MSN Client..

Well due to alot of attempts to use msn messenger clients at my school, i am not sucessfull...........................

So i'm wondering if anyone is interested in creating a javascript or php based online client, which connects to the msn protocol, i'll buy a domain and host it on my server etc, just like a signin page, lists all contacts, contact status, option to change nickname, change display picture, block someone and open a conversation with someone.

You can earn money out of this, by placing google adverts which when clicked on can go to your account.

Well, what do you think?

Interesting idea but you'd probably get a better response posting this in the php/asp or whatever forum. Do like it is a project idea though so am curious to know if anyone has details of the msn protocol? Do Microsoft publish the spec (unlikely) or does anyone else who's reverse engineered it such as the linux ports of msn (more likely).

Why in php and javascript ?
I am not sure you could earn money from this sort of program.
There are a lot of other protocols, why choosing msn one if it is for setting u a new server ?

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julien barbier

I said php and javascript because i just thought it could be coded in that, and i mean it connects to the msn server and allows you to chat to people.

Abit more clear?

I just do not think that these are the best languages
to do what you want to do

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julien barbier

I imagine this would probably be better written in some form of .net language given its microsoft nature but having thought some more about it I'm not sure how possible it would be due to the residual 'prescence' needed so the msn network can keep track of whether you are online or not.

If anyone has any thoughts about how you could have a webpage keep an msn (or other chat network) session alive I'd be interested to hear about it.

-KM-

This can be written in any languages, .NET, C, C++ etc... But from a webpage ... i'm not sure.
I don't know the msn protocole, but to know if you re online is equivalent to having a socket openned
and sending some sort of 'ping - pong' from time to time.

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julien barbier

You could do it in a Web page using a java applet, but it'd probably be cleaner and faster to just write a thick app in .NET, C, C++, etc.