Support Miranda IM in twibbon (Twitter)

**lancaster** · 28 Aug 2009, 1:32 AM

http://twibbon.com/cause/Miranda-IM/Join

add Miranda IM icons to Twitter's Avatar.

Screenshot:
http://qtqjng.bay.livefilestore.com/...E6/Twibbon.png

**Nergali di Cuthah** · 28 Aug 2009, 2:51 AM

Lancaster,

I'm intrigued but what is it :-/

**lancaster** · 28 Aug 2009, 3:50 AM

add Miranda IM icons to Twitter's Avatar.

Screenshot:
http://qtqjng.bay.livefilestore.com/...E6/Twibbon.png

**niksus** · 28 Aug 2009, 5:08 PM

I don't get it. What's the point?
Looks like some fishing scheme.

**lancaster** · 28 Aug 2009, 7:02 PM

no point.
fishing scheme in twibbon?
......

Google "Sign in with Twitter", Please.

**niksus** · 28 Aug 2009, 10:24 PM

Ok, I'll try to explain my point. Which I don't take for granted to be obvious, as you seemingly do.

I've clicked on your first link, where I see a page that's not twitter.com and it's asking me for my twitter user/pass. Since I don't know what twibbon is (should I?), for me this is a "fishing scheme". So I close it and come back to ask what's that.

Didn't meant to offend you with this "fishing scheme", but only to provoke some explanation.
Still the outcome looks like ... "no point"

**lancaster** · 29 Aug 2009, 2:28 AM

Je ne suis pas d'accord avec ce que vous dites, mais je me battrai jusqu'Ã* la mort pour que vous ayez le droit de le dire.

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Ok, I'll try to explain "Sign in with Twitter".

http://cid-452755d41821c3d9.skydrive...Twitter|_2.png

this is support page, but you can "Sign in with Twitter".

http://cid-452755d41821c3d9.skydrive...Twitter|_3.png

than, "http://twitter.com" will asking for you twitter user/pass.

http://cid-452755d41821c3d9.skydrive...Twitter|_4.png

redirected back to support page, don't need anything.

at last, Google "Sign in with Twitter", you will know that's Twitter API - "Sign in with Twitter is the pattern of authentication that allows users to connect their Twitter account with third-party services in as little is one click".

**rainwater** · 29 Aug 2009, 3:35 AM

Originally Posted by lancaster

at last, Google "Sign in with Twitter", you will know that's Twitter API - "Sign in with Twitter is the pattern of authentication that allows users to connect their Twitter account with third-party services in as little is one click".

That is not true. It is only true if the site is using Twitters OAuth API. This site is clearly doing it. But just because something says "Sign in with Twitter" doesn't make it safe. If the site itself asks for your password, you know it isn't safe.