Getting "failed to get magic-T" error even when logged in via browser

[alexolog]

After multiple reconnection attempts, it will randomly succeed but it can take several minutes of trying.

[DeRiderConsultingServices]

Immediately after: "Failed getting PPFT value, please try logging in via browser first" After logging in via browser: "Failed getting Magic T value, please try logging in via browser first"

I experienced this behavior with the update also.

[vrobolab]

The big one - I do not receive new messages (they do not sync?).

If I login with the browser to https://web.skype.com there are several new messages in different chats, and no such messages in Pidgin.

Update: I send and receive messages without problems, i.e. if I send in browser then the same message appears in Pidgin, and replies received do appear in Pidgin too. So no issues with syncing messages after logging in with the browser. But those several messages I was talking above have never appeared in Pidgin.

So make sure to log in with the browser first, to see any new messages that came while you was offline in Pidgin.

[kosilin]

Immediately after: "Failed getting PPFT value, please try logging in via browser first" After logging in via browser: "Failed getting Magic T value, please try logging in via browser first"

I experienced this behavior with the update also.

You should probably switch on "alternative login method" flag in Skypeweb plugin settings.

Best regards, Alexey

[DeRiderConsultingServices]

Immediately after: "Failed getting PPFT value, please try logging in via browser first" After logging in via browser: "Failed getting Magic T value, please try logging in via browser first"

I experienced this behavior with the update also.

You should probably switch on "alternative login method" flag in Skypeweb plugin settings.

Best regards, Alexey

That produces the Profile acrual error. And the account is already linked to a MS account because they forced us to do create this Skype account when they migrated everybody over from MSN to skype.

[kosilin]

That produces the Profile acrual error. And the account is already linked to a MS account because they forced us to do create this Skype account when they migrated everybody over from MSN to skype.

Yeah. This was producing the similar error for me too 'till I did some magic with my mslive account. Please see my post and try to do something like this.

Best regards, Alexey

[alexolog]

If that solves the issue, it should be added to the FAQ.

[bodqhrohro]

Works now with my plain old Skype account, thanks!

[zod6]

17e03bb and old skype account. With new version everything is fine!

[EionRobb]

Thanks everyone for the testing and feedback.

I've pushed out a new release at https://github.com/EionRobb/skype4pidgin/releases/tag/1.7 - hopefully should start trickling out to distros at some point :)

[ohhai]

Just to share: got it working on Fedora Linux with these versions (no 1.7 update): pidgin-2.13.0-18.fc32.x86_64 pidgin-skypeweb-1.6-1.fc32.noarch

With following steps:

• Login from https://login.live.com
• Accept updated terms of service
• Set "don't log out"
• Go to payment setting: https://account.microsoft.com/billing/payments?c.state=add&fref=home.banner.payment-instruments
• Get new Outlook address

Enabled alt login method and now it works.

[heeplr]

Can confirm it works without outlook address. Just associating any e-mail address with the account was enough.

[ZaxonXP]

Today ver 1.6 does not work again. I tried the version 1.7 and it is working correctly.

[alexolog]

Maybe make that step conditional?

[bodqhrohro]

Maybe make that step conditional?

Done.

New .deb package.

[H0w4rd]

And it's back again. Failed getting Magic T value, please try logging in via browser first Suggested action won't help. Any solution for 2021? :-)

[H0w4rd]

Sorry, there seems to be no problem, only that there is an old version 1.2.2 in openSUSE repos. I had to git clone this project and compile it. Now it is working.