Protocols/MSNP/Commands/VER
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VER
Send this command to inform the server which protocol versions the client supports. The server will then respond with a list of the protocols it supports, out of the ones the client supplied. If the server supports none of the given protocols the server will respond with a protocol of 0, and will then disconnect.
Sent to server
Description
VER trid protocol1 protocol2 protocolN ...
Parameters
- trid: Transaction ID
- protocol1, protocol2, protocolN ... : Protocols supported by your client (case sensitive) in descending order of preference (so MSNP13 goes before MSNP12).
Returns from server
Description
VER trid protocol1 protocol2 protocolN ...
Parameters
- trid: Transaction ID
- protocol1, protocol2, protocolN ... : Protocols supported by the server
Examples
>>> VER 0 MSNP8 CVR0 <<< VER 0 MSNP8 CVR0
>>> VER 0 MSNP8 MYPROTOCOL CVR0 <<< VER 0 CVR0 MSNP8
>>> VER 0 MYPROTOCOL <<< VER 0 0 --- Server closes connection
>>> VER MSNP8 CVR0 --- Server closes connection (no trid)