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14 Status of This Memo
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16 This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet
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17 community. Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested.
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18 Please refer to the current edition of the "IAB Official Protocol
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19 Standards" for the standardization state and status of this protocol.
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20 Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
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24 The IRC protocol was developed over the last 4 years since it was
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25 first implemented as a means for users on a BBS to chat amongst
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26 themselves. Now it supports a world-wide network of servers and
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27 clients, and is stringing to cope with growth. Over the past 2 years,
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28 the average number of users connected to the main IRC network has
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31 The IRC protocol is a text-based protocol, with the simplest client
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32 being any socket program capable of connecting to the server.
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36 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................... 4
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37 1.1 Servers ................................................ 4
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38 1.2 Clients ................................................ 5
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39 1.2.1 Operators .......................................... 5
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40 1.3 Channels ................................................ 5
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41 1.3.1 Channel Operators .................................... 6
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42 2. THE IRC SPECIFICATION ....................................... 7
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43 2.1 Overview ................................................ 7
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44 2.2 Character codes ......................................... 7
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45 2.3 Messages ................................................ 7
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46 2.3.1 Message format in 'pseudo' BNF .................... 8
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47 2.4 Numeric replies ......................................... 10
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48 3. IRC Concepts ................................................ 10
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49 3.1 One-to-one communication ................................ 10
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51 3.2.1 To a list .......................................... 11
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52 3.2.2 To a group (channel) ............................... 11
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53 3.2.3 To a host/server mask .............................. 12
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58 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 1]
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60 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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63 3.3.1 Client to Client ................................... 12
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64 3.3.2 Clients to Server .................................. 12
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65 3.3.3 Server to Server ................................... 12
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66 4. MESSAGE DETAILS ............................................. 13
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67 4.1 Connection Registration ................................. 13
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68 4.1.1 Password message ................................... 14
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69 4.1.2 Nickname message ................................... 14
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73 4.1.6 Quit message ....................................... 17
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238 following information about all clients: the real name of the host
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246 general maintenance functions on the network. Although the powers
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249 network tasks such as disconnecting and reconnecting servers as
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251 recognition of this need, the protocol discussed herein provides for
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252 operators only to be able to perform such functions. See sections
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253 4.1.7 (SQUIT) and 4.3.5 (CONNECT).
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257 to close the connection between any client and server. The
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259 destructive and annoying. For further details on this type of
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260 action, see section 4.6.1 (KILL).
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265 receive messages addressed to that channel. The channel is created
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266 implicitly when the first client joins it, and the channel ceases to
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268 client can reference the channel using the name of the channel.
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273 channel name is that it may not contain any spaces (' '), a control G
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274 (^G or ASCII 7), or a comma (',' which is used as a list item
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278 distributed channel which is known to all the servers that are
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284 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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287 connected to the network. These channels are marked by the first
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288 character being a only clients on the server where it exists may join
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289 it. These are distinguished by a leading '&' character. On top of
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290 these two types, there are the various channel modes available to
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291 alter the characteristics of individual channels. See section 4.2.3
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292 (MODE command) for more details on this.
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294 To create a new channel or become part of an existing channel, a user
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296 to joining, the channel is created and the creating user becomes a
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297 channel operator. If the channel already exists, whether or not your
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298 request to JOIN that channel is honoured depends on the current modes
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299 of the channel. For example, if the channel is invite-only, (+i),
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300 then you may only join if invited. As part of the protocol, a user
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301 may be a part of several channels at once, but a limit of ten (10)
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302 channels is recommended as being ample for both experienced and
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303 novice users. See section 8.13 for more information on this.
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305 If the IRC network becomes disjoint because of a split between two
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310 think is in each channel and the mode of that channel. If the
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311 channel exists on both sides, the JOINs and MODEs are interpreted in
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312 an inclusive manner so that both sides of the new connection will
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313 agree about which clients are in the channel and what modes the
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314 channel has.
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319 given channel is considered to 'own' that channel. In recognition of
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322 As an owner of a channel, a channel operator is not required to have
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323 reasons for their actions, although if their actions are generally
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324 antisocial or otherwise abusive, it might be reasonable to ask an IRC
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328 The commands which may only be used by channel operators are:
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330 KICK - Eject a client from the channel
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331 MODE - Change the channel's mode
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332 INVITE - Invite a client to an invite-only channel (mode +i)
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340 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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344 nickname whenever it is associated with a channel (ie replies to the
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345 NAMES, WHO and WHOIS commands).
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351 The protocol as described herein is for use both with server to
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352 server and client to server connections. There are, however, more
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353 restrictions on client connections (which are considered to be
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354 untrustworthy) than on server connections.
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358 No specific character set is specified. The protocol is based on a a
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359 set of codes which are composed of eight (8) bits, making up an
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364 Regardless of being an 8-bit protocol, the delimiters and keywords
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366 telnet connection.
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368 Because of IRC's scandanavian origin, the characters {}| are
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369 considered to be the lower case equivalents of the characters []\,
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370 respectively. This is a critical issue when determining the
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376 generate a reply. If the message contains a valid command, as
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382 Each IRC message may consist of up to three main parts: the prefix
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385 separated by one (or more) ASCII space character(s) (0x20).
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386
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387 The presence of a prefix is indicated with a single leading ASCII
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388 colon character (':', 0x3b), which must be the first character of the
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389 message itself. There must be no gap (whitespace) between the colon
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390 and the prefix. The prefix is used by servers to indicate the true
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393
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394 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 7]
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395
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396 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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397
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398
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399 origin of the message. If the prefix is missing from the message, it
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400 is assumed to have originated from the connection from which it was
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401 received. Clients should not use prefix when sending a message from
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402 themselves; if they use a prefix, the only valid prefix is the
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403 registered nickname associated with the client. If the source
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404 identified by the prefix cannot be found from the server's internal
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405 database, or if the source is registered from a different link than
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406 from which the message arrived, the server must ignore the message
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407 silently.
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408
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409 The command must either be a valid IRC command or a three (3) digit
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410 number represented in ASCII text.
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411
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412 IRC messages are always lines of characters terminated with a CR-LF
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413 (Carriage Return - Line Feed) pair, and these messages shall not
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414 exceed 512 characters in length, counting all characters including
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415 the trailing CR-LF. Thus, there are 510 characters maximum allowed
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416 for the command and its parameters. There is no provision for
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417 continuation message lines. See section 7 for more details about
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418 current implementations.
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419
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420 2.3.1 Message format in 'pseudo' BNF
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421
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422 The protocol messages must be extracted from the contiguous stream of
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423 octets. The current solution is to designate two characters, CR and
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424 LF, as message separators. Empty messages are silently ignored,
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427
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428 The extracted message is parsed into the components <prefix>,
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429 <command> and list of parameters matched either by <middle> or
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430 <trailing> components.
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431
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432 The BNF representation for this is:
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433
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434
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435 <message> ::= [':' <prefix> <SPACE> ] <command> <params> <crlf>
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436 <prefix> ::= <servername> | <nick> [ '!' <user> ] [ '@' <host> ]
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437 <command> ::= <letter> { <letter> } | <number> <number> <number>
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438 <SPACE> ::= ' ' { ' ' }
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439 <params> ::= <SPACE> [ ':' <trailing> | <middle> <params> ]
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440
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441 <middle> ::= <Any *non-empty* sequence of octets not including SPACE
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442 or NUL or CR or LF, the first of which may not be ':'>
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443 <trailing> ::= <Any, possibly *empty*, sequence of octets not including
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444 NUL or CR or LF>
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445
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446 <crlf> ::= CR LF
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447
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448
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449
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450 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 8]
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451
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452 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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453
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454
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455 NOTES:
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456
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457 1) <SPACE> is consists only of SPACE character(s) (0x20).
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458 Specially notice that TABULATION, and all other control
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459 characters are considered NON-WHITE-SPACE.
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460
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461 2) After extracting the parameter list, all parameters are equal,
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462 whether matched by <middle> or <trailing>. <Trailing> is just
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463 a syntactic trick to allow SPACE within parameter.
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464
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465 3) The fact that CR and LF cannot appear in parameter strings is
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467
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468 4) The NUL character is not special in message framing, and
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469 basically could end up inside a parameter, but as it would
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470 cause extra complexities in normal C string handling. Therefore
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471 NUL is not allowed within messages.
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472
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473 5) The last parameter may be an empty string.
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474
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475 6) Use of the extended prefix (['!' <user> ] ['@' <host> ]) must
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476 not be used in server to server communications and is only
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478 clients with more useful information about who a message is
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479 from without the need for additional queries.
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480
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481 Most protocol messages specify additional semantics and syntax for
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482 the extracted parameter strings dictated by their position in the
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483 list. For example, many server commands will assume that the first
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484 parameter after the command is the list of targets, which can be
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486
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487 <target> ::= <to> [ "," <target> ]
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488 <to> ::= <channel> | <user> '@' <servername> | <nick> | <mask>
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489 <channel> ::= ('#' | '&') <chstring>
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490 <servername> ::= <host>
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491 <host> ::= see RFC 952 [DNS:4] for details on allowed hostnames
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492 <nick> ::= <letter> { <letter> | <number> | <special> }
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493 <mask> ::= ('#' | '$') <chstring>
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494 <chstring> ::= <any 8bit code except SPACE, BELL, NUL, CR, LF and
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495 comma (',')>
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496
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497 Other parameter syntaxes are:
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498
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499 <user> ::= <nonwhite> { <nonwhite> }
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500 <letter> ::= 'a' ... 'z' | 'A' ... 'Z'
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501 <number> ::= '0' ... '9'
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502 <special> ::= '-' | '[' | ']' | '\' | '`' | '^' | '{' | '}'
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503
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505
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506 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 9]
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507
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508 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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511 <nonwhite> ::= <any 8bit code except SPACE (0x20), NUL (0x0), CR
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512 (0xd), and LF (0xa)>
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513
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514 2.4 Numeric replies
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515
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516 Most of the messages sent to the server generate a reply of some
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517 sort. The most common reply is the numeric reply, used for both
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518 errors and normal replies. The numeric reply must be sent as one
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519 message consisting of the sender prefix, the three digit numeric, and
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520 the target of the reply. A numeric reply is not allowed to originate
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521 from a client; any such messages received by a server are silently
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522 dropped. In all other respects, a numeric reply is just like a normal
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523 message, except that the keyword is made up of 3 numeric digits
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524 rather than a string of letters. A list of different replies is
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525 supplied in section 6.
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526
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527 3. IRC Concepts.
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528
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529 This section is devoted to describing the actual concepts behind the
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530 organization of the IRC protocol and how the current
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531 implementations deliver different classes of messages.
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532
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534
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535 1--\
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536 A D---4
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537 2--/ \ /
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538 B----C
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539 / \
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540 3 E
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541
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542 Servers: A, B, C, D, E Clients: 1, 2, 3, 4
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543
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544 [ Fig. 2. Sample small IRC network ]
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545
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546 3.1 One-to-one communication
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547
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548 Communication on a one-to-one basis is usually only performed by
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549 clients, since most server-server traffic is not a result of servers
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550 talking only to each other. To provide a secure means for clients to
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551 talk to each other, it is required that all servers be able to send a
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552 message in exactly one direction along the spanning tree in order to
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553 reach any client. The path of a message being delivered is the
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554 shortest path between any two points on the spanning tree.
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555
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556 The following examples all refer to Figure 2 above.
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557
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561
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562 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 10]
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563
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564 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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565
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566
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567 Example 1:
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568 A message between clients 1 and 2 is only seen by server A, which
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569 sends it straight to client 2.
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570
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571 Example 2:
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572 A message between clients 1 and 3 is seen by servers A & B, and
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573 client 3. No other clients or servers are allowed see the message.
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574
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575 Example 3:
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576 A message between clients 2 and 4 is seen by servers A, B, C & D
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577 and client 4 only.
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578
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579 3.2 One-to-many
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580
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581 The main goal of IRC is to provide a forum which allows easy and
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582 efficient conferencing (one to many conversations). IRC offers
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583 several means to achieve this, each serving its own purpose.
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584
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585 3.2.1 To a list
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586
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587 The least efficient style of one-to-many conversation is through
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588 clients talking to a 'list' of users. How this is done is almost
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589 self explanatory: the client gives a list of destinations to which
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590 the message is to be delivered and the server breaks it up and
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591 dispatches a separate copy of the message to each given destination.
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592 This isn't as efficient as using a group since the destination list
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593 is broken up and the dispatch sent without checking to make sure
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594 duplicates aren't sent down each path.
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595
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596 3.2.2 To a group (channel)
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597
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598 In IRC the channel has a role equivalent to that of the multicast
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599 group; their existence is dynamic (coming and going as people join
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600 and leave channels) and the actual conversation carried out on a
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601 channel is only sent to servers which are supporting users on a given
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602 channel. If there are multiple users on a server in the same
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603 channel, the message text is sent only once to that server and then
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604 sent to each client on the channel. This action is then repeated for
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605 each client-server combination until the original message has fanned
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606 out and reached each member of the channel.
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607
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608 The following examples all refer to Figure 2.
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609
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610 Example 4:
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611 Any channel with 1 client in it. Messages to the channel go to the
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612 server and then nowhere else.
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618 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 11]
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619
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620 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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621
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622
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623 Example 5:
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624 2 clients in a channel. All messages traverse a path as if they
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625 were private messages between the two clients outside a channel.
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626
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627 Example 6:
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628 Clients 1, 2 and 3 in a channel. All messages to the channel are
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629 sent to all clients and only those servers which must be traversed
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630 by the message if it were a private message to a single client. If
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631 client 1 sends a message, it goes back to client 2 and then via
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632 server B to client 3.
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633
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634 3.2.3 To a host/server mask
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635
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636 To provide IRC operators with some mechanism to send messages to a
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637 large body of related users, host and server mask messages are
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638 provided. These messages are sent to users whose host or server
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639 information match that of the mask. The messages are only sent to
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640 locations where users are, in a fashion similar to that of channels.
