[Pidgin] #10074: -f does not behave as described

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#10074: -f does not behave as described
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Reporter:  kermit  |        Type:  defect                                                              
  Status:  new     |   Component:  pidgin (gtk)                                                        
 Version:  2.6.1   |    Keywords:  disconnect disconnects connectoin NetworkManager network tcp timeout
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 Added -f command line option to tell Pidgin to ignore NetworkManager and
 assume it has a valid network connection.

   -f, --force-online  force online, regardless of network status


 Maybe it ignores NetworkManager in some cases, but not the cases I'm
 looking for.  If NetworkManager does pretty much anything at all, pidgin
 forces all my connections closed, when connections that don't hyperreact
 to NetworkManager are fine.  A -f that does ignores NetworkManager
 completely would allow connections to follow standard TCP protocol
 timeouts and remain open like all my other connections, rather than
 presumptuously and incorrectly closing them.  If not with -f, then with
 '--ignore-network-manager-completely' or something.   Fortunately I can
 kill NetworkManager unless I actually need it, for now :)

 I consider this a defect because it's intentionally disconnecting when the
 connection would otherwise be fine.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/10074>
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