Yahoo! IP Addy Change for 66.163.181.106 ?

[linna]

Yesterday I popped open my laptop only to find a frustratingly similar repeat occurrence of the "libpurple-like incidents" that last plagued me when I could not get Adium to work with Yahoo!

The solution I'd been given for previous connection issues with Yahoo! was to change the preference information for each Yahoo! account in Accounts > Options to use the IP Address 66.163.181.106 instead of the DNS scs.msg.yahoo.com ( cannot connect to yahoo messenger with adium ). This worked like a charm.

After much troubleshooting (even suspecting that this might in fact be THE issue) but not knowing for the life of me what the dang default information for Yahoo! was, installing the debugger, grabbing the debug text script etc etc etc... it finally led me here and actually presented me with the ability to look up my old posts and hunt down the information that way.

So figuring others might be in a similar position I'm posting anyways even though I resolved this. And even though others may not have such trouble as I. Of note, installing Yahoo! didn't provide me with info on the default server location. It's obfuscated to their client's user. Bah.

Maybe a simple feature of Adium could be 'restore defaults' as a button for Yahoo! -- I know with many services locally/SF Bay Area -- IP Addresses are insisted upon for things like vent servers or what not, even if you go to the trouble for a fancy subdomain, just because the internet is "that way." The IP Addy is going to be ultimately more stable if it's not changing. Or even just knowing where to look in the forums or on Adium's site to go to Yahoo's for help. I don't know how easy or hard they make it for third party software vendors to work with their services. Well I take that back. I was an original customer once upon a time of Yahoo!'s portal product (that thing built on TIBCO's portal product. Heh. Heheh. Ugh.)

Anyway, enough nonsense rambling. Just in case I am NOT right about what I think has seemed to fix my problem here's my debugging text ANYWAYS. Only changes are Yahoo! account names made account1 and account2 respectively and computer's name changed to [computername]. Router's IP addy changed to something generic even though it's probably generically known anyways.

Oh uhm why is it going to 120.233.255.191, China Mobile Communications Corporations? (120.233.255.191)