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641
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
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642 3.3 One-to-all
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
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643
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
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644 The one-to-all type of message is better described as a broadcast
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
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645 message, sent to all clients or servers or both. On a large network
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
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646 of users and servers, a single message can result in a lot of traffic
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647 being sent over the network in an effort to reach all of the desired
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
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648 destinations.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
649
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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650 For some messages, there is no option but to broadcast it to all
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
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651 servers so that the state information held by each server is
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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652 reasonably consistent between servers.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
653
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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654 3.3.1 Client-to-Client
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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655
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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656 There is no class of message which, from a single message, results in
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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657 a message being sent to every other client.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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658
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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659 3.3.2 Client-to-Server
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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660
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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661 Most of the commands which result in a change of state information
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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662 (such as channel membership, channel mode, user status, etc) must be
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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663 sent to all servers by default, and this distribution may not be
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
664 changed by the client.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
665
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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666 3.3.3 Server-to-Server.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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667
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
668 While most messages between servers are distributed to all 'other'
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
669 servers, this is only required for any message that affects either a
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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670 user, channel or server. Since these are the basic items found in
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
671
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
672
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
673
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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674 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 12]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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675
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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676 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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677
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
678
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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679 IRC, nearly all messages originating from a server are broadcast to
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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680 all other connected servers.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
681
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
682 4. Message details
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
683
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
684 On the following pages are descriptions of each message recognized by
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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685 the IRC server and client. All commands described in this section
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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686 must be implemented by any server for this protocol.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
687
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
688 Where the reply ERR_NOSUCHSERVER is listed, it means that the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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689 <server> parameter could not be found. The server must not send any
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
690 other replies after this for that command.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
691
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
692 The server to which a client is connected is required to parse the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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693 complete message, returning any appropriate errors. If the server
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
694 encounters a fatal error while parsing a message, an error must be
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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695 sent back to the client and the parsing terminated. A fatal error
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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696 may be considered to be incorrect command, a destination which is
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
697 otherwise unknown to the server (server, nick or channel names fit
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
698 this category), not enough parameters or incorrect privileges.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
699
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
700 If a full set of parameters is presented, then each must be checked
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
701 for validity and appropriate responses sent back to the client. In
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
702 the case of messages which use parameter lists using the comma as an
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
703 item separator, a reply must be sent for each item.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
704
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
705 In the examples below, some messages appear using the full format:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
706
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
707 :Name COMMAND parameter list
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
708
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
709 Such examples represent a message from "Name" in transit between
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
710 servers, where it is essential to include the name of the original
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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711 sender of the message so remote servers may send back a reply along
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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712 the correct path.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
713
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
714 4.1 Connection Registration
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
715
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
716 The commands described here are used to register a connection with an
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
717 IRC server as either a user or a server as well as correctly
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
718 disconnect.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
719
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
720 A "PASS" command is not required for either client or server
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
721 connection to be registered, but it must precede the server message
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
722 or the latter of the NICK/USER combination. It is strongly
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
723 recommended that all server connections have a password in order to
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
724 give some level of security to the actual connections. The
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
725 recommended order for a client to register is as follows:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
726
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
727
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
728
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
729
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
730 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 13]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
731
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
732 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
733
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
734
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
735 1. Pass message
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
736 2. Nick message
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
737 3. User message
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
738
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
739 4.1.1 Password message
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
740
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
741
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
742 Command: PASS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
743 Parameters: <password>
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
744
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
745 The PASS command is used to set a 'connection password'. The
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
746 password can and must be set before any attempt to register the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
747 connection is made. Currently this requires that clients send a PASS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
748 command before sending the NICK/USER combination and servers *must*
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
749 send a PASS command before any SERVER command. The password supplied
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
750 must match the one contained in the C/N lines (for servers) or I
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
751 lines (for clients). It is possible to send multiple PASS commands
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
752 before registering but only the last one sent is used for
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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753 verification and it may not be changed once registered. Numeric
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
754 Replies:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
755
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
756 ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS ERR_ALREADYREGISTRED
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
757
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
758 Example:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
759
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
760 PASS secretpasswordhere
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
761
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
762 4.1.2 Nick message
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
763
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
764 Command: NICK
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
765 Parameters: <nickname> [ <hopcount> ]
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
766
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
767 NICK message is used to give user a nickname or change the previous
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
768 one. The <hopcount> parameter is only used by servers to indicate
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
769 how far away a nick is from its home server. A local connection has
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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770 a hopcount of 0. If supplied by a client, it must be ignored.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
771
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
772 If a NICK message arrives at a server which already knows about an
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
773 identical nickname for another client, a nickname collision occurs.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
774 As a result of a nickname collision, all instances of the nickname
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
775 are removed from the server's database, and a KILL command is issued
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
776 to remove the nickname from all other server's database. If the NICK
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
777 message causing the collision was a nickname change, then the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
778 original (old) nick must be removed as well.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
779
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
780 If the server recieves an identical NICK from a client which is
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
781 directly connected, it may issue an ERR_NICKCOLLISION to the local
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
782 client, drop the NICK command, and not generate any kills.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
783
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
784
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
785
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
786 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 14]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
787
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
788 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
789
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
790
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
791 Numeric Replies:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
792
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
793 ERR_NONICKNAMEGIVEN ERR_ERRONEUSNICKNAME
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
794 ERR_NICKNAMEINUSE ERR_NICKCOLLISION
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
795
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
796 Example:
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
797
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
798 NICK Wiz ; Introducing new nick "Wiz".
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
799
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
800 :WiZ NICK Kilroy ; WiZ changed his nickname to Kilroy.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
801
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
802 4.1.3 User message
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
803
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
804 Command: USER
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
805 Parameters: <username> <hostname> <servername> <realname>
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
806
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
807 The USER message is used at the beginning of connection to specify
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
808 the username, hostname, servername and realname of s new user. It is
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
809 also used in communication between servers to indicate new user
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
810 arriving on IRC, since only after both USER and NICK have been
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
811 received from a client does a user become registered.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
812
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
813 Between servers USER must to be prefixed with client's NICKname.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
814 Note that hostname and servername are normally ignored by the IRC
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
815 server when the USER command comes from a directly connected client
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
816 (for security reasons), but they are used in server to server
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
817 communication. This means that a NICK must always be sent to a
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
818 remote server when a new user is being introduced to the rest of the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
819 network before the accompanying USER is sent.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
820
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
821 It must be noted that realname parameter must be the last parameter,
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
822 because it may contain space characters and must be prefixed with a
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
823 colon (':') to make sure this is recognised as such.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
824
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
825 Since it is easy for a client to lie about its username by relying
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
826 solely on the USER message, the use of an "Identity Server" is
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
827 recommended. If the host which a user connects from has such a
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
828 server enabled the username is set to that as in the reply from the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
829 "Identity Server".
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
830
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
831 Numeric Replies:
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
832
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
833 ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS ERR_ALREADYREGISTRED
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
834
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
835 Examples:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
836
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
837
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
838 USER guest tolmoon tolsun :Ronnie Reagan
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
839
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
840
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
841
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
842 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 15]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
843
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
844 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
845
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
846
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
847 ; User registering themselves with a
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
848 username of "guest" and real name
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
849 "Ronnie Reagan".
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
850
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
851
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
852 :testnick USER guest tolmoon tolsun :Ronnie Reagan
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
853 ; message between servers with the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
854 nickname for which the USER command
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
855 belongs to
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
856
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
857 4.1.4 Server message
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
858
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
859 Command: SERVER
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
860 Parameters: <servername> <hopcount> <info>
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
861
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
862 The server message is used to tell a server that the other end of a
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
863 new connection is a server. This message is also used to pass server
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
864 data over whole net. When a new server is connected to net,
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
865 information about it be broadcast to the whole network. <hopcount>
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
866 is used to give all servers some internal information on how far away
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
867 all servers are. With a full server list, it would be possible to
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
868 construct a map of the entire server tree, but hostmasks prevent this
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
869 from being done.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
870
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
871 The SERVER message must only be accepted from either (a) a connection
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
872 which is yet to be registered and is attempting to register as a
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
873 server, or (b) an existing connection to another server, in which
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
874 case the SERVER message is introducing a new server behind that
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
875 server.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
876
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
877 Most errors that occur with the receipt of a SERVER command result in
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
878 the connection being terminated by the destination host (target
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
879 SERVER). Error replies are usually sent using the "ERROR" command
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
880 rather than the numeric since the ERROR command has several useful
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
881 properties which make it useful here.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
882
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
883 If a SERVER message is parsed and attempts to introduce a server
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
884 which is already known to the receiving server, the connection from
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
885 which that message must be closed (following the correct procedures),
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
886 since a duplicate route to a server has formed and the acyclic nature
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
887 of the IRC tree broken.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
888
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
889 Numeric Replies:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
890
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
891 ERR_ALREADYREGISTRED
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
892
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
893 Example:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
894
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
895
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
896
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
897
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
898 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 16]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
899
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
900 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
901
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
902
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
903 SERVER test.oulu.fi 1 :[tolsun.oulu.fi] Experimental server
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
904 ; New server test.oulu.fi introducing
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
905 itself and attempting to register. The
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
906 name in []'s is the hostname for the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
907 host running test.oulu.fi.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
908
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
909
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
910 :tolsun.oulu.fi SERVER csd.bu.edu 5 :BU Central Server
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
911 ; Server tolsun.oulu.fi is our uplink
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
912 for csd.bu.edu which is 5 hops away.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
913
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
914 4.1.5 Oper
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
915
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
916 Command: OPER
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
917 Parameters: <user> <password>
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
918
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
919 OPER message is used by a normal user to obtain operator privileges.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
920 The combination of <user> and <password> are required to gain
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
921 Operator privileges.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
922
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
923 If the client sending the OPER command supplies the correct password
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
924 for the given user, the server then informs the rest of the network
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
925 of the new operator by issuing a "MODE +o" for the clients nickname.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
926
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
927 The OPER message is client-server only.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
928
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
929 Numeric Replies:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
930
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
931 ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS RPL_YOUREOPER
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
932 ERR_NOOPERHOST ERR_PASSWDMISMATCH
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
933
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
934 Example:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
935
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
936 OPER foo bar ; Attempt to register as an operator
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
937 using a username of "foo" and "bar" as
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
938 the password.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
939
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
940 4.1.6 Quit
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
941
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
942 Command: QUIT
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
943 Parameters: [<Quit message>]
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
944
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
945 A client session is ended with a quit message. The server must close
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
946 the connection to a client which sends a QUIT message. If a "Quit
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
947 Message" is given, this will be sent instead of the default message,
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
948 the nickname.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
949
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
950 When netsplits (disconnecting of two servers) occur, the quit message
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
951
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
952
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
953
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
954 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 17]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
955
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
956 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
957
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
958
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
959 is composed of the names of two servers involved, separated by a
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
960 space. The first name is that of the server which is still connected
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
961 and the second name is that of the server that has become
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
962 disconnected.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
963
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
964 If, for some other reason, a client connection is closed without the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
965 client issuing a QUIT command (e.g. client dies and EOF occurs
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
966 on socket), the server is required to fill in the quit message with
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
967 some sort of message reflecting the nature of the event which
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
968 caused it to happen.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
969
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
970 Numeric Replies:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
971
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
972 None.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
973
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
974 Examples:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
975
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
976 QUIT :Gone to have lunch ; Preferred message format.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
977
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
978 4.1.7 Server quit message
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
979
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
980 Command: SQUIT
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
981 Parameters: <server> <comment>
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
982
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
983 The SQUIT message is needed to tell about quitting or dead servers.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
984 If a server wishes to break the connection to another server it must
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
985 send a SQUIT message to the other server, using the the name of the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
986 other server as the server parameter, which then closes its
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
987 connection to the quitting server.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
988
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
989 This command is also available operators to help keep a network of
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
990 IRC servers connected in an orderly fashion. Operators may also
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
991 issue an SQUIT message for a remote server connection. In this case,
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
992 the SQUIT must be parsed by each server inbetween the operator and
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
993 the remote server, updating the view of the network held by each
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
994 server as explained below.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
995
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
996 The <comment> should be supplied by all operators who execute a SQUIT
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
997 for a remote server (that is not connected to the server they are
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
998 currently on) so that other operators are aware for the reason of
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
999 this action. The <comment> is also filled in by servers which may
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1000 place an error or similar message here.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1001
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1002 Both of the servers which are on either side of the connection being
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1003 closed are required to to send out a SQUIT message (to all its other
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1004 server connections) for all other servers which are considered to be
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1005 behind that link.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1006
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1007
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1008
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1009
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1010 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 18]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1011
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1012 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1013
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1014
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1015 Similarly, a QUIT message must be sent to the other connected servers
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1016 rest of the network on behalf of all clients behind that link. In
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1017 addition to this, all channel members of a channel which lost a
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1018 member due to the split must be sent a QUIT message.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1019
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1020 If a server connection is terminated prematurely (e.g. the server on
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1021 the other end of the link died), the server which detects
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1022 this disconnection is required to inform the rest of the network
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1023 that the connection has closed and fill in the comment field
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1024 with something appropriate.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1025
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1026 Numeric replies:
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1027
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1028 ERR_NOPRIVILEGES ERR_NOSUCHSERVER
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1029
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1030 Example:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1031
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1032 SQUIT tolsun.oulu.fi :Bad Link ? ; the server link tolson.oulu.fi has
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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1033 been terminated because of "Bad Link".
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1034
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1035 :Trillian SQUIT cm22.eng.umd.edu :Server out of control
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1036 ; message from Trillian to disconnect
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1037 "cm22.eng.umd.edu" from the net
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1038 because "Server out of control".
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1039
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1040 4.2 Channel operations
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1041
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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1042 This group of messages is concerned with manipulating channels, their
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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1043 properties (channel modes), and their contents (typically clients).
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1044 In implementing these, a number of race conditions are inevitable
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1045 when clients at opposing ends of a network send commands which will
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1046 ultimately clash. It is also required that servers keep a nickname
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1047 history to ensure that wherever a <nick> parameter is given, the
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1048 server check its history in case it has recently been changed.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1049
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1050 4.2.1 Join message
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1051
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1052 Command: JOIN
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1053 Parameters: <channel>{,<channel>} [<key>{,<key>}]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1054
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1055 The JOIN command is used by client to start listening a specific
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1056 channel. Whether or not a client is allowed to join a channel is
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1057 checked only by the server the client is connected to; all other
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parents:
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1058 servers automatically add the user to the channel when it is received
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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1059 from other servers. The conditions which affect this are as follows:
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1060
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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1061 1. the user must be invited if the channel is invite-only;
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1062
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1063
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1064
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1065
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parents:
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1066 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 19]
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parents:
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1067
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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1068 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1069
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1070
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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1071 2. the user's nick/username/hostname must not match any
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1072 active bans;
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1073
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parents:
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1074 3. the correct key (password) must be given if it is set.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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1075
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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1076 These are discussed in more detail under the MODE command (see
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parents:
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1077 section 4.2.3 for more details).
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parents:
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1078
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1079 Once a user has joined a channel, they receive notice about all
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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1080 commands their server receives which affect the channel. This
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1081 includes MODE, KICK, PART, QUIT and of course PRIVMSG/NOTICE. The
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1082 JOIN command needs to be broadcast to all servers so that each server
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parents:
diff changeset
1083 knows where to find the users who are on the channel. This allows
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parents:
diff changeset
1084 optimal delivery of PRIVMSG/NOTICE messages to the channel.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1085
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1086 If a JOIN is successful, the user is then sent the channel's topic
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1087 (using RPL_TOPIC) and the list of users who are on the channel (using
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parents:
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1088 RPL_NAMREPLY), which must include the user joining.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1089
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1090 Numeric Replies:
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1091
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1092 ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS ERR_BANNEDFROMCHAN
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1093 ERR_INVITEONLYCHAN ERR_BADCHANNELKEY
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1094 ERR_CHANNELISFULL ERR_BADCHANMASK
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1095 ERR_NOSUCHCHANNEL ERR_TOOMANYCHANNELS
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1096 RPL_TOPIC
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1097
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1098 Examples:
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1099
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1100 JOIN #foobar ; join channel #foobar.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1101
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1102 JOIN &foo fubar ; join channel &foo using key "fubar".
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1103
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1104 JOIN #foo,&bar fubar ; join channel #foo using key "fubar"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1105 and &bar using no key.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1106
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1107 JOIN #foo,#bar fubar,foobar ; join channel #foo using key "fubar".
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1108 and channel #bar using key "foobar".
