i think that's precisely it. the twitter API follows (mostly) the same commands that are available over SMS. if you send a tweet that starts with "RT", then the API will assume you are attempting to do a native RT.
On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 10:28 AM, Cameron Kaiser <[email protected]> wrote: >> I just came across a weird bug. >> When updating statuses with the text "RT..." included, unexpected >> things happen. > > If it's first position in a line, it's probably being seen as an SMS > command (there is an RT SMS command). > > -- > ------------------------------------ personal: http://www.cameronkaiser.com/ > -- > Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems * www.floodgap.com * [email protected] > -- Another visitor. Stay awhile. Stay forever! -- Professor Elvin Atombender > -- > -- Raffi Krikorian Twitter Platform Team http://twitter.com/raffi
