[OTR-users] Gaim 2b6 and OTR Breakage

[Brian Morrison]

On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:25:39 -0500
Torrey McMahon <tmcmahon2 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Howdy.
> 
> Just installed gaim 2b6 on my windows xp box. Two things seem to be 
> broken ala OTR
> 
> 1) The protocol name for AOL has changed from prpl-oscar to prpl-aim. 
> The account prefs get changed but the otr key file doesn't. All you have 
> to do is edit the string to say prpl-aim instead of prpl-oscar and all 
> is well.
> 
> 2) This is worse: The OTR icon has disappeared. This makes it impossible 
> to verify new fingerprints, end conversations, etc. (Unless there is a 
> menu for this I can't find.)

Amazing, they've managed to break the API *again* within a beta series.

Makes you wonder what they've done *this* time....

-- 

Brian Morrison

   "Arguing with an engineer is like wrestling with a pig in the mud;
    after a while you realize you are muddy and the pig is enjoying it."