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1109
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1110 JOIN #foo,#bar ; join channels #foo and #bar.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1111
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1112 :WiZ JOIN #Twilight_zone ; JOIN message from WiZ
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1113
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1114 4.2.2 Part message
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1115
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1116 Command: PART
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1117 Parameters: <channel>{,<channel>}
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1118
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1119
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1120
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1121
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parents:
diff changeset
1122 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 20]
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parents:
diff changeset
1123
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parents:
diff changeset
1124 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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parents:
diff changeset
1125
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1126
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1127 The PART message causes the client sending the message to be removed
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parents:
diff changeset
1128 from the list of active users for all given channels listed in the
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parents:
diff changeset
1129 parameter string.
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parents:
diff changeset
1130
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1131 Numeric Replies:
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1132
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1133 ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS ERR_NOSUCHCHANNEL
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1134 ERR_NOTONCHANNEL
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1135
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1136 Examples:
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1137
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1138 PART #twilight_zone ; leave channel "#twilight_zone"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1139
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1140 PART #oz-ops,&group5 ; leave both channels "&group5" and
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1141 "#oz-ops".
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1142
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1143 4.2.3 Mode message
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1144
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1145 Command: MODE
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diff changeset
1146
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parents:
diff changeset
1147 The MODE command is a dual-purpose command in IRC. It allows both
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parents:
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1148 usernames and channels to have their mode changed. The rationale for
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parents:
diff changeset
1149 this choice is that one day nicknames will be obsolete and the
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parents:
diff changeset
1150 equivalent property will be the channel.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1151
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parents:
diff changeset
1152 When parsing MODE messages, it is recommended that the entire message
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parents:
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1153 be parsed first and then the changes which resulted then passed on.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1154
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1155 4.2.3.1 Channel modes
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parents:
diff changeset
1156
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1157 Parameters: <channel> {[+|-]|o|p|s|i|t|n|b|v} [<limit>] [<user>]
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parents:
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1158 [<ban mask>]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1159
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1160 The MODE command is provided so that channel operators may change the
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1161 characteristics of `their' channel. It is also required that servers
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1162 be able to change channel modes so that channel operators may be
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1163 created.
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1164
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1165 The various modes available for channels are as follows:
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1166
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1167 o - give/take channel operator privileges;
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1168 p - private channel flag;
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1169 s - secret channel flag;
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1170 i - invite-only channel flag;
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1171 t - topic settable by channel operator only flag;
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1172 n - no messages to channel from clients on the outside;
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1173 m - moderated channel;
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1174 l - set the user limit to channel;
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1175
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1176
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1177
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1178 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 21]
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1179
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1180 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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1181
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1182
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1183 b - set a ban mask to keep users out;
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1184 v - give/take the ability to speak on a moderated channel;
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1185 k - set a channel key (password).
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1186
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1187 When using the 'o' and 'b' options, a restriction on a total of three
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1188 per mode command has been imposed. That is, any combination of 'o'
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1189 and
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1190
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1191 4.2.3.2 User modes
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1192
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1193 Parameters: <nickname> {[+|-]|i|w|s|o}
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1194
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1195 The user MODEs are typically changes which affect either how the
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1196 client is seen by others or what 'extra' messages the client is sent.
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1197 A user MODE command may only be accepted if both the sender of the
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1198 message and the nickname given as a parameter are both the same.
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1199
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1200 The available modes are as follows:
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1201
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1202 i - marks a users as invisible;
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1203 s - marks a user for receipt of server notices;
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1204 w - user receives wallops;
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1205 o - operator flag.
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1206
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1207 Additional modes may be available later on.
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1208
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1209 If a user attempts to make themselves an operator using the "+o"
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1210 flag, the attempt should be ignored. There is no restriction,
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1211 however, on anyone `deopping' themselves (using "-o"). Numeric
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1212 Replies:
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1213
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1214 ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS RPL_CHANNELMODEIS
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1215 ERR_CHANOPRIVSNEEDED ERR_NOSUCHNICK
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1216 ERR_NOTONCHANNEL ERR_KEYSET
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1217 RPL_BANLIST RPL_ENDOFBANLIST
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1218 ERR_UNKNOWNMODE ERR_NOSUCHCHANNEL
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1219
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1220 ERR_USERSDONTMATCH RPL_UMODEIS
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1221 ERR_UMODEUNKNOWNFLAG
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1222
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1223 Examples:
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1224
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1225 Use of Channel Modes:
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parents:
diff changeset
1226
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1227 MODE #Finnish +im ; Makes #Finnish channel moderated and
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1228 'invite-only'.
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diff changeset
1229
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parents:
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1230 MODE #Finnish +o Kilroy ; Gives 'chanop' privileges to Kilroy on
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parents:
diff changeset
1231
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diff changeset
1232
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
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diff changeset
1233
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1234 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 22]
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1235
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1236 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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diff changeset
1237
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parents:
diff changeset
1238
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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1239 channel #Finnish.
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diff changeset
1240
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1241 MODE #Finnish +v Wiz ; Allow WiZ to speak on #Finnish.
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1242
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parents:
diff changeset
1243 MODE #Fins -s ; Removes 'secret' flag from channel
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
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1244 #Fins.
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parents:
diff changeset
1245
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parents:
diff changeset
1246 MODE #42 +k oulu ; Set the channel key to "oulu".
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parents:
diff changeset
1247
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parents:
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1248 MODE #eu-opers +l 10 ; Set the limit for the number of users
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parents:
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1249 on channel to 10.
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parents:
diff changeset
1250
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parents:
diff changeset
1251 MODE &oulu +b ; list ban masks set for channel.
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parents:
diff changeset
1252
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parents:
diff changeset
1253 MODE &oulu +b *!*@* ; prevent all users from joining.
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parents:
diff changeset
1254
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parents:
diff changeset
1255 MODE &oulu +b *!*@*.edu ; prevent any user from a hostname
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1256 matching *.edu from joining.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1257
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1258 Use of user Modes:
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parents:
diff changeset
1259
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parents:
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1260 :MODE WiZ -w ; turns reception of WALLOPS messages
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parents:
diff changeset
1261 off for WiZ.
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parents:
diff changeset
1262
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1263 :Angel MODE Angel +i ; Message from Angel to make themselves
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parents:
diff changeset
1264 invisible.
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parents:
diff changeset
1265
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parents:
diff changeset
1266 MODE WiZ -o ; WiZ 'deopping' (removing operator
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diff changeset
1267 status). The plain reverse of this
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diff changeset
1268 command ("MODE WiZ +o") must not be
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parents:
diff changeset
1269 allowed from users since would bypass
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1270 the OPER command.
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parents:
diff changeset
1271
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diff changeset
1272 4.2.4 Topic message
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parents:
diff changeset
1273
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parents:
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1274 Command: TOPIC
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parents:
diff changeset
1275 Parameters: <channel> [<topic>]
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parents:
diff changeset
1276
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1277 The TOPIC message is used to change or view the topic of a channel.
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1278 The topic for channel <channel> is returned if there is no <topic>
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1279 given. If the <topic> parameter is present, the topic for that
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1280 channel will be changed, if the channel modes permit this action.
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parents:
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1281
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diff changeset
1282 Numeric Replies:
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parents:
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1283
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1284 ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS ERR_NOTONCHANNEL
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1285 RPL_NOTOPIC RPL_TOPIC
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1286 ERR_CHANOPRIVSNEEDED
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1287
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1288
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1289
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1290 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 23]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1291
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1292 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1293
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1294
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1295 Examples:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1296
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1297 :Wiz TOPIC #test :New topic ;User Wiz setting the topic.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1298
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1299 TOPIC #test :another topic ;set the topic on #test to "another
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1300 topic".
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1301
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1302 TOPIC #test ; check the topic for #test.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1303
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1304 4.2.5 Names message
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1305
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1306 Command: NAMES
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1307 Parameters: [<channel>{,<channel>}]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1308
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1309 By using the NAMES command, a user can list all nicknames that are
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1310 visible to them on any channel that they can see. Channel names
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1311 which they can see are those which aren't private (+p) or secret (+s)
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1312 or those which they are actually on. The <channel> parameter
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1313 specifies which channel(s) to return information about if valid.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1314 There is no error reply for bad channel names.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1315
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1316 If no <channel> parameter is given, a list of all channels and their
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1317 occupants is returned. At the end of this list, a list of users who
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1318 are visible but either not on any channel or not on a visible channel
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1319 are listed as being on `channel' "*".
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1320
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1321 Numerics:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1322
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1323 RPL_NAMREPLY RPL_ENDOFNAMES
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1324
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1325 Examples:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1326
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1327 NAMES #twilight_zone,#42 ; list visible users on #twilight_zone
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1328 and #42 if the channels are visible to
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1329 you.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1330
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1331 NAMES ; list all visible channels and users
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1332
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1333 4.2.6 List message
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1334
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1335 Command: LIST
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1336 Parameters: [<channel>{,<channel>} [<server>]]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1337
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1338 The list message is used to list channels and their topics. If the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1339 <channel> parameter is used, only the status of that channel
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1340 is displayed. Private channels are listed (without their
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1341 topics) as channel "Prv" unless the client generating the query is
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1342 actually on that channel. Likewise, secret channels are not listed
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1343
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1344
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1345
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1346 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 24]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1347
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1348 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1349
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1350
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1351 at all unless the client is a member of the channel in question.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1352
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1353 Numeric Replies:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1354
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1355 ERR_NOSUCHSERVER RPL_LISTSTART
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1356 RPL_LIST RPL_LISTEND
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1357
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1358 Examples:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1359
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1360 LIST ; List all channels.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1361
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1362 LIST #twilight_zone,#42 ; List channels #twilight_zone and #42
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1363
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1364 4.2.7 Invite message
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1365
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1366 Command: INVITE
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1367 Parameters: <nickname> <channel>
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1368
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1369 The INVITE message is used to invite users to a channel. The
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1370 parameter <nickname> is the nickname of the person to be invited to
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1371 the target channel <channel>. There is no requirement that the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1372 channel the target user is being invited to must exist or be a valid
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1373 channel. To invite a user to a channel which is invite only (MODE
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1374 +i), the client sending the invite must be recognised as being a
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1375 channel operator on the given channel.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1376
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1377 Numeric Replies:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1378
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1379 ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS ERR_NOSUCHNICK
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1380 ERR_NOTONCHANNEL ERR_USERONCHANNEL
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1381 ERR_CHANOPRIVSNEEDED
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1382 RPL_INVITING RPL_AWAY
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1383
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1384 Examples:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1385
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1386 :Angel INVITE Wiz #Dust ; User Angel inviting WiZ to channel
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1387 #Dust
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1388
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1389 INVITE Wiz #Twilight_Zone ; Command to invite WiZ to
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1390 #Twilight_zone
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1391
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1392 4.2.8 Kick command
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1393
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1394 Command: KICK
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1395 Parameters: <channel> <user> [<comment>]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1396
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1397 The KICK command can be used to forcibly remove a user from a
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1398 channel. It 'kicks them out' of the channel (forced PART).
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1399
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1400
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1401
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1402 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 25]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1403
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1404 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1405
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1406
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1407 Only a channel operator may kick another user out of a channel.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1408 Each server that receives a KICK message checks that it is valid
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1409 (ie the sender is actually a channel operator) before removing
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1410 the victim from the channel.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1411
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1412 Numeric Replies:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1413
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1414 ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS ERR_NOSUCHCHANNEL
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1415 ERR_BADCHANMASK ERR_CHANOPRIVSNEEDED
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1416 ERR_NOTONCHANNEL
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1417
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1418 Examples:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1419
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1420 KICK &Melbourne Matthew ; Kick Matthew from &Melbourne
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1421
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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1422 KICK #Finnish John :Speaking English
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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1423 ; Kick John from #Finnish using
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1424 "Speaking English" as the reason
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1425 (comment).
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1426
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1427 :WiZ KICK #Finnish John ; KICK message from WiZ to remove John
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1428 from channel #Finnish
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1429
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1430 NOTE:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1431 It is possible to extend the KICK command parameters to the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1432 following:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1433
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1434 <channel>{,<channel>} <user>{,<user>} [<comment>]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1435
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1436 4.3 Server queries and commands
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1437
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1438 The server query group of commands has been designed to return
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1439 information about any server which is connected to the network. All
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1440 servers connected must respond to these queries and respond
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1441 correctly. Any invalid response (or lack thereof) must be considered
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1442 a sign of a broken server and it must be disconnected/disabled as
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1443 soon as possible until the situation is remedied.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1444
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1445 In these queries, where a parameter appears as "<server>", it will
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1446 usually mean it can be a nickname or a server or a wildcard name of
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1447 some sort. For each parameter, however, only one query and set of
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1448 replies is to be generated.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1449
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1450 4.3.1 Version message
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1451
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1452 Command: VERSION
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1453 Parameters: [<server>]
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1454
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1455
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1456
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1457
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1458 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 26]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1459
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1460 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1461
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1462
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1463 The VERSION message is used to query the version of the server
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1464 program. An optional parameter <server> is used to query the version
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1465 of the server program which a client is not directly connected to.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1466
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1467 Numeric Replies:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1468
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1469 ERR_NOSUCHSERVER RPL_VERSION
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1470
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1471 Examples:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1472
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1473 :Wiz VERSION *.se ; message from Wiz to check the version
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1474 of a server matching "*.se"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1475
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1476 VERSION tolsun.oulu.fi ; check the version of server
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1477 "tolsun.oulu.fi".
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1478
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1479 4.3.2 Stats message
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1480
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1481 Command: STATS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1482 Parameters: [<query> [<server>]]
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1483
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1484 The stats message is used to query statistics of certain server. If
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1485 <server> parameter is omitted, only the end of stats reply is sent
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1486 back. The implementation of this command is highly dependent on the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1487 server which replies, although the server must be able to supply
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1488 information as described by the queries below (or similar).
