Myspace IM Plugin broken?

[SithToast]

The myspace plugin has worked flawlessly until just a few hours ago.

[13:16] *** "Tom" signed on at Wed Jan 10 13:16:49 2007.
[14:39] *** Disconnected.
[14:39] *** Reconnecting to MYSPACE as "sithtoast@toastednet.org"
[14:39] *** Disconnected.

I have been trying since then to reconnect but to no avail.

[lucalla]

I have never been able to connect.

http://www.trillian.cc/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=678742#post678742

Forgot to mention I can login with the official client.

[SithToast]

Originally posted by lucalla
I have never been able to connect.

http://www.trillian.cc/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=678742#post678742

endless loop! when i click your link here, it takes me to the other thread. when i click your link in the other thread, it takes me here! LOL

[lucalla]

Originally posted by SithToast
endless loop! when i click your link here, it takes me to the other thread. when i click your link in the other thread, it takes me here! LOL
Yeah I know. I'm a pr*ck like that :) When they merge the threads it should all sort itself out.

[RockabyeRy87]

How many digits are your passwords? I know that myspace and the myspace client ignore any characters after 10.

[SithToast]

Originally posted by RockabyeRy87
How many digits are your passwords? I know that myspace and the myspace client ignore any characters after 10.

8. I've been on it with Trillian Astra before.

[Mr_Unlucky]

Was connected earlier. Down for me, too.

[typobox43]

I've never been able to connect either.

[y0himba]

This has been posted to Bugzilla for Astra. If you are currently testing Astra, you should follow the instructions in your email, find the bug on Bugzilla, and contribute. From what I have tested it looks like MySpace may be blocking Astra, but that is NOT fact, just a guess after I did a lot of testing.

[k0ugs]

Originally posted by Lestat
This has been posted to Bugzilla for Astra. If you are currently testing Astra, you should follow the instructions in your email, find the bug on Bugzilla, and contribute. From what I have tested it looks like MySpace may be blocking Astra, but that is NOT fact, just a guess after I did a lot of testing.

a new build of myspace IM did come out just the other day, perhaps ur guess is correct

[y0himba]

Today's build fixes it :)

[LSR]

Originally posted by Lestat
Today's build fixes it :)

What info do i use to login? E-mail? Username? Display name?

[y0himba]

I am using the same login/pass that I use to login to the web site.

[LSR]

Originally posted by Lestat
I am using the same login/pass that I use to login to the web site.

Mine will not connect and i am using the same login information...

[y0himba]

Are you using today's build? If so, then post it to Bugzilla, bug #840

[McBean]

I just set up myspace today, and can't get the myspace plug-in to connect.

I've never used the local IM client from MySpace, so I don't have a friend's list for it to import.

Anyone had issues connecting recently?

--McBean

[y0himba]

Nope, none, and I have reconnected several times today.

[DapyDork]

I have never been able to login. I never tried the native client because I do not want to have to install another client, that really is why I use Trillian. :D

For those who have logged in, does it automatically download your Friend list and use the same one as displayed on your myspace? If someone without the chat client is on, will it allow you to send them an IM through the client and it be recieved by the web interface?

[McBean]

Yeah - so I downloaded the actual client and was able to log on without an issue. When I try to access MySpace with Astra, it says the password is invalid...

WTF???

I've reopened bug 840 with this situation. Don't know what the deal is.

--McBean

[tourbi]

I have never been able to login. I never tried the native client because I do not want to have to install another client, that really is why I use Trillian. :D

For those who have logged in, does it automatically download your Friend list and use the same one as displayed on your myspace? If someone without the chat client is on, will it allow you to send them an IM through the client and it be recieved by the web interface?I resemble that.
I too am on myspace now. I have been trying to connect unsuccessfully.


added: when adding my friend, do I add username? or an e-mail address?

[y0himba]

I am connected fine. It does grab my friends list, and even tells me if friends without the MySpace IM are online.

There is no globe for the MySpace plugin on Mini-Astra.

[02/04/2007@10:23:09 PM] *** Creating connection "y0himba"
[02/04/2007@10:23:12 PM] *** You are now set as "online".
[02/04/2007@10:23:12 PM] *** You have successfully connected to MYSPACE.

[nlocklin]

It is working for me. I have been able to connect successfully, and yesterday had a conversation with someone using MySpace's client.

