Markus, that is a different option ("Create new account").
This bug is about "use existing account".
But it is a bit confusing as "create new" might be understood as "create new account in Empathy (but use pre-existing MSN account)".
As the removal of IRC is an upstream design choice (???), I suggest getting back Pidgin, which just works.
(although the train is already missed for karmic as far as IRC support is considered:
- after start empathy gives the impression that it does not support IRC
- the preconfigured irc: URL hander mibbit.com is banned on freenode
- if the user happens to investigate and noticed the hint to use webchat.freenode.net , he gets this:
-ChanServ- [#ubuntu-proxy-users] /!\ ATTENTION /!\ This is NOT #ubuntu. | You have been sent to this channel because you are using a proxy service such as Tor or Cgi:IRC. There are better ways to be anonymous. | CGI:IRC users, try connecting to freenode via port 8000, 8001 or 8002. This _may_ bypass your firewalls | Please type !proxy for more information.
)
Markus, that is a different option ("Create new account").
This bug is about "use existing account".
But it is a bit confusing as "create new" might be understood as "create new account in Empathy (but use pre-existing MSN account)".
As the removal of IRC is an upstream design choice (???), I suggest getting back Pidgin, which just works.
(although the train is already missed for karmic as far as IRC support is considered: freenode. net , he gets this: proxy-users] /!\ ATTENTION /!\ This is NOT #ubuntu. | You have been sent to this channel because you are using a proxy service such as Tor or Cgi:IRC. There are better ways to be anonymous. | CGI:IRC users, try connecting to freenode via port 8000, 8001 or 8002. This _may_ bypass your firewalls | Please type !proxy for more information.
- after start empathy gives the impression that it does not support IRC
- the preconfigured irc: URL hander mibbit.com is banned on freenode
- if the user happens to investigate and noticed the hint to use webchat.
-ChanServ- [#ubuntu-
)