3 files changed, 30 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/protocols/msn/msn.c b/protocols/msn/msn.c
index a8d85a66..0d2d7283 100644
--- a/protocols/msn/msn.c
+++ b/protocols/msn/msn.c
@@ -211,8 +211,7 @@ static void msn_set_away( struct gaim_connection *gc, char *state, char *message
 
 static void msn_set_info( struct gaim_connection *gc, char *info )
 {
-	int i;
-	char buf[1024], *fn, *s;
+	char buf[1024], *fn;
 	struct msn_data *md = gc->proto_data;
 	
 	if( strlen( info ) > 129 )
@@ -221,22 +220,7 @@ static void msn_set_info( struct gaim_connection *gc, char *info )
 		return;
 	}
 	
-	/* Of course we could use http_encode() here, but when we encode
-	   every character, the server is less likely to complain about the
-	   chosen name. However, the MSN server doesn't seem to like escaped
-	   non-ASCII chars, so we keep those unescaped. */
-	s = fn = g_new0( char, strlen( info ) * 3 + 1 );
-	for( i = 0; info[i]; i ++ )
-		if( info[i] & 128 )
-		{
-			*s = info[i];
-			s ++;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			g_snprintf( s, 4, "%%%02X", info[i] );
-			s += 3;
-		}
+	fn = msn_http_encode( info );
 	
 	g_snprintf( buf, sizeof( buf ), "REA %d %s %s\r\n", ++md->trId, gc->username, fn );
 	msn_write( gc, buf, strlen( buf ) );
diff --git a/protocols/msn/msn.h b/protocols/msn/msn.h
index dbbb6aa0..b4777d41 100644
--- a/protocols/msn/msn.h
+++ b/protocols/msn/msn.h
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ void msn_buddy_ask( struct gaim_connection *gc, char *handle, char *realname );
 char *msn_findheader( char *text, char *header, int len );
 char **msn_linesplit( char *line );
 int msn_handler( struct msn_handler_data *h );
+char *msn_http_encode( const char *input );
 
 /* tables.c */
 const struct msn_away_state *msn_away_state_by_number( int number );
diff --git a/protocols/msn/msn_util.c b/protocols/msn/msn_util.c
index 4e748099..ff4c148c 100644
--- a/protocols/msn/msn_util.c
+++ b/protocols/msn/msn_util.c
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ int msn_buddy_list_add( struct gaim_connection *gc, char *list, char *who, char
 	struct msn_data *md = gc->proto_data;
 	char buf[1024], *realname;
 	
-	realname = g_new0( char, strlen( realname_ ) * 3 + 1 );
-	strcpy( realname, realname_ );
-	http_encode( realname );
+	realname = msn_http_encode( realname_ );
 	
 	g_snprintf( buf, sizeof( buf ), "ADD %d %s %s %s\r\n", ++md->trId, list, who, realname );
 	if( msn_write( gc, buf, strlen( buf ) ) )
@@ -314,3 +312,29 @@ int msn_handler( struct msn_handler_data *h )
 	
 	return( 1 );
 }
+
+/* The difference between this function and the normal http_encode() function
+   is that this one escapes every 7-bit ASCII character because this is said
+   to avoid some lame server-side checks when setting a real-name. Also,
+   non-ASCII characters are not escaped because MSN servers don't seem to
+   appreciate that! */
+char *msn_http_encode( const char *input )
+{
+	char *ret, *s;
+	int i;
+	
+	ret = s = g_new0( char, strlen( input ) * 3 + 1 );
+	for( i = 0; input[i]; i ++ )
+		if( input[i] & 128 )
+		{
+			*s = input[i];
+			s ++;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			g_snprintf( s, 4, "%%%02X", input[i] );
+			s += 3;
+		}
+	
+	return ret;
+}