can't sign on with gain

[rednef]

whenever I try to sign in. I always get this:

....was unable to sign on: Authentication Failed

I get the same error using yahoo and msn. What's the problem and how do I fix it?

[Stween]

What version of Gaim are you running? 0.66 is the latest; anything before 0.60 is hideously out of date and could give the errors you report.
Are you sure you have the correct signon details?

[rednef]

I'm trying to use the one that came with rh 9

by signon details do you mean correct name and password?

[mdwatts]

Originally posted by rednef

by signon details do you mean correct name and password?

I would assume that is what Stween meant.

[Stween]

Originally posted by rednef
I'm trying to use the one that came with rh 9

To find out what version it is that you're running, from a command line type:

gaim -v

... and it'll tell you. I don't know off the top of my head what version RH9.0 ships with. You can find the latest versions in RPM format for Redhat on this page:

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=235

... and you'll be looking for the gaim-0.66-1rh9.i386.rpm file there. Instructions on how to upgrade/install RPM's can be found all over the place :)

by signon details do you mean correct name and password?

That's exactly what I mean. The details you use to sign on with.