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== Issues ==

=== Not Authorized ===

When I try to connect my pidgin to my gtalk account I get the following error:
Not Authorized

Assuming your username/password are correct, this is probably caused by the following security setting:

Log into http://accounts.google.com/ Then under the "Signing In" section I chose "Access for Less Secure Apps". It was disabled, and once I enabled that option, Pidgin was instantly able to connect. [http://superuser.com/questions/187570/how-to-solve-the-pidgin-gtalk-client-not-working-on-windows-7-problem]

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