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WTVP
OverviewList of WTVP ServicesWTVP-specific Content-TypesStatus Codes
Concepts
TokensTicketsCapability Flags
Headers
Header ListData TypesCommon Request Headers
Processes
First-Time RegistrationHeadwaiter (Login)Messenger ServicesFavoritesChecking for new mailRetrieving settingsObtaining new wtv-ticketsSmart CardMiscellaneous
URLs for WTVP Services
wtv-1800wtv-aroundtownwtv-authorwtv-centerwtv-chatwtv-contentwtv-cookiewtv-customscriptwtv-diskwtv-epguidewtv-favoritewtv-flashromwtv-guidewtv-head-waiterwtv-homewtv-introwtv-logwtv-mailwtv-newswtv-noticeswtv-partnerwtv-passportwtv-registerwtv-setupwtv-smartcardwtv-spotwtv-starwtv-trickswtv-tutorial

List of known recorded WTVP headers. Most have been copied from http://web.archive.org/web/20041026232010/http://ubergeek03.mine.nu/WebTV/WebTVPHeaders.html, but we've contributed some previously unknown headers we've been able to observe, along with adding descriptions and command header classifications for all headers.

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Header Name Description Type Command Header? Server? Client?
Accept-Language Standard HTTP header string No
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Cookie Standard HTTP header string No
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Connection Standard HTTP header. WTVP was designed with persistent connections in mind, but official WNI servers have been seen sending a Keep-Alive Connection header in responses nonetheless string No
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Content-length Standard HTTP header integer No
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Content-type Standard HTTP header string No
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Date Standard HTTP header. Probably only present when connecting through Microsoft TV services timestamp No
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Expires Standard HTTP header timestamp No
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Set-Cookie Standard HTTP header string No
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User-Agent Standard HTTP header string No
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Approx-Content-Length Sent in some responses from the WebTV/MSN TV web proxies. Contains the length of the original data for the queried resource before being sent as multipart data integer No
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mstv-checkurl-mode Value currently observed as "1". Only seen when connecting through Microsoft TV services. Function unknown ??? ?
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mstv-client-caps Only seen when connecting through Microsoft TV services. Function unknown ??? ?
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mstv-listing-id Value currently observed as "C1020". Only seen when connecting through Microsoft TV services. Function unknown string ?
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smartcard-data When connecting to the WebTV/MSN TV service with a compatible smart card inserted, a box will send this header in WTVP requests with the raw smart card data. string No
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passport-domain Domain name of the Passport account (now Microsoft account) linked to the current WebTV/MSN TV subscriber/user account string No
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user-id Appears to be a long string of numbers integer No
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wtv-addresses-url Contains a service URL for listing all the user's stored addresses. Addresses are sent with the name, followed by a null byte, then the address with another null byte at the end. This is used for the Address panel. Value currently observed as wtv-mail:/addresslist. URL No
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wtv-ahuf ??? ??? ?
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wtv-allow-dsc Value currently observed as "true". Function unknown boolean No
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wtv-backgroundmusic-add Specifies sound files as selected by the subscriber/user to add to the background music queue URL Yes
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wtv-backgroundmusic-clear Apparently clears backlog of predefined background music to play. Value currently observed as "no_zits" string Yes
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wtv-backgroundmusic-load-playlist Sets a service URL for the client to query to get the list of background music for the user currently logged in. This header is known to be sent in the response for the settings service. Value currently observed as wtv-setup:/load-playlist URL No
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wtv-backgroundmusic-remove Probably similar to wtv-backgroundmusic-add but for removing queued background music ??? ?
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wtv-boot-message-led-state Sets the state of the message light. Value currently observed as "blinkSlow". Need more documentation on this string ?
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wtv-boot-url Value currently observed as wtv-head-waiter:/login?. Need more documentation on this URL No
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wtv-bypass-proxy ??? boolean No
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wtv-capability-flags A hexadecimal string that identifies the capabilities of a WebTV/MSN TV client, and affects how the service functions on it. Need more documentation on this string No
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wtv-ccs ??? ??? ?
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wtv-challenge A structured BLOB value that's sent by the server during the headwaiter login stage. Starts the challenge/response process. When decrypted, it contains random "challenge data" that has to be sent back in the challenge response, along with two sessions keys needed to facilitate SECURE communication, among other data. BLOB No
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wtv-challenge-response Used during the headwaiter challenge/response process to respond to the challenge with another structured BLOB value that is verified by the server. Sends back the "challenge data" from the wtv-challenge encrypted with the initial key. BLOB No
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wtv-check-url ??? ??? ?
