10.32 Sending commands to other people

CTCP or Client To Client Protocol

CTCP is a standard for sending commands to other clients on IRC. Basically, CTCP messages are simply private messages that include a code to alert the receiving client (not user) to respond to the command.

CTCP commands are typicaly used to get informaton from the receiving client, such as /CTCP time, or /CTCP version. Even /DCC sends a request via CTCP to the receiving client, asking to initiate a direct connection.

CTCP Commands

• ME (CTCP Action) - Template: /ME <action>

  This will mark the message as an action and replace the /ME with your nick, for example, '/me hates ice cream' would appear as:

  [Action] |Fred hates ice cream

• Version - Template: /CTCP <user> Version

  Version will ask the client to return information about itself, which will be in the form of a private message.

• Time - Template: /CTCP <user> Time

  Time will return the time of day as it is set on the user's machine.

• Ping - Template: /ping <user>

  Ping will send a packet request to the receiving client, which will in turn send back the packet with a timestamp, where the inititating client will compare the time difference and show the result in the listview.

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