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1489
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1490 A query may be given by any single letter which is only checked by
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1491 the destination server (if given as the <server> parameter) and is
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1492 otherwise passed on by intermediate servers, ignored and unaltered.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1493 The following queries are those found in the current IRC
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1494 implementation and provide a large portion of the setup information
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1495 for that server. Although these may not be supported in the same way
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1496 by other versions, all servers should be able to supply a valid reply
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1497 to a STATS query which is consistent with the reply formats currently
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1498 used and the purpose of the query.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1499
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1500 The currently supported queries are:
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1501
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1502 c - returns a list of servers which the server may connect
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1503 to or allow connections from;
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1504 h - returns a list of servers which are either forced to be
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1505 treated as leaves or allowed to act as hubs;
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1506 i - returns a list of hosts which the server allows a client
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1507 to connect from;
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1508 k - returns a list of banned username/hostname combinations
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1509 for that server;
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1510 l - returns a list of the server's connections, showing how
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1511
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1512
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1513
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1514 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 27]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1515
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1516 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1517
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1518
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1519 long each connection has been established and the traffic
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1520 over that connection in bytes and messages for each
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1521 direction;
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1522 m - returns a list of commands supported by the server and
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1523 the usage count for each if the usage count is non zero;
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1524 o - returns a list of hosts from which normal clients may
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1525 become operators;
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1526 y - show Y (Class) lines from server's configuration file;
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1527 u - returns a string showing how long the server has been up.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1528
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1529 Numeric Replies:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1530
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1531 ERR_NOSUCHSERVER
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1532 RPL_STATSCLINE RPL_STATSNLINE
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1533 RPL_STATSILINE RPL_STATSKLINE
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1534 RPL_STATSQLINE RPL_STATSLLINE
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1535 RPL_STATSLINKINFO RPL_STATSUPTIME
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1536 RPL_STATSCOMMANDS RPL_STATSOLINE
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1537 RPL_STATSHLINE RPL_ENDOFSTATS
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1538
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1539 Examples:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1540
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1541 STATS m ; check the command usage for the server
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1542 you are connected to
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1543
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1544 :Wiz STATS c eff.org ; request by WiZ for C/N line
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1545 information from server eff.org
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1546
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1547 4.3.3 Links message
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1548
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1549 Command: LINKS
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1550 Parameters: [[<remote server>] <server mask>]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1551
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1552 With LINKS, a user can list all servers which are known by the server
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1553 answering the query. The returned list of servers must match the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1554 mask, or if no mask is given, the full list is returned.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1555
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1556 If <remote server> is given in addition to <server mask>, the LINKS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1557 command is forwarded to the first server found that matches that name
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1558 (if any), and that server is then required to answer the query.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1559
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1560 Numeric Replies:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1561
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1562 ERR_NOSUCHSERVER
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1563 RPL_LINKS RPL_ENDOFLINKS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1564
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1565 Examples:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1566
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1567
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1568
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1569
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1570 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 28]
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1571
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1572 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1573
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1574
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1575 LINKS *.au ; list all servers which have a name
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1576 that matches *.au;
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1577
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1578 :WiZ LINKS *.bu.edu *.edu ; LINKS message from WiZ to the first
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1579 server matching *.edu for a list of
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1580 servers matching *.bu.edu.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1581
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1582 4.3.4 Time message
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1583
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1584 Command: TIME
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1585 Parameters: [<server>]
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1586
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1587 The time message is used to query local time from the specified
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1588 server. If the server parameter is not given, the server handling the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1589 command must reply to the query.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1590
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1591 Numeric Replies:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1592
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1593 ERR_NOSUCHSERVER RPL_TIME
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1594
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1595 Examples:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1596
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1597 TIME tolsun.oulu.fi ; check the time on the server
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1598 "tolson.oulu.fi"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1599
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1600 Angel TIME *.au ; user angel checking the time on a
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1601 server matching "*.au"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1602
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1603 4.3.5 Connect message
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1604
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1605 Command: CONNECT
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1606 Parameters: <target server> [<port> [<remote server>]]
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1607
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1608 The CONNECT command can be used to force a server to try to establish
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1609 a new connection to another server immediately. CONNECT is a
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1610 privileged command and is to be available only to IRC Operators. If
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1611 a remote server is given then the CONNECT attempt is made by that
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1612 server to <target server> and <port>.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1613
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1614 Numeric Replies:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1615
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1616 ERR_NOSUCHSERVER ERR_NOPRIVILEGES
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1617 ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1618
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1619 Examples:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1620
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1621 CONNECT tolsun.oulu.fi ; Attempt to connect a server to
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1622 tolsun.oulu.fi
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1623
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1624
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1625
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1626 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 29]
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1627
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1628 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1629
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1630
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1631 :WiZ CONNECT eff.org 6667 csd.bu.edu
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1632 ; CONNECT attempt by WiZ to get servers
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1633 eff.org and csd.bu.edu connected on port
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1634 6667.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1635
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1636 4.3.6 Trace message
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1637
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1638 Command: TRACE
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1639 Parameters: [<server>]
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1640
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1641 TRACE command is used to find the route to specific server. Each
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1642 server that processes this message must tell the sender about it by
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1643 sending a reply indicating it is a pass-through link, forming a chain
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1644 of replies similar to that gained from using "traceroute". After
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1645 sending this reply back, it must then send the TRACE message to the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1646 next server until given server is reached. If the <server> parameter
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1647 is omitted, it is recommended that TRACE command send a message to
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1648 the sender telling which servers the current server has direct
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1649 connection to.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1650
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1651 If the destination given by "<server>" is an actual server, then the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1652 destination server is required to report all servers and users which
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1653 are connected to it, although only operators are permitted to see
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1654 users present. If the destination given by <server> is a nickname,
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1655 they only a reply for that nickname is given.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1656
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1657 Numeric Replies:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1658
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1659 ERR_NOSUCHSERVER
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1660
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1661 If the TRACE message is destined for another server, all intermediate
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1662 servers must return a RPL_TRACELINK reply to indicate that the TRACE
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1663 passed through it and where its going next.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1664
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1665 RPL_TRACELINK
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1666 A TRACE reply may be composed of any number of the following numeric
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1667 replies.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1668
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1669 RPL_TRACECONNECTING RPL_TRACEHANDSHAKE
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1670 RPL_TRACEUNKNOWN RPL_TRACEOPERATOR
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1671 RPL_TRACEUSER RPL_TRACESERVER
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1672 RPL_TRACESERVICE RPL_TRACENEWTYPE
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1673 RPL_TRACECLASS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1674
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1675 Examples:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1676
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1677 TRACE *.oulu.fi ; TRACE to a server matching *.oulu.fi
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1678
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1679
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1680
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1681
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1682 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 30]
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1683
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1684 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1685
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1686
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1687 :WiZ TRACE AngelDust ; TRACE issued by WiZ to nick AngelDust
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1688
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1689 4.3.7 Admin command
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1690
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1691 Command: ADMIN
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1692 Parameters: [<server>]
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1693
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1694 The admin message is used to find the name of the administrator of
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1695 the given server, or current server if <server> parameter is omitted.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1696 Each server must have the ability to forward ADMIN messages to other
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1697 servers.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1698
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1699 Numeric Replies:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1700
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1701 ERR_NOSUCHSERVER
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1702 RPL_ADMINME RPL_ADMINLOC1
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1703 RPL_ADMINLOC2 RPL_ADMINEMAIL
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1704
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1705 Examples:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1706
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1707 ADMIN tolsun.oulu.fi ; request an ADMIN reply from
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1708 tolsun.oulu.fi
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1709
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1710 :WiZ ADMIN *.edu ; ADMIN request from WiZ for first
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1711 server found to match *.edu.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1712
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1713 4.3.8 Info command
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1714
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1715 Command: INFO
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1716 Parameters: [<server>]
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1717
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1718 The INFO command is required to return information which describes
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1719 the server: its version, when it was compiled, the patchlevel, when
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1720 it was started, and any other miscellaneous information which may be
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1721 considered to be relevant.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1722
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1723 Numeric Replies:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1724
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1725 ERR_NOSUCHSERVER
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1726 RPL_INFO RPL_ENDOFINFO
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1727
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1728 Examples:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1729
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1730 INFO csd.bu.edu ; request an INFO reply from
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1731 csd.bu.edu
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1732
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1733 :Avalon INFO *.fi ; INFO request from Avalon for first
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1734 server found to match *.fi.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1735
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1736
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1737
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1738 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 31]
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1739
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1740 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1741
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1742
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1743 INFO Angel ; request info from the server that
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1744 Angel is connected to.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1745
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1746 4.4 Sending messages
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1747
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1748 The main purpose of the IRC protocol is to provide a base for clients
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1749 to communicate with each other. PRIVMSG and NOTICE are the only
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1750 messages available which actually perform delivery of a text message
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1751 from one client to another - the rest just make it possible and try
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1752 to ensure it happens in a reliable and structured manner.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1753
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1754 4.4.1 Private messages
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1755
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1756 Command: PRIVMSG
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1757 Parameters: <receiver>{,<receiver>} <text to be sent>
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1758
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1759 PRIVMSG is used to send private messages between users. <receiver>
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1760 is the nickname of the receiver of the message. <receiver> can also
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1761 be a list of names or channels separated with commas.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1762
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1763 The <receiver> parameter may also me a host mask (#mask) or server
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1764 mask ($mask). In both cases the server will only send the PRIVMSG
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1765 to those who have a server or host matching the mask. The mask must
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1766 have at least 1 (one) "." in it and no wildcards following the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1767 last ".". This requirement exists to prevent people sending messages
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1768 to "#*" or "$*", which would broadcast to all users; from
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1769 experience, this is abused more than used responsibly and properly.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1770 Wildcards are the '*' and '?' characters. This extension to
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1771 the PRIVMSG command is only available to Operators.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1772
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1773 Numeric Replies:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1774
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1775 ERR_NORECIPIENT ERR_NOTEXTTOSEND
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1776 ERR_CANNOTSENDTOCHAN ERR_NOTOPLEVEL
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1777 ERR_WILDTOPLEVEL ERR_TOOMANYTARGETS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1778 ERR_NOSUCHNICK
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1779 RPL_AWAY
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1780
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1781 Examples:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1782
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1783 :Angel PRIVMSG Wiz :Hello are you receiving this message ?
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1784 ; Message from Angel to Wiz.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1785
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1786 PRIVMSG Angel :yes I'm receiving it !receiving it !'u>(768u+1n) .br ;
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1787 Message to Angel.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1788
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1789 PRIVMSG jto@tolsun.oulu.fi :Hello !
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1790 ; Message to a client on server
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1791
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1792
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1793
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1794 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 32]
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1795
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1796 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1797
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1798
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1799 tolsun.oulu.fi with username of "jto".
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1800
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1801 PRIVMSG $*.fi :Server tolsun.oulu.fi rebooting.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1802 ; Message to everyone on a server which
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1803 has a name matching *.fi.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1804
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1805 PRIVMSG #*.edu :NSFNet is undergoing work, expect interruptions
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1806 ; Message to all users who come from a
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1807 host which has a name matching *.edu.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1808
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1809 4.4.2 Notice
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1810
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1811 Command: NOTICE
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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1812 Parameters: <nickname> <text>
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1813
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1814 The NOTICE message is used similarly to PRIVMSG. The difference
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1815 between NOTICE and PRIVMSG is that automatic replies must never be
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1816 sent in response to a NOTICE message. This rule applies to servers
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1817 too - they must not send any error reply back to the client on
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1818 receipt of a notice. The object of this rule is to avoid loops
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1819 between a client automatically sending something in response to
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1820 something it received. This is typically used by automatons (clients
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1821 with either an AI or other interactive program controlling their
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1822 actions) which are always seen to be replying lest they end up in a
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1823 loop with another automaton.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1824
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1825 See PRIVMSG for more details on replies and examples.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1826
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1827 4.5 User based queries
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1828
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1829 User queries are a group of commands which are primarily concerned
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1830 with finding details on a particular user or group users. When using
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1831 wildcards with any of these commands, if they match, they will only
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1832 return information on users who are 'visible' to you. The visibility
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1833 of a user is determined as a combination of the user's mode and the
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1834 common set of channels you are both on.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1835
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1836 4.5.1 Who query
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1837
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1838 Command: WHO
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1839 Parameters: [<name> [<o>]]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1840
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1841 The WHO message is used by a client to generate a query which returns
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1842 a list of information which 'matches' the <name> parameter given by
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
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parents:
diff changeset
1843 the client. In the absence of the <name> parameter, all visible
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1844 (users who aren't invisible (user mode +i) and who don't have a
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1845 common channel with the requesting client) are listed. The same
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1846 result can be achieved by using a <name> of "0" or any wildcard which
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1847
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1848
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1849
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1850 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 33]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1851
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1852 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1853
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1854
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1855 will end up matching every entry possible.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1856
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1857 The <name> passed to WHO is matched against users' host, server, real
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1858 name and nickname if the channel <name> cannot be found.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1859
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1860 If the "o" parameter is passed only operators are returned according
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1861 to the name mask supplied.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1862
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1863 Numeric Replies:
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1864
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1865 ERR_NOSUCHSERVER
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1866 RPL_WHOREPLY RPL_ENDOFWHO
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1867
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1868 Examples:
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1869
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1870 WHO *.fi ; List all users who match against
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1871 "*.fi".
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1872
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1873 WHO jto* o ; List all users with a match against
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1874 "jto*" if they are an operator.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1875
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1876 4.5.2 Whois query
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1877
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1878 Command: WHOIS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1879 Parameters: [<server>] <nickmask>[,<nickmask>[,...]]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1880
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1881 This message is used to query information about particular user. The
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1882 server will answer this message with several numeric messages
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1883 indicating different statuses of each user which matches the nickmask
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parents:
diff changeset
1884 (if you are entitled to see them). If no wildcard is present in the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1885 <nickmask>, any information about that nick which you are allowed to
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1886 see is presented. A comma (',') separated list of nicknames may be
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1887 given.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1888
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1889 The latter version sends the query to a specific server. It is
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parents:
diff changeset
1890 useful if you want to know how long the user in question has been
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1891 idle as only local server (ie. the server the user is directly
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1892 connected to) knows that information, while everything else is
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1893 globally known.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1894
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1895 Numeric Replies:
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1896
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1897 ERR_NOSUCHSERVER ERR_NONICKNAMEGIVEN
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1898 RPL_WHOISUSER RPL_WHOISCHANNELS
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1899 RPL_WHOISCHANNELS RPL_WHOISSERVER
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parents:
diff changeset
1900 RPL_AWAY RPL_WHOISOPERATOR
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1901 RPL_WHOISIDLE ERR_NOSUCHNICK
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1902 RPL_ENDOFWHOIS
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1903
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1904
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1905
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parents:
diff changeset
1906 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 34]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1907
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1908 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1909
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1910
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
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diff changeset
1911 Examples:
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1912
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1913 WHOIS wiz ; return available user information
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1914 about nick WiZ
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1915
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1916 WHOIS eff.org trillian ; ask server eff.org for user
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1917 information about trillian
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1918
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1919 4.5.3 Whowas
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1920
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1921 Command: WHOWAS
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1922 Parameters: <nickname> [<count> [<server>]]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1923
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1924 Whowas asks for information about a nickname which no longer exists.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1925 This may either be due to a nickname change or the user leaving IRC.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1926 In response to this query, the server searches through its nickname
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parents:
diff changeset
1927 history, looking for any nicks which are lexically the same (no wild
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1928 card matching here). The history is searched backward, returning the
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1929 most recent entry first. If there are multiple entries, up to
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parents:
diff changeset
1930 <count> replies will be returned (or all of them if no <count>
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parents:
diff changeset
1931 parameter is given). If a non-positive number is passed as being
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parents:
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1932 <count>, then a full search is done.
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parents:
diff changeset
1933
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1934 Numeric Replies:
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1935
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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1936 ERR_NONICKNAMEGIVEN ERR_WASNOSUCHNICK
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parents:
diff changeset
1937 RPL_WHOWASUSER RPL_WHOISSERVER
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1938 RPL_ENDOFWHOWAS
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
1939
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
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1940 Examples:
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1941
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1942 WHOWAS Wiz ; return all information in the nick
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1943 history about nick "WiZ";
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1944
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1945 WHOWAS Mermaid 9 ; return at most, the 9 most recent
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1946 entries in the nick history for
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1947 "Mermaid";
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1948
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1949 WHOWAS Trillian 1 *.edu ; return the most recent history for
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1950 "Trillian" from the first server found
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1951 to match "*.edu".
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1952
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1953 4.6 Miscellaneous messages
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1954
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1955 Messages in this category do not fit into any of the above categories
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1956 but are nonetheless still a part of and required by the protocol.
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1957
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1958
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1959
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1960
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1961
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1962 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 35]
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1963
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1964 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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1965
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1966
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1967 4.6.1 Kill message
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1968
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1969 Command: KILL
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1970 Parameters: <nickname> <comment>
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1971
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1972 The KILL message is used to cause a client-server connection to be
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1973 closed by the server which has the actual connection. KILL is used
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1974 by servers when they encounter a duplicate entry in the list of valid
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1975 nicknames and is used to remove both entries. It is also available
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1976 to operators.
