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kacy
I like their API. :-)

hello(name) Greet name. Typically required to initiate further interaction.

luigi
Don't know why they wouldn't use protocol buffers for this. Much more efficient.
kwantam
In some cases I am experiencing trouble when using the hello() function call. It would appear that certain high performance instances are optimized to only accept() hello()s from other high performance instances, and will not respond to some or all other instances.

Is there somewhere I can report a bug?

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nekgrim
Also, highters instances can do words-injection and MITM attack between me and the other user. And i can't react !
yahelc
Their API seems too complicated. Can't they just support JSON? It'd be way easier to parse.
scrrr
Has several vulnerabilities some of which include sweet-talk and wearing a nice suit. Hashtags may include side-effects.
[dead] LiteOn
But who is going to be taken advantage-of by corporations here?
Geee
I've been beta testing their API for a while now. Sometimes it's hard to initiate wanted actions with other users, but I guess it's OK in most use cases.
Ben_Dean
good, now that joke's been made.

The API is weak, though. Everyone knows you lead with something interesting, and go to the name only after an actual conversation. UNLESS you're using friend-based authentication, where a third party initiates the handshake.