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Add note about logging in using email address.
author Jeffrey Connelly <jaconnel@calpoly.edu>
date Sat, 05 May 2007 02:08:27 +0000
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1 MySpaceIM Protocol Plugin 0.3 by Jeff Connelly 20070414 1 MySpaceIM Protocol Plugin by Jeff Connelly 20070414
2 2
3 ** Note: this code is being developed under Google Summer of Code. 3 ** Note: this code is being developed under Google Summer of Code.
4 4
5 Greetings. This package contains a plugin for Gaim (now named Pidgin, but 5 Greetings. This package contains a plugin for libpurple (as used in
6 the plugin does not yet take this into consideration) to connect to the new 6 Pidgin, formerly Gaim) to connect to the new MySpaceIM instant messaging
7 MySpaceIM instant messaging network and send/receive messages. Functionality 7 network and send/receive messages. Functionality is only basic as of yet,
8 is only basic as of yet, and this code should be considered beta quality. 8 and this code should be considered beta quality.
9 9
10 Currently implemented: 10 For features and TODO, see http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/MySpaceIM
11 11
12 - Parsing most of the protocol 12 Login using your _email address_ you use to login to myspace.com. You can't
13 - Logging in using RC4/SHA1-based authentication 13 login using your numeric ID or alias.
14 - Sending messages, by numeric userid, username, or email
15 - Receiving messages (displays username)
16 - Some buddy list support (show all users on buddy list as username); not stable
17 - Tooltip text (shows, among other things, currently playing song)
18 - Win32 support
19 14
20 To try it out, login to your account and send a message to yourself 15 To test it out, send a message to yourself (by your username or numeric
21 (by your username or numeric uid (email not yet supported)) or tom (6221). 16 uid (email not yet supported)) or tom (6221). In either case you should
22 In either case you should get a reply. You should also be able to talk to 17 get a reply. You should also be able to talk to other MySpaceIM users if
23 other MySpaceIM users if you desire. Replies will always be shown as coming 18 you desire. Replies will always be shown as coming from a user's username,
24 from a user's username, even if you IM by email or userid. 19 even if you IM by email or userid.
25 20
26 There is a lot of work still to be done: 21 There is a lot of work still to be done:
27 - Better buddy list support, signing on/off 22 - Better buddy list support, signing on/off
28 - Status (online/offline/invisible, w/ message) 23 - Status (online/offline/invisible, w/ message)
29 - Typing notifications 24 - Typing notifications
30 - Use Nathan Peterson's RC4 in cipher.c
31 - General clean up of code 25 - General clean up of code
32 - All the TODOs and XXX's mentioned in myspace.c 26 - All the TODOs and XXX's mentioned in myspace.c
33 - Every other MySpaceIM feature not yet implemented 27 - Every other MySpaceIM feature not yet implemented
34 28
35 Feedback welcome. 29 Feedback welcome.
36 30
37 Enjoy, 31 Enjoy,
38 -Jeff Connelly 32 -Jeff Connelly
39 California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo 33 California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo
40 myspaceim@xyzzy.cjb.net 34 myspaceim@xyzzy.cjb.net
35 jeff2@homing.pidgin.im
41 36