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Old 09-15-2006, 04:49 AM   #1
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Gaim "Unable to read"

Fresh Ubuntu Linux install. I'm trying to connect via Gaim to Yahoo's service and Google GTalk .. as soon as I hit connect I'm getting a message saying that normal authentication method has failed. Another error window sais: "Unable to read". Has anyone else experienced this problem? Does anyone know of a fix?
 
Old 09-15-2006, 10:38 AM   #2
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u may be using a wrong User Name & password combination..!!
Have you setup the Yahoo & Gchat accounts properly..??
You must have missed out on something...
 
Old 09-15-2006, 10:56 AM   #3
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Never would have considered the possibility..

The problem is fixed, apparently I needed to install libmeanwhile1
 
Old 09-15-2006, 11:56 AM   #4
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Hi
I have been having the same trouble with gaim, after "initialising stream" I get read error message, I tried searching for libmeanwhile1 (libmeanwhile0 is avilable) for fc5, couldn't get it at rpm.pbone.net, is it ubuntu specific?
Any idea?
Edit: same problem in yahoo also, though am able to connect to msn msngr
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Old 09-16-2006, 12:34 AM   #5
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P.S.: It *might* also have something to do with Yahoo's new site/mail service blah blah. so try to log in to the yahoo mail site with your username before trying again. Can't be absolutely sure which is the fix but this combination worked for me.
 
  


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