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wtv-clickthru-redirect ??? ??? ?
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wtv-client-address Has an IP address of sorts, presumably of the box connecting to the server string No
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wtv-client-bootrom-version An integer that identifies... the boot ROM version? integer No
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wtv-client-date Human-readable timestamp in GMT, most likely the date of when the subscriber/user successfully logged on. Need more documentation on this timestamp No
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wtv-client-rom-type Identifies the ROM type a WebTV/MSN TV box is running string No
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wtv-client-serial-number SSID of the WebTV/MSN TV box - identifies who is sending a WTVP request string No
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wtv-client-time-zone Time zone that corresponds to the user's current location, in both name and offset (e.g., "PDT -0700"). It is speculated that this value is determined on the service side by using the user's ANI number when a box dials into the toll-free access number string No
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wtv-connection-timeout Value currently observed as "90". Function unknown integer No
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wtv-connect-session-id Some hexadecimal value we can't figure out the purpose of. Function unknown string No
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wtv-country Two-letter country code. Most of the time it's just set to "US" though. Need more documentation on this string No
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wtv-datadownload-checktimeoffset ??? integer No
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wtv-datadownload-login-url Contains the URL the box accesses when connecting for DataDownload. Value currently observed as wtv-head-waiter:/login?DataDownload=1. Also used to unlock TV Home on WebTV Plus boxes and change the offline home page on WebTV Dreamcast. URL No
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wtv-datadownload-url Contains a service URL. Value currently observed as wtv-disk:/download-list. Function unknown URL No
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wtv-demo-mode Value currently observed as "0". Function unknown integer No
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wtv-doug ??? ??? ?
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wtv-echostar-ca Unknown function. Value observed as "0x0" ??? ?
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wtv-echostar-receiver Unknown function. Value observed as "R0022040763-84" ??? ?
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wtv-echostar-rom Unknown function. Value observed as "121PBWDA-F-100BBWDA" ??? ?
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wtv-echostar-smartcard Unknown function. Value observed as "S0004596155-62-DNASP003 Rev381" ??? ?
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wtv-edit-addresses-url Specifies the URL used for the "Edit Addresses" button in the Address panel. ??? ?
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wtv-element-logging Sent in the post-login headwaiter response (for BPS/New Classic boxes at least). Unknown function. Value observed as 60 1 ??? ?
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wtv-enable-jellyscript ??? ??? ?
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wtv-encrypted Sent by the server most likely to tell the WebTV/MSN TV box if a response is encrypted boolean No
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wtv-encryption Tells the server if the WebTV/MSN TV box can understand encrypted communication (SECURE method?). Resulting behavior unknown boolean No
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wtv-execute-tellyscript-now ??? ??? ?
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wtv-expire Expires the specified page in the box's page cache. ??? ?
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wtv-expire-all Similar to wtv-expire, but expires all assets for a page as well. Is also used to expire entire page types in some cases (e.g: wtv-expire-all: wtv-) URL Yes
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wtv-explanation-url Only observed in error responses. Contains a service URL that so far is only known to point to the wtv-guide service. Most likely used to give the subscriber/user a page describing the error they encountered URL No
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wtv-explore-url Contains a service URL. Value currently observed as wtv-explore2:/top. Function unknown URL No
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wtv-fader-timeout Value currently observed as "900". Function unknown integer No
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wtv-favorite-index-url Contains a service URL related to the wtv-favorite service. Used for the F keys on the keyboard. Value currently observed as wtv-favorite:/favorite-index? URL No
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wtv-favorites-folders-url Contains a service URL related to the wtv-favorite service. Used for the list of favorites on the save panel. Value currently observed as wtv-favorite:/list-folders URL No
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wtv-favorite-url Contains a service URL related to the wtv-favorite service. This is used to define the Favorites page that should be used for the "Favs" button on the keyboard. Value currently observed as wtv-favorite:/favorite URL No
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wtv-field-name Appears to contain the name of another WTVP header or variable sent in a POST request. Possibly used for detailing protocol errors. Need more documentation on this string ?
X
wtv-filter ??? ??? ?
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wtv-force-heavyweight-targets ??? ??? ?
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wtv-force-lightweight-targets Value currently observed as webtv.net:/. Function unknown string ?
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wtv-goto-url ??? ??? ?
