[tor-bugs] #23717 [Applications/Tor Messenger]: Cannot create multiple temporary XMPP accounts in the same session

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#23717: Cannot create multiple temporary XMPP accounts in the same session
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 Reporter:  huyvq                       |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect                      |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                      |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Messenger  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                      |     Resolution:
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Comment (by sukhbir):

 Thanks for reporting!

 I am guessing this is because jabber.otr.im is rate-limiting the new
 registrations from a given IP, which is what happens during one session.

 I see two ways of fixing this:

 - throw up a better error message (which it should but since in this case
 it doesn't have much to go with other than "error", or maybe we are not
 handling it properly)

 - randomize the servers each time the user requests a temporary account
 (we can only do this with servers that don't use OCR during registration)

 Suggestions welcome!

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