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06:48:23: -[AIAccount(Abstract) retrievePasswordThenConnect]: Retrieving <ESPurpleYahooAccount:16d59ff0 2>:YAHOOACCOUNT1's password (promptOption 0)
06:48:23: adiumPurpleCoreDebugInit()
06:48:23: (Libpurple: prefs) removing pref /plugins/prpl/jabber/avoid_sasl_for_plain_auth
06:48:23: (Libpurple: prefs) removing pref /plugins/prpl/jabber
06:48:23: (Libpurple: util) Reading file xmpp-caps.xml from directory /Users/[computername]/Library/Application Support/Adium 2.0/Users/Default/libpurple
06:48:23: (Libpurple: util) File /Users/[computername]/Library/Application Support/Adium 2.0/Users/Default/libpurple/xmpp-caps.xml does not exist (this is not necessarily an error)
06:48:23: (Libpurple: jabber) creating hash tables for data objects
06:48:23: (Libpurple: prefs) /purple/status/scores/offline changed, scheduling save.
06:48:23: (Libpurple: prefs) /purple/status/scores/available changed, scheduling save.
06:48:23: (Libpurple: prefs) /purple/status/scores/invisible changed, scheduling save.
06:48:23: (Libpurple: prefs) /purple/status/scores/away changed, scheduling save.
06:48:23: (Libpurple: prefs) /purple/status/scores/extended_away changed, scheduling save.
06:48:23: (Libpurple: prefs) /purple/status/scores/idle changed, scheduling save.
06:48:23: (Libpurple: prefs) /purple/status/scores/offline_msg changed, scheduling save.
06:48:23: (Libpurple: util) Reading file accounts.xml from directory /Users/[computername]/Library/Application Support/Adium 2.0/Users/Default/libpurple
06:48:23: (Libpurple: util) Reading file status.xml from directory /Users/[computername]/Library/Application Support/Adium 2.0/Users/Default/libpurple
06:48:23: (Libpurple: util) File /Users/[computername]/Library/Application Support/Adium 2.0/Users/Default/libpurple/status.xml does not exist (this is not necessarily an error)
06:48:23: (Libpurple: certificate) CertificateVerifier x509, singleuse requested but not found.
06:48:23: (Libpurple: certificate) CertificateVerifier singleuse registered
06:48:23: (Libpurple: certificate) CertificatePool x509, ca requested but not found.
06:48:23: (Libpurple: certificate) CertificateScheme x509 requested but not found.
06:48:23: (Libpurple: certificate/x509/ca) Lazy init failed because an X.509 Scheme is not yet registered. Maybe it will be better later.
06:48:23: (Libpurple: certificate/x509/ca) Init failed, probably because a dependency is not yet registered. It has been deferred to later.
06:48:23: (Libpurple: certificate) CertificatePool ca registered
06:48:23: (Libpurple: certificate) CertificatePool x509, tls_peers requested but not found.
06:48:23: (Libpurple: certificate) CertificatePool tls_peers registered
06:48:23: (Libpurple: certificate) CertificateVerifier x509, tls_cached requested but not found.
06:48:23: (Libpurple: certificate) CertificateVerifier tls_cached registered
06:48:23: (Libpurple: prefs) /purple/logging/format changed, scheduling save.
06:48:23: (Libpurple: prefs) /purple/logging/format changed, scheduling save.
06:48:23: (Libpurple: prefs) /purple/proxy/type changed, scheduling save.
06:48:23: (Libpurple: prefs) /purple/proxy/host changed, scheduling save.
06:48:23: (Libpurple: prefs) /purple/proxy/port changed, scheduling save.
06:48:23: (Libpurple: prefs) /purple/proxy/username changed, scheduling save.
06:48:23: (Libpurple: prefs) /purple/proxy/password changed, scheduling save.
06:48:23: (Libpurple: sslconn) Unable to initialize SSL.
06:48:23: (Libpurple: util) Reading file smileys.xml from directory /Users/[computername]/Library/Application Support/Adium 2.0/Users/Default/libpurple
06:48:23: (Libpurple: util) File /Users/[computername]/Library/Application Support/Adium 2.0/Users/Default/libpurple/smileys.xml does not exist (this is not necessarily an error)
06:48:23: (Libpurple: stun) using server