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wtv-home-url Contains the service URL designated to be the service home page. Value currently observed as wtv-home:/home URL No
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wtv-https-proxy ??? ??? ?
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wtv-human-name First and last name specified on a subscriber/user account string No
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wtv-inactive-timeout Value currently observed as "0". Function unknown integer No
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wtv-incarnation A counter sent and incremented on each first connection to a frontend server. This is needed to create the encryption key for SECURE communication. integer No
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wtv-initial-key A small opaque, 8-byte BLOB sent during pre-registration. Facilitates challenge/response on the headwaiter. BLOB No
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wtv-input-timeout Values currently observed are "86400" and "14400". Function unknown integer ?
X
wtv-irc-nick IRC nickname defined on subscriber/user account for usage with WebTV/MSN TV IRC services string No
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wtv-language-header Value currently observed as "en-US,en". Function unknown string No
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wtv-link-transition-enabled ??? ??? ?
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wtv-location ??? ??? ?
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wtv-lockpage-override ??? ??? ?
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wtv-login-timeout Value currently observed as "7200". Function unknown integer No
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wtv-logo-duration ??? ??? ?
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wtv-logo-input-interval ??? ??? ?
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wtv-logo-interval ??? ??? ?
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wtv-logon ??? ??? ?
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wtv-logout-url Contains a service URL designated for logout probably. Value currently observed as wtv-logon:/logout. Only seen when connecting through Microsoft TV services URL No
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wtv-log-url Contains a service URL designated for usage logging services URL No
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wtv-lzpf Observed in headers of encrypted/compressed responses. Usually has a value of 0. If present, the client uses the Huffman-based "LZPF" algorithm to decompress response data. integer No
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wtv-mail-count Stores how many unread messages the user has. If a client accesses a headwaiter service without selecting an account to log into, this header contains the total of all unread mail for all users, otherwise it only has unread mail for the currently signed in user. This also controls the message light. integer No
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wtv-mail-url Contains a service URL designated for mail service. Value currently observed as wtv-mail:/listmail URL No
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wtv-messagewatch-checktimeoffset Offset in seconds since midnight for MessageWatch activation. integer ?
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wtv-messagewatch-url Contains a service URL for the client to log in to on MessageWatch connections. Value currently observed as wtv-head-waiter:/login?MessageWatch=1 URL No
X
wtv-messenger-authorized Tells the box if the subscriber/user is authorized to use the Messenger feature. 1 - authorized; 0 - not authorized integer No
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wtv-messenger-connect-timeout Value currently observed as "240". Function unknown integer No
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wtv-messenger-enable Tells the box if the subscriber/user has the Messenger feature enabled. 1 - enabled; 0 - disabled integer No
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wtv-messenger-login-url Defines what service URL should be accessed for Messenger login. Value currently observed as wtv-passport:/messengerlogin URL No
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wtv-messenger-open-conversation-timeout Value currently observed as "240". Function unknown integer No
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wtv-messenger-passportd-timeout Value currently observed as "240". Function unknown integer No
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wtv-messenger-retry-timeout Value currently observed as "20". Function unknown integer No
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wtv-messenger-server Defines what hostname the client should use for accessing the Messenger service. The servers this would point to were a part of the MSN/Windows Live Messenger service, a completely different service that happened to be owned by Microsoft, and is completely separate from WebTV/MSN TV string No
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wtv-metering-pricing Enables or disables metering services for a supported WebTV/MSN TV build boolean No
X
wtv-metering-pricing-interval Sets the time interval in seconds that WebTV/MSN TV should wait in between contacting the Metering server integer No
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wtv-metering-pricing-sessionID A 30-byte session ID WebTV/MSN TV should use when contacting the Metering server string No
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wtv-metering-pricing-track-as-free Related to metering. Function unknown boolean No
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wtv-moviesearch-url Contains a service URL designated for "moviesearch" - probably some ancillary and completely useless feature. Value currently observed as wtv-content:/redirect?req-id=find-movie URL No
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wtv-msnchat-nick The nickname used for accessing MSN Chat services within WebTV/MSN TV. It appears to be similar to the value of the wtv-irc-nick header but with a ">" tacked onto the beginning of it (e.g., ">wtv-nick") string No
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wtv-name-server Defines an IP to use for DNS lookup. Probably not a command header, but multiple instances of this header can exist to define multiple DNS servers string No
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wtv-next-reconnect-url ??? ??? ?
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wtv-noads-targets ??? ??? ?
