Protocols/MSNP/Documents

MSNP Protocol

Introduction • Terms • Clients

Reference

Error List • Commands • Relying Party Suite • Spotlife

Services

XMPP • HTTP Gateway • Tabs • Activities

Documentation

Development Tools • MSNP Grid

Polygamy • URLs used by MSN

Documents

Protocol Versions

Version 21

Version 18

Version 16

Version 15

Version 14

Version 13

Version 12

Version 11

Version 9

Version 8

Version 2

MSNC

Introduction • P2P • Object Descriptor • Display Pictures • File Transfer

Scenarios

Microsoft Messenger for Mac

MSNP on WebTV (MSNTV)

Here is a list of documents that may prove useful.

Client

• Microsoft Messenger:mac v5.1 - Deployment Guide: Messenger51_NetAdminGuide_2.pdf
• Microsoft Messenger for Mac 8 Beta Build 08.00.00.100305 - Release Notes: Messenger8Beta_ReleaseNotes_1.pdf
• MSN Messenger on PocketPC - Help: 2003_MSN_20Messenger_PPC_1.pdf

Activities

• MSN Messenger Activity SDK - Documentation (September 2005): messengerActivitySDK_1.zip File possibly lost
• MSN Messenger Activity SDK - Documentation (September 2006): msnmessengeractivitysdk_1.zip File possibly lost
• MCG APIs for MSN Games and Messenger: MCG_20APIs_20for_20MSN_20Games_20and_20Messenger.zip

Web

• Live Connect Preliminary - Documentation (November 2012): LiveSDK.chm
• A Guide to MSN Communication Services: MSN Spaces, MSN Messenger, MSN Hotmail - Reviewers Guide (December 2004): MSNWave10RG_1.doc
• A Guide to MSN Integrated Communication Services: MSN Spaces, MSN Messenger, MSN Hotmail (April 2005): MSNWave10RG_5.doc

Captures

If you have pcap files from Messenger, it would be interesting to share them as they will be useful in order to understand the protocol.

On pcapr.net (now defunct), a search for "msnms" gave these files:

• 91a4d900-9804-012b-b2a6-0016cb8cea27.pcap
• Authentication_MSNM1.0.pcap
• 1-500.pcap
• h_263_fast_cif_00000_20050908165359.pcap File lost
• h_263_fast_cif_00004_20050908165454.pcap File lost
• MSN_and_XMPP_00002_20090928130210.pcap File lost
• MSN_and_XMPP_00001_20090928130006.pcap File lost
• oicq.pcap
• On this webpage (https://seginfo.com.br/2011/11/01/demonstracoes-e-gabarito-do-desafio-pratico-analise-forense-em-trafego-de-rede-2/), you can find this file:
  • padaria.pcap
• In this github project (https://github.com/hc9725/my_etherdump), you can find these files:
• msn.pcap
• msn_test.pcap
• In this github project (https://github.com/markofu/pcaps), you can find this file:
  • msnms.pcap
• In this github project (https://github.com/ntop/nDPI), you can find this file:
  • msnms.pcap File lost
• On the WireShark website (https://wiki.wireshark.org/MSNMS), you can find this file:
  • msnms.pcap