Yahoo Protocol 15 Login

[Rafael Franco Carvalho]

Hello!

I'm asking it because there are a special case that Yahoo protocol 16 fixes, probably related to http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/6510. This problem affects not only Pidgin but also Yahoo Messenger at least version 8.1, but on Yahoo Messenger 9.0 this problem gone away, because it uses Yahoo protocol 16.

Thanks,

Rafael.

Sulabh Mahajan wrote:
> I will be finalizing my GSoC work next week, then start looking into the
> new login procedure.
> I cant really say how long it will take.

John Bailey wrote:
>I don't think work on Yahoo protocol 16 is particularly important at this point.
>   It doesn't add any features we need or want, and further improvement on what
>we already have is necessary.  For example, we need a proper review and merge
>back to im.pidgin.pidgin for your Summer of Code work (including testing with
>Yahoo Japan accounts where possible).  And besides, it's not like Yahoo will
>kill protocol 15 tomorrow.  If their past behavior is any indicator, it'll be at
>least another 18-24 months before we have to worry about protocol version.

>Authentication mechanisms, on the other hand, probably are of more concern; in
>this case we probably want to make sure we're looking at Yahoo Messenger 8.1 on
>Windows to find the correct authentication mechanisms for our current protocol
>implementation.

>John

2008/10/21 Rafael Franco Carvalho <rafael.carvalho at tqi.com.br>

  Hello Sulabh,

  >Yahoo Messenger 9 uses YMSG 16, we don't support the login sequence it uses. I will be working on it, after my GSoC project >is over, if no one else does it by then. :)
  >Sooner or later version 16 login process will be done.

  Do you have any idea when Yahoo Protocol 16 will be done and ready fro use in libPurple?

  Thanks.

  Rafael.



  From: Sulabh Mahajan
  Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 6:09 AM
  To: Sanjay Raghani
  Cc: devel at pidgin.im 
  Subject: Re: Yahoo Protocol 15 Login


  Yahoo Messenger 9 uses YMSG 16, we don't support the login sequence it uses. I will be working on it, after my GSoC project is over, if no one else does it by then. :)
  Sooner or later version 16 login process will be done.

  Pidgin uses the same login process as yahoo 8.1, we still support old login process, though I don't think its used anymore.
  We can also use web messenger login type, though its turned off by default.

  Can you tell me what difference you found in the login process of pidgin and yahoo 8.1.

  Depending upon your firewall settings and connection preferences, YMSG data might be sent to one of several ports yahoo server supports, like HTTP, even telnet.
  This might change the way the login process appears on a packet sniffer, like wireshark doesn't recognize the data as YMSG when sent to port 23.
  We only send to port 5050.


  Sulabh


  2008/7/1 Sanjay Raghani <sanjay.raghani at gmail.com>: 
    Hi,

    Pidgin 2.4.2 client implements Yahoo Protocol Version 15 (Yahoo 8.1.0.402 client). However the login protocol used by Pidigin is different than that used by Yahoo 8.1 clients. Pidgin 2.4.2 seem to be using older login protocol.

    Please correct me if it is not the case.

    Further i would like to know that is there some work currently being done to implement/support the newer login protocol of for Yahoo?

    Also the newer Yahoo 9 version (which is still in beta) has different login sequence in comparison to even the Yahoo 8 (version 15).

    Regards
    Sanjay

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