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wtv-noback ??? ??? ?
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wtv-noback-all Similar to wtv-noback, but can be used to disallow all of one page type (e.g: wtv-noback-all: wtv-). Value currently observed as "wtv-" string ?
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wtv-notifications-url The URL that a box should contact when it receives a UDP notification from Mail Notify. Value currently observed as wtv-notices:/notices URL No
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wtv-nvstorage-dump URL to a WTVP service that saves a box's NVRAM (flash memory) data. When this header is present in a WTVP server response, the box will immediately POST to the service URL set in the header with a portion of data from NVRAM, which includes TellyScript data stored by the box. This header will only work on builds for Old Classic (bf0app) boxes. Original URL was likely wtv-1800:/post-nvstorage-dump URL No
X
wtv-offline-user-list Base64-encoded string. When decoded, it reveals an XML string containing a list of users a WebTV/MSN TV subscriber currently has, including their user ID, username, first/last name, password, and if they have access to mail services. Need more documentation on this string No
X
wtv-open-access ??? ??? ?
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wtv-open-isp-disabled Value currently observed as "false". Function unknown boolean No
X
wtv-phone-log-url Contains a service URL. Values currently observed are wtv-log:/phone-log on successful login, and a URL along the lines of wtv-1800:/post-phone-log?t-baggage-parms=ani-950000000000,ethernet-ani-4156145500,subscriber-id-14331444. It's been observed when the header is present in a response, on a WebTV Viewer at least, it will immediately query said service. Most likely used for usage logging URL No
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wtv-preregistration-number ??? ??? ?
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wtv-printer-model Value currently observed as "-1,-1". Function unknown string ?
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wtv-printer-pen Value currently observed as "0,0,1,0". Function unknown string ?
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wtv-printer-setup Value currently observed as "0,0,1,0". Function unknown string ?
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wtv-print-log-url Contains a service URL. Value currently observed as wtv-log:/log. Most likely used for usage logging URL No
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wtv-reconnect-url Specifies the URL the box should access when reconnecting with the Reconnect panel. URL ?
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wtv-reload ??? ??? ?
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wtv-reload-all ??? ??? ?
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wtv-relogin-url ??? URL No
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wtv-rename-url ??? ??? ?
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wtv-request-rom-upgrade ??? ??? ?
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wtv-request-type Known values observed are "primary" and "prefetch". Function unknown string No
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wtv-script-id Carries the "hash1" value from an installed TellyScript on the WebTV/MSN TV client, or defaults to 0 if one isn't present integer No
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wtv-script-mod Carries the creation time (UNIX epoch) from an installed TellyScript on the WebTV/MSN TV client, or defaults to 0 if one isn't present integer No
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wtv-search-url Contains a service URL most likely designated for the search page. Value currently observed as wtv-center:/search-page URL No
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wtv-send-thumbnail-from ??? ??? ?
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wtv-send-thumbnail-size ??? ??? ?
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wtv-send-thumbnail-to ??? ??? ?
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wtv-service Defines the services supported by the WebTV/MSN TV service, the IP addresses and corresponding ports they resided on, property flags, and the maximum connections that can be made from a service string Yes
X
wtv-service-cookie Sent by server on successful login. Also possibly sent by the client. Need more documentation on this BLOB No
X
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wtv-service-data Appears to be an XML string with information on the user currently logged in. Only observed when logging on through Microsoft TV services string No
X
wtv-service-message ??? ??? ?
X
wtv-service-timeout ??? ??? ?
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wtv-settings-url Contains a service URL to the settings service, which sends the client the server-side settings for the currently logged-in user. Value currently observed as wtv-setup:/get-settings. Need more documentation on this URL No
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wtv-show-time Values observed are "0" and "3". Function unknown. Contrary to eMac's write-up, this header doesn't seem to appear in server responses, and so far has only been observed in service requests. ??? No
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wtv-show-time-enabled Value currently observed as "true". Function unknown. boolean No
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wtv-show-time-record ??? ??? ?
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wtv-smartcard-inserted-message Related to the (rarely utilized) WebTV/MSN TV smartcard feature. Value currently observed as "Contacting service". Need more documentation on this string No
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wtv-smartcard-inserted-url Related to the (rarely utilized) WebTV/MSN TV smartcard feature. Value currently observed as wtv-smartcard:/insert. WebTV Classic boxes require this header for inserted smartcards to function. Need more documentation on this URL No
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wtv-smartcard-removed-url Related to the (rarely utilized) WebTV/MSN TV smartcard feature. Value currently observed as wtv-smartcard:/remove. Need more documentation on this URL No
X
wtv-spot ??? ??? ?
