Comments for Yabfog http://yabfog.com/blog Yet another blog full of gas Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:13:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on XMPP vCard Python Script by Dan http://yabfog.com/blog/2009/06/03/xmpp-vcard-python-script/comment-page-1#comment-57846 Dan Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:13:02 +0000 http://yabfog.com/blog/?p=231#comment-57846 I did notice a typo on the get_mime_type function, but as for gmail, like I said, I don't know if it works. Sounds like maybe not. Google Talk certainly supports vcard avatars, but maybe you can't set it from outside the GMail or Google Talk service. I did notice a typo on the get_mime_type function, but as for gmail, like I said, I don't know if it works. Sounds like maybe not. Google Talk certainly supports vcard avatars, but maybe you can't set it from outside the GMail or Google Talk service.

]]> Comment on XMPP vCard Python Script by Needz http://yabfog.com/blog/2009/06/03/xmpp-vcard-python-script/comment-page-1#comment-57841 Needz Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:54:38 +0000 http://yabfog.com/blog/?p=231#comment-57841 I have realized that by simply switching the order of these two statements: " send_vcard(cl, base64_img(img), get_mime_type(file), j.getNode()) send_presence(cl, 'Updated vCard Image', hash_img(img), j.getNode()) " The code will run smoothly and update the vcard photo on jabber accounts. However it does not work for gmail accounts. For gmail, the log in process is a little different, and when I do that, it doesn't work anymore. Does gmail support Vcards? I have realized that by simply switching the order of these two statements:
" send_vcard(cl, base64_img(img), get_mime_type(file), j.getNode())
send_presence(cl, 'Updated vCard Image', hash_img(img), j.getNode())
"
The code will run smoothly and update the vcard photo on jabber accounts.

However it does not work for gmail accounts. For gmail, the log in process is a little different, and when I do that, it doesn't work anymore. Does gmail support Vcards?

]]> Comment on XMPP vCard Python Script by Needz http://yabfog.com/blog/2009/06/03/xmpp-vcard-python-script/comment-page-1#comment-57832 Needz Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:04:49 +0000 http://yabfog.com/blog/?p=231#comment-57832 Yes, I have hard-coded it, and have had to make a few changes. That problem does not occur anymore. I have been debugging and for some reason it will only accept a png file, strange, but now the problem is the following: """ Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Users\Nida\Documents\CMPT 275\vcard.py", line 86, in send_presence(cl, 'Updated vCard Image', hash_img(img), j.getNode()) File "C:\Users\Nida\Documents\CMPT 275\vcard.py", line 71, in send_presence conn.send(presence) File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\xmpppy-0.5.0rc1-py2.6.egg\xmpp\dispatcher.py", line 367, in send self._owner_send(stanza) File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\xmpppy-0.5.0rc1-py2.6.egg\xmpp\transports.py", line 195, in send self._owner.disconnected() File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\xmpppy-0.5.0rc1-py2.6.egg\xmpp\client.py", line 129, in disconnected for i in self.disconnect_handlers: i() File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\xmpppy-0.5.0rc1-py2.6.egg\xmpp\client.py", line 137, in DisconnectHandler raise IOError('Disconnected from server.') IOError: Disconnected from server. """ I guess it now has a problem with conn.send(presence), I have to do some more debugging before I can fully understand why this is happening. Any ideas? Yes, I have hard-coded it, and have had to make a few changes. That problem does not occur anymore.
I have been debugging and for some reason it will only accept a png file, strange, but now the problem is the following:
"""
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\Nida\Documents\CMPT 275\vcard.py", line 86, in
send_presence(cl, 'Updated vCard Image', hash_img(img), j.getNode())
File "C:\Users\Nida\Documents\CMPT 275\vcard.py", line 71, in send_presence
conn.send(presence)
File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\xmpppy-0.5.0rc1-py2.6.egg\xmpp\dispatcher.py", line 367, in send
self._owner_send(stanza)
File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\xmpppy-0.5.0rc1-py2.6.egg\xmpp\transports.py", line 195, in send
self._owner.disconnected()
File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\xmpppy-0.5.0rc1-py2.6.egg\xmpp\client.py", line 129, in disconnected
for i in self.disconnect_handlers: i()
File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\xmpppy-0.5.0rc1-py2.6.egg\xmpp\client.py", line 137, in DisconnectHandler
raise IOError('Disconnected from server.')
IOError: Disconnected from server.
"""

I guess it now has a problem with conn.send(presence), I have to do some more debugging before I can fully understand why this is happening.
Any ideas?

]]> Comment on XMPP vCard Python Script by Collin Anderson http://yabfog.com/blog/2009/06/03/xmpp-vcard-python-script/comment-page-1#comment-57831 Collin Anderson Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:21:48 +0000 http://yabfog.com/blog/?p=231#comment-57831 Cool. I wrote a similar one that downloads other people's instead of updating your own. Nice to know you can go the other direction too. http://collincode.wordpress.com/2009/01/31/xmpp-jabber-photo-module-2/ Cool. I wrote a similar one that downloads other people's instead of updating your own. Nice to know you can go the other direction too.

http://collincode.wordpress.com/2009/01/31/xmpp-jabber-photo-module-2/

]]> Comment on XMPP vCard Python Script by Dan http://yabfog.com/blog/2009/06/03/xmpp-vcard-python-script/comment-page-1#comment-57830 Dan Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:07:29 +0000 http://yabfog.com/blog/?p=231#comment-57830 Oh. Vista. Can't help you there -- I don't have Python installed on a Vista machine. I would imagine that the User Account Controls could be a possible culprit. Or the line you mentioned. Have you tried hard-coding the filename in lieu of sys.argv[1]? Oh. Vista. Can't help you there -- I don't have Python installed on a Vista machine. I would imagine that the User Account Controls could be a possible culprit. Or the line you mentioned. Have you tried hard-coding the filename in lieu of sys.argv[1]?

