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I've setup a test domain that authenticates against our Active Directory server. For a user with an AD account web mail log in works fine. When that AD user tries to connect through Pidgin it hangs at Connecting.
If i create a user that does not exist in AD, it can sign into Pidgin fine.
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Instant messaging with AD auth 
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