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wtv-spotad-url Contains a service URL. Value currently observed as wtv-spot:/get-ad. Function unknown URL No
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wtv-spot-clickthru-url Contains a service URL. Values observed are wtv-spot:/ad-clickthrough?ad-click-ref=%s and wtv-spot:/clkURL/%s. Function unknown URL ?
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wtv-spot-directive ??? ??? ?
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wtv-spot-doze ??? ??? ?
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wtv-spot-duty-cycle ??? ??? ?
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wtv-spot-impression-time ??? integer No
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wtv-spot-minimum-time ??? integer No
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wtv-spot-purge-queue Probably does something with the WebTV/MSN TV box cache. Need more documentation on this integer Yes
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wtv-spot-queue-add Value currently observed as queue=1&adID=0000001102cbda8500000000&creative=[xxxxx]. Function unknown string ?
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wtv-spot-url Contains a service URL. Value currently observed as wtv-spot:/spot. Function unknown URL No
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wtv-ssl-certs-checksum Contains a checksum possibly related to the certificate download defined by the wtv-ssl-certs-download-url header. Judging from the checksum length it's probably meant to be MD5. Need more documentation on this string No
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wtv-ssl-certs-download-url Contains a service URL. Possibly used to allow the client to download new SSL root certificates. Value currently observed as wtv-head-waiter:/download-ssl-certs URL No
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wtv-ssl-log-url Contains a service URL. Value currently observed as wtv-log:/log. Most likely used for usage logging URL No
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wtv-ssl-timeout Value currently observed as "240". Function unknown integer No
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wtv-start-at-tourist-page ??? ??? ?
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wtv-system-chipversion ??? integer No
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wtv-system-cpuspeed Probably has to do with CPU speed but if that's the case, it's not known how it's measured integer No
X
wtv-system-sysconfig ??? integer No
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wtv-system-version ??? integer No
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X
wtv-tcp-log-url Possibly related to the other "log-url" headers, but no known documentation of this header in particular is out in the wild ??? ?
X
wtv-ticket An opaque blob value sent in WebTV/MSN TV service requests to verify sessions after login. Also known to be sent to a box during headwaiter login BLOB No
X
X
wtv-title Used to specify the title in files that don't normally have them. Can be used in the headers of a service response or as a query for a file (e.g: http://somesite.com/midi.mid?wtv-title=sometitle) ??? ?
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wtv-tmp-filesystem Used to specify a location for a new ROMFS container to be downloaded by the client. This will be provided by the server when the client knows its ROMFS is damaged. URL Yes
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wtv-tourist-active ??? ??? ?
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wtv-tourist-enabled ??? boolean No
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wtv-transition Only observed in packet captures when browsing between service pages. Currently observed values are "light" and "none". Function unknown string ?
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wtv-transition-override Values currently observed are "normal" and "off". Function unknown string ?
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wtv-transition-page Value currently observed as wtv-home:/shared/transition/en-US/pageWithAd.html. Function unknown URL ?
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wtv-transition-page-noad ??? ??? ?
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wtv-trusted Used to set trust on pages. For some reason, this header will distrust any page it gets sent with, regardless of if it's set to true or false. boolean ?
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wtv-tvconnection-timeout Value currently observed as "600". Function unknown integer ?
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wtv-tv-vbidisable VBI = Vertical Blanking Interval? Function unknown ??? ?
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wtv-tv-zipcode Contains user's ZIP code, but probably isn't used by the service itself. Need more documentation on this integer No
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wtv-user-id Probably similar to the user-id header. Need more documentation on this ??? No
X
wtv-user-inactive-warning-time ??? ??? ?
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wtv-user-name Username associated with WebTV/MSN TV account string No
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wtv-user-requested-upgrade ??? ??? ?
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wtv-videoad-path ??? ??? ?
X
wtv-videoad-playid Value currently observed as a hexadecimal string. Function unknown string ?
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wtv-videoad-playname Value currently observed as a file name ending in ".mpg". Function unknown string ?
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wtv-visit WTVP's own version of the HTTP Location header used mainly to route the WebTV/MSN TV box to other service URLs on non-3xx responses URL Yes
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wtv-zipcode ZIP code of WebTV/MSN TV account integer No
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