Background Knowledge
Today (2008-01-12) I loaded Pidgin and discovered that I was no longer able to connect to MSN. It appears either Microsoft is blocking the connection or a new version has been release. What the cause of the matter is I have not been able to verify with certainty at this time.
UPDATE: Pidgin v2.5.4 has been released that temporarily fixes the problem.
Error Message
“Unable to Retrieve MSN Address Book using Pidgin”. See screen shot of the error message below.
Solution
- Close Pidgin application.
- Download and install “msn-pecan“.
- Run Pidgin application.
- In Pidgin “Show Buddy List” and go to the menu “Accounts” -> “Manage Accounts”.
- Modify your MSN account, ensure the protocol shows “MSN”.
- Change “Protocol” to “WLM” and then click “Save”.
- Login to your MSN account.
Source: MSN Network Service Status
Source: Pidgin : Unable to retrieve MSN address list
Source: msn-pecan
thanks for the tip.. up and running again
thanks!
Thanks, appreciated.
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