What is the status on this? We really a need a quicker way to convert current users to OAuth.
It is really annoying to expect my users to go back and authenticate it with OAuth... On Mar 2, 7:25 pm, Matt Sanford <m...@twitter.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > This migration is something we've been discussing internally. > We're not sure yet what we want to do about it but I'll keep people > posted. Remember, we'll be running things in parallel for a while so > there is some time to figure these things out. > > Don't Panic; > — Matt Sanford > > On Feb 28, 2009, at 10:54 PM, Abraham Williams wrote: > > > > > I would guess that there won't be a form to take CSV files but perhaps > > there will be a temporary API method that jus returns access tokens. > > The CSV file would have to include the users passwords to verify that > > the submitter actually had permission to edit their profiles. Probably > > not a good idea to have CSV files with loads of Twitter > > username:passwords hanging around. > > > It is a little bit more work but you already have the basic auth code > > and you will have to write the OAuth code. Might as well have them > > running in parallel with an if check to see if they have set up OAuth > > yet. > > > Abraham > > > On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 15:23, Ivan <ivan.kiri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> I apologize if this has already been addressed. > > >> Is there an automated way to convert a set of twitter users in a 3rd > >> party application (i.e. usernames and passwords), into usable OAuth > >> credentials? > > >> If not, this makes the transition difficult, both because additional > >> user action is required and app logic needs to include provisions for > >> different kinds of twitter accounts. That's translates to lots of > >> friction for the whole twitter developer userbase. > > >> I'd be fine with a one-off mechanism that isn't open to an API but > >> involves submitting a CSV file or something like it to a form. > > >> Thanks, > >> Ivan > >>http://tipjoy.com > > > -- > > Abraham Williams |http://the.hackerconundrum.com > > Web608 | Community Evangelist |http://web608.org > > This email is: [ ] blogable [x] ask first [ ] private. > > Sent from: Madison Wisconsin United States.
