Version: 0.12.3 (using KDE 3.5.5, Debian Package 4:3.5.5a.dfsg.1-8 (4.0)) Compiler: Target: i486-linux-gnu OS: Linux (i686) release 2.6.18-4-686 When 'Remember password' is checked for some account, and password contains some special symbols like '!', '@', '#' etc, on next Kopere launch i've got message that password is incorrect - and in account settings appears too many asterisks (more than in real password) that hide the password. Probably, password with such symbols jusyt incorrectly saved in program's config (I suppose). When I'm using KDEWallet for password-saving purposes - this bug didn't appear.
I was not able to replicate this bug on 0.12.3
A Kubuntu user reported the same problem with Kopete 0.12.4: When my gmail password ended with a "!" (exclamation mark) the jabber plugin saved the password in the wrong format. Process: Create new account Login into gtalk First time works fine Restart kopete Kopete will not be able to login to gtalk The message that it returns is "login failed with unknown reason". When editing the account settings it's clear that the password field as know more characters then before. When the "!" was removed from the password the problem was fixed. The original bug report can be found at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/121001
Created attachment 21469 [details] Backtrace from SIGSEGV on startup RUnning Kopete 0.12.4 on KDE 3.5.6 under Kubuntu 7.04
This also happens me. I am running Kopete 0.12.4 on KDE 3.5.6 under Kubuntu 7.04. I also often receive a SIGSEGV on startup which may or may not be related. I run the same version of Kopete on 3 machines. Two running Kopee and one running openSUSE. All have the same problem if I try and log into my AIM, MSN, Jabber or Yahoo accounts with a password that contains an exclamation mark.
Apologies for the multiple entries but "Two running Kopee" above should read "Two running KUbuntu".
I can confirm on Kubuntu 7.04 kde 3.5.7 kopete 0.12.5, jabber protocol and @ in password.
backtrace from comment #3 is not specific to this bug.
I can also confirm this bug including the fact that it manifests when the password contains a "!" character. As far as I can remember it appeared when I upgraded from kde 3.5.5 to kde 3.5.7.
make sure that the opensuse package contains this entry in the rpm changelog: Wed Aug 29 18:19:52 CEST 2007 - wstephenson@suse.de - Fix message loss after an account was disconnected with open chat windows (#299155)
We don't support saving the password in the config file anymore (as of KDE 4) and it works with kwallet (according to the reporter).