[Pidgin] #8983: v 2.5.5 can no longer log into Yahoo! account

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#8983: v 2.5.5 can  no longer log into Yahoo! account
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 Reporter:  tcreek       |        Owner:  marv  
     Type:  defect       |       Status:  new   
Milestone:               |    Component:  Yahoo!
  Version:  2.5.5        |   Resolution:        
 Keywords:  yahoo login  |  
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Comment(by crazee_canuck):

 I get the same results as others, I'd guess that this account is 9-10
 years old.


 {{{
 (12:55:03) account: Connecting to account xxxxxxxxxxx
 (12:55:03) connection: Connecting. gc = 024C0740
 (12:55:03) dnsquery: Performing DNS lookup for scs.msg.yahoo.com
 (12:55:03) dnsquery: IP resolved for scs.msg.yahoo.com
 (12:55:03) proxy: Attempting connection to 66.163.181.171
 (12:55:03) proxy: Connecting to scs.msg.yahoo.com:5050 with no proxy
 (12:55:03) proxy: Connection in progress
 (12:55:04) proxy: Connecting to scs.msg.yahoo.com:5050.
 (12:55:04) proxy: Error connecting to scs.msg.yahoo.com:5050 (Connection
 refused.).
 (12:55:04) proxy: Connection attempt failed: Connection refused.
 (12:55:04) account: Disconnecting account 00CC5308
 (12:55:04) connection: Disconnecting connection 024C0740
 (12:55:04) connection: Destroying connection 024C0740
 }}}

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