I think this error may be unique to MSN protocol. And the plugin just isn't handling it gracefully.

When using pidgin on my desktop with MSN I would get the same error if I logged in simultaneously from my laptop. It seems like MSN would log out other simultaneous sessions (i don't know if this is true).
- However Pidgin would display error text if this happened, and offer to reconnect. Which interestingly would make the other computer's MSN connection drop out with an error too after the 1st computer stole it back!

Is there a bug report somewhere? It may be eminently fixable if it detects this and offers to reconnect. Its probably just related to breaking the session uncleanly and being unable to re-establish it.

thought I better update my conclusions:

Seems like "telepathy-butterfly" is broken as I described above. Particularly when switching from wifi to GSM/3G

But MSN-pecan works as expected And its also a smaller install written in C rather than python.

(PS sorry for reviving a dead thread, just updating to help all the others lead by google.)

having the same problem with yahoo messanger i can't log in all day yesterday and so far this morning . what can i do to fix this ?

MSN is freaking crap on the n900! all plug-ins are not complete and arent making a connection half of the time. Loads of freaking network errors on wifi and gprs.

All other services work just fine.

I keep getting annoyed by the fact that so much functons are missing in all the msn plugins. it a freaking mobile computer! it should atleast be possible to block and unblock people and share files over the msn network.

i really dont understand why its nowhere close to possible on the n900...

Oh and this forum is sadly slow at some points... its very annoying!

I had a network error problem with MSN account while any other protocols, including Skype and ICQ worked just fine.

What helped me was to install MSN (pecam) protocol from available repository. After deleting the previous MSN IM account, I have re-installed it back again, this time with MSN (pecam).
Worked like a charm.

COuld some one please help me. msn pidgin (haze) worked for quite a while, but since a few weeks i get these network errors again. its really driving me crazy.

Most of the time msn wont work at all. but sometimes all of a sudden i see a green dot and msn is connected...

Can some one PLEASE tell me what is causing this trouble? My friend has the exact same problem on his n900.

Skype and other standard accounts work just fine.

I read somewhere that the the client sends a certificate that the pidgin server needs to verify and accept before a connetion can be made. according to the guy the certificate is not corresponding if you get a netwerk error. Removing this certificate should fix the network error problem. but i cant find any certificate in /home/.rtcom-accounts/haze/msn/[email]

anyone any idea if there are certificates and if yes, where can i delete those?

I thought I was the only one!! first the telepathy plugin, now haze!... heck, this is why people switch phones!!

BTW, somehow, I ain't able to access Haze's advanced settings, It just shows a black screen and an OK button. are you experience the same??

I also have this problem with MSN (haze) = Network error... Something like a week or two...
Any ideas ?


Yes, I see the black screen on the all my messengers: ICQ, Yahoo, MSN (haze), Facebook... But when you click on "Accounts" and on the messenger, you can to access "advanced settings"... I can't only on the facebook...

wow, you think it's our responsibility to reverse engineer the msn protocol? does the n900 run windows? what makes you think it should work with MICROSOFT messenger then? (yeah old post, but it still deserves a rude response i think :P)

I also have the network error
i hope there is a update soon..