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1977
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1978 Clients which have automatic reconnect algorithms effectively make
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1979 this command useless since the disconnection is only brief. It does
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1980 however break the flow of data and can be used to stop large amounts
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1981 of being abused, any user may elect to receive KILL messages
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1982 generated for others to keep an 'eye' on would be trouble spots.
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1983
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1984 In an arena where nicknames are required to be globally unique at all
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1985 times, KILL messages are sent whenever 'duplicates' are detected
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1986 (that is an attempt to register two users with the same nickname) in
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1987 the hope that both of them will disappear and only 1 reappear.
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1988
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1989 The comment given must reflect the actual reason for the KILL. For
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1990 server-generated KILLs it usually is made up of details concerning
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1991 the origins of the two conflicting nicknames. For users it is left
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1992 up to them to provide an adequate reason to satisfy others who see
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1993 it. To prevent/discourage fake KILLs from being generated to hide
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1994 the identify of the KILLer, the comment also shows a 'kill-path'
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1995 which is updated by each server it passes through, each prepending
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1996 its name to the path.
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1997
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1998 Numeric Replies:
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1999
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2000 ERR_NOPRIVILEGES ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS
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2001 ERR_NOSUCHNICK ERR_CANTKILLSERVER
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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2002
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2003
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parents:
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2004 KILL David (csd.bu.edu <- tolsun.oulu.fi)
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parents:
diff changeset
2005 ; Nickname collision between csd.bu.edu
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parents:
diff changeset
2006 and tolson.oulu.fi
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parents:
diff changeset
2007
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2008
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parents:
diff changeset
2009 NOTE:
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parents:
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2010 It is recommended that only Operators be allowed to kill other users
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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2011 with KILL message. In an ideal world not even operators would need
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parents:
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2012 to do this and it would be left to servers to deal with.
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parents:
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2013
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2014
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2015
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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2016
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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2017
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2018 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 36]
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parents:
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2019
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2020 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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2021
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2022
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2023 4.6.2 Ping message
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2024
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2025 Command: PING
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2026 Parameters: <server1> [<server2>]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2027
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parents:
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2028 The PING message is used to test the presence of an active client at
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parents:
diff changeset
2029 the other end of the connection. A PING message is sent at regular
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parents:
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2030 intervals if no other activity detected coming from a connection. If
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parents:
diff changeset
2031 a connection fails to respond to a PING command within a set amount
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2032 of time, that connection is closed.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2033
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parents:
diff changeset
2034 Any client which receives a PING message must respond to <server1>
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parents:
diff changeset
2035 (server which sent the PING message out) as quickly as possible with
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parents:
diff changeset
2036 an appropriate PONG message to indicate it is still there and alive.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2037 Servers should not respond to PING commands but rely on PINGs from
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parents:
diff changeset
2038 the other end of the connection to indicate the connection is alive.
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parents:
diff changeset
2039 If the <server2> parameter is specified, the PING message gets
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parents:
diff changeset
2040 forwarded there.
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parents:
diff changeset
2041
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2042 Numeric Replies:
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2043
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2044 ERR_NOORIGIN ERR_NOSUCHSERVER
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2045
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parents:
diff changeset
2046 Examples:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2047
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2048 PING tolsun.oulu.fi ; server sending a PING message to
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2049 another server to indicate it is still
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2050 alive.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2051
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2052 PING WiZ ; PING message being sent to nick WiZ
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2053
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2054 4.6.3 Pong message
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2055
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2056 Command: PONG
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2057 Parameters: <daemon> [<daemon2>]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2058
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2059 PONG message is a reply to ping message. If parameter <daemon2> is
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parents:
diff changeset
2060 given this message must be forwarded to given daemon. The <daemon>
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parents:
diff changeset
2061 parameter is the name of the daemon who has responded to PING message
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2062 and generated this message.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2063
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2064 Numeric Replies:
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2065
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2066 ERR_NOORIGIN ERR_NOSUCHSERVER
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2067
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parents:
diff changeset
2068 Examples:
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2069
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2070 PONG csd.bu.edu tolsun.oulu.fi ; PONG message from csd.bu.edu to
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2071
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2072
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2073
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2074 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 37]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2075
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2076 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2077
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2078
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2079 tolsun.oulu.fi
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2080
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2081 4.6.4 Error
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2082
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2083 Command: ERROR
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2084 Parameters: <error message>
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2085
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2086 The ERROR command is for use by servers when reporting a serious or
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2087 fatal error to its operators. It may also be sent from one server to
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2088 another but must not be accepted from any normal unknown clients.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2089
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2090 An ERROR message is for use for reporting errors which occur with a
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2091 server-to-server link only. An ERROR message is sent to the server
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2092 at the other end (which sends it to all of its connected operators)
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2093 and to all operators currently connected. It is not to be passed
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2094 onto any other servers by a server if it is received from a server.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2095
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2096 When a server sends a received ERROR message to its operators, the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2097 message should be encapsulated inside a NOTICE message, indicating
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2098 that the client was not responsible for the error.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2099
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2100 Numerics:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2101
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2102 None.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2103
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2104 Examples:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2105
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2106 ERROR :Server *.fi already exists; ERROR message to the other server
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2107 which caused this error.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2108
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2109 NOTICE WiZ :ERROR from csd.bu.edu -- Server *.fi already exists
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2110 ; Same ERROR message as above but sent
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2111 to user WiZ on the other server.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2112
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2113 5. OPTIONALS
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2114
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2115 This section describes OPTIONAL messages. They are not required in a
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2116 working server implementation of the protocol described herein. In
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2117 the absence of the option, an error reply message must be generated
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2118 or an unknown command error. If the message is destined for another
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2119 server to answer then it must be passed on (elementary parsing
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2120 required) The allocated numerics for this are listed with the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2121 messages below.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2122
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2123 5.1 Away
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2124
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2125 Command: AWAY
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2126 Parameters: [message]
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2127
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2128
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2129
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2130 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 38]
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2131
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2132 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2133
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2134
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2135 With the AWAY message, clients can set an automatic reply string for
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2136 any PRIVMSG commands directed at them (not to a channel they are on).
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2137 The automatic reply is sent by the server to client sending the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2138 PRIVMSG command. The only replying server is the one to which the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2139 sending client is connected to.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2140
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2141 The AWAY message is used either with one parameter (to set an AWAY
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2142 message) or with no parameters (to remove the AWAY message).
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2143
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2144 Numeric Replies:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2145
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2146 RPL_UNAWAY RPL_NOWAWAY
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2147
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2148 Examples:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2149
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2150 AWAY :Gone to lunch. Back in 5 ; set away message to "Gone to lunch.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2151 Back in 5".
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2152
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2153 :WiZ AWAY ; unmark WiZ as being away.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2154
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2155
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2156 5.2 Rehash message
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2157
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2158 Command: REHASH
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2159 Parameters: None
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2160
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2161 The rehash message can be used by the operator to force the server to
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2162 re-read and process its configuration file.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2163
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2164 Numeric Replies:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2165
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2166 RPL_REHASHING ERR_NOPRIVILEGES
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2167
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2168 Examples:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2169
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2170 REHASH ; message from client with operator
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2171 status to server asking it to reread its
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2172 configuration file.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2173
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2174 5.3 Restart message
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2175
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2176 Command: RESTART
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2177 Parameters: None
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2178
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2179 The restart message can only be used by an operator to force a server
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2180 restart itself. This message is optional since it may be viewed as a
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2181 risk to allow arbitrary people to connect to a server as an operator
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2182 and execute this command, causing (at least) a disruption to service.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2183
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2184
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2185
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2186 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 39]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2187
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2188 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2189
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2190
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2191 The RESTART command must always be fully processed by the server to
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2192 which the sending client is connected and not be passed onto other
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2193 connected servers.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2194
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2195 Numeric Replies:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2196
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2197 ERR_NOPRIVILEGES
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2198
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2199 Examples:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2200
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2201 RESTART ; no parameters required.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2202
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2203 5.4 Summon message
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2204
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2205 Command: SUMMON
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2206 Parameters: <user> [<server>]
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2207
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2208 The SUMMON command can be used to give users who are on a host
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2209 running an IRC server a message asking them to please join IRC. This
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2210 message is only sent if the target server (a) has SUMMON enabled, (b)
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2211 the user is logged in and (c) the server process can write to the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2212 user's tty (or similar).
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2213
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2214 If no <server> parameter is given it tries to summon <user> from the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2215 server the client is connected to is assumed as the target.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2216
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2217 If summon is not enabled in a server, it must return the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2218 ERR_SUMMONDISABLED numeric and pass the summon message onwards.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2219
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2220 Numeric Replies:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2221
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2222 ERR_NORECIPIENT ERR_FILEERROR
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2223 ERR_NOLOGIN ERR_NOSUCHSERVER
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2224 RPL_SUMMONING
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2225
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2226 Examples:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2227
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2228 SUMMON jto ; summon user jto on the server's host
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2229
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2230 SUMMON jto tolsun.oulu.fi ; summon user jto on the host which a
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2231 server named "tolsun.oulu.fi" is
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2232 running.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2233
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2234
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2235 5.5 Users
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2236
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2237 Command: USERS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2238 Parameters: [<server>]
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2239
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2240
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2241
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2242 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 40]
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2243
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2244 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2245
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2246
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2247 The USERS command returns a list of users logged into the server in a
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2248 similar format to who(1), rusers(1) and finger(1). Some people
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2249 may disable this command on their server for security related
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2250 reasons. If disabled, the correct numeric must be returned to
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2251 indicate this.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2252
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2253 Numeric Replies:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2254
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2255 ERR_NOSUCHSERVER ERR_FILEERROR
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2256 RPL_USERSSTART RPL_USERS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2257 RPL_NOUSERS RPL_ENDOFUSERS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2258 ERR_USERSDISABLED
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2259
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2260 Disabled Reply:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2261
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2262 ERR_USERSDISABLED
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2263
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2264 Examples:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2265
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2266 USERS eff.org ; request a list of users logged in on
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2267 server eff.org
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2268
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2269 :John USERS tolsun.oulu.fi ; request from John for a list of users
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2270 logged in on server tolsun.oulu.fi
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2271
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2272 5.6 Operwall message
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2273
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2274 Command: WALLOPS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2275 Parameters: Text to be sent to all operators currently online
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2276
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2277 Sends a message to all operators currently online. After
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2278 implementing WALLOPS as a user command it was found that it was
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2279 often and commonly abused as a means of sending a message to a lot
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2280 of people (much similar to WALL). Due to this it is recommended
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2281 that the current implementation of WALLOPS be used as an
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2282 example by allowing and recognising only servers as the senders of
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2283 WALLOPS.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2284
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2285 Numeric Replies:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2286
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2287 ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2288
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2289 Examples:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2290
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2291 :csd.bu.edu WALLOPS :Connect '*.uiuc.edu 6667' from Joshua; WALLOPS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2292 message from csd.bu.edu announcing a
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2293 CONNECT message it received and acted
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2294 upon from Joshua.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2295
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2296
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2297
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2298 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 41]
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2299
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2300 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2301
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2302
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2303 5.7 Userhost message
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2304
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2305 Command: USERHOST
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2306 Parameters: <nickname>{<space><nickname>}
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2307
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2308 The USERHOST command takes a list of up to 5 nicknames, each
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2309 separated by a space character and returns a list of information
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2310 about each nickname that it found. The returned list has each reply
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2311 separated by a space.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2312
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2313 Numeric Replies:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2314
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2315 RPL_USERHOST ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2316
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2317 Examples:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2318
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2319 USERHOST Wiz Michael Marty p ;USERHOST request for information on
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2320 nicks "Wiz", "Michael", "Marty" and "p"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2321
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2322 5.8 Ison message
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2323
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2324 Command: ISON
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2325 Parameters: <nickname>{<space><nickname>}
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2326
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2327 The ISON command was implemented to provide a quick and efficient
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2328 means to get a response about whether a given nickname was currently
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2329 on IRC. ISON only takes one (1) parameter: a space-separated list of
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2330 nicks. For each nickname in the list that is present, the server
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2331 adds that to its reply string. Thus the reply string may return
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2332 empty (none of the given nicks are present), an exact copy of the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2333 parameter string (all of them present) or as any other subset of the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2334 set of nicks given in the parameter. The only limit on the number
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2335 of nicks that may be checked is that the combined length must not be
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2336 too large as to cause the server to chop it off so it fits in 512
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2337 characters.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2338
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2339 ISON is only be processed by the server local to the client sending
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2340 the command and thus not passed onto other servers for further
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2341 processing.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2342
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2343 Numeric Replies:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2344
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2345 RPL_ISON ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2346
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2347 Examples:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2348
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2349 ISON phone trillian WiZ jarlek Avalon Angel Monstah
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2350 ; Sample ISON request for 7 nicks.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2351
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2352
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2353
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2354 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 42]
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2355
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2356 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2357
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2358
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2359 6. REPLIES
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2360
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2361 The following is a list of numeric replies which are generated in
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2362 response to the commands given above. Each numeric is given with its
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2363 number, name and reply string.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2364
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2365 6.1 Error Replies.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2366
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2367 401 ERR_NOSUCHNICK
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2368 "<nickname> :No such nick/channel"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2369
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2370 - Used to indicate the nickname parameter supplied to a
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2371 command is currently unused.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2372
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2373 402 ERR_NOSUCHSERVER
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2374 "<server name> :No such server"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2375
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2376 - Used to indicate the server name given currently
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2377 doesn't exist.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2378
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2379 403 ERR_NOSUCHCHANNEL
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2380 "<channel name> :No such channel"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2381
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2382 - Used to indicate the given channel name is invalid.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2383
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2384 404 ERR_CANNOTSENDTOCHAN
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2385 "<channel name> :Cannot send to channel"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2386
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2387 - Sent to a user who is either (a) not on a channel
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2388 which is mode +n or (b) not a chanop (or mode +v) on
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2389 a channel which has mode +m set and is trying to send
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2390 a PRIVMSG message to that channel.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2391
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2392 405 ERR_TOOMANYCHANNELS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2393 "<channel name> :You have joined too many \
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2394 channels"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2395 - Sent to a user when they have joined the maximum
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2396 number of allowed channels and they try to join
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2397 another channel.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2398
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2399 406 ERR_WASNOSUCHNICK
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2400 "<nickname> :There was no such nickname"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2401
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2402 - Returned by WHOWAS to indicate there is no history
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2403 information for that nickname.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2404
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2405 407 ERR_TOOMANYTARGETS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2406 "<target> :Duplicate recipients. No message \
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2407
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2408
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2409
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2410 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 43]
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2411
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2412 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2413
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2414
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2415 delivered"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2416
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2417 - Returned to a client which is attempting to send a
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2418 PRIVMSG/NOTICE using the user@host destination format
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2419 and for a user@host which has several occurrences.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2420
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2421 409 ERR_NOORIGIN
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2422 ":No origin specified"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2423
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2424 - PING or PONG message missing the originator parameter
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2425 which is required since these commands must work
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2426 without valid prefixes.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2427
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2428 411 ERR_NORECIPIENT
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2429 ":No recipient given (<command>)"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2430 412 ERR_NOTEXTTOSEND
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2431 ":No text to send"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2432 413 ERR_NOTOPLEVEL
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2433 "<mask> :No toplevel domain specified"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2434 414 ERR_WILDTOPLEVEL
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2435 "<mask> :Wildcard in toplevel domain"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2436
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2437 - 412 - 414 are returned by PRIVMSG to indicate that
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2438 the message wasn't delivered for some reason.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2439 ERR_NOTOPLEVEL and ERR_WILDTOPLEVEL are errors that
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2440 are returned when an invalid use of
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2441 "PRIVMSG $<server>" or "PRIVMSG #<host>" is attempted.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2442
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2443 421 ERR_UNKNOWNCOMMAND
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2444 "<command> :Unknown command"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2445
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2446 - Returned to a registered client to indicate that the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2447 command sent is unknown by the server.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2448
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2449 422 ERR_NOMOTD
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2450 ":MOTD File is missing"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2451
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2452 - Server's MOTD file could not be opened by the server.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2453
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2454 423 ERR_NOADMININFO
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2455 "<server> :No administrative info available"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2456
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2457 - Returned by a server in response to an ADMIN message
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2458 when there is an error in finding the appropriate
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2459 information.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2460
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2461 424 ERR_FILEERROR
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2462 ":File error doing <file op> on <file>"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2463
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2464
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2465
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2466 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 44]
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2467
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2468 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2469
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2470
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2471 - Generic error message used to report a failed file
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2472 operation during the processing of a message.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2473
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2474 431 ERR_NONICKNAMEGIVEN
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2475 ":No nickname given"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2476
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2477 - Returned when a nickname parameter expected for a
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2478 command and isn't found.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2479
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2480 432 ERR_ERRONEUSNICKNAME
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2481 "<nick> :Erroneus nickname"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2482
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2483 - Returned after receiving a NICK message which contains
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2484 characters which do not fall in the defined set. See
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2485 section x.x.x for details on valid nicknames.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2486
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2487 433 ERR_NICKNAMEINUSE
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2488 "<nick> :Nickname is already in use"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2489
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2490 - Returned when a NICK message is processed that results
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2491 in an attempt to change to a currently existing
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2492 nickname.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2493
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2494 436 ERR_NICKCOLLISION
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2495 "<nick> :Nickname collision KILL"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2496
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2497 - Returned by a server to a client when it detects a
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2498 nickname collision (registered of a NICK that
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2499 already exists by another server).
