[Adium-devl] MSNp15 (libpurple im.pidgin.pidgin) in Adium 1.3.x

[Robert Vehse]

Am 09.09.2008 um 00:15 schrieb Evan Schoenberg:

> I'd like to propose moving Adium 1.3.x back to im.pidgin.pidgin for  
> MSN connectivity – that is, MSNp15 – for Adium 1.3.2.  libpurple  
> 2.5.1 fixed the immediate influx of msnp15 problems, and what we're  
> left with now is that it appears to be the better choice looking  
> forward.  As always, working with the library with a wider audience  
> helps us with bug reporting and development, and msn-pecan  
> continues to have problems sending display pictures and doesn't  
> support sending offline messages (which also means sending to  
> invisible users).
>
> I'd prefer that our side of helping to debug (and fix!) problems be  
> directed towards the ultimate code base we'll be utilizing.
>
> The primary known issue with msnp15 is that apparently it sends a  
> lot of data at signon, which means some users on slow connections  
> end up getting timeout errors.
>
> N.B.: I don't use MSN at all.  If you're using trunk and MSN, I'd  
> like to hear about any other concerns you have.
>
> -Evan

I'm happy to have merely one MSN-only contact in my list, not having  
to rely on MSN.

However, from the standpoint of someone working in Trac and in the  
forums MSN-Pecan looks like a regression to me. With MSNp9 we knew  
there were certain features missing and most users had arranged  
themselves with that and I cannot remember any MSN-related crashes.

Now I'm seeing a great influx of reports –  a multitude of crashes  
(at least nine of them right now!), connection problems, pictures and  
aliases not showing and more.
For reference, here you can see all tickets with the "msn-pecan"  
component: http://trac.adiumx.com/query? 
status=new&status=assigned&status=reopened&component=msn- 
pecan&order=type.

I can't say much about libpurple MSNp15 but MSN-Pecan seems almost as  
bad what we had before and I never thought I would say that.

-Robby