Yeah, I get the same thing using my local squid proxy server. Using the proxy pidgin just hangs on startup.
** Changed in: pidgin (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- Pidgin hangs when a http proxy is set on intrepid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/275247 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs