[Pidgin] #1653: Fetch and update Yahoo server-based aliases

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#1653: Fetch and update Yahoo server-based aliases
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  Reporter:  johnmoody  |       Owner:  seanegan   
      Type:  patch      |      Status:  assigned   
  Priority:  minor      |   Milestone:  2.1.0      
 Component:  libpurple  |     Version:  2.0.1      
Resolution:             |    Keywords:  yahoo alias
   Pending:  0          |  
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Comment (by johnmoody):

 > Instead of calling purple_blist_alias_buddy() (or whatever it's called),
 call serv_got_alias(). Libpurple has different concepts for "aliases set
 by the user," and "alias set by the server," so that they don't wipe each
 other out.
 The Yahoo server alias isn't set by the buddy (like the MSN friendly name)
 but is
 just a remote copy of the alias you chose.  I was hoping we could just
 keep them in sync (treating the received alias as 'alias' and not
 'server_alias') so if Yahoo's 'alias' server is ever not contactable, we
 still have our preferred alias stored locally.  Would that break
 guidelines ?

 >
 > You said you hooked the "set alias" function to "Get Info"? That seems a
 little unnatural. What was wrong with the "alias_buddy" prpl function?
 Pure laziness.  I didn't want to send my testing buddies multiple dll's
 :)

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