[Pidgin] #12472: Yahoo File Transfer... Still....

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#12472: Yahoo File Transfer... Still....
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 Reporter:  Swashbunglar         |        Owner:  sulabh.dev         
     Type:  defect               |       Status:  new                
Milestone:  2.7.9                |    Component:  Yahoo!/Yahoo! JAPAN
  Version:  2.7.3                |   Resolution:                     
 Keywords:  Yahoo File Transfer  |  
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Comment(by rekkanoryo):

 Replying to [comment:29 adyroman]:
 > I just tested this again, with 2 clients on different computers on the
 same LAN, no firewall. Both sides were using Pidgin 2.7.8. The sending
 party never has confirmation that the transfer has successfully completed.
 The progress bar either stops randomly, or goes to 100%, but never reaches
 status "Finished". So although the file is transferred, it's not really
 working "perfectly well" as you're saying.

 [[BR]]
 I just tested this myself and found the following:
   * Pidgin 2.7.8 to Pidgin 2.7.8: Receiver always shows sender canceled;
 sender forever waits for transfer to start.
   * Yahoo Messenger 10 to Pidgin 2.7.8: Transfers full file.  Pidgin as
 receiver says the transfer was canceled, but the entire file ''was''
 transferred successfully.
   * Pidgin 2.7.8 to Yahoo Messenger 10: Transfers full file, but pidgin
 says the receiver canceled the transfer and Yahoo says there was a problem
 transferring the file.

 When I tested this last (it's been a while now), all these scenarios
 worked perfectly with the then-current versions of Pidgin and Yahoo
 Messenger.  Let me go on record as saying I ''hate'' YMSG with a passion.

 > Thanks for the answer though - at least we know where we stand - the
 current position is "we don't give a flying ****", but somehow packaged in
 nicer words. Too bad there's no alternative, except switch back to
 Windows...

 That's not strictly true.  We do want Pidgin to work for the features we
 claim to support.  That said, currently the Yahoo plugin is without a real
 maintainer, and very few of our developers actually use Yahoo.  I do what
 I can where I can, but file transfer is way beyond my grasp, and trying to
 understand it is more work than I want to suffer through after working a
 40-hour week to pay the bills.

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