06:48:23: (Libpurple: nat-pmp) Found a default gateway
06:48:23: (Libpurple: nat-pmp) Attempting to retrieve the public ip address for the NAT device at: [ROUTER IP ADDRESS]
06:48:23: (Libpurple: nat-pmp) Timeout: 0s 250000us
06:48:23: (Libpurple: nat-pmp) Response was not received from our gateway! Instead from: 120.233.255.191
06:48:23: adiumPurpleCore: load_all_plugins()
06:48:23: adiumPurpleCoreUiInit
06:48:23: adiumPurpleCore: purple_blist_load()...
06:48:23: (Libpurple: util) Reading file blist.xml from directory /Users/[computername]/Library/Application Support/Adium 2.0/Users/Default/libpurple
06:48:23: -[AIContactHidingController setVisibility:ofListContact:withReason:]: <AIListContact:19cbfee0 Yahoo!.bemybadinfluence_f> is already 1
06:48:23: Created PurpleAccount 0x19c90a30 with UID YAHOOACCOUNT1 and protocolPlugin prpl-yahoo
06:48:23: Created PurpleAccount 0x19c90a30 with UID YAHOOACCOUNT1, protocolPlugin prpl-yahoo
06:48:23: -[CBPurpleAccount setAccountUserImage:withData:]: <ESPurpleYahooAccount:16d59ff0 2>:YAHOOACCOUNT1 setting icon data of length 0
06:48:23: <ESPurpleYahooAccount:16d59ff0 2>:YAHOOACCOUNT1: Updating status for key: User Icon
06:48:23: Adium: Connect: YAHOOACCOUNT1 initiating connection using status state <AIStatus: 16d4af90 [Invisible]> ((null)).
06:48:23: Setting status on 19c90a30 (YAHOOACCOUNT1): ID invisible, isActive 1, attributes {
}
06:48:23: (Libpurple: account) Connecting to account YAHOOACCOUNT1
06:48:23: (Libpurple: connection) Connecting. gc = 0x19c9fed0
06:48:23: Connecting: gc=0x19c9fed0 (Connecting) 1 / 2
06:48:23: (Libpurple: dns) DNS query for '66.163.181.106' queued
06:48:23: (Libpurple: util) requested to fetch (http://[ROUTER IP ADDRESS]:80/Public_UPNP_gatedesc.xml), full=1, user_agent=((null)), http11=1
06:48:23: (Libpurple: dns) DNS query for '[ROUTER IP ADDRESS]' queued
06:48:23: ************ YAHOOACCOUNT1 --step-- 1
06:48:24: -[AdiumPurpleDnsRequest startLookup]: Performing DNS resolve on <AdiumPurpleDnsRequest: 0x19c5b500: host 0x0, query_data 0x19ca07c0, finished 0>: 66.163.181.106:5050
06:48:24: -[AdiumPurpleDnsRequest startLookup]: Performing DNS resolve on <AdiumPurpleDnsRequest: 0x16d7a690: host 0x0, query_data 0x19c57090, finished 0>: [ROUTER IP ADDRESS]:80
06:48:24: -[AdiumPurpleDnsRequest lookupSucceededWithAddresses:]: DNS resolve complete for <AdiumPurpleDnsRequest: 0x19c5b500: host 0x19c4bb80, query_data 0x19ca07c0, finished 0> (66.163.181.106:5050)
06:48:24: (Libpurple: dnsquery) IP resolved for 66.163.181.106
06:48:24: (Libpurple: proxy) Attempting connection to 66.163.181.106
06:48:24: (Libpurple: proxy) Connecting to 66.163.181.106:5050 with no proxy
06:48:24: (Libpurple: proxy) Connection in progress
06:48:24: -[AdiumPurpleDnsRequest cancel]: <AdiumPurpleDnsRequest: 0x19c5b500: host 0x19c4bb80, query_data 0x19ca07c0, finished 1>
06:48:24: -[AdiumPurpleDnsRequest _finishDnsRequest]: <AdiumPurpleDnsRequest: 0x19c5b500: host 0x19c4bb80, query_data 0x19ca07c0, finished 1>
06:48:24: -[AdiumPurpleDnsRequest lookupSucceededWithAddresses:]: DNS resolve complete for <AdiumPurpleDnsRequest: 0x16d7a690: host 0x19c90250, query_data 0x19c57090, finished 0> ([ROUTER IP ADDRESS]:80)
06:48:24: (Libpurple: dnsquery) IP resolved for [ROUTER IP ADDRESS]
06:48:24: (Libpurple: proxy) Attempting connection to [ROUTER IP ADDRESS]
06:48:24: (Libpurple: proxy) Connecting to [ROUTER IP ADDRESS]:80 with no proxy
06:48:24: (Libpurple: proxy) Connection in progress
06:48:24: -[AdiumPurpleDnsRequest cancel]: <AdiumPurpleDnsRequest: 0x16d7a690: host 0x19c90250, query_data 0x19c57090, finished 1>
06:48:24: -[AdiumPurpleDnsRequest _finishDnsRequest]: <AdiumPurpleDnsRequest: 0x16d7a690: host 0x19c90250, query_data 0x19c57090, finished 1>
06:48:24: (Libpurple: proxy) Connecting to [ROUTER IP ADDRESS]:80.
06:48:24: (Libpurple: util) Request: 'GET /Public_UPNP_gatedesc.xml HTTP/1.1

