[Pidgin] #13193: QQ connection problem

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#13193: QQ connection problem
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 Reporter:  tafelpoot                                                |        Owner:  csyfek
     Type:  defect                                                   |       Status:  new   
Milestone:                                                           |    Component:  QQ    
  Version:  2.7.9                                                    |   Resolution:        
 Keywords:  QQ, connection, outdated version, discontinued, captcha  |  
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Comment(by baijiu):

 There seem to be problems with other open-source clients as well. I gave
 [http://sourceforge.net/projects/evaq/ Eva QQ] a try but it gives a
 similar error:

   您的QQ版本过低，为了保护您的帐号安全，请到 http://im.qq.com 升级到最新版的QQ。

 Which means:

   You're using an old version of QQ. For security reasons, please download
 the most recent version of QQ from http://im.qq.com.

 I'm not entirely sure whether this really has to do with outdated versions
 or security, or whether it is a way of Tencent, the company behind QQ, to
 stop people from using third-party clients. The latter opinion seems to be
 predominant on Chinese fora. Also, I have no problems logging in with the
 [http://im.qq.com/qq/linux/download.shtml/ official QQ for Linux client],
 a program which hasn't changed at all since it was released in 2008 and
 thus should be outdated as well.

 For the moment there's also [http://web2.qq.com/ WebQQ], which is quite
 decent for a web client. Interesting to note with all their talk of
 security, captcha, old versions and deactivating accounts for your own
 safety, is that the web client doesn't even offer an https option. Nor do
 any other QQ sites by the way.

 Anyway, for those of us who really like to use QQ from within Pidgin,
 let's hope somebody will come up with a solution. While small compared to
 the rest of the world, the open source community in China is growing and
 many of them use Pidgin or Empathy (both using libpurple) to chat on QQ.
 If I find out more, I will report it here.

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