[Pidgin] #11347: irc.freenode.net nickserv passwords containing the colon (:) character, specified in the account settings, are improperly escaped

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#11347: irc.freenode.net nickserv passwords containing the colon (:) character,
specified in the account settings, are improperly escaped
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 Reporter:  graphiclunarkid              |        Owner:  elb    
     Type:  defect                       |       Status:  closed 
Milestone:                               |    Component:  IRC    
  Version:  2.6.5                        |   Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:  irc password nickserv colon  |  
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Changes (by elb):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => invalid


Comment:

 Oh ... apparently this is another freenode non-standardism.  It looks like
 this is a feature which allows you to provide both a username and password
 to freenode for identification (probably for the case where you log in
 with an unregistered nick), in the form of username:password.  If that is
 the case, you should be able to put your regular username in this field,
 followed by a colon, and your password. ''E.g.'', if your registered
 !NickServ username were graphiclunarkid, try using
 {{{graphiclunarkid:SKLI2uHhG:$<}}}.

 This is not at all a Pidgin bug, and there's nothing (reasonable) that we
 can do about it.  You'll need to provide a username/password pair which
 makes freenode happy, or use a password without a colon.

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