--- a/libpurple/protocols/jabber/auth_cyrus.c Fri May 21 05:28:59 2010 +0000 +++ b/libpurple/protocols/jabber/auth_cyrus.c Fri May 21 05:35:33 2010 +0000 @@ -408,7 +408,8 @@ { char *mech_name = xmlnode_get_data(mechnode); - if (!mech_name || !*mech_name) { + if (!mech_name || !*mech_name || + g_str_equal(mech_name, "EXTERNAL")) { g_free(mech_name); continue; } @@ -550,7 +551,7 @@ return jabber_auth_start_cyrus(js, reply, error); - } else if ((js->auth_fail_count == 1) && + } else if ((js->auth_fail_count == 1) && (js->current_mech && g_str_equal(js->current_mech, "GSSAPI"))) { /* If we tried GSSAPI first, it failed, and it was the only method we had to try, try jabber:iq:auth * for compatibility with iChat 10.5 Server and other jabberd based servers.