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Introduction

Welcome to yellows' MSNP wiki - "we actually have documentation"

Why not visit the Command Table?

Protocol Versions

More is to come soon! Hopefully!

Wanted Information

MSNP2: What is the format of the initial text/x-msmsgsemailnotification?
MSNP3: How is creds generated for URLs native to this version?
MSNP4: Anything for this one.
MSNP6: What makes the "Account must be verified before using the service" dialog show up?
MSNP6: Does it really acknoledge the account verified bit? I couldn't get the toast to show up in Client Version 3.6.003x.
MSNP8: Did FND exist? Rumors said it did shortly before it got killed in all protocols.
MSNP10: Asynchronous BPR MFNs from the server. Does it really?
MSNP11: How does ABCHMigrated: 0 really work now? OUT MIG still exists.
All Protocols: Any error code known to exist but is missing from the pages.
All Protocols: Good CVR responses, all of them are their release versions, when they could be latest.
All Protocols since MSNP10: Use legitimate CVR responses from the time if possible, not ones for Client Version 6.1.
FND command: What was returned when this was disabled in 2003 in MSNP2 to MSNP6?
FND command: How did sending an invitation work in MSNP2-MSNP4? Client Version 3.0 using MSNP4 just uses SND instead, but what about Client Version 1.0 to 2.2?
IMS command: What is the unknown number (that is usually 0) in the response?

Common (or not) Terms

Official Client: MSN Messenger (Service) or Windows Live Messenger.
Client Version: relevant Official Client version.
MSNP: Mobile Status Notification Protocol, or whatever acronym you like. Runs over TCP via port 1863.
ABCH: Address Book Clearing House
Messenger Config: A file used by Client Version 6.0 and higher that specifies some data for the Official Client.
svcs.microsoft.com: Usually a grab-bag of random XML files or services used for clients older than Client Version 6.0.
Protocol Split: A MSNP version that usually defines a point of no return.
PP14: Passport SSI Version 1.4.
PP30: Passport over SOAP ala Client Version 7.5+.
SOAP: Simple Object Access Protocol, A wrapper over XML. That's the kindest thing I can write about it.
Passport: The Authentication Server and/or Protocol.
Undefined Behavour: An intentional blank left in the documentation, basically as a "I am not responsible for what this does to your client or server" warning.
Dispatch Server: A type of MSNP server that handles moving users to Notification Servers.
Notification Server: The real meat of MSNP, handles authentication, user presence, notifications, creates Switchboard Server sessions and boasts the most commands.
Switchboard Server: The messaging part of the protocol. Changed only twice until it was deprecated in MSNP21.
Command: A 3-letter case-sensitive command type, followed optionally by a transaction ID and the rest of the Command parameters, ending with a new-line.
Payload Command: A special type of Command that has a integer length parameter as the final parameter before the deliminating new-line.
New-line/Newline: A Carriage Return character followed by a Line Feed character. Seperates commands in the protocol.
Carriage Return: To return the page-writing apparatus to the left of the page.
Line Feed: To move the page-writing apparatus down a "line".
TrID: Transaction ID. Links the server's response to the client's request.

Where do I find or edit these page's source?

The git repo is avaliable at https://git.kevinthe.horse/yellows111/msnp-wiki.

You can submit changes to me via any avaliable contact method as a e-mail merge request, like those made with git format-patch.

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