i've been having problems trying to use yahoo messenger on pidgin, all the other services work, but yahoo messenger, it won't connect and it's giving me username and password incorrect messeges, if there's a fix please help
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can't log on to yahoo messenger while using pidgin portable
June 19, 2009 - 10:23am
#1
can't log on to yahoo messenger while using pidgin portable
June 19, 2009 - 10:26am
#2
Not just PidginPortable
I have Pidgin install on my machine and I can't connect to Yahoo.
June 19, 2009 - 10:31am
#3
Same here...
I am able to log in via meebo though. Was assuming it was something with my corporate firewall or my local account config. At least I know it's not just me!!
June 19, 2009 - 2:45pm
#4
Same problem
No new info, just that I can login on other clients, just not this one.
June 19, 2009 - 3:14pm
#5
Found some info
Appears to be related to a Yahoo upgrade,
http://www.celticwolf.com/useful-information/faqs/26-pidgin-yahoo
June 20, 2009 - 1:29pm
#6
thanks for the link
thanks for the link
June 21, 2009 - 11:15pm
#7
More from Pidgin News: Yahoo! changed its security protocol
Got this bit of info just this morning from the Pidgin Developers' News Aggregator at planet.pidgin.im
http://theflamingbanker.blogspot.com/2009/06/great-yahoo-debacle.html
Apparently Yahoo! changed some security protocol earlier than the Pidgin folks had anticipated. They had code prepared but were planning on implementing on version 2.6.0, as per Yahoo!'s public timeline or somesuch.
Anyways, Pidgin 2.5.7 fixes the problem. I'm sure the good folks developing Pidgin Portable already knows this, but you know, just in case 
June 21, 2009 - 11:25pm
#8
Tomorrow Morning
It's packaged and will be posted tomorrow morning (NY time).
June 24, 2009 - 1:05am
#9
Pidgin 2.5.7 does fix the problem
I have updated mine in Windows2000 on one box, and yes indeed it does seem to fix the problem.
Look forward to trying the portable version.
Richard.
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Edit
Yahoo contacts list opens as before the change in their system. No contacts of mine actually on-line right now, so can't check messaging, but it looks good.
Thank you 
June 25, 2009 - 6:01pm
#10
I just installed the 2.5.7
Please Delete. I resolved my issue.
Thanks in Advance,
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