Connection: close

Host: [ROUTER IP ADDRESS]:80



'
06:48:24: Called write with no write_tag <SourceInfo 0x16d5fd90: Socket 0x19c76c80: fd 11; timer_tag 0; read_tag 13; write_tag 0>
06:48:24: (Libpurple: util) Response headers: 'HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Server:Ambit OS/1.0 UPnP/1.0 AMBIT-UPNP/1.0

Connect:close

Content-length: 2660

Content-type: text/xml

Cache-Control:no-cache

Pragma:no-cache



'
06:48:24: (Libpurple: util) requested to fetch (http://[ROUTER IP ADDRESS]:80/Public_UPNP_C3), full=0, user_agent=((null)), http11=1
06:48:24: (Libpurple: dns) DNS query for '[ROUTER IP ADDRESS]' queued
06:48:24: (Libpurple: dns) DNS query for '[ROUTER IP ADDRESS]' queued
06:48:24: -[AdiumPurpleDnsRequest startLookup]: Performing DNS resolve on <AdiumPurpleDnsRequest: 0x19c9c040: host 0x0, query_data 0x19c45f90, finished 0>: [ROUTER IP ADDRESS]:80
06:48:24: -[AdiumPurpleDnsRequest startLookup]: Performing DNS resolve on <AdiumPurpleDnsRequest: 0x19c7f960: host 0x0, query_data 0x19c7b840, finished 0>: [ROUTER IP ADDRESS]:80
06:48:24: Called read with no read_tag <SourceInfo 0x16d26d80: Socket 0x19c6e3f0: fd 7; timer_tag 0; read_tag 0; write_tag 10>
06:48:24: (Libpurple: proxy) Connecting to 66.163.181.106:5050.
06:48:24: adium_input_get_error(7): Socket is NOT valid
06:48:24: (Libpurple: proxy) Error connecting to 66.163.181.106:5050 (Socket is not connected).
06:48:24: (Libpurple: proxy) Connection attempt failed: Socket is not connected
06:48:24: Connection Disconnected: gc=19c9fed0 (Could not establish a connection with the server:
Socket is not connected)
06:48:24: <ESPurpleYahooAccount:16d59ff0 2>:YAHOOACCOUNT1 accountConnectionReportDisconnect: Could not establish a connection with the server:
Socket is not connected
06:48:24: -[AdiumPurpleDnsRequest lookupSucceededWithAddresses:]: DNS resolve complete for <AdiumPurpleDnsRequest: 0x19c9c040: host 0x19c788d0, query_data 0x19c45f90, finished 0> ([ROUTER IP ADDRESS]:80)
06:48:24: (Libpurple: dnsquery) IP resolved for [ROUTER IP ADDRESS]
06:48:24: (Libpurple: proxy) Attempting connection to [ROUTER IP ADDRESS]
06:48:24: (Libpurple: proxy) Connecting to [ROUTER IP ADDRESS]:80 with no proxy
06:48:24: (Libpurple: proxy) Connection in progress
06:48:24: -[AdiumPurpleDnsRequest cancel]: <AdiumPurpleDnsRequest: 0x19c9c040: host 0x19c788d0, query_data 0x19c45f90, finished 1>
06:48:24: -[AdiumPurpleDnsRequest _finishDnsRequest]: <AdiumPurpleDnsRequest: 0x19c9c040: host 0x19c788d0, query_data 0x19c45f90, finished 1>
06:48:24: (Libpurple: proxy) Connecting to [ROUTER IP ADDRESS]:80.
06:48:24: (Libpurple: util) Request: 'POST /Public_UPNP_C3 HTTP/1.1

HOST: [ROUTER IP ADDRESS]:80

SOAPACTION: "urn:schemas-upnp-org:service:WANIPConnection:1#GetExternalIPAddress"

CONTENT-TYPE: text/xml ; charset="utf-8"

CONTENT-LENGTH: 310



<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<s:Envelope xmlns:s="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" s:encodingStyle="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/">

