[OTR-users] "Automatically initiate private messaging" doesn't work

[Ian Goldberg]

On Fri, May 02, 2008 at 02:42:44PM +0200, Alexander Buchner wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm new to the mailing list and I don't know if/how I can reply to an 
> existing thread.
> My problem looks like the same problem that was posted here 
> http://lists.cypherpunks.ca/pipermail/otr-users/2008-April/001273.html. 
> Today I exchanged 20 or so messages with a friend before I noticed, that no 
> private conversation was initiated. By manually starting the OTR-session, 
> this works fine, but not automatically.
> In my global OTR Settings [X] Automatically initiate private messaging is 
> activated and with this friend I use the standard options.
> I know that I can activate "Require private messaging" per buddy, but this 
> is quite annoying if one has to do this for 15-20 people. I can't globally 
> set this option, because there are people on my ContactList, who can't 
> encrypt with OTR.
> Is this a known bug? What could go wrong?
> 
> My system:
> Windows XP SP 3, Pidgin 2.4.1, OTR 3.1.0
> 
> My friend's system
> Windows XP SP 2, Pidgin 2.4.1, OTR 3.1.0

Could you possibly capture the raw incoming and outgoing packets?  What
IM network are you using?

Thanks,

   - Ian