[McBean]

Build 30, and still can't get Astra to connect to MySpace despite using the standard client on the same system with no connectivity issues whatsoever.

I've made my comments in the open bugs in Bugzilla, but haven't seen any comments back with regards to a resolution - or tips and tricks.

--McBean

[y0himba]

A: It will be fixed, that's not the only bug right now.
B: Be as specific as possible. Which username do you use? Does your MySpace name display differently than your actual username? Etc.
C: It's only affecting a certain groups of people, now they just need to figure out the common denominator between those folks.

[McBean]

A: It will be fixed, that's not the only bug right now.
B: Be as specific as possible. Which username do you use? Does your MySpace name display differently than your actual username? Etc.
C: It's only affecting a certain groups of people, now they just need to figure out the common denominator between those folks.

Good points. I'll go back to the Bug and make sure I gave the right detailed information there.

--McBean

[y0himba]

Thanks for posting to bugzilla! Sorry about the tone of the post, I come across as an ahole at times :)

[McBean]

There was no ahole tone...Just good common sense....

Cheers!

--McBean

[McBean]

Just an update...

I got this to work under build 32. I had to ignore any upper case characters in my password and enter everything in lower case characters plus any other characters.

*poof* Tom appeared in my Contact List.

Go figure.

But I give my word that the thick client of MySpace requires me to use capital letters for my account.

--McBean

[RockabyeRy87]

Just an update...

I got this to work under build 32. I had to ignore any upper case characters in my password and enter everything in lower case characters plus any other characters.

*poof* Tom appeared in my Contact List.

Go figure.

But I give my word that the thick client of MySpace requires me to use capital letters for my account.

--McBean

Thank you! As I've stated before... the password seems to cut off at the 10th digit. So basically, I entered my password in lower case and just the first 10 digits and it connected perfectly. :)

[McBean]

My password wasn't 10 character so it wasn't an issue. Looks like it was case sensiivity issues (for me). Glad to hear you got connected.

--McBean

[tourbi]

I have not set up the native client.
How do I add names to myspace?
What name do I add?

Thank you. http://www.smileycons.com/img/emotions/189.gif

[RockabyeRy87]

My guess would be by adding their myspace user ID... because their display name changes...

then again it could be their url tags... idk I don't really have much anyone to test with.

[y0himba]

I added ID numbers. I even get alerts for the friends I added who don't use or never have used the MySpace IM....

Also, with this upgrade, I had to change my login in the plugin from my user name to my email...

[tourbi]

That what I thought, that would be the address, right?
hmmmmmmmmm.
Going to have to play with this. I have added someone from Trillian forums who has the alpha so I can play with this.
I get intrigued to see how it all works.
Thank you for the answer. http://www.smileycons.com/img/emotions/157.gif

(see, sending valentines http://www.smileycons.com/img/emotions/156.gif )

[y0himba]

Does this mean the plugin is working for you finally Tourbi? Glad to see that.

[tourbi]

Does this mean the plugin is working for you finally Tourbi? Glad to see that.No

[y0himba]

It still won't connect? The status window doesn't show debug info, there isn't an option for that. Is there anything in the connection window that would shed light on it?

[tourbi]

I'm not positive I'm connected. One name has been accepted but I'm not sure it's right.
Were you able to add your own name?

[y0himba]

I didn't try....hmmmm

You can add me for testing if you want to..."y0himba" or "120325110"

EDIT: I added myself using "y0himba"

EDIT EDIT: Added a screenshot proving I am insane.

[Smooth L]

i'm getting an invalid password. it's 8 digits

[y0himba]

Try changing you user name to the email address you signed up with.

[tourbi]

"Reconnecting to MYSPACE" is the perpetual condition.

[y0himba]

Port issue? Firewall? Error code? Do you have anything in common with the others still experiencing this? How about others posting to Bugzilla for this? See, tis working for quite a few, so there has to be something specific we just need to find it.

[McBean]

To figure out the user id or friend name of a person on MySpace, look at their URL:

What is my friend's MySpace Username?
On your friend's profile page, look for a section called "MySpace URL" underneath their main picture, or look in the page title at the top of the browser window. For example, the Username for http://www.myspace.com/tom is tom.

