[Pidgin] #7755: lost prefs or blist on odd characters found in xml file

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#7755: lost prefs or blist on odd characters found in xml file
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 Reporter:  kermit  |        Owner:  lschiere    
     Type:  defect  |       Status:  pending     
Milestone:          |    Component:  unclassified
  Version:  2.5.2   |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:          |  
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Changes (by datallah):

  * status:  new => pending


Comment:

 blist.xml (and the other xml config files) must be utf-8 encoded well-
 formed xml.

 If a plugin is putting invalid data there, then there will be problems.

 #767 is about preventing stuff from writing invalid data to the config
 files.

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