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[Gaim-commits] CVS: web/htdocs faq.txt,1.169,1.170
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From: Stu T. <nos...@us...> - 2004-11-05 11:08:31
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Update of /cvsroot/gaim/web/htdocs In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv22992 Modified Files: faq.txt Log Message: Shome speling fixes Index: faq.txt =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/gaim/web/htdocs/faq.txt,v retrieving revision 1.169 retrieving revision 1.170 diff -u -d -p -r1.169 -r1.170 --- faq.txt 4 Nov 2004 20:10:22 -0000 1.169 +++ faq.txt 5 Nov 2004 11:08:17 -0000 1.170 @@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ A: Yahoo!'s firewall with no proxy optio the YMSG protocol inside HTTP. Gaim currently doesn't support doing this. <p> Gaim does support changing the port it connects to. Try changing the - Pager Port in the Account editor under "Show more Options". Ports + Pager Port in the Account editor under "Show more options". Ports known to work are: 20, 23, 25, 80, 119, 5050, 8001, and 8002. While this doesn't work for as many people as actually tunneling through the HTTP protocol would, it helps many users. @@ -804,71 +804,70 @@ the YMSG protocol inside HTTP. Gaim curr Q: I blocked someone, but it doesn't seem to have worked. A: As of 0.81, this is a known bug in our Yahoo code. We're not sure -what exactly is wrong, but it seems to fail most often when automaticly +what exactly is wrong, but it seems to fail most often when automatically removing the buddy from your buddy list at the same time it blocks them. It also always seems to fail if Gaim already thinks the buddy is blocked, and you try to block them again. <p> We suggest manually removing Yahoo! buddies before attempting to block them. For buddies which Gaim reports are blocked but which are not, unblocking them - and reblocking them for the Tools->Privacy dialog will often get things + and reblocking them from the Tools->Privacy dialog will often get things working. </p> Q: Can I get a list of Yahoo! Chat rooms? What about non-US lists? -A: Tools->Room List will let you list available Yahoo! Chat rooms. Yahoo! -does support hidden and invite-only rooms. If you know the name of the room you -wish to join, and it's not invite only, you can join it via Buddies->Join a -Chat. You can also create a chat room this way, although we don't support -setting the hidden or invite-only type settings. +A: Tools->Room List will let you list available Yahoo! Chat rooms. +Yahoo! does support hidden and invite-only rooms. If you know the name of the +room you wish to join, and it's not invite only, you can join it via +Buddies->Join a Chat. You can also create a chat room this way, although we +don't support setting the hidden or invite-only type settings. <p> To get a non-US room list, you'll need to change the Chat Room List Url in the account editor, under "Show more options". By default this field - contains "http://insider.msg.yahoo.com/ycontent/". You can add a country - code prefix to the url to fetch the list for another country. For example, - for the German list, you would use + contains "http://insider.msg.yahoo.com/ycontent/". You can add a country code + prefix to the url to fetch the list for another country. For example, for the + German list, you would use "http://<b>de.</b>insider.msg.yahoo.com/ycontent/". </p> <p> The list of known country codes for this url is: </p> -aa => Asia<br> -ar => Argentina<br> -au => Australia<br> -br => Brazil<br> -ca => Canada<br> -cf => Central African Replublic<br> -cn => China<br> -de => Germany<br> -dk => Denmark<br> -es => Spain<br> -fr => France<br> -hk => Hong Kong<br> -in => India<br> -it => Italy<br> -kr => Korea, Republic of<br> -mx => Mexico<br> -no => Norway<br> -se => Sweden<br> -sg => Singapore<br> -tw => Taiwan<br> -uk => United Kingdom<br> +aa => Asia<br> +ar => Argentina<br> +au => Australia<br> +br => Brazil<br> +ca => Canada<br> +cf => Central African Republic<br> +cn => China<br> +de => Germany<br> +dk => Denmark<br> +es => Spain<br> +fr => France<br> +hk => Hong Kong<br> +in => India<br> +it => Italy<br> +kr => Korea, Republic of<br> +mx => Mexico<br> +no => Norway<br> +se => Sweden<br> +sg => Singapore<br> +tw => Taiwan<br> +uk => United Kingdom<br> Q: What protocol does Gaim use to connect to Yahoo!? A: Normally Gaim uses the YMSG protocol, which is the same protocol that -the official Yahoo! clients use. If an attempt to login returns the -"Invalid Passowrd" error code, Gaim automaticly tries to log in using the -"Web Messenger" method. This method still uses the YMSG protocol, but -authencates differently, and connects to a different server. +the official Yahoo! clients use. If an attempt to login returns the "Invalid +Password" error code, Gaim automatically tries to log in using the "Web +Messenger" method. This method still uses the YMSG protocol, but authenticates +differently, and connects to a different server. <p> While in Web Messenger mode, several things work differently or not at all. Adding, moving, and removing buddies doesn't work, and the only available - status are "Available" and "Invisible". In addiction, the Yahoo! server - seems to ignore all Yahoo! Chat related packets. For this reason, we use the - YCHT protocol to join Yahoo! Chat rooms while connected the Web Messenger - method. + statuses are "Available" and "Invisible". In addiction, the Yahoo! server seems + to ignore all Yahoo! Chat related packets. For this reason, we use the YCHT + protocol to join Yahoo! Chat rooms while connected the Web Messenger method. </p> |