If you’ve recently noticed that your renamed users in bitlbee have changed back to UIDs, it’s probably because Facebook have changed their UID string from being ‘uNNNNNN’ to ‘-NNNNNN’. Not a huge problem, just change the script:
% diff bitlbee_rename.pl.old bitlbee_rename.pl
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< if($channel == $bitlbeeChannel && $nick == $username && $nick =~ m/^ud+/ && $host == “chat.facebook.com”)
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> if($channel == $bitlbeeChannel && $nick == $username && $nick =~ m/^-d+/ && $host == “chat.facebook.com”)
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< $server->command(“whois $nick”);
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> $server->command(“whois ”$nick”“);(My) updated version here. Hope this helps at least one person.
Update
_@TheSamoth has pointed out that new bitlbee (v >=1.2.5)doesn’t actually require the rename script, as it has the functionality built in and can be enabled with. Thanks! _
account set facebook/nick_source full_name