Hello,

I'd like to be able to create a very simple online msn messenger client. The obvious problem with this is, I don't have a single clue where to start. I know nothing what-so-ever about the msn protocol. Nothing at all, not how to connect to it, just nothing.

So what I'm essentially asking is, is there a nice and easy class for me to use somewhere? Functions to connect and use MSN anywhere? Anyone done this before?

If not, is there an article somewhere which can at least get me started?

Thanks for any help provided.

    I'm not sure this is entirely possible? The whole thing belongs to Microsoft and they are not exactly 'open-source'...

    Does make me wonder how www.e-messenger.net managed it though? 😕

      Theres also quite an extensive Python module that deals with the msn proticol. Ive got it at home, cant remember what its called but I'll post a link soon.

      Might be of some use.

        Hehe... google found it straight away. msnlib. Even if your not familiar with python, its very easy to pick up, maybe you could download and take a look at it.

          Ok, I had another look at this, ... so basically its a bot, which I understand, but I dont think this will let people on the web site login to their own MSN accounts and talk to their friends? .... to me it seems like your setting up a msn bot with a predefined account.... although I could be wrong... 😕

            Well, you can pull it apart. What does a bot do? Oh yeh, it connects to MSN (using your hotmail account etc.) and then sends programmed messages.

            If you pull it apart, you can make it a web messenger.

            It's better than starting from scratch and having to capture packets, right? :p

              2 years later

              you can download php-msnbot from sourcefrog

                it doesn't work , its encrypted , i tried downloading blobsy but i cant , from that link given above ?

                  i could now it was a problem with the explorer or something 🙂

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