[Pidgin] #4066: MSN connection problems in pidgin 2.3.0

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#4066: MSN connection problems in pidgin 2.3.0
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  Reporter:  vadillo  |       Owner:  khc                      
      Type:  defect   |      Status:  new                      
  Priority:  minor    |   Milestone:                           
 Component:  MSN      |     Version:  2.3.0                    
Resolution:           |    Keywords:  MSN connection read error
   Pending:  0        |  
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Comment (by ryansteed):

 Replying to [comment:13 nosnilmot]:
 > The plan is to provide a new release soon after we've verified the fixes
 are actually good enough.
 >
 > If you are willing to help test, I put a Windows replacement MSN
 protocol plugin up here that you could try:
 http://pidgin.im/~nosnilmot/2.3.0-msnfix/libmsn.dll
 >
 > To use it, take a backup copy of C:\Program
 Files\Pidgin\plugins\libmsn.dll and put the file from above in it's place.
 >
 > For reference, the issues observed so far are not related directly to
 what your account name is, but are related to the friendly names your
 buddies have, so they may be different on different accounts.


 This version has resolved my authentication issue: passwords with special
 characters would be denied. These are the only characters I've verified up
 to now: !@#$.

 Thanks!!!

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