[Pidgin] #6808: Mistake in the Buddy-list-synchronization

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#6808: Mistake in the Buddy-list-synchronization
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 Reporter:  compengi  |        Owner:  QuLogic
     Type:  defect    |       Status:  new    
Milestone:            |    Component:  MSN    
  Version:  2.5.0     |   Resolution:         
 Keywords:            |  
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Comment(by fogus):

 Digeratus Wrote:
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 Changing groups is not handled correctly. This bug may or may not have
 other triggers as well.

 Steps to reproduce as of ver. 2.4.1:

    1. Connect as an MSN user.
    2. Add a new contact to some group.
    3. Move that contact to a different group.
    4. Disconnect.
    5. Reconnect.
    6. Observe buddy synchronization error message. Choosing "yes" locally
 deletes and re-adds the contact, nuking the alias. Choosing "no" locally
 deletes the contact. In both cases, the contact remains unchanged on the
 server list.
    7. If "yes", or if contact is manually re-added, go to step 4.

 Oddly, the contact's group changes seem to be correctly reflected in the
 server list, at least as far as I could tell. Adding or moving the contact
 to the original group does not correct the issue.

 I was only able to solve the problem by logging into mail.live.com and
 manually deleting the contact there, after first
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 Exactly.  I have the same problem and it has been around all the way back
 to GAIM 1.5 (at least).  I doubt the issue has ever been resolved in a
 past version.

 This is a serious problem for MSN protocol users.  It must be a problem
 that was never tested for by the developers.

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