Myspace mobile

Karl · 10-01-2007, 20:06

It's sort of an interest of mine to question this..

I know myspace doesn't have an API. I also know that some company is doing myspace mobile as a proprietary service for cellphones in America.

I also know that Myspace uses standard http protocol, and you don't need to worry about private/public key encryption.

With this in mind, is it possible to develop a script that scrapes the contents of your myspace messages page after accepting a valid username and password?

I'm not interested in hearing whether you're a fan of myspace or not unfortunately, and this question could easily be applied to any other forms-based web application.

Does this fall under Cross Site Scripting if I'm planning to host this stuff myself?

Any thoughts?

Cheers,

Karl.

Mark · 10-01-2007, 21:40

I'd be more worried about breaking MySpace's TOS and/or trademarks, particularly if another company is offering the service - they may have an exclusive deal to provide it.

10-01-2007, 20:06	#1
Karl Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Weston-super-Mare Posts: 190	Myspace mobile It's sort of an interest of mine to question this.. I know myspace doesn't have an API. I also know that some company is doing myspace mobile as a proprietary service for cellphones in America. I also know that Myspace uses standard http protocol, and you don't need to worry about private/public key encryption. With this in mind, is it possible to develop a script that scrapes the contents of your myspace messages page after accepting a valid username and password? I'm not interested in hearing whether you're a fan of myspace or not unfortunately, and this question could easily be applied to any other forms-based web application. Does this fall under Cross Site Scripting if I'm planning to host this stuff myself? Any thoughts? Cheers, Karl.

10-01-2007, 21:40	#2
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	I'd be more worried about breaking MySpace's TOS and/or trademarks, particularly if another company is offering the service - they may have an exclusive deal to provide it.