• Update to version 2.5.7 (works for me :-))
• Accounts -> Edit account (to yahoo account) -> Advanced -> and to Pager Server erase “scs.msg.yahoo.com” and put instead 66.163.181.189

Further info:

• The bug on Launchpad – also gives a more detailed list of alternative IPs
• The blogpost announcing Pidgin 2.5.7
• Update: even more information abut the issue.

Picture taken from BlueLinden’s photostream with permission.

2008 has been a slightly unusual year for the Pidgin chat client. Improvements were made, but the biggest news was caused by unhappy users. That’s one of the reasons why I created a user survey to figure out what the big issues are.

If you’re a Pidgin user, please fill the survey out! It should only take a couple of minutes and will be invaluable in figuring out how to improve Pidgin.

So, if you are a Pidgin user, please take 2-3 minutes off your time and fill out the survey for the benefit of all of us!