Pidgin 2.5.2 – Multi-Protocol IM Client

Pidgin 2.5.2 (Windows, Open Source, 12.5MB) [alt DL] is a multi-protocol instant messaging (IM) client. It is compatible with AIM and ICQ (Oscar protocol), MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, IRC, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, SILC, GroupWise Messenger, and Zephyr networks.

Also available for Linux.

Changes:

• libpurple
  • Fixed a crash on removing a custom buddy icon on a buddy.
  • Fixed a crash caused by certain self-signed SSL certificates.
  • Enable a number of strong ciphers which were previously disabled
    when using NSS.
• Pidgin
  • The status selector now saves your message when changing status.
  • Fix a case where a conversation window could close unexpectedly.
  • A mute sounds option has been added to the preferences window to
    help with discoverability. CTRL+S is no longer bound to mute.
  • Added ability to change the color of visited links (using the theme
    control plugin, or setting the color in ~/.gtkrc-2.0)
  • Fix a crash occurring when a custom smiley is deleted and re-added and
    used in an open conversation after being re-added.
• Finch
  • A new 'Nested Grouping' option in the 'Grouping' plugin. Group
    hierarchies are defined by the '/' character in the group names.
  • A bug was fixed where some key-bindings wouldn't work with some TERMs
• MSN
  • Operations (such as moving to a new group) on contacts that were added in the same session should now complete correctly, and not cause
    synchronization errors at next login.
  • Minor fixes to login process during a server transfer.
  • Restored the "Has You" feature to the MSN protocol tooltips.
  • ADL 205/214/etc errors should no longer prevent login.
• XMPP: Sending and receiving custom smileys using the specification in
  XEP-0231 (bits of binary) and XHTML-IM
• Yahoo: Only send a Ping once every hour. This prevents the account from
  being disconnected from the server periodically.

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