ICQ authentication failure with GAIM

hardknox · 03-29-2005, 05:40 PM

So I've searched the forums for this issue, but the only problems I can find concern missing protocols and whatnot. My problem is a little different. I have the MSN/ICQ protocol available, but I can't seem to authenticate to ICQ. I log into MSN just fine. So I know the protocol is working correctly, but when I try to log into ICQ I just get "Authentication failed". I know I'm using the correct password because I can type it in on trillian and connect fine.

I checked the FAQ on gaim's website, but the only question it has concerning ICQ is in regards to the server you should authenticate to, login.oscar.aol.com. I verified that that is correct in my ICQ settings. Any other ideas?

Thanks!

{BBI}Nexus{BBI} · 03-29-2005, 07:42 PM

I don't use ICQ but I do use AIM which uses the same Authentication Server and Port as ICQ, I had a similar problem and found that it was my screen name that was the problem, once I corrected that I could log on with no problems.

hardknox · 03-29-2005, 08:35 PM

I'm able to log into AIM/MSN/YIM. The only one that gives me a problem is ICQ, and ICQ doesn't use screen names. It uses a number, which i have verified I'm using the correct one already =(

Any other ideas, anyone?

{BBI}Nexus{BBI} · 03-30-2005, 03:42 AM

What version of Gaim are you using? v1.2.0 has bugfixes that relate to either Yahoo or ICQ I can't remember which.

{BBI}Nexus{BBI} · 03-30-2005, 03:52 AM

It looks like this is not a Linux or Gaim specific problem see here: http://www.icq.com/help/pages/catego...opic_id=645751

hardknox · 03-30-2005, 03:15 PM

I'm using GAIM 1.2.0. I know there was an issue with trillian logging into ICQ, but I was able to solve that with the trillian update. I'm on the newest version of GAIM, and I have other people in my office that authenticate to ICQ without any problems at all.

{BBI}Nexus{BBI} · 03-30-2005, 05:05 PM

Have you tried logging onto ICQ using Kopete? This would at the very least go some way to establishing whether the problem is in fact a Gaim issue.

hardknox · 03-30-2005, 06:53 PM

I downgraded Gaim to 1.1.4 and connected to ICQ just fine. I read some of the threads about password issues, but they don't apply because I have a 6 character password with no special characters.

hardknox · 04-01-2005, 11:53 PM

This fix was posted on sourceforge today. It fixed my problem. I'm sure there are other people out there that are having issues, so here's the solution!

Quote:

Date: 2005-04-01 03:10
Sender: ozzl
Logged In: YES
user_id=122111

Hello.I had the same problem, but after I changed some lines
in the source, it all worked again.

I diffed the oscar directory in 1.1.4 and 1.2.0 to check if
i found some differences.

I found out that changing two lines in auth.c made my day:
if (isdigit(sn[0])) in version 1.1.4 is in version 1.2.0
changed to if (0 && isdigit(sn[0])), which will always be
false.