? I would think that surely HTTP Client *is* the correct utility for
this situation.
Apache HTTP Client is a client-side HTTP communications library. Apache
MINA is a framework for writing high performance network servers. You
basically need to write a client (GUI) app, that communicates over
HTTPS. So HTTP Client would seem to fit the bill here, and MINA would
seem to ... not really help you here, since you're not writing a server.
No?
I understand that the app won't use HTTPS all the time. But since it
sometimes will, you'll need a utility that can speak it ... such as HTTP
Client.
The hard part to me sounds like writing the code that speaks MS'
protocol, which sounds like it's not too well documented:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Msn_messenger#Protocol
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Notification_Protocol
Perhaps you can refer to the source code for Trillian or Pidgin for help
there.
HTH,
DR
On 10/05/2009 04:18 PM, Mark Wallsgrove wrote:
lol, apologies .. I thought I had included enough information ;)
I am trying to create a simple MSN Messenger Client. Majority of the
communication is just plan text with no formatting. But to enable
Microsoft to be generic with their authentication they have made it so
that you communicate using HTTPS. So, only a small fraction of time is
used to communicate via HTTPS..
Surely the HTTP Client isn't the correct purposal for this situation?
Best Regards,
Mark Wallsgrove
