[Pidgin] #7630: AIM does not correctly handle < character in status messages

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#7630: AIM does not correctly handle < character in status messages
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 Reporter:  greatcaffeine  |     Owner:  MarkDoliner
     Type:  defect         |    Status:  new        
Component:  AIM            |   Version:  2.5.2      
 Keywords:  aim, <, <   |  
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 In Pidgin or Finch 2.5.2, the < character is not handled correctly when
 used in a status message.  When the character is used, all text which
 follows does not show up at all.  If I had to guess, I would say that
 libpurple recognizes < as the start of an HTML tag, not as a regular text
 character.

 A temporary workaround is to use the < string, although this is not the
 best solution.  Also of note is that when the < character is used in a
 status message from a client using the official OSCAR protocol (iChat in
 this case), libpurple interprets the character as < and not as <.

 Please let me know if any clarifications or extra details are necessary.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/7630>
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