[Bug 668660] [NEW] Under Ubuntu 10.10, Empathy 2.32.0.1 cannot sign into Yahoo messenger - "Authentication failed".

[sthompso]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: empathy


Cannot sign into yahoo messenger account with Empathy 2.32.0.1 under Ubuntu 10.10 x64.  Get the message "Authentication failed", however using the same credentials works using the Yahoo Web Messenger.

Empathy was able to connect to Yahoo messenger before upgrading from
Ubuntu 10.04.

MSN messenger can connect successfully.

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1) The release of Ubuntu you are using: Ubuntu 10.10 x64.

2) The version of the package you are using: empathy 2.32.0.1-0ubuntu1

3) What you expected to happen: Expected Yahoo messenger account to
successfully connect after entering correct (and verified) credentials
into Empathy.

4) What happened instead: Upon each connection attempt, Empathy
generated a "Authentication failed" message.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: empathy 2.32.0.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.35-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Oct 30 10:27:20 2010
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/empathy
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=en_US.utf8
SourcePackage: empathy

** Affects: empathy (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug maverick

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Under Ubuntu 10.10, Empathy 2.32.0.1 cannot sign into Yahoo messenger - "Authentication failed".
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/668660
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