SERVER

Introduces a server to the network.

Connection Phases

This message can be used in the following connection phases:

Connection Phase	Usable?
Connecting outbound	✔️
Authenticating outbound	✔️
Authenticating inbound	✔️
Fully connected	✔️

Syntax

[:<sid>] SERVER <server-name> <password> <unused> <newsid> :<description>

[:<sid>] SERVER <server-name> <password> <newsid> :<description>

[:<sid>] SERVER <server-name> <newsid> [<data>]+ :<description>

Parameter	Description
<server-name>	The unique hostname of the new server.
<password>	The password used to authenticate against the new server.
<newsid>	The unique server identifier of the new server.
<description>	A description of the new server.
<data>	One or more key=value pairs which represent the state of a remote server.

If provided the data fields can be set to one of the following values:

Name	Example	Description
burst=<ts>	burst=1234567890	The time at which the remote server started bursting measured in the number of milliseconds since the UNIX epoch.
hidden=0|1	hidden=1	Whether the remote server should be hidden from /MAP.

Example Usage

[1205] Introduces a directly linked server::

SERVER irc.eu.example.com meowmeow 0 36D :European IRC server

[1206+] Introduces a directly linked server::

SERVER irc.eu.example.com meowmeow 36D :European IRC server

Introduces an indirectly linked server:

:36D SERVER irc.us.example.com 36E hidden=0 :American IRC server

History

1206

The <unused> field was removed. This was always set to 0 as a placeholder intended for a feature that was never implemented.