<s:Body>

<u:GetExternalIPAddress xmlns:u="urn:schemas-upnp-org:service:WANIPConnection:1">

</u:GetExternalIPAddress>

</s:Body>

</s:Envelope>'
06:48:24: -[AdiumPurpleDnsRequest lookupSucceededWithAddresses:]: DNS resolve complete for <AdiumPurpleDnsRequest: 0x19c7f960: host 0x19c7ae80, query_data 0x19c7b840, finished 0> ([ROUTER IP ADDRESS]:80)
06:48:24: (Libpurple: dnsquery) IP resolved for [ROUTER IP ADDRESS]
06:48:24: (Libpurple: proxy) Attempting connection to [ROUTER IP ADDRESS]
06:48:24: (Libpurple: proxy) Connecting to [ROUTER IP ADDRESS]:80 with no proxy
06:48:24: (Libpurple: proxy) Connection in progress
06:48:24: -[AdiumPurpleDnsRequest cancel]: <AdiumPurpleDnsRequest: 0x19c7f960: host 0x19c7ae80, query_data 0x19c7b840, finished 1>
06:48:24: -[AdiumPurpleDnsRequest _finishDnsRequest]: <AdiumPurpleDnsRequest: 0x19c7f960: host 0x19c7ae80, query_data 0x19c7b840, finished 1>
06:48:24: Called write with no write_tag <SourceInfo 0x19cab190: Socket 0x19c9f060: fd 7; timer_tag 0; read_tag 19; write_tag 0>
06:48:24: (Libpurple: proxy) Connecting to [ROUTER IP ADDRESS]:80.
06:48:24: (Libpurple: upnp) Local IP: 192.168.1.5
06:48:24: (Libpurple: util) Response headers: 'HTTP/1.1 200 OK

CONTENT-LENGTH:367

CONTENT-TYPE:text/xml; charset="utf-8"

EXT:

