[Pidgin] #9752: Unable to set Yahoo aliases

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#9752: Unable to set Yahoo aliases
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 Reporter:  theshirt23   |        Owner:  sulabh.dev
     Type:  defect       |       Status:  new       
Milestone:               |    Component:  Yahoo!    
  Version:  2.5.8        |   Resolution:            
 Keywords:  alias yahoo  |  
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Comment(by darkrain42):

 (kevin_BB is theshirt23)

 {{{
 14:21:21 < rekkanoryo> darkrain42: for 9752, the aliases we get from the
 server come from
                        the buddies, unless we override them
 14:22:02 < kevin_BB> hey, thats my bug :P
 14:23:02 < kevin_BB> how do you mean "come from the buddy"
 14:23:31 < rekkanoryo> in the official yahoo messenger you can set an
 alias for yourself
                        (much the same as the friendly name in MSN)
 14:23:55 < rekkanoryo> if you do that, people who have you on their buddy
 lists will see
                        that alias
 14:25:56 < kevin_BB> the ones i was referring to in 9752 are what we set
 for a buddy and
                      reflecting that change on the server. darkrain42
 tells me he is able
                      to, in 2.6.0devel code.
 14:33:43 < kevin_BB> darkrain42: when you change an alias on the yahoo
 client and then log
                      in with pidgin, wouldn't you expect to see that
 changed alias, at
                      least for the buddy
 14:33:44 < kevin_BB> ?
 14:34:32 -!- noisetonepause [n=niklas at x1-6-00-18-f8-e1-bc-
 0e.k312.webspeed.dk] has left
           #pidgin []
 14:34:56 < darkrain42> kevin_BB: Yes, but if that comes *at the expense*
 of treating any
                        remote-entity-specified alias as trusted, then it's
 not correct.
 14:35:28 < darkrain42> rekkanoryo: Does Yahoo distinguish server-side
 between an alias I
                        set for someone and an alias the someone sets for
 themself?
 14:35:41 < kevin_BB> well the yahoo protocol sends a nickname field in the
 xml.  i'm not
                      sure about the self set
 14:35:47 < kevin_BB> i'll go wireshark it
 14:36:10 < rekkanoryo> darkrain42: I'm not sure
 }}}

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