Yahoo Messenger Online Status Query Method

This is the url that is used to get the online status from the Yahoo Servers:
http://opi.yahoo.com/online?u=[user id]&m=[mode]&t=[type]

[user id] = user name ie Yahoo login
[mode] = mode, t: text, g: graphics
[type] = type for the mode

text:
0: return is online / not online
1: return 00 or 01

graphics:
0: Smiley
1: Smily + graphics text
2: Bigger graphics

For finding my Online Status something like this can be used:

<IMG src="http://opi.yahoo.com/online?u=toakhilesh&m=g&t=0">

The Form below uses the above method to dispaly anyone's online status.

Type in the Yahoo ID of the person to find his/her online status: Online Status

Any comments, suggestions, please mail me.

Akhilesh Singh
06 Janyary 2005