[Pidgin] #8853: Cannot connect to Yahoo - "connection refused" error

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#8853: Cannot connect to Yahoo - "connection refused" error
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 Reporter:  christophermerkel         |        Owner:  marv  
     Type:  defect                    |       Status:  new   
Milestone:                            |    Component:  Yahoo!
  Version:  2.5.5                     |   Resolution:        
 Keywords:  connection refused error  |  
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Comment(by unikuser):

 Looks like Yahoo is updating their servers to stop supporting legacy
 protocol. Pidgin should use new login method to fix this issue
 permanently. All servers which are working for now would cease to work
 probably in August.

 http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2009/06/09/we’re-retiring-
 versions-60-to-75/

 http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=2e95f9b80902181546s7293ad0bmbd44ca768d7e68f6%40mail.gmail.com&forum_name=libyahoo2-users

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