]]> Comment on XMPP vCard Python Script by Needz http://yabfog.com/blog/2009/06/03/xmpp-vcard-python-script/comment-page-1#comment-57828 Needz Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:50:22 +0000 http://yabfog.com/blog/?p=231#comment-57828 Thanks for replying, but I am not using Linux. I run "python vcard.py ............" and then the variables and that is when I get the error. I am actually using windows vista. Could it be something to do with this line: "file=os.path.expanduser(sys.argv[1])" Perhaps I am passing something wrongly here? What do you think? Thanks for replying, but I am not using Linux. I run "python vcard.py ............" and then the variables and that is when I get the error. I am actually using windows vista. Could it be something to do with this line:
"file=os.path.expanduser(sys.argv[1])"

Perhaps I am passing something wrongly here?
What do you think?

]]> Comment on XMPP vCard Python Script by Dan http://yabfog.com/blog/2009/06/03/xmpp-vcard-python-script/comment-page-1#comment-57826 Dan Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:52:39 +0000 http://yabfog.com/blog/?p=231#comment-57826 Two possibilities come to mind: (1) the python script is not executable -- remember to run "chmod 755 vcard.py" (2) you (or more specifically, the script) don't have permission to read the image file -- try making the image file world readable with chmod 644. Two possibilities come to mind: (1) the python script is not executable -- remember to run "chmod 755 vcard.py" (2) you (or more specifically, the script) don't have permission to read the image file -- try making the image file world readable with chmod 644.

]]> Comment on XMPP vCard Python Script by Needz http://yabfog.com/blog/2009/06/03/xmpp-vcard-python-script/comment-page-1#comment-57820 Needz Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:37:46 +0000 http://yabfog.com/blog/?p=231#comment-57820 Hi there, I was just testing out your code, but for some reason it doesn't work for me. I understand that you pass the variables through the command prompt but it doesn't recognize my file and I tried hard coding the file extension and user name, etc into the code and it says 'permission denied'. Any ideas why that would be? I am a newbie to XMPP and just discovered the VCARD, I wanted to use the avatar. Should I be naming the image file vcard? Because I have tried that too. Any help is appreciated, Thanks, Needz Hi there,
I was just testing out your code, but for some reason it doesn't work for me.
I understand that you pass the variables through the command prompt but it doesn't recognize my file and I tried hard coding the file extension and user name, etc into the code and it says 'permission denied'. Any ideas why that would be? I am a newbie to XMPP and just discovered the VCARD, I wanted to use the avatar.
Should I be naming the image file vcard? Because I have tried that too.

Any help is appreciated,
Thanks,
Needz

]]> Comment on Optimal OPML Browser & WordPress Plugin by Dan http://yabfog.com/blog/optimal/comment-page-2#comment-57513 Dan Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:25:19 +0000 http://yabfog.com/wp/optimal/#comment-57513 Hi, Richard. Thanks for the feedback. I have no idea what's dropping core dumps -- Optimal is certainly not set up to do that, and the last time I saw a core dump of any kind was probably 5 years ago playing with a buggy Mandrake Linux beta. The only things I can suggest are: (1) make sure that neither PHP nor Apache (or whatever web server you're running) is compiled with a "debug" flag enabled, and (2) do check your httpd error logs and see if you can find any errors that coincide with the creation date/time of the core dump file. While Optimal could certainly use some work to more gracefully fail upon feed errors, I have never seen it crash and cause a core dump. Hi, Richard. Thanks for the feedback. I have no idea what's dropping core dumps -- Optimal is certainly not set up to do that, and the last time I saw a core dump of any kind was probably 5 years ago playing with a buggy Mandrake Linux beta.

The only things I can suggest are: (1) make sure that neither PHP nor Apache (or whatever web server you're running) is compiled with a "debug" flag enabled, and (2) do check your httpd error logs and see if you can find any errors that coincide with the creation date/time of the core dump file.

While Optimal could certainly use some work to more gracefully fail upon feed errors, I have never seen it crash and cause a core dump.

]]> Comment on Optimal OPML Browser & WordPress Plugin by R. Richard Hobbs http://yabfog.com/blog/optimal/comment-page-2#comment-57511 R. Richard Hobbs Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:52:22 +0000 http://yabfog.com/wp/optimal/#comment-57511 I have the optimal plugin installed on my self-hosted WP installation and it seems to serve the intended purpose. look on my links page f usage /link-page/ One problem the past few months is that Optimal and / or Simple Pie are generating enormous .core files from feed errors and / discontinued feeds I am aggregating - I get disk warning messages from my host about once every two weeks - the .core files are always found in my wp-content/plugins/optimal folder. Am sure it would help if I went in and chk'd the error log and cleaned up dead feed links - any other insights? thx I have the optimal plugin installed on my self-hosted WP installation and it seems to serve the intended purpose. look on my links page f usage /link-page/

One problem the past few months is that Optimal and / or Simple Pie are generating enormous .core files from feed errors and / discontinued feeds I am aggregating - I get disk warning messages from my host about once every two weeks - the .core files are always found in my wp-content/plugins/optimal folder.

Am sure it would help if I went in and chk'd the error log and cleaned up dead feed links - any other insights?

thx

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