[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 felipec):

 Replying to [comment:10 rekkanoryo]:
 > For an additional point of clarification, libproxy does nothing but tell
 the application what proxy to use, correct?  That is, libproxy doesn't
 actually connect to a given host via the proxy, and only tells the
 application what proxy server to use? That would mean we still need to
 maintain code to connect through proxies, which means using libproxy isn't
 as helpful to us as everyone seems to think it is.

 I don't think anybody assumed otherwise. Just having the right proxy
 configuration is useful. You would get rid of issue #10122 for starters.

 > (I'm not saying it's not worth supporting libproxy--I'm just pointing
 out it's not a magic cure-all to solve our quintillion proxy problems like
 some people seem to think it is.)

 I don't know what is that "some people".

 The magic solution would be to use GIO, which will utilize libproxy behind
 the curtains, but that's a distant reality and unrelated to this ticket.

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