gaim and downloader for x

[jb]

I fixed the downloader for X by forcing a downgrade so the downloader 
lockup problem wasn't related to the GAIM problem. The Gaim problem I 
may have fixed but I haven't tested it out yet. I got a new screen name 
and password. AOL may have had a block of some sort on my old screen 
name? I was reading that AOL doesn't specifically target users of non 
AOL IM users but they have done it on occasion? So I figured I would try 
a new screen name and see if that does the trick.

I have a new question if anyone wants to take a stab at it.
I added a bunch of True Type Fonts and ran ttmkfdir and chkfontpath then 
did an xfs restart. Everything went without a hitch but the only thing 
the new fonts show up in is Open Office. I was hoping they would be 
system wide as well as for Kword and Abiword. Is there a way to make 
them usable system wide? I moved my new font folder to the top of the 
list in /etc/X11/fs/config so they would override the old fonts.
Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance,
jb

jb wrote:

> I've been having problems with GAIM. It connects fine but when I IM 
> someone it locks. Everything else like browsers and such work fine. 
> I've upgraded and forced downgrades but the same conditions exist. I'm 
> also having a similar problem with the downloader. I can start a 
> download but the window locks and it still downloads but I can't stop, 
> close or see progress of the download. I can see that it is still 
> downloading by viewing the kppp stats. Both Gaim and the downloader 
> worked in the past so I think maybe it has something to do with my 
> firewall? I'm using RH9 with the latest Kernel. Has anyone seen a 
> problem like this before or is there anything else I can check or do 
> to fix it? Any Ideas or things I can check would be appreciated, thanks.
> John
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