[Pidgin] #10237: Pidgin 2.6.2 and y! blocked by SSL company Firewall unlike standard y! client

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#10237: Pidgin 2.6.2 and y!  blocked by SSL company Firewall  unlike standard y!
client
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 Reporter:  tommyg_kiwi  |        Owner:  sulabh.dev         
     Type:  defect       |       Status:  pending            
Milestone:               |    Component:  Yahoo!/Yahoo! JAPAN
  Version:  2.6.2        |   Resolution:                     
 Keywords:               |  
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Changes (by darkrain42):

  * status:  new => pending


Old description:

> Even in 2.6.2  y! does not work as it is blocked by SSL (my company stops
> SSL connectivity).  Standard Yahoo client connects works without this
> issue.  (tried different proxy connections for SSL,  but company blocks
> SSL connections)
>
> (14:14:27) proxy: Connecting to login.yahoo.com:443.
> (14:14:27) proxy: Error connecting to login.yahoo.com:443 (Connection
> timed out.).
> (14:14:27) proxy: Connection attempt failed: Connection timed out.
> (14:14:27) yahoo: Authentication: In yahoo_auth16_stage1_cb
> (14:14:27) yahoo: Login Failed, unable to retrieve login url: Unable to
> connect to login.yahoo.com: SSL Connection Failed

New description:

 Even in 2.6.2  y! does not work as it is blocked by SSL (my company stops
 SSL connectivity).  Standard Yahoo client connects works without this
 issue.  (tried different proxy connections for SSL,  but company blocks
 SSL connections)

 {{{
 (14:14:27) proxy: Connecting to login.yahoo.com:443.
 (14:14:27) proxy: Error connecting to login.yahoo.com:443 (Connection
 timed out.).
 (14:14:27) proxy: Connection attempt failed: Connection timed out.
 (14:14:27) yahoo: Authentication: In yahoo_auth16_stage1_cb
 (14:14:27) yahoo: Login Failed, unable to retrieve login url: Unable to
 connect to login.yahoo.com: SSL Connection Failed
 }}}

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Comment:

 Pidgin does not support that proxy auto-config stuff, which I believe
 you've correctly determined. You will need to set the settings manually
 (either globally or specifically for the Yahoo account on the Proxy tab).

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