CTCP

CTCP means "Client To Client Protocol" . CTCPs are messages that start with the ascii char 0x1, and they are used to transfer useful information from a client to a client .

CTCP is not related with the IRC network . CTCP is a PRIVMSG starting with 0x1 , but there is no difference for the IRC server .

TurboIRC recognizes and automatically responds to CTCPs . CTCP requests are sent via PRIVMSG and CTCP replies are sent via NOTICE . Using the /ctcp alias , ( see Default Aliases ) or using the menus , you can CTCP a user to obtain any value . Standard CTCP messages include :

• VERSION . This is a request for a version string reply . Each client replies with its own version string . TurboIRC replies also with its copyright .
• CLIENTINFO . This is a request for a clientinfo reply , most like the VERSION .
• PING . This is a request for a PING reply . It is used basically to determine how many time the client needs to transfer messages . TurboIRC automatically replies upon a PING .
• TIME . This is a request for a local time string .
• USERINFO . This is a request for a userinfo reply .

Any client can sent any other type of CTCP . Althouth IRCX servers have the REQUEST and REPLY IRCX commands ( see the IRCX Draft ) , the CTCP's are still in use .

You can use Preferences to configure many CTCP's , as well as events to handle undefined CTCP's . See Events .

DCC requests are also CTCP's . See DCC Sessions .

In the released version , TurboIRC might support the extension of CTCP , CTCP/2 .