[Pidgin] #13270: SASL support on IRC Protocol

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#13270: SASL support on IRC Protocol
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 Reporter:  Gaming4JC               |        Owner:  elb
     Type:  patch                   |       Status:  new
Milestone:  Patches Needing Review  |    Component:  IRC
  Version:  2.7.9                   |   Resolution:     
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Comment(by elb):

 The patch is not "written well", and it's been discussed in the XMPP chat.
 It is still a hack.  I'll put the details here for the benefit of those
 who missed it.

  * This patch hand-implements SASL PLAIN, which is a bad idea for both
 security and flexibility reasons.  Other protocols use Cyrus SASL, as this
 should.
  * The strncmp() check is wrong (it should use len 5).
  * There is no indication to the client that the authentication succeeded
 or failed.

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