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2500
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2501 441 ERR_USERNOTINCHANNEL
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2502 "<nick> <channel> :They aren't on that channel"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2503
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2504 - Returned by the server to indicate that the target
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2505 user of the command is not on the given channel.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2506
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2507 442 ERR_NOTONCHANNEL
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2508 "<channel> :You're not on that channel"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2509
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2510 - Returned by the server whenever a client tries to
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2511 perform a channel effecting command for which the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2512 client isn't a member.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2513
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2514 443 ERR_USERONCHANNEL
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2515 "<user> <channel> :is already on channel"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2516
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2517 - Returned when a client tries to invite a user to a
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2518 channel they are already on.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2519
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2520
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2521
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2522 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 45]
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2523
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2524 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2525
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2526
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2527 444 ERR_NOLOGIN
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2528 "<user> :User not logged in"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2529
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2530 - Returned by the summon after a SUMMON command for a
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2531 user was unable to be performed since they were not
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2532 logged in.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2533
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2534 445 ERR_SUMMONDISABLED
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2535 ":SUMMON has been disabled"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2536
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2537 - Returned as a response to the SUMMON command. Must be
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2538 returned by any server which does not implement it.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2539
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2540 446 ERR_USERSDISABLED
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2541 ":USERS has been disabled"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2542
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2543 - Returned as a response to the USERS command. Must be
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2544 returned by any server which does not implement it.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2545
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2546 451 ERR_NOTREGISTERED
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2547 ":You have not registered"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2548
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2549 - Returned by the server to indicate that the client
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2550 must be registered before the server will allow it
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2551 to be parsed in detail.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2552
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2553 461 ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2554 "<command> :Not enough parameters"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2555
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2556 - Returned by the server by numerous commands to
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2557 indicate to the client that it didn't supply enough
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2558 parameters.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2559
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2560 462 ERR_ALREADYREGISTRED
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2561 ":You may not reregister"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2562
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2563 - Returned by the server to any link which tries to
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2564 change part of the registered details (such as
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2565 password or user details from second USER message).
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2566
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2567
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2568 463 ERR_NOPERMFORHOST
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2569 ":Your host isn't among the privileged"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2570
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2571 - Returned to a client which attempts to register with
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2572 a server which does not been setup to allow
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2573 connections from the host the attempted connection
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2574 is tried.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2575
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2576
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2577
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2578 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 46]
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2579
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2580 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2581
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2582
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2583 464 ERR_PASSWDMISMATCH
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2584 ":Password incorrect"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2585
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2586 - Returned to indicate a failed attempt at registering
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2587 a connection for which a password was required and
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2588 was either not given or incorrect.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2589
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2590 465 ERR_YOUREBANNEDCREEP
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2591 ":You are banned from this server"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2592
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2593 - Returned after an attempt to connect and register
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2594 yourself with a server which has been setup to
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2595 explicitly deny connections to you.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2596
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2597 467 ERR_KEYSET
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2598 "<channel> :Channel key already set"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2599 471 ERR_CHANNELISFULL
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2600 "<channel> :Cannot join channel (+l)"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2601 472 ERR_UNKNOWNMODE
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2602 "<char> :is unknown mode char to me"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2603 473 ERR_INVITEONLYCHAN
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2604 "<channel> :Cannot join channel (+i)"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2605 474 ERR_BANNEDFROMCHAN
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2606 "<channel> :Cannot join channel (+b)"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2607 475 ERR_BADCHANNELKEY
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2608 "<channel> :Cannot join channel (+k)"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2609 481 ERR_NOPRIVILEGES
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2610 ":Permission Denied- You're not an IRC operator"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2611
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2612 - Any command requiring operator privileges to operate
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2613 must return this error to indicate the attempt was
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2614 unsuccessful.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2615
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2616 482 ERR_CHANOPRIVSNEEDED
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2617 "<channel> :You're not channel operator"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2618
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2619 - Any command requiring 'chanop' privileges (such as
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2620 MODE messages) must return this error if the client
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2621 making the attempt is not a chanop on the specified
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2622 channel.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2623
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2624 483 ERR_CANTKILLSERVER
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2625 ":You cant kill a server!"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2626
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2627 - Any attempts to use the KILL command on a server
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2628 are to be refused and this error returned directly
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2629 to the client.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2630
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2631
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2632
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2633
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2634 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 47]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2635
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2636 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2637
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2638
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2639 491 ERR_NOOPERHOST
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2640 ":No O-lines for your host"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2641
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2642 - If a client sends an OPER message and the server has
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2643 not been configured to allow connections from the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2644 client's host as an operator, this error must be
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2645 returned.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2646
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2647 501 ERR_UMODEUNKNOWNFLAG
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2648 ":Unknown MODE flag"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2649
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2650 - Returned by the server to indicate that a MODE
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2651 message was sent with a nickname parameter and that
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2652 the a mode flag sent was not recognized.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2653
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2654 502 ERR_USERSDONTMATCH
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2655 ":Cant change mode for other users"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2656
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2657 - Error sent to any user trying to view or change the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2658 user mode for a user other than themselves.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2659
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2660 6.2 Command responses.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2661
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2662 300 RPL_NONE
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2663 Dummy reply number. Not used.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2664
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2665 302 RPL_USERHOST
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2666 ":[<reply>{<space><reply>}]"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2667
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2668 - Reply format used by USERHOST to list replies to
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2669 the query list. The reply string is composed as
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2670 follows:
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2671
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2672 <reply> ::= <nick>['*'] '=' <'+'|'-'><hostname>
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2673
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2674 The '*' indicates whether the client has registered
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2675 as an Operator. The '-' or '+' characters represent
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2676 whether the client has set an AWAY message or not
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2677 respectively.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2678
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2679 303 RPL_ISON
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2680 ":[<nick> {<space><nick>}]"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2681
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2682 - Reply format used by ISON to list replies to the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2683 query list.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2684
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2685 301 RPL_AWAY
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2686 "<nick> :<away message>"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2687
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2688
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2689
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2690 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 48]
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2691
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2692 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2693
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2694
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2695 305 RPL_UNAWAY
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2696 ":You are no longer marked as being away"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2697 306 RPL_NOWAWAY
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2698 ":You have been marked as being away"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2699
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2700 - These replies are used with the AWAY command (if
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2701 allowed). RPL_AWAY is sent to any client sending a
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2702 PRIVMSG to a client which is away. RPL_AWAY is only
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2703 sent by the server to which the client is connected.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2704 Replies RPL_UNAWAY and RPL_NOWAWAY are sent when the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2705 client removes and sets an AWAY message.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2706
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2707 311 RPL_WHOISUSER
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2708 "<nick> <user> <host> * :<real name>"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2709 312 RPL_WHOISSERVER
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2710 "<nick> <server> :<server info>"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2711 313 RPL_WHOISOPERATOR
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2712 "<nick> :is an IRC operator"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2713 317 RPL_WHOISIDLE
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2714 "<nick> <integer> :seconds idle"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2715 318 RPL_ENDOFWHOIS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2716 "<nick> :End of /WHOIS list"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2717 319 RPL_WHOISCHANNELS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2718 "<nick> :{[@|+]<channel><space>}"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2719
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2720 - Replies 311 - 313, 317 - 319 are all replies
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2721 generated in response to a WHOIS message. Given that
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2722 there are enough parameters present, the answering
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2723 server must either formulate a reply out of the above
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2724 numerics (if the query nick is found) or return an
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2725 error reply. The '*' in RPL_WHOISUSER is there as
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2726 the literal character and not as a wild card. For
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
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parents:
diff changeset
2727 each reply set, only RPL_WHOISCHANNELS may appear
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parents:
diff changeset
2728 more than once (for long lists of channel names).
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parents:
diff changeset
2729 The '@' and '+' characters next to the channel name
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2730 indicate whether a client is a channel operator or
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2731 has been granted permission to speak on a moderated
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2732 channel. The RPL_ENDOFWHOIS reply is used to mark
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2733 the end of processing a WHOIS message.
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parents:
diff changeset
2734
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parents:
diff changeset
2735 314 RPL_WHOWASUSER
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2736 "<nick> <user> <host> * :<real name>"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2737 369 RPL_ENDOFWHOWAS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2738 "<nick> :End of WHOWAS"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2739
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2740 - When replying to a WHOWAS message, a server must use
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2741 the replies RPL_WHOWASUSER, RPL_WHOISSERVER or
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2742 ERR_WASNOSUCHNICK for each nickname in the presented
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2743
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2744
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2745
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parents:
diff changeset
2746 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 49]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2747
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2748 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2749
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2750
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2751 list. At the end of all reply batches, there must
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2752 be RPL_ENDOFWHOWAS (even if there was only one reply
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2753 and it was an error).
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2754
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2755 321 RPL_LISTSTART
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2756 "Channel :Users Name"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2757 322 RPL_LIST
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2758 "<channel> <# visible> :<topic>"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2759 323 RPL_LISTEND
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2760 ":End of /LIST"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2761
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2762 - Replies RPL_LISTSTART, RPL_LIST, RPL_LISTEND mark
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2763 the start, actual replies with data and end of the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2764 server's response to a LIST command. If there are
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2765 no channels available to return, only the start
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2766 and end reply must be sent.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2767
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2768 324 RPL_CHANNELMODEIS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2769 "<channel> <mode> <mode params>"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2770
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2771 331 RPL_NOTOPIC
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2772 "<channel> :No topic is set"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2773 332 RPL_TOPIC
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2774 "<channel> :<topic>"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2775
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2776 - When sending a TOPIC message to determine the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2777 channel topic, one of two replies is sent. If
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2778 the topic is set, RPL_TOPIC is sent back else
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2779 RPL_NOTOPIC.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2780
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2781 341 RPL_INVITING
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2782 "<channel> <nick>"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2783
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2784 - Returned by the server to indicate that the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2785 attempted INVITE message was successful and is
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2786 being passed onto the end client.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2787
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2788 342 RPL_SUMMONING
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2789 "<user> :Summoning user to IRC"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2790
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2791 - Returned by a server answering a SUMMON message to
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2792 indicate that it is summoning that user.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2793
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2794 351 RPL_VERSION
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2795 "<version>.<debuglevel> <server> :<comments>"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2796
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2797 - Reply by the server showing its version details.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2798 The <version> is the version of the software being
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2799
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2800
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2801
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parents:
diff changeset
2802 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 50]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2803
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2804 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2805
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2806
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2807 used (including any patchlevel revisions) and the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2808 <debuglevel> is used to indicate if the server is
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2809 running in "debug mode".
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2810
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2811 The "comments" field may contain any comments about
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2812 the version or further version details.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2813
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2814 352 RPL_WHOREPLY
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2815 "<channel> <user> <host> <server> <nick> \
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2816 <H|G>[*][@|+] :<hopcount> <real name>"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2817 315 RPL_ENDOFWHO
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2818 "<name> :End of /WHO list"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2819
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2820 - The RPL_WHOREPLY and RPL_ENDOFWHO pair are used
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2821 to answer a WHO message. The RPL_WHOREPLY is only
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2822 sent if there is an appropriate match to the WHO
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2823 query. If there is a list of parameters supplied
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2824 with a WHO message, a RPL_ENDOFWHO must be sent
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2825 after processing each list item with <name> being
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2826 the item.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2827
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2828 353 RPL_NAMREPLY
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2829 "<channel> :[[@|+]<nick> [[@|+]<nick> [...]]]"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2830 366 RPL_ENDOFNAMES
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2831 "<channel> :End of /NAMES list"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2832
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2833 - To reply to a NAMES message, a reply pair consisting
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2834 of RPL_NAMREPLY and RPL_ENDOFNAMES is sent by the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2835 server back to the client. If there is no channel
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2836 found as in the query, then only RPL_ENDOFNAMES is
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2837 returned. The exception to this is when a NAMES
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2838 message is sent with no parameters and all visible
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2839 channels and contents are sent back in a series of
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2840 RPL_NAMEREPLY messages with a RPL_ENDOFNAMES to mark
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2841 the end.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2842
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2843 364 RPL_LINKS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2844 "<mask> <server> :<hopcount> <server info>"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2845 365 RPL_ENDOFLINKS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2846 "<mask> :End of /LINKS list"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2847
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2848 - In replying to the LINKS message, a server must send
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2849 replies back using the RPL_LINKS numeric and mark the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2850 end of the list using an RPL_ENDOFLINKS reply.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2851
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2852 367 RPL_BANLIST
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2853 "<channel> <banid>"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2854 368 RPL_ENDOFBANLIST
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2855
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2856
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2857
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parents:
diff changeset
2858 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 51]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
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diff changeset
2859
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2860 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2861
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2862
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2863 "<channel> :End of channel ban list"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2864
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2865 - When listing the active 'bans' for a given channel,
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2866 a server is required to send the list back using the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2867 RPL_BANLIST and RPL_ENDOFBANLIST messages. A separate
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2868 RPL_BANLIST is sent for each active banid. After the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2869 banids have been listed (or if none present) a
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2870 RPL_ENDOFBANLIST must be sent.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2871
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2872 371 RPL_INFO
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2873 ":<string>"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2874 374 RPL_ENDOFINFO
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2875 ":End of /INFO list"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2876
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2877 - A server responding to an INFO message is required to
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2878 send all its 'info' in a series of RPL_INFO messages
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2879 with a RPL_ENDOFINFO reply to indicate the end of the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2880 replies.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2881
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2882 375 RPL_MOTDSTART
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2883 ":- <server> Message of the day - "
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2884 372 RPL_MOTD
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2885 ":- <text>"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2886 376 RPL_ENDOFMOTD
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2887 ":End of /MOTD command"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2888
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2889 - When responding to the MOTD message and the MOTD file
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2890 is found, the file is displayed line by line, with
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2891 each line no longer than 80 characters, using
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2892 RPL_MOTD format replies. These should be surrounded
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2893 by a RPL_MOTDSTART (before the RPL_MOTDs) and an
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2894 RPL_ENDOFMOTD (after).
