[Pidgin] #14481: User resource id display

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#14481: User resource id display
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 Reporter:  johnp80  |        Owner:  deryni
     Type:  defect   |       Status:  new   
Milestone:           |    Component:  XMPP  
  Version:  2.9.0    |   Resolution:        
 Keywords:           |  
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Description changed by Robby:

Old description:

> Why does pidgin display the resource id:
>
> {{{
> Resource: BlackBerry******
> Priority: 0
> Status: Available:
>
> ---
>
> Full Name:
> }}}
>
> It seems like too much information to be displayed, and as I understand
> it, at least with google talk, the server determines where the messages
> are supposed to be sent. There are some privacy implications in this, at
> least for people that don't want to broadcast to anybody on their list
> using pidgin where exactly their logged in. It also results in whatever
> status message that is in use at that time to be displayed multiple
> times, both on the get info window, and on the tooltip. The tooltip
> display can create a (slight) lag issue when a contact is logged in on
> multiple devices/pages.
>
> Sorry if this is mis-categorized, I've been looking around for something
> on this for a few days, and haven't found anything about it.

New description:

 Why does pidgin display the resource id:

 {{{
 Resource: BlackBerry******
 Priority: 0
 Status: Available:

 ---

 Full Name:
 }}}

 It seems like too much information to be displayed, and as I understand
 it, at least with google talk, the server determines where the messages
 are supposed to be sent. There are some privacy implications in this, at
 least for people that don't want to broadcast to anybody on their list
 using pidgin where exactly they're logged in. It also results in whatever
 status message that is in use at that time to be displayed multiple times,
 both on the get info window, and on the tooltip. The tooltip display can
 create a (slight) lag issue when a contact is logged in on multiple
 devices/pages.

 Sorry if this is mis-categorized, I've been looking around for something
 on this for a few days, and haven't found anything about it.

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