If the name isn't there, you should be able to use the ID number, but I'm not certain.

--McBean

[McBean]

i'm getting an invalid password. it's 8 digits

Smooth,

Try setting up the account like this:

ID: Smooth@myspace.com (The e-mail account you authenticate with normally on the site)
PW: p@s$w0rd

Even if your password is P@s$w0RD, put it all in lower case text, I had to do this with the plug in for it to work succesfully. Don't ask... I couldn't say why it worked, but that resolved my issues.

And you'll know you get connected to MySpace for the first time because "Tom" will get added to your Contact List by default.

--McBean

[tourbi]

Port? I'm not asking what a port is. Just what "should" be in that space?

[McBean]

Port? I'm not asking what a port is. Just what "should" be in that space?
Server: im.myspace.akadns.net
Port: 1863

That's the default mine popped up with. Don't know if that helps or not.

[tourbi]

Server: im.myspace.akadns.net
Port: 1863

That's the default mine popped up with. Don't know if that helps or not.Thank you, I have that too.

[Sparks]

For whatever it's worth, I'm now having this problem too, tourbi.

Which, on the plus side, at least now means we have a good repro case here at CS to try and track it down!

[y0himba]

Do you guys have a router or firewall and that port isn't open in one or the other?(1863)
Some ISPs block port ranges. My ISP blocks anything below 1024, so I am unable to use applications that use those ports, such as web servers or FTP servers ETC. I cannot even use port forwarding because the traffic never gets to me.

[PokeParadox]

I can't login either. I've checked the port... and I'm already forwarding that for MSN for some reason. It just tells me "incorrect password."

[y0himba]

Hmm..ok. now, the three of you start brainstorming this and see if there is anything in common. Characters in password? Characters in username? Number of characters? System configs? Used the actual client or not? You get the idea? ANYTHING that may matter and you may have in common....

[ZodiacN64]

I am having the same problem. If I just use my username, it says "invalid password." If I spell out my whole e-mail address for the login, it just says "offline." My password is lowercase and 7-characters... So I will play around with it. :confused:

[McBean]

I know this will probably get flamed, but people may want to consider installing the MySpace client jsut for the sake of logging in on the proprietary client ONCE - just so they know what credential and password works to get them on the service.

Once you know that works, try using the same settings in Astra's MySpace plug-in to see if it works.

This primarily confirms that you can connect to MySpace, and that it's not a MySpace issue, but an Astra Issue. Secondly, you know with certainty what credentials were used to make it work.

Don't try it from work for the first time. Make sure you're at home or on some fairly direct Internet access where there's not going to be a ton of firewall, proxy or port limitations on traffic.

Remove as much guesswork as possible with regards to issues.

--McBean

[y0himba]

Nah that's good advice. If MySpace goes down you can log in with the actual client and see that it is a plugin problem. I can log in to MySpace IM using either my user name or email, with Astra I had to switch from my user name to my full email address after build 30 I think it was (we are on 32)..on a suggestion from Tourbi I actually added myself....

[Vaidude]

Ok so im stupid... Where can I download astra? or the plugin for myspace IM??

[Saiyaman]

Ok so im stupid... Where can I download astra? or the plugin for myspace IM??

Astra is currently in invitation only alpha testing. The myspace IM plugin only works with Astra atm.

[niar82k]

but dosnt run on my astra he sayed alway invalid Password but this password is correct if i use the myspace IM

[y0himba]

Use the same email address you use to log into the MySpace web site....then the password.

[ZodiacN64]

Evil plug-in! It says I am connected... but I don't see myself on my own buddylist... and then it logs off... then it reconnects... then disconnects two seconds later... rinse... lather... repeat...

[y0himba]

it doesn't like you Zodiac....it just doesn't like you. (LMAO)

[McBean]

Just got the notificatoin from Bugzilla that Bug 840 has been resolved. This is the MySpace IM unable to connect error.

(hopes this is truly fixed for the next release!!!)

--McBean

[Richter]

I find that using a gmail address with any odd characters in it doesn't work.

For instance, my login to myspace is setup as such: richter.hurhur@gmail.com


I simply can't log into Myspace IM. :(

(That's not my real address either, just FYI.)

[McBean]

I find that using a gmail address with any odd characters in it doesn't work.

