# Address Book Import **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [August 21, 2007, 10:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/address-book-import/112665 "2007-08-21T22:38:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mauchiyuyo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@mauchiyuyo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mauchiyuyo)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 10:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/address-book-import/112665/1 "2007-08-21T22:38:02Z")
Well, I am developing an application that permit to the members send invitation to be part of groups like circles in Hi5 To import the contacts I was using the contacts.1.0.0.3.gem from [http://rubyforge.org/projects/contacts/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/contacts/) So my problem is that it is not working any more, all looks like that yahoo an hotmail have changed their protocols or services at the same time Can some one of you help me with this inconvenient?? May be some one has a better solution?? Thanks a lot ---
**Author:** ![mauchiyuyo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@mauchiyuyo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mauchiyuyo)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 1:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/address-book-import/112665/2 "2007-08-22T01:12:09Z")
Hi, you should also try contacting the author of the gem. Good luck, -Conrad ---
**Author:** ![mauchiyuyo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@mauchiyuyo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mauchiyuyo)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 1:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/address-book-import/112665/3 "2007-08-22T01:18:09Z")
Hi, you should also try contacting the author of the gem. Good luck, -Conrad ---
**Author:** ![mauchiyuyo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@mauchiyuyo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mauchiyuyo)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 3:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/address-book-import/112665/4 "2007-08-27T15:19:10Z")
Hi Hong, Yes, I have found the same issues while I was investigating I also tried to found some solution in [developer.yahoo.com](http://developer.yahoo.com) but they said they never haver released some API or web service to permit the access to the address book, so my question now is I want to know how [AddressBookImport.com](http://AddressBookImport.com) can have access. Well we still are waiting for some good answer or solution and investigating some way to solve If some one of you guys have some way please … Mauricio Chica Patiño WL Hong wrote: > Hey, i am also facing the same problem, i tried to contact the > author , but no reply yet. > > BTW, i did some investigation, found that seems the hotmails problem > occurs at the login process, which i have no idea, but the yahoo > occurs at the point it get the CSV files, seems yahoo just added a > random key in the http request string, so the problem is we need to > add a " .crumb " parameter in our HTTP request string, but i am > stucking at this point… > > In case you guys found any solution, please give us a helping hand. > > Thanks, > > Wai-lun > > Conrad T. scribeva: ---
**Author:** ![mauchiyuyo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@mauchiyuyo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mauchiyuyo)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2007, 10:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/address-book-import/112665/5 "2007-08-26T22:29:03Z")
Hey, i am also facing the same problem, i tried to contact the author , but no reply yet. BTW, i did some investigation, found that seems the hotmails problem occurs at the login process, which i have no idea, but the yahoo occurs at the point it get the CSV files, seems yahoo just added a random key in the http request string, so the problem is we need to add a " .crumb " parameter in our HTTP request string, but i am stucking at this point… In case you guys found any solution, please give us a helping hand. Thanks, Wai-lun Conrad T. scribeva: