[Pidgin] #5864: Status message for yahoo account not updated if it contains a URL.

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#5864: Status message for yahoo account not updated if it contains a URL.
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  Reporter:  louis_nichols  |       Owner:  marv 
      Type:  defect         |      Status:  new  
  Priority:  minor          |   Milestone:       
 Component:  Yahoo!         |     Version:  2.4.2
Resolution:                 |    Keywords:       
   Pending:  0              |  
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Comment (by catalin):

 Replying to [comment:6 catalin]:
 > Replying to [comment:5 catalin]:
 > Still, when I try to set a valid status it also says '''(23:45:38)
 blist: Updating buddy status for''' .
 >
 > As I found out, that only happens because I have myself in the messenger
 list. Sorry.

 Oh, and one more thing... This used to work until 1 week ago or so...
 because I had statuses with links before. Today, I tried to install the
 following releases:

 Pidgin 2.0 - No luck with install. Missing dependency ...0 and I had ...1
 because I have Ubuntu Hardy
 Pidgin 2.3.1
 Pidgin 2.4.0
 Pidgin 2.4.1
 Pidgin 2.4.2 ... all with the same result, no status change when having a
 www or http in status.

 Then I thought it might be the fact that in the XML the status is stored
 with no quotes or something like that and that it might throw an error
 when it finds a / in the link. Still, that does not explain why 'http'
 alone doesn't work (with or without quotes, double quotes or plain text).

 So, given all that, I think the problem relies not on the client, but,
 rather, on the server. It might just be the case that Yahoo servers does
 not allow links in status unless they are sure it's their client (since
 the problem is reported only for this client). I google-ed arround and
 found this article which shocked me a bit... so, I thought you might be
 interested: [http://www.kalpiknigam.com/blog/2007/12/27/yahoo-censoring-
 status-messages/]

 Again, I hope I could help because this is trully annoying for me and I am
 sure it is for you too. :P

 Catalin

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