[Pidgin] #14855: Cannot add screennames containing a period

[Pidgin]

#14855: Cannot add screennames containing a period
-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------
 Reporter:  therealfakemoot  |     Owner:  rekkanoryo
     Type:  defect           |    Status:  new       
Component:  unclassified     |   Version:  2.10.1    
 Keywords:                   |  
-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------
 On attempting to add an AIM screen name containing a period (.), Pidgin
 throws the following error message:

 Unable to add the buddy foo.bar because the username is invalid.
 Usernames must be a valid email address, or start with a letter and
 contain only letters, numbers and spaces, or contain only numbers.

-- 
Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/14855>
Pidgin <http://pidgin.im>
Pidgin