List of WTVP Services

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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 WTVP services known so far.

0-9

Service Name Description Common Ports Supports SECURE method?
wtv-1800 Pre-registration service for new clients. Serves TellyScript best suited for the user's area before sending the client off to headwaiter 1615 No

A-F

Service Name Description Common Ports Supports SECURE method?
wtv-aroundtown Unknown 1628 ?
wtv-author Page Builder service 1643 Yes
wtv-census-udp Specifies a UDP server for a WebTV/MSN TV client to connect to for metering services, if metering is configured to be enabled 1657 No (custom UDP protocol)
wtv-center Hosts various aggregated sections (also known as info centers) of the WebTV/MSN TV service (Around Town, Money, WebTV Today, etc.) 1639 Yes
wtv-chat Hosts Chat services 1630 Yes
wtvchat Possibly the same as wtv-chat, just with a slightly different change in name 1630 Yes(?)
wtv-content Hosts various misc. content such as video, images, and demos 1629 Yes
wtv-cookie Service for managing website cookies on individual user accounts 1619 Yes
wtv-customscript Service that facilitates creation of custom TellyScript for the box to use when dialing 1623 Yes
wtv-disk Downloadable content service for WebTV Plus units 1635 Yes
wtv-epguide Electronic Program Guide service. Used to give WebTV Plus units TV listings 1633 ?
wtv-explore2 Explore section of WebTV. As ulTRAX put it, "Explore was wasteland of ads presented as a public service" 1625 ?
wtv-explore Probably similar to wtv-explore2 1625 ?
wtv-favorite Hosts Favorites services 1611 Yes
wtv-flashrom Flash update services. Allows the box to download flash updates to the system software 1618 Yes
wtv-forum Functions similarly to wtv-news 1605 Yes
file File URI content proxy service(?). Dunno why there's a service definition for this 1650 ?
ftp Believed to be an FTP content proxy service 1650 ?

G-I

Service Name Description Common Ports Supports SECURE method?
wtv-guide Hosts Help section 1621 Yes
gopher Gopher content proxy service 1650 ?
wtv-head-waiter Headwaiter service. Handles login and serving/renewing the wtv-ticket 1601 No(?; communication is unencrypted, but we believe the server can choose to encrypt the response body)
wtv-home Hosts WebTV/MSN TV home page services and legal information 1612 Yes
http HTTP content proxy service 1650 Yes
wtv-intro Unknown 1621 ?

L-P

Service Name Description Common Ports Supports SECURE method?
wtv-log Usage logging/telemetry services 1609 Yes
wtv-mail E-mail services 1608 Yes
mailto mailto -> wtv-mail proxy service. Goes to the "Write an e-mail" page with the email address field pre-filled 1608 Yes
wtv-music Service that hosts music content for WebTV/MSN TV background music 1656 Yes
wtv-news Hosts Discuss (newsgroup) services for WebTV/MSN TV 1605 Yes
news Newsgroup URI proxy. Redirects newsgroup requests to WebTV/MSN TV's own Discuss service 1605 Yes
wtv-notices Unknown 1622 ?
wtv-onair Unknown 1648 ?
wtv-partner Unknown 1638
wtv-passport Authentication for Passport accounts within WebTV/MSN TV. Currently only seen in use for Messenger login process 1654 Yes

Q-V

Service Name Description Common Ports Supports SECURE method?
wtv-register Handles registration of new boxes 1607 Yes
wtv-setup User settings service. Also hosted the background music files for some reason 1613 Yes
wtv-smartcard Supposedly a service used to handle smartcards. Didn't have any practical use 1632 ?
wtv-spot Spot ad service 1642 ?
wtv-star Serves pages for service maintenance 1603 No(?)
wtv-tricks Hosts Tricks service. Originally a restricted area linking to a bunch of pages designed to debug(?) the service. Also hosts redirect URLs for various parts of the WebTV/MSN TV service 1602 Yes
wtv-tutorial Possibly for a tutorial section of the service 1636 ?
wtv-video Despite the name, wtv-video not only hosts video content, but music content for karaoke as well 1634 ?
wtv-vod Unknown 1653


*

Service Name Description Common Ports Supports SECURE method?
wtv-* Possibly a duplicate of wtv-star 1603 ?