How to Make Pidgin 2.3.1 Works with IBM® Lotus® Sametime® 7.5.1

Edit ~/.purple/accounts.xml, add the following to the <settings> section for your meanwhile account.

  <setting name='client_major' type='int'>30</setting>
  <setting name='client_minor' type='int'>6511</setting>
  <setting name='client_id_val' type='int'>4098</setting>

Update: It is %USERPROFILE%\Application Data\.purple\accounts.xml on Windows.

Resources

• Pidgin
  Pidgin is a multi-protocol Instant Messaging client that allows you to use all of your IM accounts at once.
• The Meanwhile Project
  An Open Re-Implementation of Lotus Sametime
• Pidgin Ticket #4418
  Lotus Sametime server rejects the client