On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > L wrote: >> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> L wrote: >>> >>>> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> L wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi >>>>>> >>>>>> How to set proxy for pidgin? most connections, web, pidgin etc must go >>>>>> through a proxy. the proxy set as >>>>>> >>>>>> host proxy.aaa.bbb.cc >>>>>> port 8080 >>>>>> user username >>>>>> password passwd >>>>>> >>>>>> of course, ssh, ftp can get through without proxy. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Tools--->Preferences-->Proxy ? >>>>> >>>>> >>>> that is not working. I want this to get gtalk account. always showed a >>>> ssl error. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Try one thing to test. >>> >>> Modify your gtalk account settings in the "Advanced" tab. Uncheck >>> "Require SSL/TLS" and Check "Allow plaintext...". >>> >>> If this works...then it is most likely that the proxy you are connecting >>> with isn't configured to allow ssl. At least that is my best guess. >>> >>> >> >> >> after unchecked SSL etc, login status keeps showing connecting.... in >> fact, just hanging there. That's not working either. thanks anyway. >> >> > Sorry could not have been of more help. I currently don't have a proxy > configured that I can test with. > > > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines > > I figure out. this may be useful to others Take Gtalk as my test case, I work on gnome desktop on F12 1. System -> Preferences -> Network Proxy 'directly internet connection' checked, that means no global or system environmental proxy setting 2. Pidgin Tools -> Preferences -> Proxy -> Configure Proxy -> 'Direct Internet Connection' checked 3. Pidgin -> Accounts ->Add -> Google Talk Basic tab Protocol: Google Talk Username: Domain: gmail.com Advanced tab Require SSL/TLS check Force old (port 5223) ssl checked Connect Port: 443 Connect Server: talk.google.com File transfer proxies: proxy.eu.jabber.org Proxy tab set you http proxy proxy server: port: username: password: click Add You are good to connect -- http://etvillage.blogspot.com/ -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
