[kopete-bugs] [Bug 186032] New: Cannot connect to MSN/WLM - stays in "Connecting" forever

[Claus Appel]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=186032

           Summary: Cannot connect to MSN/WLM - stays in "Connecting"
                    forever
           Product: kopete
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: unspecified
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kopete-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: spectrumdt at gmail.com


Version:           0.70.0 (using 4.2.00 (KDE 4.2.0), 4.2.0-15.fc9 Fedora)
Compiler:          gcc
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.27.15-78.2.23.fc9.i686

After upgrading to KDE 4.2, Kopete is having trouble connecting to MSN/WLM. It
gives no error messages (in GUI nor on the terminal), but it tends to display
"Connecting" as WLM status forever. 

The severity of the problem varies from account to account. I have an old MSN
account (a Hotmail) and a new one (a GMail). Since my upgrade to KDE 4.2,
Kopete virtually [i]never[/i] connects to the Hotmail account, but
[i]usually[/i] manages to connect to the Gmail one. Note, however, that both
MSN accounts do work. I can log into both of them in aMSN without problems. 

Apparently Kopete does have some connection to the network, though, even with
the account it hates. If I supply a wrong password, it promptly complains. But
with the correct password, it just hangs in "Connecting". 

Kopete connects correctly to Jabber, AIM and ICQ. 

I have tried going to Configure Kopete -> Accounts -> WLM account -> Modify
Account -> Connection and checking or unchecking "Override default server
information". This made no difference. 

I have tried explicitly opening port 1863 in my firewall. This made no
difference. 

Plugins I have active are: KopeteTeX, History, Text Effect. 

See, for reference, a Fedora Forum thread where I try to troubleshoot the
problem: 
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?p=1176406

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