Pidgin is an easy to use and free chat client used by millions. Connect to AIM, MSN, Yahoo, and more chat networks all at once.

Changelog:

• libpurple
  • Fix --disable-avahi to actually disable it in configure, as opposed to just making the warning non-fatal.
  • Fix using GNOME proxy settings properly. (Erik van Pienbroek)

• IRC
  • Fix parsing of invalid TOPIC messages. (CVE-2009-2703)

• MSN
  • Sending custom smileys in chats is now supported.
  • Ink messages are now saved when using the HTML logger.
  • Fix a crash when receiving some handwritten messages.
  • Fix a crash when receiving certain SLP invite messages.
  • Chats with multiple people should no longer spontaneously disconnect.

• XMPP
  • Prompt the user before cancelling a presence subscription.
  • Escape status messages that have HTML entities in the Get Info dialog.
  • Fix connecting to XMPP domains with no SRV records from Pidgin on Windows.
  • Fix typing notifications with Pidgin 2.5.9 or earlier.
  • Fix connecting using BOSH and legacy authentication (XEP-0078).
  • Adding buddies of the form "romeo@…/Resource" are handled properly. In addition, it is no longer possible to add buddies of the form "room@…/User", where room@… is a MUC.
  • Don't crash when receiving "smileyfied" XHTML-IM from clients that don't support bits of binary (ie. when getting an empty <data/> in return)
  • Fix bug where SSL/TLS was not required even though the "require SSL/TLS" preference checked when connecting to servers that use the older iq-based authentication. (CVE-2009-3026)

• Yahoo!/Yahoo! JAPAN
  • Accounts now have "Use account proxy for SSL connections" option. This option force-overrides the account specific proxy settings for SSL connections only and instead uses the global proxy configuration.

• Finch
  • Properly detect libpanel on OpenBSD. (Brad Smith)
  • Remove IO watches in gnt_quit. (Tomasz Mon)

• Pidgin
  • Fix the auto-personize functionality in the Buddy List.
  • Set the window icon for the media window to an icon corresponding to the type of call (headphone or webcam).
  • Customized sound files are no longer reset whenever opening the Preferences dialog.
  • The buddy list should now immediately refresh upon changing the icon theme.

Program Information Category: Internet and communication Type: Free Version: 2.6.2 Size: 13.7MB Works on: Windows, Linux, Mac Product page: here