#2256: File can't be transfered between IRC accounts
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Reporter: jessie wang | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: minor | Milestone:
Component: pidgin (gtk) | Version: 2.0.2
Resolution: | Keywords: irc send file
Pending: 1 |
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Changes (by datallah):
* pending: 0 => 1
Comment:
IRC file transfer is very network setup dependent. There are a number of
reasons why this wouldn't work.
The following need to be true for IRC file transfer to work:
* Pidgin needs to know which IP address to tell the other party to
connect to. This may be specified manually in the Network preferences or
you can set up a stun server to determine this automatically (Pidgin will
also receive this information from a UPnP router, if there is one
available). Note that for file transfers to people within the same
network as you, the detected external IP will *not* work.
* The party to which you're sending the file must be able to make a
direct connection to the IP address determined in the step above. This is
the most common point of failure.
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