> > What is the reason for no longer allowing the source parameter for > > Basic Auth desktop apps? > > the ability to "forge" the source parameter is too easy when simply using > basic auth. > > -- > Raffi Krikorian > Twitter Platform Teamhttp://twitter.com/raffi
Hi Raffi, If that is the reason for disallowing the source param, why is this policy not being applied uniformly? How would users of Tweetie, Twitterrific, etc. feel if all their updates now said 'from web'? How would the developers of those apps feel? You've stated yourself that issues with OAuth are being worked on. So why are you hurting a subset of developers and users who aren't using a system that isn't ready to be used? At the same time, you are benefiting another subset that made the same reasonable decision? Twitter is now a mature, massively funded corporation. The way you treat your developer and user ecosystem and handle situations in which corporate policy is uneven and unfair will matter more. This is one of those situations. Please do the right (and easy) thing and reinstate the source param so that all developers and users are treated equally. It is simply a matter of fairness. Thanks, Sanjay