For instance, my login to myspace is setup as such: richter.hurhur@gmail.com


I simply can't log into Myspace IM. :(

(That's not my real address either, just FYI.)

Can you log in to the actual MySpace client and website with those credentials?

Just curious to see if they all work with the real client and break with Astra, or if there's a pre-existing condition with MySpace's applications.

--McBean

[Richter]

I can log in just fine with the official client.

Quite unfortunate, I was looking forward to actually trying it out. :'(

[McBean]

The one bug I believe Scott fixed was with the password handling. Apparently, MySpace puts all passwords into lowercase as a default function.

Ex: To log into MyS web site or IM Client my password was written P@SsworD
To log into MyS IM via Astra I had to manually enter p@ssword as my password

My ID credential was always lowercase and lacked unique characters.

Ex: me@domain.net

Don't know if that sheds any light your way or not.

--McBean

[Richter]

No, the account doesn't have any uppercase letters, nor does the password.

I'm pretty sure the reason it's not working is because of the special character.

I've seen someone else have a problem logging in because they had a "+" in their email that they used for the login (a gmail login, like mine), so I'm pretty sure that the reason mine won't log in is because it has a period on it.

Hey it's alpha, I'll just wait around for a fix. :cool: Hopefully it'll come before I ship out. hehe

[McBean]

No, the account doesn't have any uppercase letters, nor does the password.

I'm pretty sure the reason it's not working is because of the special character.

I've seen someone else have a problem logging in because they had a "+" in their email that they used for the login (a gmail login, like mine), so I'm pretty sure that the reason mine won't log in is because it has a period on it.

Hey it's alpha, I'll just wait around for a fix. :cool: Hopefully it'll come before I ship out. hehe

I added your remarks to Bug 840 regarding the special characters. I'll make up a dummy account and try to work out any more details as well.

--McBean

[CPAGirlNC]

My password is correct, and I successfully logged in via Astra one time. Now it just sits there "creating connection..."

[McBean]

My password is correct, and I successfully logged in via Astra one time. Now it just sits there "creating connection..."

Is your account pretty straight forward, or does it have some special characters in it? Just curious to see where it fits with the ongoing coversations here.

Seems like the case sensitivity of the passwords has been resolved (my assumption), but that accounts with special characters (!@.+*) and so on are still having access issues.

--McBean

[CPAGirlNC]

My account and password are both lowercase with no special characters.

[McBean]

My account and password are both lowercase with no special characters.

<scratches head>

ID: cpagirl@myspace.com (or whatever your e-mail address is)
PW: password

And this won't work?

--McBean

[CPAGirlNC]

[02/26 - 09:57] *** Creating connection "<id>@hotmail.com"
[02/26 - 10:00] *** Disconnected.
[02/26 - 10:00] *** Reconnecting to MYSPACE as "<id>@hotmail.com"
[02/26 - 10:03] *** Disconnected.

It does the creating connection/disconnect/reconnect to infinity. Using the same credentials, I connect immediately in the actual MySpace client.

[ZodiacN64]

Oops, sorry... I could have sworn I posted this else where. It was just funny.

[McBean]

I was just playing around trying to get the MySpace plugin to work, so I went to the MySpace chatroom. Then I suddenly found myself in this weird conversation (the names were slightly changed a bit). Here's how it ended up...

Someone needs to PM me the screenie or text of the edit. I'm age appropriate...I swear!

--McBean

[y0himba]

Nope. If it was removed it was for a reason. I think we need to move on and get back on topic.

Since build 34 is anyone still experiencing this?

[Richter]

Oddly enough, I can connect now.

So.... I don't know how I fixed it, as I've entered the information the same as I did every other time, it just rapidly disconnected and magically connected again.

So... who knows, guess the problems solved on my end. ;)

EDIT - I was having this problem in build 34, so I don't know how it was fixed... magic I guess. :p

[Richter]

**FALSE ALARM**

Connected once, added Tom to contacts, as soon as I messaged someone it disconnected, and I haven't been able to connect since.


Oh well.

[CPAGirlNC]

I'm finally connected, but have no MySpace contacts with whom to test.

[y0himba]

You can test with me... "y0himba"

I already have you on my list once so no big ya know?

[lostmybottlecap]

haha, i found an easy fix that works. when it says partionally connected, type online and then for me it makes myspace online. SIMPLE ENOUGH!

