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OpenID and Yahoo

Today we recognized a problem concerning the openID login with yahoo.com on the Imixs BPM Portal

using the officical yahoo URL "http://yahoo.com" did no longer work. This wasn't a problem form the OpenID4Java module we use.  Also other OpenID Login modules like the one provided by Liferay Portal did not work with "http://yahoo.com".

The problem seems to be something with the yahoo servers outside the united states. Logins e.g from german web servers failing with a HTTP 404 Error. 

This problem can be fixed using the yahoo OpenID url "http://me.yahoo.com"

We have changed this on the Imixs BPM Portal.

Please note that I have started a project site to provide a platform for further discussion and development. You will also find souce code from the OpenID-JSR-196 Login Module and a wiki page on the project site:
http://code.google.com/p/openid4java-jsr196/

You are welcome to join this project.