"In this article, we'll create a request for the simple
.NET Contacts service. This service, in the simplest case, is a
list of all your contacts, their phone numbers, email addresses,
and any other information you would like to provide. This list is
analogous to your address book in your desktop email program, PDA,
or cell phone. In fact, the goal of the .NET Contacts service is to
centralize your contacts list so that you can easily retrieve your
contacts from your phone, PDA, or desktop email (or even a trusted
Web site) without having to worry about synchronization or
duplication.
But perhaps the best thing about .NET My Services is you can
create this request using Python and XML on Linux."