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Make our purple_util_fetch_url_request() function able to handle fetching stuff from https urls. This is needed by yahoo's webmessenger style login, if we want to try enable it again. And it will be needed by the new oscar authentication. I wrote this maybe a year ago and we've been using it at Meebo with no problems, but it would be great if one person could look through these changes.
author Mark Doliner <mark@kingant.net>
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1 MySpaceIM Protocol Plugin for Libpurple by Jeff Connelly 20070807
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4 Greetings. This package contains a plugin for libpurple (as used in
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5 Pidgin, formerly Gaim) to connect to the new MySpaceIM instant messaging
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6 network and send/receive messages. Functionality is only basic as of yet,
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7 and this code should be considered alpha quality.
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9 This code was initially developed under Google Summer of Code 2007.
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11 For features and TODO, see http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/MySpaceIM
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13 Usage:
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15 Login using your _email address_ you use to login to myspace.com. You can't
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16 login using your numeric ID or alias.
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18 To test it out, send a message to yourself (by your username or numeric
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19 uid (email not yet supported)) or tom (6221). In either case you should
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20 get a reply. You should also be able to talk to other MySpaceIM users if
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21 you desire. Replies will always be shown as coming from a user's username,
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22 even if you IM by email or userid.
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24 Feedback welcome. You can IM my test account at "msimprpl" if you feel like it.
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26 Enjoy,
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27 -Jeff Connelly
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28 msimprpl@xyzzy.cjb.net
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