Public bug reported: Many of us use SIPE as way a way to use Microsoft Communicator/Lync in order to IM with workplaces. Empathy used to allow for SIPE connections through the pidgin-sipe package but since I switched to 12.10 and "online accounts" functionality, I can no longer find a way to do so.
While I can still use SIPE in pidgin, pidgin no longer integrates into the Unity notification system. In either case, it means that I no longer get notifications when people at work IM me. As such, the new version of Ubuntu has greatly diminished my ability to use Linux at my workplace. A way to use SIPE (or any previously supported account type not supported by Online Accounts) in Empathy -- even if it requires a non-- pretty command line/config change -- would be very welcome. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: empathy 3.6.0.3-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Oct 23 07:18:15 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64 (20120926) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: empathy UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: empathy (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1070377 Title: Empathy change to Online Accounts no longer supports SIPE To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/empathy/+bug/1070377/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs