[Pidgin] #5077: QQ message text and sender(Pidgin)'s nick all changed to: "(NULL)"

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#5077: QQ message text and sender(Pidgin)'s nick all changed to: "(NULL)"
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Reporter:  Med     |       Owner:  seanegan        
    Type:  defect  |      Status:  new             
Priority:  minor   |   Component:  QQ              
 Version:  2.4.0   |    Keywords:  NULL nick change
 Pending:  0       |  
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 Using Pidgin for approx 1 year and just updated to 2.4.0[[BR]]
 I can put up with this
 [http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/1902#comment:2]...just...but the
 following had me revert to the last stable release (2.3.1) where the
 problem I'm reporting here does not exist.[[BR]][[BR]]

 '''Problems;'''[[BR]]

 '''1.''' All messages sent are displayed as ''(NULL)'' on other end, ie:
 sent messages are displayed correctly only in sender's conversation window
 (see example below)[[BR]]

 '''2.''' Pidgin nick changes to: ''(NULL)''[[BR]]
 Note: Nicks of Pidgin user(s) are changed and displayed as ''(NULL)'' in
 both Chinese QQ and Pidgin clients (see example below)[[BR]][[BR]]


 '''Example C+P'd from conversation log;'''[[BR]]

 (12:23:58) TERI: (NULL)[[BR]]
 (12:25:36) (NULL): Every message u send is "(NULL)"[[BR]]
 (12:26:21) TERI: (NULL)[[BR]]
 (12:26:34) (NULL): /:([[BR]]
 (12:27:15) TERI: (NULL)[[BR]]


 '''Notes on above example;'''[[BR]]
 * User ''TERI'' is using native QQ client[[BR]]
 * User ''(NULL)'' is me using 2.4.0. My nick was changed to ''(NULL)''
 upon installation of 2.4.0 without any input from myself[[BR]]

 '''Additional notes (general);'''[[BR]]
 * Disabling all plugins (then restarting client) had no effect[[BR]]
 * Reinstallation of 2.3.1 confirms bug is in the latest release of
 2.4.0[[BR]][[BR]]

 To be honest, I know that the userbase of QQ must be small (ie: only
 Westerners using it and we are mostly in China, HK and Taiwan) but how on
 earth could this be allowed to be in a stable release?! Don't you guys
 check all protocols and make sure that at least common functionality is
 operating?[[BR]][[BR]]
 This is the last straw for me as I can't even see half of my QQ contacts
 when they are online (Bug #1902 as mentioned above). I will surely not be
 spreading the word about Pidgin and encouraging others to use it as a
 replacement for Chinese QQ. Thank you for the free application but this is
 just ridiculous...QQ is completely unusable...there are still many other
 bugs that haven't been fixed for months (such as it crashing whenever FTP
 is initiated) and so I will unfortunately have to install their ad-ridden
 & malware-infested crap... :-(

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/5077>
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