SERVER:Ambit OS/1.0 UPnP/1.0 AMBIT-UPNP/1.0



'
06:48:24: (Libpurple: upnp) NAT Returned IP: 74.220.70.136
06:48:24: (Libpurple: account) Disconnecting account 0x19c90a30
06:48:24: (Libpurple: connection) Disconnecting connection 0x19c9fed0
06:48:24: Disconnected: gc=19c9fed0
06:48:24: <ESPurpleYahooAccount:16d59ff0 2>:YAHOOACCOUNT1: Telling the core we disconnected
06:48:24: <ESPurpleYahooAccount:16d59ff0 2>:YAHOOACCOUNT1: Disconnected ("Could not establish a connection with the server:
Socket is not connected"): Automatically reconnecting in 5.000000 seconds (0 attempts performed)
06:48:24: (Libpurple: connection) Destroying connection 0x19c9fed0
06:55:30: -[AIAccount(Abstract) retrievePasswordThenConnect]: Retrieving <ESPurpleYahooAccount:504db0 1>:YAHOOACCOUNT2's password (promptOption 0)
06:55:30: <ESPurpleYahooAccount:504db0 1>:YAHOOACCOUNT2: Updating status for key: Online
06:55:30: <ESPurpleYahooAccount:504db0 1>:YAHOOACCOUNT2: Updating status for key: StatusState
06:55:30: -[CBPurpleAccount setAccountUserImage:withData:]: <ESPurpleYahooAccount:504db0 1>:YAHOOACCOUNT2 setting icon data of length 0
06:55:30: <ESPurpleYahooAccount:504db0 1>:YAHOOACCOUNT2: Updating status for key: User Icon
06:55:30: Adium: Connect: YAHOOACCOUNT2 initiating connection using status state <AIStatus: 16d4af90 [Invisible]> ((null)).
06:55:30: Setting status on 19c76ea0 (YAHOOACCOUNT2): ID invisible, isActive 1, attributes {
}
06:55:30: (Libpurple: account) Connecting to account YAHOOACCOUNT2
06:55:30: (Libpurple: connection) Connecting. gc = 0x19c5da90
06:55:30: Connecting: gc=0x19c5da90 (Connecting) 1 / 2
06:55:30: (Libpurple: dns) DNS query for '66.163.181.106' queued
06:55:30: ************ YAHOOACCOUNT2 --step-- 1
06:55:30: -[AdiumPurpleDnsRequest startLookup]: Performing DNS resolve on <AdiumPurpleDnsRequest: 0x19c86bc0: host 0x0, query_data 0x16d28400, finished 0>: 66.163.181.106:5050
06:55:30: -[AdiumPurpleDnsRequest lookupSucceededWithAddresses:]: DNS resolve complete for <AdiumPurpleDnsRequest: 0x19c86bc0: host 0x19c7cf20, query_data 0x16d28400, finished 0> (66.163.181.106:5050)
06:55:30: (Libpurple: dnsquery) IP resolved for 66.163.181.106
06:55:30: (Libpurple: proxy) Attempting connection to 66.163.181.106
06:55:30: (Libpurple: proxy) Connecting to 66.163.181.106:5050 with no proxy
06:55:30: (Libpurple: proxy) Connection in progress
06:55:30: -[AdiumPurpleDnsRequest cancel]: <AdiumPurpleDnsRequest: 0x19c86bc0: host 0x19c7cf20, query_data 0x16d28400, finished 1>
06:55:30: -[AdiumPurpleDnsRequest _finishDnsRequest]: <AdiumPurpleDnsRequest: 0x19c86bc0: host 0x19c7cf20, query_data 0x16d28400, finished 1>
06:55:30: Called read with no read_tag <SourceInfo 0x16d30bf0: Socket 0x19ca8910: fd 7; timer_tag 0; read_tag 0; write_tag 63>
06:55:30: (Libpurple: proxy) Connecting to 66.163.181.106:5050.
06:55:30: adium_input_get_error(7): Socket is NOT valid
06:55:30: (Libpurple: proxy) Error connecting to 66.163.181.106:5050 (Socket is not connected).
06:55:30: (Libpurple: proxy) Connection attempt failed: Socket is not connected
06:55:30: Connection Disconnected: gc=19c5da90 (Could not establish a connection with the server:
Socket is not connected)
06:55:30: <ESPurpleYahooAccount:504db0 1>:YAHOOACCOUNT2 accountConnectionReportDisconnect: Could not establish a connection with the server:
Socket is not connected
06:55:30: (Libpurple: account) Disconnecting account 0x19c76ea0
06:55:30: (Libpurple: connection) Disconnecting connection 0x19c5da90
06:55:30: Disconnected: gc=19c5da90
06:55:30: <ESPurpleYahooAccount:504db0 1>:YAHOOACCOUNT2: Telling the core we disconnected
06:55:30: <ESPurpleYahooAccount:504db0 1>:YAHOOACCOUNT2: Disconnected ("Could not establish a connection with the server:
Socket is not connected"): Automatically reconnecting in 5.000000 seconds (0 attempts performed)
06:55:30: (Libpurple: connection) Destroying connection 0x19c5da90
