[tor-bugs] #17833 [Tor Messenger]: Two contacts ! dangerously ! merging as one

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#17833: Two contacts ! dangerously ! merging as one
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks                       |          Owner:  arlolra
     Type:  defect                            |         Status:  assigned
 Priority:  Very High                         |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor Messenger                     |        Version:  Tor:
 Severity:  Critical                          |  unspecified
 Keywords:  XMPP, Messenger, accounts, merge  |     Resolution:
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Comment (by arlolra):

 Thanks for the follow up.

 > In my case PERSON B is not listed anymore in the contact list, so there
 was no "little down arrow" to click...

 Did you try looking under `ioerror at jabber.ccc.de`? If Pidgin is reporting
 that the two contacts are still associated with the account, it should be
 possible to find it in Tor Messenger. Here's a screenshot of the arrow, in
 case it helps: http://cl.ly/3L0l1s0g1L0A

 > So what seems to have happened is that somehow the two got merged and/or
 messed up in Tor Messenger

 I suppose I need to audit the code to see under what conditions accounts
 can be merged.

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