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Introduction

URL is a command introduced with MSNP2.

It is a Notification Server command, without a request or response payload.

It retrieves a service URL to open.

Client/Request

URL TrID service {param}

Where service is the specified service you'd like to get the URL of:

PASSWORD: Change password
INBOX: Hotmail inbox
COMPOSE: Compose an E-mail
MESSAGE: Likely unused
FOLDERS: MSN home?
PERSON: Modify account details
MOBILE: Setup MSN Mobile
CHGMOB: Edit mobile settings
PROFILE: Edit MSN Member Directory profile
N2PACCOUNT: Net2Phone account management
N2PFUND: Net2Phone payment managmenet
CHAT: Chat rooms
ADDRBOOK: Address Book, unused?
ADVSEARCH: Advanced Search, unused?
INTSEARCH: Internet Search, unused?

Where param is an optional parameter to specify extra data about the request:

CHAT: Supports a LCID parameter for localization. Example: 0x0409.
PROFILE: Supports a LCID parameter for localization. Example: 0x0409.
N2PACCOUNT: Supports a LCID parameter for localization. Example: 0x0409.
COMPOSE: Supports a target address. Example: example@hotmail.com.

Server/Response

URL TrID redirect-url login-url {psid}

Where redirect-url is either a relative URL to login-url, using the rru form parameter, or an absolute URL to redirect to, using the ru form parameter. Absolute URLs are supported since MSNP3.

Where login-url is the service that provides automatic authentication and accepts redirection form parameters. Usually https://login(net).passport.com/ppsecure/md5auth.srf?lc= followed by your initial profile's lang_preference value since MSNP3.

Where psid is the id parameter passed to login-url. and are required to use absolute URLs as the redirect-url. Added since MSNP3. Required since MSNP5

Examples

NOTE: All examples will have Site IDs because I don't know what the login URL was without it.

Open E-mail Inbox

C: URL 1 INBOX
S: URL 1 /cgi-bin/HoTMaiL https://loginnet.passport.com/ppsecure/md5autf.srf?lc=1033 2

Compose new E-mail

Without target

C: URL 2 COMPOSE
S: URL 2 /cgi-bin/compose https://loginnet.passport.com/ppsecure/md5auth.srf?lc=1033 2

With target

C: URL 3 COMPOSE anotheruser@hotmail.com
S: URL 3 /cgi/bin/compose?mailto=1&to=anotheruser%40hotmail%2ecom https://loginnet.passport.com/ppsecure/md5auth.srf?lc=1033 2

Setup MSN Mobile

Since MSNP5.

C: URL 4 MOBILE
S: URL 4 http://mobile.msn.com/hotmail/confirmUser.asp?URL=%2Fmessengerok.htm&mobID=1 https://loginnet.passport.com/ppsecure/md5auth.srf?lc=1033 961

Edit Member Directory Profile

Since MSNP6.

C: URL 5 PROFILE 0x0409
S: URL 5 http://members.msn.com/Edit.asp?lc=1033 https://loginnet.passport.com/ppsecure/md5auth.srf?lc=1033 4263

Manage Net2Phone account