[Pidgin] #4459: libpurple should use libproxy

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#4459: libpurple should use libproxy
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 Reporter:  kipple           |        Owner:           
     Type:  enhancement      |       Status:  new      
Milestone:  Patches welcome  |    Component:  libpurple
  Version:  2.3.1            |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:                   |  
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Comment(by datallah):

 The situation has apparently improved in the past 3 years, this looks like
 it might now be a reasonable option for an additional proxy type
 (potentially even to replace the current "Environment" selection).

 That said, it actually isn't clear whether or not libproxy is even
 reasonable to use with something like Pidgin that does direct TCP/IP
 communication of arbitrary protocols - the API which does the proxy lookup
 requires a '''URL'' that you're connecting to.  What would that be for our
 cases that aren't http connections?  Would "xmpp://talk.google.com" be
 reasonably expected to work?

 Assuming the above isn't a problem, implementing this would require API
 changes (major version bump) because all proxy lookups need to made in the
 context of a specific host to connect to and the current API doesn't allow
 for that.

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