On Monday 24 July 2006 12:59, Rob Highfill wrote: > Here's the deal... Myspace IM is only made for Windows > and many windows users are using it now more than any > other instant messenger... I contacted the C++ > developer who made the IM program and asked for his > source and protocol information. this is what Phil > wrote me: > > " Hi Rob, > > The source code and protocol information hasn't been > made publicly availble, yet. The protocol itself > hasn't stabilized, since changes with pretty much each > release of the client. > > Hopefully later on, we'll be able to release the > protocol specs. > > Thanks, > Phil" > > It is my understanding that since the MSN IM protocol > compatiblity wars with AolIM that most protocols used > on Multi-protocol IM clients have been "Reverse > Engineered" Is it possible for us KDE users to see > Kopete in the near future have MySpace compatibility? > How soon do ya think? and suppose someone did obtain > the protocol information? Could they just develop a > plugin for Kopete to add in the new Protocol? > Thanks, > ~Rob I thought AIM was the most popular IM for the US, and MSN in most other countries.
If they're going to release specs in an open manner, I'm sure Kopete can get support for MySpace very easily. If it needs to be reverse-engineered, I don't know how much of an effort would be put into doing that. -- Matt Sicker
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