[Pidgin] #8280: Mis-leading/wrong error message upon (http) proxy failure

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#8280: Mis-leading/wrong error message upon (http) proxy failure
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 Reporter:  MisterZ  |           Owner:  lschiere    
     Type:  defect   |          Status:  new         
Milestone:           |       Component:  unclassified
  Version:  2.5.2    |      Resolution:              
 Keywords:           |   Launchpad_bug:              
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Description changed by MisterZ:

Old description:

> Pidgin Version: 1:2.5.2-0ubuntu1~hardy1
>
> If a http proxy is set up in the global network settings, then upon
> connection failure to the proxy server, pidgin sends the following mis-
> leading/wrong error message, whilst connecting to the MSN Messenger
> service:
>
> "Connection error from Notification server:
> Unable to connect"
>
> The error should say something like:
>
> "Connection error: Proxy server not reachable"
>
> Thanks and all the best,
>
> Zoltan

New description:

 Pidgin Version: 1:2.5.2-0ubuntu1~hardy1

 If a http proxy is set up in the global network settings, then upon
 connection failure to the proxy server, pidgin sends the following mis-
 leading/wrong error message, whilst connecting to the MSN Messenger
 service:

 "Connection error from Notification server:
 Unable to connect"

 The error should say something like:

 "Connection error: Proxy server not reachable"

 I *think* proxy errors are not picked up by the MSN package. I found that
 the error is printed by function:

 msn_servconn_got_error(MsnServConn *servconn, MsnServConnError error)

 In ./libpurple/protocols/msn/servconn.c:122 and in
 ./libpurple/protocols/msnp9/servconn.c:120

 However I'm not competent in C programming, hence I'm not a 100% sure and
 also there is a lack in the number of error messages. Hope this helps
 rather than confuses people.

 Thanks and all the best,

 Zoltan

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