Protocols/OSCAR/SNAC/ICBM ERR

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Foodgroups

OSERVICE (0x0001)

LOCATE (0x0002)

BUDDY (0x0003)

ICBM (0x0004)

ADVERT (0x0005)

INVITE (0x0006)

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PLUGIN (0x0022)

UNNAMED_FG_24 (0x0024)

MDIR (0x0025)

ARS (0x044A)

ID	Origin	Name	Foodgroup	Service	Status	Version
0x0004, 0x0001	Any	ICBM__ERR	ICBM	BOS	Active	1.25

This is the error SNAC for the ICBM foodgroup.

SNAC Header

Foodgroup	uint16 (word)	00 04
Subgroup	uint16 (word)	00 01
Flags	uint16 (word)	00 00
Request ID	uint32 (dword)	xx xx xx xx

SNAC Data

Error code is required, however the TLV chain is optional depending on the error code and/or other information the user needs to be provided.

Name	Length	Value	Note
Code	uint16 (word)	xx xx	[Class: ERROR__CODE]
TLV	blob	xx ..	[Class: ERROR__TAGS]

Class: ICBM__ERROR_SUBCODE

These are subcodes used with standard errors.

Unconfirmed: 2 bytes The error code. - 0x0004 - User is not availabe (ie. not online). - 0x0009 - Message type not supported by recipient. - 0x0010 - Message could not be sent because you have blocked the recipient. (You also get this when you try to send a message to an ICQ user from an AIM account.)

Name	Value	Note
ICBM__ERROR_SUBCODE_REMOTE_IM_OFF	0x01	Used with NOT_LOGGED_ON
ICBM__ERROR_SUBCODE_REMOTE_RESTRICTED_BY_PC	0x02	Used with NOT_LOGGED_ON; the remote side denied because of parental controls
ICBM__ERROR_SUBCODE_NEED_SMS_LEGAL_TO_SEND	0x03	User tried to send a message to an SMS user and is required to accept the legal text first
ICBM__ERROR_SUBCODE_SMS_WITHOUT_DISCLAIMER	0x04	Client tried to send a message to an SMS user without the character counter being displayed
ICBM__ERROR_SUBCODE_SMS_COUNTRY_NOT_ALLOWED	0x05	Client tried to send a message to an SMS user but the SMS matrix said the country code combination not permitted
ICBM__ERROR_SUBCODE_SMS_UNKNOWN_COUNTRY	0x08	Client tried to send to an SMS user but the server could not determine the country
ICBM__ERROR_SUBCODE_CANNOT_INITIATE_IM	0x09	An IM cannot be initiated by a BOT
ICBM__ERROR_SUBCODE_IM_NOT_ALLOWED	0x0A	An IM is not allowed by a consumer BOT to a user
ICBM__ERROR_SUBCODE_CANNOT_IM_USAGE_LIMITED	0x0B	An IM is not allowed by a consumer BOT due to reaching a generic usage limit, not common
ICBM__ERROR_SUBCODE_CANNOT_IM_DUSAGE_LIMITED	0x0C	An IM is not allowed by a consumer BOT due to reaching the daily usage limit
ICBM__ERROR_SUBCODE_CANNOT_IM_MUSAGE_LIMITED	0x0D	An IM is not allowed by consumer BOT due to reaching the monthly usage limit
ICBM__ERROR_SUBCODE_OFFLINE_IM_NOT_ACCEPTED	0x0E	User does not accept offline IMs
ICBM__ERROR_SUBCODE_OFFLINE_IM_EXCEED_MAX	0x0F	Exceeded max storage limit
ICBM__ERROR_SUBCODE_NO_ALIAS_MATCH	0x64	NOT CURRENTLY DOCUMENTED
ICBM__ERROR_SUBCODE_MULTI_ALIAS_MATCH	0x65	NOT CURRENTLY DOCUMENTED

From Aleksandr Shutko: SNAC(04,01) ICBM__ERR

This snac mean that server can't send your message to recipient because it invalid, too large, wrong type or not supported by receiver. See also SNAC(04,0A), SNAC(04,0C) for more info. Most used error types: 0x04 - you are trying to send message to offline client ("") 0x09 - message not supported by client 0x0E - your message is invalid (incorrectly formated) 0x10 - receiver/sender blocked There is more values. See also error types complete list.  00 04   word   SNAC family  00 01   word   SNAC subtype  00 00   word   SNAC flags  xx xx xx xx   dword   SNAC request-id  xx xx   word   error code (see list above)  00 08   word   TLV.Type(0x08) - error subcode, from tlv tags list  xx xx   word   TLV.Length  xx xx   word   error subcode

Example SNAC dump with flap header:

2A 02 EF D9 00 0C 00 04 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 14 *............... 00 0E ..

ICBM SNACs

SNAC List

Subgroup Origin Name 0x0001 Any ICBM__ERR This is the error SNAC for the ICBM foodgroup. 0x0002 Client ICBM__ADD_PARAMETERS This SNAC is typically sent prior to sending the OSERVICE__CLIENT_ONLINE so that the host is properly initialized with the clients' preferences. 0x0003 Client ICBM__DEL_PARAMETERS These are the delete all parameters for a given channel. 0x0004 Client ICBM__PARAMETER_QUERY This SNAC requests ICBM parameters from the host. 0x0005 Host ICBM__PARAMETER_REPLY This SNAC is sent by the host in response to a ICBM__PARAMETER_QUERY. 0x0006 Client ICBM__CHANNEL_MSG_TOHOST This is the basic inter-client message after which the group was named (Inter-Client Basic Messages). 0x0007 Host ICBM__CHANNEL_MSG_TOCLIENT This is the ICBM__CHANNEL_MSG_TOHOST after it has been reformatted by the host and sent to the destination client. 0x0008 Client ICBM__EVIL_REQUEST This requests that the specified user is sent an EVIL notification. 0x0009 Host ICBM__EVIL_REPLY The reply tells the requester, the sender of an ICBM__EVIL_REQUEST SNAC, how much EVIL, if any, was applied to the recipient. 0x000A Host ICBM__MISSED_CALLS When the host is unable to send one or more messages to the client, the host sends this SNAC to the client to let it know that it missed some messages ("calls"). 0x000B Any ICBM__CLIENT_ERR This error notice is one of the few SNACs that can be sent to the host and received by a client. 0x000C Host ICBM__HOST_ACK This SNAC is sent by the host upon receipt of any ICBM__CHANNEL_MSG_TOHOST which includes the optional ICBM__TLV_TAGS_REQUEST_HOST_ACK TLV. 0x000D NCD ICBM__SIN_STORED This is not currently documented. Want to contribute? 0x000E NCD ICBM__SIN_LIST_QUERY This is not currently documented. Want to contribute? 0x000F NCD ICBM__SIN_LIST_REPLY This is not currently documented. Want to contribute? 0x0010 Client ICBM__SIN_RETRIEVE This requests ICBM__CHANNEL_MSG_TOCLIENT messages be generated for each of the stored ICBMs. Any message retrieved is deleted. 0x0011 NCD ICBM__SIN_DELETE This is not currently documented. Want to contribute? 0x0012 NCD ICBM__NOTIFY_REQUEST This is not currently documented. Want to contribute? 0x0013 NCD ICBM__NOTIFY_REPLY This is not currently documented. Want to contribute? 0x0014 Any ICBM__CLIENT_EVENT This SNAC is sent as a control message, sent by a client to inform the recipient of an event, or by the host informing of an event. 0x0017 Host ICBM__SIN_REPLY The host successfully processed the request to retrieve all the offline messages.