[Pidgin] #1449: Can't join AIM chatrooms (only sometimes; Pidgin doesn't crash)

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#1449: Can't join AIM chatrooms (only sometimes; Pidgin doesn't crash)
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 Reporter:  Refinery            |        Owner:  MarkDoliner
     Type:  defect              |       Status:  new        
Milestone:                      |    Component:  AIM        
  Version:  2.0.1               |   Resolution:             
 Keywords:  AIM chat room join  |  
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Comment(by nrsidavidr):

 I've been having similar problems of being disconnected from an AIM
 chatroom and then unable to rejoin it.  I get

 13:58:01) util: Writing file C:\Users\Da\AppData\Roaming\.purple\blist.xml
 (13:58:01) util: Writing file prefs.xml to directory
 C:\Users\Da\AppData\Roaming\.purple
 (13:58:01) util: Writing file
 C:\Users\Da\AppData\Roaming\.purple\prefs.xml
 (13:58:05) g_log: purple_blist_node_get_string: assertion
 `purple_value_get_type(value) == PURPLE_TYPE_STRING' failed
 (13:58:06) oscar: Attempting to join chat room (chat room name).
 (13:58:06) oscar: chatnav exists, creating room
 (13:58:06) oscar: created room: (chat room name) 4 0 64 1297346280 2000 39
 1 22 (chat room name) !aol://2719:10-4-(chat room name)
 (13:58:11) oscar: Attempting to join chat room (chat room name).
 (13:58:11) oscar: chatnav exists, creating room
 (13:58:11) oscar: created room: (chat room name) 4 0 64 1297346285 2000 39
 1 22 (chat room name) !aol://2719:10-4-(chat room name)

 in the debug log.  This is with pidgin 2.7.9 on one system and 2.7.6 on
 another.  Rebooting does _not_ resolve the problem.

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