[Pidgin] #1921: When logging into AIM account gets "incorrect password" when the password is correct

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Tue Jan 27 17:53:38 EST 2009


#1921: When logging into AIM account gets "incorrect password" when the password
is correct
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 Reporter:  Alexqw  |           Owner:  MarkDoliner
     Type:  defect  |          Status:  pending    
Milestone:          |       Component:  AIM        
  Version:  2.0.2   |      Resolution:             
 Keywords:          |   Launchpad_bug:             
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Changes (by rekkanoryo):

  * status:  new => pending


Comment:

 From the comments here, it sounds like AOL is handling passwords in a very
 poor manner; if this is the case there's really not much we can do about
 it, except possibly force AOL account passwords to be converted to all
 lower-case (which I'm not sure is a good idea).

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/1921#comment:12>
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