hi

amsn keeps bugging me about TLS and msnp 9.
i downloaded the precompiled plugin, and also complied
it from source. i also set the path in the
preferencies. doesn't matter, amsn always wanted to
download again.

do you have any idea or experience or solution?

I have this exact same problem. I last updated aMSN in November (to version 0.94) and have been using it happily until the 27th June, when I started getting the prompt to download TLS when I tried to login. I have downloaded the TLS plugin via the prompt and from http://tls.sourceforge.net/, neither of which has worked.

Have M$ updated the protocol again to lock out 3rd party products or something?

Dunno, I dangerously connect with no SSL. lol.

Doesn't worry me much, as no personal information is held within my hotmail account.

i'm using amsn 0.94... no problems here...

the first time i started it up (after install a few weeks ago) it prompted me for the SSL thing and i let it download and install it... hasn't asked me for it ever since...

I had missed the option to disable SSL - so at least I can logon now!

I tried running as root and downloading the precompiled module - no joy.

I wonder if it's anything to do with using Fedora? Both me and the OP had the same trouble at around the same time on Fedora Distros... Maybe some other RPM has broken aMSN?

I may try downloading aMSN from Sourceforge, to see if the problem is in the Fedora RPM. I'll keep you posted (if you're interested )

No joy there, either...

thanks for the tip, tho i cannot find the option to disable SSL. i use some cvs version.
i also posted to aMSN bugsite a week ago, no solution yet.

sorry for the delay, but i had couple of exams to pass.
if anyone has any idea what to do, to make this thing work, please let me know. i don't want to use gaim longer than necessary.

best4u,

a.

problem solved
and yes... and this was the problem a numerous times.

SELinux

the fine security system, which:
~ didn't let me install my graphics driver [solved by turning off, installing, turning on]
~ didn't let me use connect to internet at boot time [solved by modifing the network init script. same as above]
~ and finally didn't let me use TLS...

it was a big mistake to turn the SELinux option on. Heh... my bad... i didn't know what it does in the first place.

1st: tried to modify amsn start script, so it will think that TLS is available, anyway
2nd: wrote a script to start amsn script, with selinux disabling. hehe. just as i thought.
that's when i started to look for solutions


and here comes the solution for the problem:
1st: you can turn off selinux completely. /etc/sysconfig/selinux
"Once you have installed FC3, you can easily turn off SELinux by setting the SELINUX line in /etc/sysconfig/selinux to Disabled:
SELINUX=Disabled"

2nd: turn off selinux always at boot time. add selinux=0 to kernel config file
read the site, what has it to say about turning off selinux:
Fedora Core 3 SE Linux FAQ (turning off)

3rd: to most subtle. faqq says it is a mislabeling problem, and you can fix it.
usually the problem is that the program wants to access some files but has no permission or whateva.
long story short: run as root
Site to read about it: Fedora 3 FAQ blah blah

4th: if you have this problem, the site above mentions a .
haven't tried.

Have a problem with anything, using FC4? Try disabling selinux fine grained security stuff.



so long and thanks for all the fish,

a.

This didn't work for me

This did, even though I'd disabled SELINUX

It's working now, thanks angel!