[Pidgin] #15451: IRC SASL uses the wrong user name

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#15451: IRC SASL uses the wrong user name
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 Reporter:  grawity  |       Owner:  elb
     Type:  defect   |      Status:  new
Milestone:  2.10.7   |   Component:  IRC
  Version:  2.10.6   |  Resolution:
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Comment (by grawity):

 Replying to [comment:2 elb]:
 > Advanced|Username isn't what you think it is.  That is your Unix
 username, not the username used for IRC auth.  I don't think we have an
 appropriate field for what you're looking for.  The nickname field is
 closer to correct than Advanced|Username is.  I'm not sure what the right
 way to fix this is, but I suspect it would require adding another field.

 Hopefully this won't result in three identical "Username" fields?

 I'm aware of the general meaning of the "Unix username" aka "Ident" field
 – but it ''is'' used for authentication by some programs, in particular
 ZNC and psyBNC

 And after authenticating and entering IRC, the user field becomes
 practically meaningless (unless the client runs an identd, in which case
 the value supplied by Pidgin is discarded anyway).

 On the other hand, I'm not sure how most people use it, and maybe three
 separate fields ("Nickname", "Login username", "Ident username") ''would''
 be better...

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