[tor-bugs] #18514 [Tor Messenger]: Having trouble connecting to jabber.eff.org with Tor Messenger

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#18514: Having trouble connecting to jabber.eff.org with Tor Messenger
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 Reporter:  legind         |          Owner:
     Type:  defect         |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium         |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor Messenger  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal         |     Resolution:
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Comment (by arlolra):

 You can enable debugging logs in `Preferences > Advanced > Config Editor`,
 set `purple.debug.loglevel` to `1`.

 Here're the relevant stanzas though. Tor Messenger sends,

 {{{
 <?xml version="1.0"?><stream:stream to="jabber.eff.org"
 xmlns="jabber:client" xmlns:stream="http://etherx.jabber.org/streams"
 version="1.0">
 }}}

 Prosody responds with,

 {{{
 <stream:stream xmlns="http://etherx.jabber.org/streams" id=""
 version="1.0">
 </stream:stream>
 }}}

 However, if I telnet and send the stanza,

 {{{
 λ telnet jabber.eff.org 5222
 Trying 173.239.79.216...
 Connected to jabber.eff.org.
 Escape character is '^]'.
 <?xml version="1.0"?><stream:stream to="jabber.eff.org"
 xmlns="jabber:client" xmlns:stream="http://etherx.jabber.org/streams"
 version="1.0">
 <?xml version='1.0'?><stream:stream id=''
 xmlns:stream='http://etherx.jabber.org/streams' version='1.0'
 xmlns='jabber:client'><stream:error><host-unknown
 xmlns='urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-streams'/><text
 xmlns='urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-streams'>This server does not serve
 jabber.eff.org</text></stream:error></stream:stream>Connection closed by
 foreign host.
 }}}

 I wonder why we don't see a `This server does not serve jabber.eff.org` in
 the logs?

 Anyways, to fix your problem, when creating your account, set the username
 to `username` and domain to `eff.org`, and then when you get to advanced
 options in the account creation wizard (3rd pane), open the xmpp options
 and set the server to `jabber.eff.org`. That seems to work for me.

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