Reference:Commands
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This page lists all commands employed by MSNP, for a table showing command support over different versions, see the command table article.
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Logon/Dispatch Server
These commands are sent/recieved when connecting to the dispatch server or the notification server. For more detail, see Notification:Authentication
- VER - Protocol version
- CVR - Sends version information
- INF - List supported authentication systems, now obsolete
- USR - Authentication command
- XFR - Redirection to Notification Server
Notification Server
These commands are sent/recieved after logging in through a notification server. For more details, see: MSNP8:Presence, MSNP8:Challenges, MSNP8:Getting Details, MSNP8:Setting Details and MSNP8:Messages.
Initial syncronisation commands
since MSNP8 or earlier
- BLP - Initial settings download (deprecated as of MSNP13)
- BPR - Initial settings download (deprecated as of MSNP13)
- GTC - Initial contact list/settings download (deprecated as of MSNP13)
- ILN - Initial contact presence notification
- LSG - Initial group listing (deprecated as of MSNP13)
- LST - Initial contact listing (deprecated as of MSNP13)
- SYN - Begin contact list synchronization (deprecated as of MSNP13)
- MSG - Initial profile download
- PRP - Initial mobile settings / display name download
Standard send/recieve commands
since MSNP8 or earlier
- ADD - Add user to a (contact) list (deprecated as of MSNP11)
- ADG - Create groups
- CHG - Change client's online status
- IMS - Block or allow new switchboard sessions
- IPG - Incoming page
- QRY - Response to CHL by client
- OUT - Gracefully logout
- PAG - Page someone on MSN mobile device
- PNG - Client ping
- QNG - Server response to PNG
- REA - Change display name (deprecated as of MSNP11)
- REM - Remove contact (deprecated as of MSNP13)
- REG - Rename group (deprecated as of MSNP13)
- RMG - Remove group (deprecated as of MSNP13)
- SND - Sends a localized chat invitation to an email address
- SDC - Sends an email invitation to a Passport member with an optional message
- URL - Retrieve an URL for a specifed service
- XFR - Requests a new switchboard session
since MSNP11
- ADC - Add user to a (contact) list (deprecated as of MSNP13)
- SBS - Unknown
- SBP - Update buddy's details
since MSNP12
- LKP - Verifies whether a phone number is valid (for messaging in the MSN system)
since MSNP13
- ADL - Add users to your contact lists or initial contact list dump
- FQY - Federated query; Query contact's network types
- GCF - Get config; Request a configuration file
- RML - Remove contact
- UUN - Send sharing invitation or reply to invitation
since MSNP14
- UUM - to update...
Asynchronous commands
since MSNP8 or earlier
- CHL - Client challenge (see MSNP8:Challenges)
- FLN - Buddy signed off
- NLN - Buddy signed on/changed presence/changed name
- NOT - Incoming notification (probably connected with MSN Spaces)
- RNG - Invitation to a switchboard session
since MSNP11
- UBX - Informs you with buddy's personal message or current media
since MSNP13
since MSNP14
- UBM - to update...
Switchboard
These commands are sent/received after connecting to a switchboard session, and are work only on the same session.
- ANS - Answer an invitation request received from the notification server (join a switchboard session upon client got RNG'd)
- IRO - Initial Roster
- USR - Authenticate yourself after requesting SB
- CAL - Invite a user
- JOI - Participant has joined
- MSG - Send / receive messages
- BYE - Participant has left
- OUT - Gracefully leave the session
