[OTR-users] OTR and GTalk

Chris Garriss chris_garriss at unc.edu
Tue Nov 3 21:35:46 EST 2009


On 03.11.2009 21:15  Chris Garriss spoke thusly:
> On 03.11.2009 21:09  Marti Raudsepp spoke thusly:
>   
>> On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 11:26 PM, Chris Garriss <chris_garriss at unc.edu> wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> My brother in Canada (Quebec) also using XP SP3, fully patched, is also
>>> having the problem, as is my sister in MD (USA).  Same issue with a few
>>> other people I use Google with via Pidgin, plus they are having problems
>>> with other people.  If we switch over to Yahoo (via Pidgin), no problems at
>>> all.
>>>     
>>>       
>> I suspect this happens because OTR does not cooperate with Google Talk
>> multiple logins.
>>
>> To reproduce, try connecting to Google Talk with 2 separate sessions,
>> and use OTR on both. Then ask someone else with OTR to contact you.
>> Sparks will fly.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Marti
>>
>>   
>>     
> I've most often had only one session - and that to a single person -
> with this happening.  90% of the time I have been chatting with no one
> other than my brother - no other sessions active or passive with any client
>
>   

One final thought, I almost never have had GMail, Google Docs or any
other Google App open when this was occurring.
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