proxy setting for pidgin

[L]

On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko at greshko.com> wrote:
> L wrote:
>> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko at greshko.com> wrote:
>>
>>> L wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko at greshko.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> L wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How to set proxy for pidgin? most connections, web, pidgin etc must go
>>>>>> through a proxy. the proxy set as
>>>>>>
>>>>>> host proxy.aaa.bbb.cc
>>>>>> port 8080
>>>>>> user username
>>>>>> password passwd
>>>>>>
>>>>>> of course, ssh, ftp can get through without proxy.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Tools--->Preferences-->Proxy  ?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> that is not working. I want this to get gtalk account. always showed a
>>>> ssl error.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Try one thing to test.
>>>
>>> Modify your gtalk account settings in the "Advanced" tab.  Uncheck
>>> "Require SSL/TLS" and Check "Allow plaintext...".
>>>
>>> If this works...then it is most likely that the proxy you are connecting
>>> with isn't configured to allow ssl.  At least that is my best guess.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> after unchecked SSL etc, login status keeps showing connecting.... in
>> fact, just hanging there. That's not working either. thanks anyway.
>>
>>
> Sorry could not have been of more help.  I currently don't have a proxy
> configured that I can test with.
>
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I figure out. this may be useful to others

Take Gtalk as my test case, I work on gnome desktop on F12

1. System -> Preferences -> Network Proxy 'directly internet
connection' checked, that means no global or system environmental
proxy setting
2. Pidgin Tools -> Preferences -> Proxy -> Configure Proxy -> 'Direct
Internet Connection' checked
3. Pidgin -> Accounts ->Add -> Google Talk
Basic tab
  Protocol: Google Talk
  Username:
  Domain: gmail.com
Advanced tab
  Require SSL/TLS check
  Force old (port 5223) ssl checked

  Connect Port: 443
  Connect Server: talk.google.com
  File transfer proxies: proxy.eu.jabber.org
Proxy tab

set you http proxy
  proxy server:
  port:
  username:
  password:

click Add

You are good to connect



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