LinuxQuestions.org - MSN with Gaim - solution to SSL Problem

Hi everybody,

just in case you want to stick with -current, where mozilla has been removed, and don't want to use mozillas NSS/NSPR, here's a solution for you:

There is another way to use MSN via gaim where you don't need mozilla. I didn't have installed mozilla on my Box 'cause I don't like it and tried this out.

Quote:

From Gaim FAQ Page:
MSN protocol requires the use of SSL, which Gaim provides by either GnuTLS or the combination of NSS and NSPR from the Mozilla project. Install one or both of these and recompile Gaim.

GnuTLS depends on libgpg-error, libgcrypt and libtasn1, which you have to install first. For detailed instructions, look here
I did this, and it's working fine :-)

I don't know whether Pat will include GnuTLS and its dependencies into -current to provide gaim+msn working out-of-the-box, but since there are apparently only two ways, I'll drop an e-Mail :-)

As an explanation why MSN and Gaim is that complicated, this is also taken from the SSL-FAQ and will hopefully explain it:

Quote:

OpenSSL is not an option for SSL support in Gaim because the OpenSSL license (BSD-style) is not compatible with the Gaim license (GPL)

If you've still got questions, post them in here :-)

Greetings, Seppel