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2895
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2896 381 RPL_YOUREOPER
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2897 ":You are now an IRC operator"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2898
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2899 - RPL_YOUREOPER is sent back to a client which has
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2900 just successfully issued an OPER message and gained
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2901 operator status.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2902
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2903 382 RPL_REHASHING
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2904 "<config file> :Rehashing"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2905
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2906 - If the REHASH option is used and an operator sends
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2907 a REHASH message, an RPL_REHASHING is sent back to
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2908 the operator.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2909
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2910 391 RPL_TIME
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2911
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2912
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2913
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2914 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 52]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2915
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2916 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2917
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2918
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2919 "<server> :<string showing server's local time>"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2920
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2921 - When replying to the TIME message, a server must send
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2922 the reply using the RPL_TIME format above. The string
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2923 showing the time need only contain the correct day and
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2924 time there. There is no further requirement for the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2925 time string.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2926
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2927 392 RPL_USERSSTART
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2928 ":UserID Terminal Host"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2929 393 RPL_USERS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2930 ":%-8s %-9s %-8s"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2931 394 RPL_ENDOFUSERS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2932 ":End of users"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2933 395 RPL_NOUSERS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2934 ":Nobody logged in"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2935
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2936 - If the USERS message is handled by a server, the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2937 replies RPL_USERSTART, RPL_USERS, RPL_ENDOFUSERS and
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2938 RPL_NOUSERS are used. RPL_USERSSTART must be sent
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2939 first, following by either a sequence of RPL_USERS
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2940 or a single RPL_NOUSER. Following this is
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2941 RPL_ENDOFUSERS.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2942
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2943 200 RPL_TRACELINK
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2944 "Link <version & debug level> <destination> \
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2945 <next server>"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2946 201 RPL_TRACECONNECTING
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2947 "Try. <class> <server>"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2948 202 RPL_TRACEHANDSHAKE
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2949 "H.S. <class> <server>"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2950 203 RPL_TRACEUNKNOWN
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2951 "???? <class> [<client IP address in dot form>]"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2952 204 RPL_TRACEOPERATOR
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2953 "Oper <class> <nick>"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2954 205 RPL_TRACEUSER
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2955 "User <class> <nick>"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2956 206 RPL_TRACESERVER
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2957 "Serv <class> <int>S <int>C <server> \
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2958 <nick!user|*!*>@<host|server>"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2959 208 RPL_TRACENEWTYPE
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2960 "<newtype> 0 <client name>"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2961 261 RPL_TRACELOG
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2962 "File <logfile> <debug level>"
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2963
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2964 - The RPL_TRACE* are all returned by the server in
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2965 response to the TRACE message. How many are
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2966 returned is dependent on the the TRACE message and
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2967
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2968
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2969
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2970 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 53]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2971
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2972 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2973
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2974
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2975 whether it was sent by an operator or not. There
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2976 is no predefined order for which occurs first.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2977 Replies RPL_TRACEUNKNOWN, RPL_TRACECONNECTING and
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2978 RPL_TRACEHANDSHAKE are all used for connections
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2979 which have not been fully established and are either
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2980 unknown, still attempting to connect or in the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2981 process of completing the 'server handshake'.
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2982 RPL_TRACELINK is sent by any server which handles
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2983 a TRACE message and has to pass it on to another
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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2984 server. The list of RPL_TRACELINKs sent in
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2985 response to a TRACE command traversing the IRC
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parents:
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2986 network should reflect the actual connectivity of
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2987 the servers themselves along that path.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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2988 RPL_TRACENEWTYPE is to be used for any connection
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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2989 which does not fit in the other categories but is
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2990 being displayed anyway.
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parents:
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2991
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2992 211 RPL_STATSLINKINFO
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2993 "<linkname> <sendq> <sent messages> \
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parents:
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2994 <sent bytes> <received messages> \
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2995 <received bytes> <time open>"
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parents:
diff changeset
2996 212 RPL_STATSCOMMANDS
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2997 "<command> <count>"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2998 213 RPL_STATSCLINE
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
2999 "C <host> * <name> <port> <class>"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3000 214 RPL_STATSNLINE
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3001 "N <host> * <name> <port> <class>"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3002 215 RPL_STATSILINE
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3003 "I <host> * <host> <port> <class>"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3004 216 RPL_STATSKLINE
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3005 "K <host> * <username> <port> <class>"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3006 218 RPL_STATSYLINE
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3007 "Y <class> <ping frequency> <connect \
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3008 frequency> <max sendq>"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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3009 219 RPL_ENDOFSTATS
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3010 "<stats letter> :End of /STATS report"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3011 241 RPL_STATSLLINE
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3012 "L <hostmask> * <servername> <maxdepth>"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3013 242 RPL_STATSUPTIME
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3014 ":Server Up %d days %d:%02d:%02d"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3015 243 RPL_STATSOLINE
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3016 "O <hostmask> * <name>"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3017 244 RPL_STATSHLINE
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3018 "H <hostmask> * <servername>"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3019
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parents:
diff changeset
3020 221 RPL_UMODEIS
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3021 "<user mode string>"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3022
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diff changeset
3023
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diff changeset
3024
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diff changeset
3025
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3026 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 54]
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3027
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parents:
diff changeset
3028 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
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diff changeset
3029
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diff changeset
3030
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parents:
diff changeset
3031 - To answer a query about a client's own mode,
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3032 RPL_UMODEIS is sent back.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3033
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parents:
diff changeset
3034 251 RPL_LUSERCLIENT
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parents:
diff changeset
3035 ":There are <integer> users and <integer> \
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3036 invisible on <integer> servers"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3037 252 RPL_LUSEROP
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3038 "<integer> :operator(s) online"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3039 253 RPL_LUSERUNKNOWN
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3040 "<integer> :unknown connection(s)"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3041 254 RPL_LUSERCHANNELS
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3042 "<integer> :channels formed"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3043 255 RPL_LUSERME
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3044 ":I have <integer> clients and <integer> \
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3045 servers"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3046
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3047 - In processing an LUSERS message, the server
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3048 sends a set of replies from RPL_LUSERCLIENT,
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3049 RPL_LUSEROP, RPL_USERUNKNOWN,
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3050 RPL_LUSERCHANNELS and RPL_LUSERME. When
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3051 replying, a server must send back
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3052 RPL_LUSERCLIENT and RPL_LUSERME. The other
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3053 replies are only sent back if a non-zero count
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3054 is found for them.
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parents:
diff changeset
3055
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3056 256 RPL_ADMINME
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3057 "<server> :Administrative info"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3058 257 RPL_ADMINLOC1
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3059 ":<admin info>"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3060 258 RPL_ADMINLOC2
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3061 ":<admin info>"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3062 259 RPL_ADMINEMAIL
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3063 ":<admin info>"
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3064
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3065 - When replying to an ADMIN message, a server
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3066 is expected to use replies RLP_ADMINME
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3067 through to RPL_ADMINEMAIL and provide a text
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3068 message with each. For RPL_ADMINLOC1 a
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3069 description of what city, state and country
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3070 the server is in is expected, followed by
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3071 details of the university and department
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3072 (RPL_ADMINLOC2) and finally the administrative
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3073 contact for the server (an email address here
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3074 is required) in RPL_ADMINEMAIL.
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parents:
diff changeset
3075
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3076
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3077
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3078
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3079
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3080
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3081
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parents:
diff changeset
3082 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 55]
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
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diff changeset
3083
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3084 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3085
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3086
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3087 6.3 Reserved numerics.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3088
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3089 These numerics are not described above since they fall into one of
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3090 the following categories:
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3091
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3092 1. no longer in use;
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3093
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3094 2. reserved for future planned use;
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3095
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parents:
diff changeset
3096 3. in current use but are part of a non-generic 'feature' of
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parents:
diff changeset
3097 the current IRC server.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3098
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parents:
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3099 209 RPL_TRACECLASS 217 RPL_STATSQLINE
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parents:
diff changeset
3100 231 RPL_SERVICEINFO 232 RPL_ENDOFSERVICES
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parents:
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3101 233 RPL_SERVICE 234 RPL_SERVLIST
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3102 235 RPL_SERVLISTEND
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3103 316 RPL_WHOISCHANOP 361 RPL_KILLDONE
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3104 362 RPL_CLOSING 363 RPL_CLOSEEND
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parents:
diff changeset
3105 373 RPL_INFOSTART 384 RPL_MYPORTIS
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parents:
diff changeset
3106 466 ERR_YOUWILLBEBANNED 476 ERR_BADCHANMASK
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parents:
diff changeset
3107 492 ERR_NOSERVICEHOST
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3108
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3109 7. Client and server authentication
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3110
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3111 Clients and servers are both subject to the same level of
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3112 authentication. For both, an IP number to hostname lookup (and
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3113 reverse check on this) is performed for all connections made to the
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parents:
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3114 server. Both connections are then subject to a password check (if
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parents:
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3115 there is a password set for that connection). These checks are
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3116 possible on all connections although the password check is only
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parents:
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3117 commonly used with servers.
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3118
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parents:
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3119 An additional check that is becoming of more and more common is that
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3120 of the username responsible for making the connection. Finding the
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3121 username of the other end of the connection typically involves
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3122 connecting to an authentication server such as IDENT as described in
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parents:
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3123 RFC 1413.
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3124
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3125 Given that without passwords it is not easy to reliably determine who
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parents:
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3126 is on the other end of a network connection, use of passwords is
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3127 strongly recommended on inter-server connections in addition to any
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3128 other measures such as using an ident server.
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3129
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3130 8. Current implementations
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3131
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parents:
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3132 The only current implementation of this protocol is the IRC server,
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parents:
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3133 version 2.8. Earlier versions may implement some or all of the
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parents:
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3134 commands described by this document with NOTICE messages replacing
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parents:
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3135
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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3136
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3137
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parents:
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3138 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 56]
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3139
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parents:
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3140 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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3141
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parents:
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3142
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parents:
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3143 many of the numeric replies. Unfortunately, due to backward
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parents:
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3144 compatibility requirements, the implementation of some parts of this
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parents:
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3145 document varies with what is laid out. On notable difference is:
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3146
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parents:
diff changeset
3147 * recognition that any LF or CR anywhere in a message marks the
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diff changeset
3148 end of that message (instead of requiring CR-LF);
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parents:
diff changeset
3149
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parents:
diff changeset
3150 The rest of this section deals with issues that are mostly of
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parents:
diff changeset
3151 importance to those who wish to implement a server but some parts
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parents:
diff changeset
3152 also apply directly to clients as well.
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diff changeset
3153
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3154 8.1 Network protocol: TCP - why it is best used here.
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parents:
diff changeset
3155
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parents:
diff changeset
3156 IRC has been implemented on top of TCP since TCP supplies a reliable
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parents:
diff changeset
3157 network protocol which is well suited to this scale of conferencing.
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parents:
diff changeset
3158 The use of multicast IP is an alternative, but it is not widely
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parents:
diff changeset
3159 available or supported at the present time.
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parents:
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3160
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parents:
diff changeset
3161 8.1.1 Support of Unix sockets
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parents:
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3162
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3163 Given that Unix domain sockets allow listen/connect operations, the
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parents:
diff changeset
3164 current implementation can be configured to listen and accept both
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parents:
diff changeset
3165 client and server connections on a Unix domain socket. These are
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parents:
diff changeset
3166 recognized as sockets where the hostname starts with a '/'.
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parents:
diff changeset
3167
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parents:
diff changeset
3168 When providing any information about the connections on a Unix domain
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parents:
diff changeset
3169 socket, the server is required to supplant the actual hostname in
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parents:
diff changeset
3170 place of the pathname unless the actual socket name is being asked
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3171 for.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3172
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3173 8.2 Command Parsing
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parents:
diff changeset
3174
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parents:
diff changeset
3175 To provide useful 'non-buffered' network IO for clients and servers,
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parents:
diff changeset
3176 each connection is given its own private 'input buffer' in which the
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parents:
diff changeset
3177 results of the most recent read and parsing are kept. A buffer size
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parents:
diff changeset
3178 of 512 bytes is used so as to hold 1 full message, although, this
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parents:
diff changeset
3179 will usually hold several commands. The private buffer is parsed
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parents:
diff changeset
3180 after every read operation for valid messages. When dealing with
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parents:
diff changeset
3181 multiple messages from one client in the buffer, care should be taken
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parents:
diff changeset
3182 in case one happens to cause the client to be 'removed'.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3183
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3184 8.3 Message delivery
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parents:
diff changeset
3185
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3186 It is common to find network links saturated or hosts to which you
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3187 are sending data unable to send data. Although Unix typically
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parents:
diff changeset
3188 handles this through the TCP window and internal buffers, the server
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parents:
diff changeset
3189 often has large amounts of data to send (especially when a new
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parents:
diff changeset
3190 server-server link forms) and the small buffers provided in the
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3191
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3192
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3193
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
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diff changeset
3194 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 57]
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diff changeset
3195
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diff changeset
3196 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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parents:
diff changeset
3197
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parents:
diff changeset
3198
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parents:
diff changeset
3199 kernel are not enough for the outgoing queue. To alleviate this
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3200 problem, a "send queue" is used as a FIFO queue for data to be sent.
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parents:
diff changeset
3201 A typical "send queue" may grow to 200 Kbytes on a large IRC network
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3202 with a slow network connection when a new server connects.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3203
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3204 When polling its connections, a server will first read and parse all
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parents:
diff changeset
3205 incoming data, queuing any data to be sent out. When all available
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parents:
diff changeset
3206 input is processed, the queued data is sent. This reduces the number
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parents:
diff changeset
3207 of write() system calls and helps TCP make bigger packets.
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parents:
diff changeset
3208
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parents:
diff changeset
3209 8.4 Connection 'Liveness'
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parents:
diff changeset
3210
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parents:
diff changeset
3211 To detect when a connection has died or become unresponsive, the
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parents:
diff changeset
3212 server must ping each of its connections that it doesn't get a
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parents:
diff changeset
3213 response from in a given amount of time.
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parents:
diff changeset
3214
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parents:
diff changeset
3215 If a connection doesn't respond in time, its connection is closed
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parents:
diff changeset
3216 using the appropriate procedures. A connection is also dropped if
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parents:
diff changeset
3217 its sendq grows beyond the maximum allowed, because it is better to
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parents:
diff changeset
3218 close a slow connection than have a server process block.
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parents:
diff changeset
3219
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parents:
diff changeset
3220 8.5 Establishing a server to client connection
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diff changeset
3221
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parents:
diff changeset
3222 Upon connecting to an IRC server, a client is sent the MOTD (if
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parents:
diff changeset
3223 present) as well as the current user/server count (as per the LUSER
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parents:
diff changeset
3224 command). The server is also required to give an unambiguous message
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parents:
diff changeset
3225 to the client which states its name and version as well as any other
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parents:
diff changeset
3226 introductory messages which may be deemed appropriate.
