other XMPP clients
 but no way to do that configuration, irritates alot and makes people think
 that jabber backend
 is just too shabby here.

 as a recap, is this feature "won't ever make it" or "feel free to cruft a
 patch" state?

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