[Pidgin] #1361: Patch for defect #576

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#1361: Patch for defect #576
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  Reporter:  reh        |       Owner:  MarkDoliner
      Type:  patch      |      Status:  closed     
  Priority:  minor      |   Milestone:  2.0.2      
 Component:  libpurple  |     Version:  2.0.1      
Resolution:  fixed      |    Keywords:             
   Pending:  0          |  
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Changes (by MarkDoliner):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => fixed

Comment:

 Committed!  Well, I changed things a little bit, but the idea should be
 the same.

 We have another bug related to oscar feedbag/ssi if you want something
 else to tackle... Occasionally people get the error "Could not add buddy 1
 for an unknown reason. The most common issue is that you have the maximum
 number of allowed buddies in your buddy list"

 The error happens either when signing on with an ICQ account or when
 changing the buddy icon of an ICQ account.  There is an item in the user's
 server-stored information list that contains the checksum for their icon.
 If this item does not yet exist, then it is added the first time the buddy
 icon is set.  For some users (maybe users with large buddylists) we get an
 error when adding this item.  It seems like the "buddy id" that we use for
 the item is somehow invalid.  Using a low-numbered buddy id seems to cause
 problems.  Using a high-numbered buddy id seems to make things better, but
 maybe not 100% perfect.  In any case, I don't understand WHY we need to
 use a high-numbered id#, which makes it hard to know if it's fixed.

 The bug report for this is #77.

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