From:
http://apiwiki.twitter.com/FAQ#HowdoIget%E2%80%9CfromMyApp%E2%80%9DappendedtoupdatessentfrommyAPIapplication
"We originally allowed applications to create a source parameter for
non-OAuth use but that has been discontinued. Applications pre-OAuth source
parameters will remain active, but new registrations are no longer
accepted."
TwitPic and other services setup their source parameters before it was
depreciated.
Jason Emerick
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On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 4:36 PM, TweetPhoto <s...@tweetphoto.com> wrote:
>
> Are you sure? Other services like TwitPic are not using OAuth and have
> the "from" message working???
>
> Seab
>
> On May 4, 8:33 am, Chad Etzel <jazzyc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Registering a source parameter for Basic Auth apps has been
> > deprecated. You must now use OAuth in order to have a "from app" tag
> > on twitter updates.
> >
> > -Chad
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 4:29 AM, TweetPhoto <s...@tweetphoto.com> wrote:
> >
> > > What parameter changes the "from Web" to " from TweetPhoto"?
> >
> > > We are not using OAuth at the current moment, rather the old username
> > > and password login.
> >
> > > I've checked around and found these two parameters, but they are not
> > > working when we send the status update to Twitter. What is the correct
> > > way of doing this without using OAuth?
> >
> > > api.setSource("source");
> >
> > > AND
> >
> > > Api api = new Api("username", "password", "soruce");- Hide quoted text
> -
> >
> > - Show quoted text -
>