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parents:
diff changeset
3227
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parents:
diff changeset
3228 After dealing with this, the server must then send out the new user's
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parents:
diff changeset
3229 nickname and other information as supplied by itself (USER command)
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parents:
diff changeset
3230 and as the server could discover (from DNS/authentication servers).
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parents:
diff changeset
3231 The server must send this information out with NICK first followed by
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parents:
diff changeset
3232 USER.
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parents:
diff changeset
3233
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3234 8.6 Establishing a server-server connection.
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parents:
diff changeset
3235
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parents:
diff changeset
3236 The process of establishing of a server-to-server connection is
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parents:
diff changeset
3237 fraught with danger since there are many possible areas where
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3238 problems can occur - the least of which are race conditions.
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parents:
diff changeset
3239
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parents:
diff changeset
3240 After a server has received a connection following by a PASS/SERVER
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parents:
diff changeset
3241 pair which were recognised as being valid, the server should then
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3242 reply with its own PASS/SERVER information for that connection as
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parents:
diff changeset
3243 well as all of the other state information it knows about as
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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3244 described below.
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3245
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parents:
diff changeset
3246 When the initiating server receives a PASS/SERVER pair, it too then
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parents:
diff changeset
3247
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diff changeset
3248
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3249
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3250 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 58]
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3251
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parents:
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3252 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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3253
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3254
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3255 checks that the server responding is authenticated properly before
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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3256 accepting the connection to be that server.
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parents:
diff changeset
3257
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parents:
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3258 8.6.1 Server exchange of state information when connecting
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parents:
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3259
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parents:
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3260 The order of state information being exchanged between servers is
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parents:
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3261 essential. The required order is as follows:
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3262
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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3263 * all known other servers;
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3264
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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3265 * all known user information;
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3266
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3267 * all known channel information.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3268
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3269 Information regarding servers is sent via extra SERVER messages, user
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3270 information with NICK/USER/MODE/JOIN messages and channels with MODE
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3271 messages.
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parents:
diff changeset
3272
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parents:
diff changeset
3273 NOTE: channel topics are *NOT* exchanged here because the TOPIC
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3274 command overwrites any old topic information, so at best, the two
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3275 sides of the connection would exchange topics.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3276
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3277 By passing the state information about servers first, any collisions
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3278 with servers that already exist occur before nickname collisions due
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3279 to a second server introducing a particular nickname. Due to the IRC
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3280 network only being able to exist as an acyclic graph, it may be
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3281 possible that the network has already reconnected in another
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3282 location, the place where the collision occurs indicating where the
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3283 net needs to split.
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parents:
diff changeset
3284
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parents:
diff changeset
3285 8.7 Terminating server-client connections
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3286
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3287 When a client connection closes, a QUIT message is generated on
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3288 behalf of the client by the server to which the client connected. No
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3289 other message is to be generated or used.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3290
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3291 8.8 Terminating server-server connections
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3292
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3293 If a server-server connection is closed, either via a remotely
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3294 generated SQUIT or 'natural' causes, the rest of the connected IRC
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3295 network must have its information updated with by the server which
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3296 detected the closure. The server then sends a list of SQUITs (one
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3297 for each server behind that connection) and a list of QUITs (again,
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parents:
diff changeset
3298 one for each client behind that connection).
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3299
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3300
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diff changeset
3301
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diff changeset
3302
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diff changeset
3303
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diff changeset
3304
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parents:
diff changeset
3305
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parents:
diff changeset
3306 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 59]
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parents:
diff changeset
3307
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parents:
diff changeset
3308 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3309
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3310
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3311 8.9 Tracking nickname changes
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3312
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3313 All IRC servers are required to keep a history of recent nickname
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parents:
diff changeset
3314 changes. This is required to allow the server to have a chance of
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parents:
diff changeset
3315 keeping in touch of things when nick-change race conditions occur
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parents:
diff changeset
3316 with commands which manipulate them. Commands which must trace nick
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parents:
diff changeset
3317 changes are:
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parents:
diff changeset
3318
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3319 * KILL (the nick being killed)
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parents:
diff changeset
3320
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3321 * MODE (+/- o,v)
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diff changeset
3322
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3323 * KICK (the nick being kicked)
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parents:
diff changeset
3324
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3325 No other commands are to have nick changes checked for.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3326
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3327 In the above cases, the server is required to first check for the
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3328 existence of the nickname, then check its history to see who that
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3329 nick currently belongs to (if anyone!). This reduces the chances of
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parents:
diff changeset
3330 race conditions but they can still occur with the server ending up
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3331 affecting the wrong client. When performing a change trace for an
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parents:
diff changeset
3332 above command it is recommended that a time range be given and
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3333 entries which are too old ignored.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3334
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parents:
diff changeset
3335 For a reasonable history, a server should be able to keep previous
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3336 nickname for every client it knows about if they all decided to
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3337 change. This size is limited by other factors (such as memory, etc).
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3338
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3339 8.10 Flood control of clients
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3340
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3341 With a large network of interconnected IRC servers, it is quite easy
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3342 for any single client attached to the network to supply a continuous
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3343 stream of messages that result in not only flooding the network, but
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3344 also degrading the level of service provided to others. Rather than
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3345 require every 'victim' to be provide their own protection, flood
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3346 protection was written into the server and is applied to all clients
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3347 except services. The current algorithm is as follows:
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3348
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3349 * check to see if client's `message timer' is less than
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3350 current time (set to be equal if it is);
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3351
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
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parents:
diff changeset
3352 * read any data present from the client;
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3353
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3354 * while the timer is less than ten seconds ahead of the current
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3355 time, parse any present messages and penalize the client by
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3356 2 seconds for each message;
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3357
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3358 which in essence means that the client may send 1 message every 2
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3359
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3360
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3361
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parents:
diff changeset
3362 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 60]
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parents:
diff changeset
3363
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3364 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3365
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3366
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3367 seconds without being adversely affected.
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3368
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3369 8.11 Non-blocking lookups
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3370
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3371 In a real-time environment, it is essential that a server process do
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3372 as little waiting as possible so that all the clients are serviced
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parents:
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3373 fairly. Obviously this requires non-blocking IO on all network
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parents:
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3374 read/write operations. For normal server connections, this was not
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parents:
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3375 difficult, but there are other support operations that may cause the
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parents:
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3376 server to block (such as disk reads). Where possible, such activity
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parents:
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3377 should be performed with a short timeout.
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3378
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3379 8.11.1 Hostname (DNS) lookups
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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3380
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3381 Using the standard resolver libraries from Berkeley and others has
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parents:
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3382 meant large delays in some cases where replies have timed out. To
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parents:
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3383 avoid this, a separate set of DNS routines were written which were
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parents:
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3384 setup for non-blocking IO operations and then polled from within the
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parents:
diff changeset
3385 main server IO loop.
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3386
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parents:
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3387 8.11.2 Username (Ident) lookups
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3388
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3389 Although there are numerous ident libraries for use and inclusion
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parents:
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3390 into other programs, these caused problems since they operated in a
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parents:
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3391 synchronous manner and resulted in frequent delays. Again the
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parents:
diff changeset
3392 solution was to write a set of routines which would cooperate with
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parents:
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3393 the rest of the server and work using non-blocking IO.
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parents:
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3394
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3395 8.12 Configuration File
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3396
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parents:
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3397 To provide a flexible way of setting up and running the server, it is
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parents:
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3398 recommended that a configuration file be used which contains
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parents:
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3399 instructions to the server on the following:
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diff changeset
3400
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parents:
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3401 * which hosts to accept client connections from;
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3402
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3403 * which hosts to allow to connect as servers;
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3404
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3405 * which hosts to connect to (both actively and
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3406 passively);
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diff changeset
3407
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parents:
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3408 * information about where the server is (university,
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parents:
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3409 city/state, company are examples of this);
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parents:
diff changeset
3410
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parents:
diff changeset
3411 * who is responsible for the server and an email address
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parents:
diff changeset
3412 at which they can be contacted;
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
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diff changeset
3413
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3414 * hostnames and passwords for clients which wish to be given
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3415
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parents:
diff changeset
3416
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
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diff changeset
3417
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3418 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 61]
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diff changeset
3419
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parents:
diff changeset
3420 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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diff changeset
3421
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3422
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3423 access to restricted operator commands.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3424
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3425 In specifying hostnames, both domain names and use of the 'dot'
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3426 notation (127.0.0.1) should both be accepted. It must be possible to
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3427 specify the password to be used/accepted for all outgoing and
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3428 incoming connections (although the only outgoing connections are
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3429 those to other servers).
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3430
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3431 The above list is the minimum requirement for any server which wishes
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3432 to make a connection with another server. Other items which may be
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3433 of use are:
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3434
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3435 * specifying which servers other server may introduce;
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3436
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3437 * how deep a server branch is allowed to become;
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3438
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3439 * hours during which clients may connect.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3440
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3441 8.12.1 Allowing clients to connect
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3442
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3443 A server should use some sort of 'access control list' (either in the
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3444 configuration file or elsewhere) that is read at startup and used to
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3445 decide what hosts clients may use to connect to it.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3446
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3447 Both 'deny' and 'allow' should be implemented to provide the required
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3448 flexibility for host access control.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3449
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3450 8.12.2 Operators
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3451
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3452 The granting of operator privileges to a disruptive person can have
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3453 dire consequences for the well-being of the IRC net in general due to
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3454 the powers given to them. Thus, the acquisition of such powers
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3455 should not be very easy. The current setup requires two 'passwords'
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3456 to be used although one of them is usually easy guessed. Storage of
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3457 oper passwords in configuration files is preferable to hard coding
5fe8042783c1 Rename gtk/ and libgaim/ to pidgin/ and libpurple/
Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3458 them in and should be stored in a crypted format (ie using crypt(3)
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3459 from Unix) to prevent easy theft.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3460
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3461 8.12.3 Allowing servers to connect
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3462
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3463 The interconnection of server is not a trivial matter: a bad
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3464 connection can have a large impact on the usefulness of IRC. Thus,
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3465 each server should have a list of servers to which it may connect and
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3466 which servers may connect to it. Under no circumstances should a
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3467 server allow an arbitrary host to connect as a server. In addition
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3468 to which servers may and may not connect, the configuration file
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3469 should also store the password and other characteristics of that
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3470 link.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3471
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3472
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3473
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parents:
diff changeset
3474 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 62]
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diff changeset
3475
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parents:
diff changeset
3476 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3477
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3478
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3479 8.12.4 Administrivia
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3480
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3481 To provide accurate and valid replies to the ADMIN command (see
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3482 section 4.3.7), the server should find the relevant details in the
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3483 configuration.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3484
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3485 8.13 Channel membership
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3486
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3487 The current server allows any registered local user to join upto 10
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3488 different channels. There is no limit imposed on non-local users so
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3489 that the server remains (reasonably) consistant with all others on a
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3490 channel membership basis
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3491
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3492 9. Current problems
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3493
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3494 There are a number of recognized problems with this protocol, all of
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3495 which hope to be solved sometime in the near future during its
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
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3496 rewrite. Currently, work is underway to find working solutions to
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3497 these problems.
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3498
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3499 9.1 Scalability
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3500
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3501 It is widely recognized that this protocol does not scale
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3502 sufficiently well when used in a large arena. The main problem comes
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3503 from the requirement that all servers know about all other servers
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3504 and users and that information regarding them be updated as soon as
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3505 it changes. It is also desirable to keep the number of servers low
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3506 so that the path length between any two points is kept minimal and
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3507 the spanning tree as strongly branched as possible.
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3508
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3509 9.2 Labels
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3510
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3511 The current IRC protocol has 3 types of labels: the nickname, the
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3512 channel name and the server name. Each of the three types has its
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3513 own domain and no duplicates are allowed inside that domain.
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3514 Currently, it is possible for users to pick the label for any of the
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3515 three, resulting in collisions. It is widely recognized that this
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parents:
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3516 needs reworking, with a plan for unique names for channels and nicks
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3517 that don't collide being desirable as well as a solution allowing a
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3518 cyclic tree.
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3519
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3520 9.2.1 Nicknames
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3521
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3522 The idea of the nickname on IRC is very convenient for users to use
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3523 when talking to each other outside of a channel, but there is only a
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3524 finite nickname space and being what they are, its not uncommon for
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3525 several people to want to use the same nick. If a nickname is chosen
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parents:
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3526 by two people using this protocol, either one will not succeed or
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3527
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3528
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3529
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3530 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 63]
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3531
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3532 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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3533
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
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3534
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3535 both will removed by use of KILL (4.6.1).
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3536
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3537 9.2.2 Channels
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3538
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3539 The current channel layout requires that all servers know about all
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3540 channels, their inhabitants and properties. Besides not scaling
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parents:
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3541 well, the issue of privacy is also a concern. A collision of
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3542 channels is treated as an inclusive event (both people who create the
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parents:
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3543 new channel are considered to be members of it) rather than an
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3544 exclusive one such as used to solve nickname collisions.
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3545
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3546 9.2.3 Servers
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
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3547
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3548 Although the number of servers is usually small relative to the
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parents:
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3549 number of users and channels, they two currently required to be known
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3550 globally, either each one separately or hidden behind a mask.
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3551
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3552 9.3 Algorithms
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3553
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3554 In some places within the server code, it has not been possible to
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3555 avoid N^2 algorithms such as checking the channel list of a set
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
parents:
diff changeset
3556 of clients.
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
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3557
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
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3558 In current server versions, there are no database consistency checks,
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parents:
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3559 each server assumes that a neighbouring server is correct. This
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parents:
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3560 opens the door to large problems if a connecting server is buggy or
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3561 otherwise tries to introduce contradictions to the existing net.
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3562
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3563 Currently, because of the lack of unique internal and global labels,
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3564 there are a multitude of race conditions that exist. These race
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parents:
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3565 conditions generally arise from the problem of it taking time for
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3566 messages to traverse and effect the IRC network. Even by changing to
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parents:
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3567 unique labels, there are problems with channel-related commands being
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3568 disrupted.
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3569
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3570 10. Current support and availability
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3571
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3572 Mailing lists for IRC related discussion:
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3573 Future protocol: ircd-three-request@eff.org
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3574 General discussion: operlist-request@eff.org
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3575
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3576 Software implemenations
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3577 cs.bu.edu:/irc
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3578 nic.funet.fi:/pub/irc
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3579 coombs.anu.edu.au:/pub/irc
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3580
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3581 Newsgroup: alt.irc
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3582
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3583
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3584
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3585
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3586 Oikarinen & Reed [Page 64]
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3587
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3588 RFC 1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol May 1993
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3589
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3590
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3591 Security Considerations
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3592
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3593 Security issues are discussed in sections 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.1.3, 5.5, and
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3594 7.
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3595
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3596 12. Authors' Addresses
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3597
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3598 Jarkko Oikarinen
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3599 Tuirantie 17 as 9
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
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3600 90500 OULU
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
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3601 FINLAND
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
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3602
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3603 Email: jto@tolsun.oulu.fi
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3605
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3606 Darren Reed
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3607 4 Pateman Street
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3608 Watsonia, Victoria 3087
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
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3609 Australia
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
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3610
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3611 Email: avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au
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Sean Egan <seanegan@gmail.com>
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3612
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