Bug 151638

Summary:	Kopete won't send messages using http method
Product:	[Unmaintained] kopete	Reporter:	Skippy le Grand Gourou <lecotegougdelaforce>
Component:	MSN Plugin	Assignee:	Kopete Developers <kopete-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	pisano85, roucaries.bastien, rpogomes
Priority:	NOR
Version:	0.12.3
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Skippy le Grand Gourou 2007-10-31 19:14:50 UTC

Version:           0.12.3 (using KDE KDE 3.5.5)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages
OS:                Linux

Kopete is not able to send/receive messages while connecting behind a router with "all but port 80" closed, at least with msn (and jabber?) protocol(s). Nor do gaim or aMSN, but sim-im (and also WLM...) is ok.

The connection works, but sending/reception of messages fail with a "connection closed" message (while the connection isn't actually closed). 

The issue could be because of too long http polling (if implemented) time interval. It might be a good idea to add the possibility to customize this interval.

PS: Sorry, no debug output for now, maybe later (when I have acces to that computer).

PPS: The bug #123726 might be related, at least the latest entries, but as it is mentioned that gaim and amsn work properly I think it is better to open a new report, since the protocol may have changed...

Comment 1 Thomas Van Parys 2007-11-14 15:08:08 UTC

Just confirming this bug.

Using HTTP for MSN/Kopete worked a few months ago (although with frequent disconnections as mentioned in other bug reports), but stopped working after some changes at the MSN-servers.

This was already fixed for Pidgin (so I'm now using Pidgin over port 80), but not yet for Kopete (which I prefer).

Comment 2 Skippy le Grand Gourou 2007-11-14 15:11:54 UTC

It has been fixed also for amsn, in which case it was due to the last change in MSN protocol more than to a polling issue.

Comment 3 Rui G. 2008-07-07 17:17:14 UTC

Still present in kopete 4.0.84 from opensuse 11.0 repos. I'm behind a router if that makes any difference.

Comment 4 ROUCARIES Bastien 2008-08-22 19:29:52 UTC

This bug is old and not solved...

It seems to be solved in amsn by revision 9005 and revision 9054.

Please implement it

Comment 5 ROUCARIES Bastien 2008-08-25 15:42:50 UTC

Please cc debian bug 493820@bugs.debian.org

Comment 6 Antonio Pisano 2008-10-11 02:10:14 UTC

Bug confirmed... but I found that in some hard to reproduce circumstances messages are delivered... I guess it is something related to the state of the contact, as every person I managed to speak to was "online" (but that doesnt mean that EVERY "online" person was reachable!)
I've heard m$ have changed something in the http protocol sometime ago...

Comment 7 Antonio Pisano 2008-10-11 02:17:42 UTC

My version of kopete is 3.5.10-1 compiled from source from debian unstable repos.

Comment 8 Matt Rogers 2008-11-15 06:09:01 UTC

We've completely replaced the current MSN implementation with a new MSN implementation which  If you continue to experience this bug after testing the new implementation (which can be gotten from our subversion repository or with the KDE 4.2 Beta 1 release), PLEASE, open a new bug rather than reopening this bug. Thank you for your time and efforting in helping us find and fix problems in Kopete.