Protocols/MSNP - Revision history

Bobsmith2 at 04:02, 3 December 2024

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	** [[Clients/Windows_Live_Messenger/Messenger_Plus!\|Messenger Plus!]]		** [[Clients/Windows_Live_Messenger/Messenger_Plus!\|Messenger Plus!]]

	Read additional [~~[Protocols~~/~~MSNP~~/~~FAQ\|~~frequently asked questions]] for clients and the Escargot service.		Read additional [https://escargot.chat/support/faq/ frequently asked questions] for clients and the Escargot service.

	= Protocol History =		= Protocol History =

Animadoria at 19:47, 21 September 2023

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	MSNP was first implemented with version 2 - MSNP2 - on July 17 1999. It only used TCP, no webservices or anything like that.		MSNP was first implemented with version 2 - MSNP2 - on July 17 1999. It only used TCP, no webservices or anything like that.

	As time went along, MSNP was extended and improved upon, incrementing its version number. By MSNP8, a new authentication system: Passport. This was first time something essential was used that wasn't sent via the regular MSNP TCP socket.		As time went along, MSNP was extended and improved upon, incrementing its version number. By MSNP8, a new authentication system was being used: .NET Passport / Tweener. This was first time something essential was used that wasn't sent via the regular MSNP TCP socket.

	From a technical standpoint the MD5 method that was used in [[Protocols/MSNP/MSN Protocol Version 7\|MSNP7]] was completely secure even from man in the middle attacks but Microsoft decided that it would be beneficial to MSN Messenger to authenticate directly with the passport servers, and [[Protocols/MSNP/Tweener]] was born.		From a technical standpoint the MD5 method that was used in [[Protocols/MSNP/MSN Protocol Version 7\|MSNP7]] was completely secure even from man in the middle attacks but Microsoft decided that it would be beneficial to MSN Messenger to authenticate directly with the passport servers, and [[Protocols/MSNP/Tweener]] was born.

Animadoria at 19:37, 5 July 2022

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 MSNP's final version was MSNP21, if we consider Windows Live Messenger 2012 the last version. However, MSNP22 existed, it was used on the Metro Messaging app on Windows 8.0, and MSNP24 was used on Skype for a while - although very different from regular old MSNP.
 All connections to MSN servers take place over TCP/IP. The client always makes the outgoing connections to the servers. The official port for MSN Messenger is 1863, although there are many places in the protocol where alternate ports could be specified, so this may be subject to change.
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 There are also several OOB (out-of-band) protocols that take place directly between clients and do not involve the server. These protocols are described in their respective sections, and are not necessary for basic functionality of a client.
-= Encoding =
+= What is MSN Messenger? =
 At the lowest level, computers can only send 1s and 0s to each other. In order for two computers to communicate, they must agree on what the 1s and 0s represent. In MSN Messenger (except in file transfer), they represent characters, such as "Latin Capital letter A", "Digital Four", or "Runic letter short-twig-sol". In other words, MSN Messenger is a text-based protocol.

Animadoria at 13:50, 11 May 2022

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	MSNP's final version was MSNP21, if we consider Windows Live Messenger 2012 the last version. However, MSNP22 existed, it was used on the Metro Messaging app on Windows 8.0, and MSNP24 was used on Skype for a while - although very different from regular old MSNP.		MSNP's final version was MSNP21, if we consider Windows Live Messenger 2012 the last version. However, MSNP22 existed, it was used on the Metro Messaging app on Windows 8.0, and MSNP24 was used on Skype for a while - although very different from regular old MSNP.


			= Overview =
			All connections to MSN servers take place over TCP/IP. The client always makes the outgoing connections to the servers. The official port for MSN Messenger is 1863, although there are many places in the protocol where alternate ports could be specified, so this may be subject to change.

			The connection to the server must be considered asynchronous - you can send many commands to the server without waiting for a reply, and the server won't necessarily reply to your commands in the order you sent them. The server may also send messages that are not in reply to any particular message from the client. However, sometimes (for example, when logging into a notification server) the protocol requires you to send one command then receive one command, and so on.

			There are also several OOB (out-of-band) protocols that take place directly between clients and do not involve the server. These protocols are described in their respective sections, and are not necessary for basic functionality of a client.

			= Encoding =
			At the lowest level, computers can only send 1s and 0s to each other. In order for two computers to communicate, they must agree on what the 1s and 0s represent. In MSN Messenger (except in file transfer), they represent characters, such as "Latin Capital letter A", "Digital Four", or "Runic letter short-twig-sol". In other words, MSN Messenger is a text-based protocol.


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Animadoria at 13:46, 11 May 2022

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	* [[Protocols/MSNP#URLs_used_by_MSN\|URLs used by MSN/WLM]]		* [[Protocols/MSNP#URLs_used_by_MSN\|URLs used by MSN/WLM]]

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	= Login logs =		= Login logs =

Animadoria at 13:46, 11 May 2022

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Animadoria at 12:55, 11 May 2022

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 MSN 7.5 - 8: uses RST
 WLM 2009+: uses RST2
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Animadoria at 10:39, 11 May 2022

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			{{Protocols/MSNP}}

			MSNP stands for "Microsoft Notification Protocol", the protocol used on MSN/Windows Live Messenger, all the way to when it was discontinued, and Skype's network used a heavily modified version of MSNP in the past. We not only will fully document the protocol, but will maintain and update it.

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	== Clients ==		== Clients ==
	* [[Clients/Windows_Live_Messenger\|Windows Live Messenger]]		* [[Clients/Windows_Live_Messenger\|Windows Live Messenger]]

AD at 19:28, 24 March 2021

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	* [[Clients/Windows_Live_Messenger\|Windows Live Messenger]]		* [[Clients/Windows_Live_Messenger\|Windows Live Messenger]]
	** [[Clients/Windows_Live_Messenger/Messenger_Plus!\|Messenger Plus!]]		** [[Clients/Windows_Live_Messenger/Messenger_Plus!\|Messenger Plus!]]

			Read additional [[Protocols/MSNP/FAQ\|frequently asked questions]] for clients and the Escargot service.

	== Overview ==		== Overview ==