MSNTV 2/Services/Service IDs

MSNTV 2 service IDs are identifiers for core service URLs the MSNTV 2 unit has to access. The IDs can be any string but most usually use the group::service format, usually if there is more than one service in a particular group of services.

Usage

To get the URL of a service, MSNTV 2's service pages call the JavaScript function window.external.GetSafeServiceURL('SERVICE_ID').

Service IDs

"connection"

• connection::prereg - Pre-registration URL. Trusted service.
• connection::login - URL for login service. Trusted service.
• connection::nightly_login - URL for nightly login service. Trusted service.
• connection::reconnect - URL for relogin service. Trusted service.
• connection::resetpassword - URL for password reset service.
• connection::popupcontrol - ???
• connection::pagepatch - ???

"home"

• home::home - URL for the home page. Original URL was http://msntv.msn.com/pages/home/home.aspx?WANProvider={WANProvider}
• home::target - ???
• home::bgmusic - Service used to initiate background music feature on later firmware versions. Service is launched by accessing the service URL from the Music home page. Original URL unknown.
• home::videoplus - URL for MSN Video service. Original URL was http://msntv.msn.com/pages/msnvideo/main.aspx.

Discuss

• discuss::home - URL for Discuss service home page. Original URL unknown, but it was likely http://sgX.msntv.msn.com/apps/discuss/DiscussLobby.aspx.

Messenger

• messenger::root - Service used to verify access to Messenger services. Version 1 of the MSNTV 2 home page checks if the service is present to determine if it should open the IM panel. Original value unknwon.
• messenger::ServiceTarget - Service used to store authentication data for Messenger. URL is the domain to use for Passport authentication (messenger.msn.com), and the description stores the service policy ("MBI").

E-mail

• mail::listmail - URL for E-mail service. Original URL was https://mail-sgX.trusted.msntv.msn.com/apps/mail/listmail.aspx. Trusted service.
• mail::check - URL for mail check service. Original URL was https://sgX.trusted.msntv.msn.com/apps/connection/CheckMail.aspx?phase=CheckMail&purpose=CheckMail. Trusted service.

Chat

• chat::home - URL for Chat service. Original URL unknown.

"settings"

• Settings::HomeNetwork - Assumed to be a URL to Home Network settings.
• settings::mainindex - Assumed to be a URL possibly for general/billing settings.

"UAM" (Account Services)

• UAM::UAMbase - Assumed to be a URL to account settings.

Search

• search::search - URL for search page. Original URL was http://sgX.msntv.msn.com/search/Search.aspx.
• search::main - Another URL for search. Original URL was http://sgX.msntv.msn.com/search/Categories.aspx.

Photos

• Photos - URL for Photos app.
• Photo::Home - URL for Photos home.

Offline Services

• offline::tempMail - ???
• offline::tempSearch - ???

Favorites

• favorite::shortcut - ???

LAN

• LAN::Reconnect - ???
• LAN::ApplySettings - ???
• LAN::Goto - ???

"browser" (Browser Commands?)

• browser::back - Handles page back operation.
• browser::esc - Handles Escape key operation.
• browser::print - ???
• browser::expandselectionstart - ???
• browser::expandselectionend - ???
• browser::showpopup - ???

Misc.

• onlinestorage::root - ???
• help::help - URL for help service. Original URL was http://sgX.msntv.msn.com/health/Help.aspx.
• Music::Home - URL for Music page.
• Video::Home - URL for Videos page.
• maps::main - URL for Maps page. Probably some map service.
• msn::radioplus - ???
• msnradio::nowplaying - ???
• home::cinemanow - ???
• home::musicvideo - ???
• ctags::main - Points to link http://c.msn.com/c.gif?di=1455&pi=68206&tp=http%3a%2f%2fmsntv.msn.com%2fclient%2f. Possibly used for some kind of tracking.