# Introduction
`GCF` is a command introduced with [MSNP11](../versions/msnp11.md).

It is a Notification Server command, without a request payload and WITH a response payload.

It gets configuration data from a file on the server.

# Client/Request
*Only in [MSNP11](../versions/msnp11.md) and [MSNP12](./versions/msnp12.md).*
`GCF TrID filename`

Where filename is the file to retrieve. Only `Shields.xml` is known to be this parameter.

# Server/Response

## From filename
```
GCF TrID filename length
payload
```

Where `length` is the length of `payload`.

Where `payload` is the data for this file.

## Asynchronously
```
GCF 0 length
payload
```

Being an asynchronous command, the Transaction ID is set to `0`.

# Examples

## Downloading shields
*For more information read the [Shields Configuration Data](../files/shields.md) article.*

### By filename
*Only in [MSNP11](../versions/msnp11.md) and [MSNP12](../versions/msnp12.md).*
```
C: GCF 1 Shields.xml
S: GCF 1 Shields.xml 145
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><config><shield><cli maj="7" min="0" minbld="0" maxbld="9999" deny=" " /></shield><block></block></config>
```

### Automatically
*Since [MSNP13](../versions/msnp13.md).*
```
C: USR 2 TWN I example@hotmail.com
S: GCF 0 158
<Policies><Policy type="SHIELDS"><config><shield><cli maj="7" min="0" minbld="0" maxbld="9999" deny=" " /></shield><block></block></config><Policy></Policies>
S: USR 2 TWN S passport=parameters,neat=huh,lc=1033,id=507
```

## By filename after removal
*NOTE: I don't know if this is correct.*
```
C: GCF 3 Shields.xml
```

Server disconnects client.

# Known changes
* [MSNP13](../versions/msnp13.md): Dropped support for getting a response via filenames,
  and changed how the Shields configuration data is contained.