[Pidgin] #10882: Yahoo avatars again

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#10882: Yahoo avatars again
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 Reporter:  andrixnet                |        Owner:  sulabh.dev         
     Type:  defect                   |       Status:  closed             
Milestone:                           |    Component:  Yahoo!/Yahoo! JAPAN
  Version:  2.6.4                    |   Resolution:  duplicate          
 Keywords:  Yahoo avatar buddy icon  |  
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Changes (by sulabh.dev):

  * status:  pending => closed
  * resolution:  => duplicate


Comment:

 Closed as duplicate of #9750.[[BR]]{{{
 yahoo: Buddy icon upload response (703) bytes (> ~400 indicates failure)
 }}}

 I don't know what that line means, but it doesn't indicate a failure in
 uploading the avatar. My buddy icon upload works everytime, and I still
 receive that line in the debug log.

 {{{
 (13:00:39) util: Redirecting to
 http://msvrf.yahoo.com/msgr/jesf1XAMPiz5dod6oOrKHQ%2d%2d/.friend_icon.png
 (13:00:39) dns: DNS query for 'msvrf.yahoo.com' queued
 (13:00:39) dns: Successfully sent DNS request to child 13421
 (13:00:39) dns: Got response for 'msvrf.yahoo.com'
 (13:00:39) dnsquery: Error resolving msvrf.yahoo.com:
 Name or service not known
 (13:00:39) proxy: Connection attempt failed: Error resolving
 msvrf.yahoo.com:
 Name or service not known
 (13:00:39) yahoo: Fetching buddy icon failed: Unable to connect to
 msvrf.yahoo.com: Error resolving msvrf.yahoo.com:
 Name or service not known
 }}}

 Exactly what I suspected, andrixnet also mentioned a failure in the dns
 resolution. Without accessing that particular url, avatars wont get
 updated till you relogin.

 Ticket #9750 presents a good solution. I am not sure what the official
 client does, when last checked it was failing to show the display pic as
 well.

 We should atleast, use http://98.136.112.115/avatar.php?yids=<nick> as a
 backup url, when dns resolution of the url received in the http packet
 fails.

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