This page is intended for developers. If you're looking information on for how to link servers you should refer to the spanningtree module (v4 docs, v3 docs) page instead.
SVSNICK
This message is provided by the services module. Before sending it you should do one of the following:
- Check that the services message is present in
CAPAB MODULESorCAPAB MODSUPPORT. - Encapsulate it with
ENCAPif the message being dropped is tolerable.
Changes the nickname of the specified user.
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>] SVSNICK <uid> <newnick> <newnickts> [<oldnickts>]
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
<uid> | The UUID of the user to change the nickname of. |
<newnick> | The new nickname of the target user. |
<newnickts> | The time at which this nickname change happened. |
<oldnickts> | The time at which the last nickname change happened. If this doesn't match then the nick will not be changed. |
Example Usage
Changes the nickname of user 36EAAAAAA to wibble:
:36D SVSNICK 36EAAAAAA wibble 1234567890
Changes the nickname of user 36EAAAAAA to wibble with a previous nickname timestamp::
:36D SVSNICK 36EAAAAAA wibble 1234567890 1234567800
History
1206
This message is now provided by the services module instead of the spanningtree module. You should check this module is loaded before sending. If this message is received from a link using the 1205 protocol it will be encapsulated before being forwarded to the target.