06:55:35: (Libpurple: util) Writing file accounts.xml to directory /Users/[computername]/Library/Application Support/Adium 2.0/Users/Default/libpurple
06:55:35: (Libpurple: util) Writing file /Users/[computername]/Library/Application Support/Adium 2.0/Users/Default/libpurple/accounts.xml
06:55:35: -[CBPurpleAccount setAccountUserImage:withData:]: <ESPurpleYahooAccount:504db0 1>:YAHOOACCOUNT2 setting icon data of length 0
06:55:35: <ESPurpleYahooAccount:504db0 1>:YAHOOACCOUNT2: Updating status for key: User Icon
06:55:35: Adium: Connect: YAHOOACCOUNT2 initiating connection using status state <AIStatus: 16d4af90 [Invisible]> ((null)).
06:55:35: Setting status on 19c76ea0 (YAHOOACCOUNT2): ID invisible, isActive 1, attributes {
}
06:55:35: (Libpurple: account) Connecting to account YAHOOACCOUNT2
06:55:35: (Libpurple: connection) Connecting. gc = 0x19ca1df0
06:55:35: Connecting: gc=0x19ca1df0 (Connecting) 1 / 2
06:55:35: (Libpurple: dns) DNS query for '66.163.181.106' queued
06:55:35: <ESPurpleYahooAccount:504db0 1>:YAHOOACCOUNT2: Updating status for key: Online
06:55:35: ************ YAHOOACCOUNT2 --step-- 1
06:55:35: -[AdiumPurpleDnsRequest startLookup]: Performing DNS resolve on <AdiumPurpleDnsRequest: 0x19c5a840: host 0x0, query_data 0x19ca3370, finished 0>: 66.163.181.106:5050
06:55:35: -[AdiumPurpleDnsRequest lookupSucceededWithAddresses:]: DNS resolve complete for <AdiumPurpleDnsRequest: 0x19c5a840: host 0x19c6fbf0, query_data 0x19ca3370, finished 0> (66.163.181.106:5050)
06:55:35: (Libpurple: dnsquery) IP resolved for 66.163.181.106
06:55:35: (Libpurple: proxy) Attempting connection to 66.163.181.106
06:55:35: (Libpurple: proxy) Connecting to 66.163.181.106:5050 with no proxy
06:55:35: (Libpurple: proxy) Connection in progress
06:55:35: -[AdiumPurpleDnsRequest cancel]: <AdiumPurpleDnsRequest: 0x19c5a840: host 0x19c6fbf0, query_data 0x19ca3370, finished 1>
06:55:35: -[AdiumPurpleDnsRequest _finishDnsRequest]: <AdiumPurpleDnsRequest: 0x19c5a840: host 0x19c6fbf0, query_data 0x19ca3370, finished 1>
06:55:35: Called read with no read_tag <SourceInfo 0x16d742d0: Socket 0x19ca3550: fd 7; timer_tag 0; read_tag 0; write_tag 67>
06:55:35: (Libpurple: proxy) Connecting to 66.163.181.106:5050.
06:55:35: adium_input_get_error(7): Socket is NOT valid
06:55:35: (Libpurple: proxy) Error connecting to 66.163.181.106:5050 (Socket is not connected).
06:55:35: (Libpurple: proxy) Connection attempt failed: Socket is not connected
06:55:35: Connection Disconnected: gc=19ca1df0 (Could not establish a connection with the server:
Socket is not connected)
06:55:35: <ESPurpleYahooAccount:504db0 1>:YAHOOACCOUNT2 accountConnectionReportDisconnect: Could not establish a connection with the server:
Socket is not connected
06:55:35: (Libpurple: account) Disconnecting account 0x19c76ea0
06:55:35: (Libpurple: connection) Disconnecting connection 0x19ca1df0
06:55:35: Disconnected: gc=19ca1df0
06:55:35: <ESPurpleYahooAccount:504db0 1>:YAHOOACCOUNT2: Telling the core we disconnected
06:55:35: <ESPurpleYahooAccount:504db0 1>:YAHOOACCOUNT2: Disconnected ("Could not establish a connection with the server:
Socket is not connected"): Automatically reconnecting in 5.000000 seconds (1 attempts performed)
06:55:35: (Libpurple: connection) Destroying connection 0x19ca1df0

[nikster]

I have no idea what you saying in the remainder of the post, but thanks for reminding me that I set my IP manually. I now changed my Yahoo account settings back to use "scs.msg.yahoo.com" instead of the IP address and it fixed my connection problems.

Apparently Yahoo has moved away from 66.163.181.106, so that's not working anymore. I had forgotten I had set the IP manually following some other connection problem - it's a long time ago that I did that.

[denstat]

thanks to both of you. yahoo! hadn't been connecting for a couple of days now, and this post saved me from opening a ticket.