[Pidgin] #9752: Unable to set Yahoo aliases

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#9752: Unable to set Yahoo aliases
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 Reporter:  theshirt23   |        Owner:  sulabh.dev
     Type:  defect       |       Status:  new       
Milestone:               |    Component:  Yahoo!    
  Version:  2.5.8        |   Resolution:            
 Keywords:  alias yahoo  |  
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Comment(by sulabh.dev):

 Replying to [comment:4 darkrain42]:
 > However, I have one issue. When I set the alias in Pidgin, it syncs to
 the server and I can see it in the Yahoo webmessenger. When I changed the
 alias there and logged back in to Pidgin, the change was not reflected.

 Look at the nickname rather than the alias, that is where your change is
 being reflected.
 Alias is local only, whereas nickname syncs to the server.

 Why do we have separate nickname and alias?

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