msnp-wiki/docs/commands/ims.md

Introduction

IMS is a command introduced with MSNP3.

It is a Notification Server command, without either a request or response payload.

It enables or disables switchboard access without modifying the user's current status.

Client/Request

IMS TrID [ ON | OFF ]

Server/Response

IMS TrID 0 [ ON | OFF ]

Where 0 has an unknown purpose. Rumored to be a timeout of some kind. [Please confirm this.]

Examples

Turning Switchboard access on

C: IMS 1 ON
S: IMS 1 0 ON

Turning Switchboard access off

C: IMS 2 OFF
S: IMS 2 0 OFF

Invalid argument

NOTE: There is no defined behavour for this command specifically.

C: IMS 3 TOMORROW

Server disconnects client.

Known changes

• Removed in MSNP24... probably? Who really knows... Only WebTV supported it, which only has MSNP3 and MSNP8.