Update: Pidgin 2.5.7 – Yahoo Protocol 16 Support
Pidgin, the popular multiprotocol messaging client, has just been updated to version 2.5.7. This release addresses the recent Yahoo! Messenger login issues by adding support for the latest Yahoo protocol version (16).
PIDGIN 2.5.7 DOWNLOADS
Get it now: Download Pidgin 2.5.7
EXE installer, no toolbar, 13.6MB, MD5 sum: 80E4C883EAA8B76B0EC1CF66052E66C6
EXE installer, no toolbar, 13.6MB, MD5 sum: 80E4C883EAA8B76B0EC1CF66052E66C6
WHAT’S NEW IN PIDGIN 2.5.7
- Yahoo Protocol 16 support, including new HTTPS login method; this should fix a number of login problems that have recently cropped up. (Sulabh Mahajan, Mike “Maiku” Ruprecht)
- Only display the AIM “Unable to Retrieve Buddy List” message once per connection. (Rob Taft)
- Blocking MSN users not on your buddy list no longer disconnects you.
- When performing operations on MSN, assume users are on the MSN/Passport network if we don’t get network ID’s for them.
- Only display the AIM “Unable to Retrieve Buddy List” message once per connection. (Rob Taft)
- Blocking MSN users not on your buddy list no longer disconnects you.
- When performing operations on MSN, assume users are on the MSN/Passport network if we don’t get network ID’s for them.