[Pidgin] #14817: Need installer update: ASpell Dictionaries: bad download URLs

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#14817: Need installer update: ASpell Dictionaries: bad download URLs
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 Reporter:  warp9pnt9     |     Owner:  rekkanoryo
     Type:  defect        |    Status:  new       
Component:  unclassified  |   Version:  2.10.0    
 Keywords:                |  
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 Note: The version I am installing is pidgin-2.10.0-offline.exe, but I am
 not given the option to select that version 2.10.1 on this site at this
 time.

 Error message received when installing:

 Pidgin 2.10.1 Setup

 Error Installing Spellchecking
 (http://ftp.services.openoffice.org/pub/OpenOffice.org/contrib/diction
 aries/en_US.zip).
 If retrying fails, manual installation instructions are at:
 http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Installing%20Pidgin#manual_win32_sp
 ellcheck_installation

 Following the URL soup:

 1) Site no longer responds to FTP or HTTP or even PING requests:

 http://ftp.services.openoffice.org/pub/

 2) 1st option given on
 http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Installing%20Pidgin#manual_win32_spellcheck_installation.
 This site clearly states that DictInstall is no longer being maintained,
 and is not available for download at OpenOffice.org anymore.  They refer
 you to the SourceForce page.

 http://ooodocs.sourceforge.net/dictinstall/

 3) The SourceForge page we are sent to has very few dictionaries.

 http://sourceforge.net/projects/ooodocs/files/spell%20and%20hyph%20dictionaries/15012002/

 4) The 2nd option given on
 http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Installing%20Pidgin#manual_win32_spellcheck_installation.
 This site has an incomplete list of dictionaries, which are actually
 located at ftp.gnu.org, not aspell.net.

 http://aspell.net/win32/

 5) Finally, we arrive at a more complete and somewhat maintained (guessing
 by timestamps) collection of dictionaries that can finally be downloaded.

 http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/aspell/dict/

 Conclusion:

 Pidgin should get dictionaries from ftp.gnu.org or a mirror.

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