[Pidgin] #17013: Conversation logging disabled for time travelers

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#17013: Conversation logging disabled for time travelers
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 Reporter:  bojay       |      Owner:
     Type:  defect      |     Status:  new
Milestone:  Next Minor  |  Component:  pidgin (gtk)
  Version:  2.10.11     |   Keywords:  datetime, date, time, win32
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 PROBLEM
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 Setting the system time to a future date/time and then back causes Pidgin
 (For Windows) to not log any conversations until the previous date again
 matches the current system time.

 AFFECTS
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 Anyone who goes more than 88 MPH in a Delorian, owns a TARDIS, Or whose
 current measurement of time is in stardates instead of the older Gregorian
 Calendar, and still uses Pidgin. Other computers in time travel devices
 may also be affected if the system time is changed. This issue probably
 doesn't affect the Linux version of Pidgin, because handling of datetime
 conversion wasn't created by the bastard offspring of a rubik's cube and a
 pachinko machine.


 WORKAROUND
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 Delete or rename the log files created in the future, or reset the 'file
 created' time. A new logfile with the correct datetime should be created
 and logging restored. On Windows, these files are usually located in
 C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Roaming\.purple\logs\jabber ; All log files
 in all subdirectories with future timestamps must be deleted/renamed or
 the timestamp reset to the current system time, or earlier. Not tested for
 Linux (obviously).

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Ticket URL: <https://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/17013>
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