[y0himba]

Huh?

[lostmybottlecap]

okay, when the myspace plugin is offline and you cant connect, go to the guess i status bar where you can type your status and it will say partionaly connected cause the Myspace plugin is offline, click on partionaly connect and then type Online and the Myspace plugin will automatically turn on.

[DiamondNRG]

Haha, he sets his display message as "online" ... funny ... not helpful ... but funny.

[iNoles]

I got myspace plugins working..

[s2iceo]

here's one for you all:

[04/19/2007 | 02:50:07 PM] *** MySpace is no longer accepting logins from this version of the plugin. Please upgrade to the latest MySpace IM plugin and try again.

[lostmybottlecap]

Haha, he sets his display message as "online" ... funny ... not helpful ... but funny.

Im Serious It Works...Most The Time. Not As Much As It Used To, But It Worked. So Don't Act Like I'm Retarded.

[y0himba]

I got the same message last night, reconnected, and it worked. The MySpace client and server change A LOT so be prepared for this stuff...

[s2iceo]

i've disconnected and reconnected multiple times tonight and am still getting the message

[damncrackmonkey]

I'm getting the same message as s2iceo and reconnecting is definitely not fixing it for me either

[MrBlubke]

is there a newer version availlable of this plugin? mine says 4.0 so I would have presumed it's the latest, but I get:

[07:37] *** Creating connection "xxxx@xxx.com"
[07:37] *** MySpace is no longer accepting logins from this version of the plugin. Please upgrade to the latest MySpace IM plugin and try again.
[07:37] *** Disconnected.

[MrBlubke]

should have read the forums a bit longer before posting... sorry...
mentioned http://forums.ceruleanstudios.com/showthread.php?t=86255

[Kimberly315]

I just installed the most recent release of Astra and the MySpace plugin still will not work. I downloaded the actual MySpace IM client, just to be sure, and I can log in to it just fine. However, when logging in to the Trillian plugin using the same info, it tells me that the connection has failed. Is there any way for me to fix it? Or, is it a bug?
Thanks!

[DoubleBlack]

Go to Bugzilla, and you will see...this is known and there is no way around this.

http://bugs.ceruleanstudios.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2188

[DiamondNRG]

They are likely waiting until MySpace stops mucking around with its connection methods.

[halcyoncmdr]

Since the myspace protocol is changing so often my guess is that it became a hassle to keep the plugin up to date as small things were changed that really had no effect but the old one no longer worked. So they are probably waiting until it calms down a bit.

[SeraphicXP]

Thanks for the heads up at least, but id still think they'd update if they could to test it since its a new protocol they're adding.

[DoubleBlack]

Thanks for the heads up at least, but id still think they'd update if they could to test it since its a new protocol they're adding.
It was working, and worked fine...but MyspaceIM makes changes constantly and the Trillian Protocol is always out of date. As Astra goes more towards final, CS will think of something to make it work - but it won't work not because of CS, but because of Myspace.

[dying]

I went searching around about 3rd party MyspaceIM protocol information and came up with some information about another program with a working MyspaceIM plugin, it's Miranda IM, it has a beta version of a plugin and is updated alot, and works wonders, but its still has only basic features, i recommend checking it out if ya cant live without the MyspaceIM plugin for Trillian.

the link to the plugin for miranda...
http://www.scottellis.com.au/miranda_plugins/

[admiralross]

[18:14] *** Creating connection "admiralross"
[18:14] *** MySpace is no longer accepting logins from this version of the plugin. Please upgrade to the latest MySpace IM plugin and try again.
[18:14] *** Disconnected.

This is what I'm getting. Any kind of fix or workaround?

Much appreciated.

[DiamondNRG]

[18:14] *** Creating connection "admiralross"
[18:14] *** MySpace is no longer accepting logins from this version of the plugin. Please upgrade to the latest MySpace IM plugin and try again.
[18:14] *** Disconnected.

This is what I'm getting. Any kind of fix or workaround?

Much appreciated.

Did you read the 90 posts above you saying that it doesn't work because of changes on the MySpace end? There is nothing you can do but wait.

[jimmyRRpage]

Did you read the 90 posts above you saying that it doesn't work because of changes on the MySpace end? There is nothing you can do but wait.

So we wait...