[Pidgin] #6217: libpurple does not detect lost messages. Messages sent without acknowledgement.

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#6217: libpurple does not detect lost messages. Messages sent without
acknowledgement.
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 Reporter:  sromberg                                       |       Type:  enhancement
   Status:  new                                            |   Priority:  minor      
Component:  libpurple                                      |    Version:  2.4.2      
 Keywords:  send confirmation,acknowledgment,message loss  |    Pending:  0          
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 I filed this earlier to AdiumX's trac system, but someone told me that the
 following would require pidgin to support it, so I repost it here:

 I am using AdiumX 1.2.5 on Mac OS X 10.4.11.

 When chatting over icq with someone who had a very unstable internet
 connection, several messages did not arrive at the recipient. Messages
 were lost in both directions and nobody got a notice that messages had
 been lost. I understand that this might simply be the default behaviour
 for such bad luck situations, but I know that an instant messenger could
 do this better.

 Some time ago I used miranda as an instant messenger and it had an option
 (at least for icq) to "send messages slower but with full acknowledgment".
 It was indeed slower, but when a message got lost, a dialog popped up, the
 user was notified and the message could be send again.

 This message loss protection would be IMHO very useful for any user.

 Answer from a Developer:
 "This requires support from libpurple's ICQ implementation to handle
 message receipts. Please file a ticket with Pidgin"

 I would really love to see this feature as being built in, as a reliable
 message exchange is the heart of instant messaging.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/6217>
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