[Pidgin] #5244: AIM bizarrely broken (server-side contact list problem?)

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#5244: AIM bizarrely broken (server-side contact list problem?)
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  Reporter:  outrider  |       Owner:  MarkDoliner            
      Type:  defect    |      Status:  new                    
  Priority:  minor     |   Milestone:                         
 Component:  AIM       |     Version:  2.4.0                  
Resolution:            |    Keywords:  contacts appear offline
   Pending:  0         |  
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Comment (by deryni):

 Replying to [comment:2 outrider]:
 > I've just had the idea of trying to remove and re-add contacts in AIM
 Express as well - doesn't work :(

 You mean doing that correctly adds the buddy back but doesn't allow pidgin
 to see or use them?

 Can you try building pidgin from the source tarball on the pidgin site and
 seeing if that works?

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/5244#comment:3>
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