[Pidgin] #6607: Public IP detection via entry of DNS name

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#6607: Public IP detection via entry of DNS name
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 Reporter:  olmari                  |        Owner:           
     Type:  enhancement             |       Status:  new      
Milestone:                          |    Component:  libpurple
  Version:  2.6.2                   |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:  public IP, domain name  |  
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Comment(by eomanis):

 I'm totally with olmari on this one.

 I was about to give Miranda IM the boot for pidgin and ran into this
 problem when I tried to put my port forwarding to good use.

 I do not have UPnP enabled on my router since I think I can do perfectly
 well without random programs requesting port forwarding (just think of
 malware).
 Honestly, this is basic networking and really shouldn't be too hard to
 implement. I mean, how hard can it be to resolve a DNS name? Everybody can
 do that with a ping, come on...

 Besides, in my humble opinion, having to look up for a STUN server for use
 DOES add complexity. It could be so simple: Set the ports range, type in
 youre dynamic DNS address and off you go with file transfers and
 everything. What's the point in throwing wrenches into users' paths who
 want to use some basic and straightforward networking?

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