[twitter-dev] Re: converting existing users to OAuth

2009-03-23 Thread Doug Williams
This impending conversion is something we are discussing internally. Any feedback regarding fears, challenges, or wishes and how we may be able to ameliorate them will be thoroughly considered. Thanks, Doug Williams Twitter API Support http://twitter.com/dougw On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 6:37 PM, bb

[twitter-dev] Re: converting existing users to OAuth

2009-03-23 Thread bbc
Doing that for tens of thousands of Twitter users would be impossible. If the API can provide something that returns the token if I provide the login credential, then that would be much easier to handle existing users. On Mar 23, 5:20 am, Dossy Shiobara wrote: > Remind me again, if you have a Tw

[twitter-dev] Re: converting existing users to OAuth

2009-03-23 Thread Dossy Shiobara
Remind me again, if you have a Twitter user's basic auth credentials, why you can't perform the OAuth authorization on their behalf? *whistles* On 3/23/09 3:42 AM, bbc wrote: I second that. It would be much better to convert existing user base automatically behind the scene other than askin

[twitter-dev] Re: converting existing users to OAuth

2009-03-23 Thread bbc
I second that. It would be much better to convert existing user base automatically behind the scene other than asking them redo the whole process, which is kinda hassle to our users On Mar 21, 8:13 am, Simon wrote: > What is the status on this? We really a need a quicker way to convert > current

[twitter-dev] Re: converting existing users to OAuth

2009-03-21 Thread Simon
What is the status on this? We really a need a quicker way to convert current users to OAuth. It is really annoying to expect my users to go back and authenticate it with OAuth... On Mar 2, 7:25 pm, Matt Sanford wrote: > Hi all, > >      This migration is something we've been discussing interna

[twitter-dev] Re: converting existing users to OAuth

2009-03-21 Thread Simon
What is the status on this? There really needs to be a way to convert existing apps to OAuth. I'll have to get the users to go an authenticate it. It's a mission. Do something about it. On Mar 2, 7:25 pm, Matt Sanford wrote: > Hi all, > >      This migration is something we've been discussing i

[twitter-dev] Re: converting existing users to OAuth

2009-03-02 Thread Matt Sanford
Hi all, This migration is something we've been discussing internally. We're not sure yet what we want to do about it but I'll keep people posted. Remember, we'll be running things in parallel for a while so there is some time to figure these things out. Don't Panic; — Matt Sanford

[twitter-dev] Re: converting existing users to OAuth

2009-02-28 Thread Abraham Williams
I would guess that there won't be a form to take CSV files but perhaps there will be a temporary API method that jus returns access tokens. The CSV file would have to include the users passwords to verify that the submitter actually had permission to edit their profiles. Probably not a good idea t