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Introduction

REA is a command introduced with MSNP2.

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

Renames a user. For the commands that replaced REA with a MFN property, read PRP and SBP.

Client/Request

REA TrID user-handle new-friendly-name

Where user-handle is the user handle that you'd like to change the friendly name of. If this is the current user's handle, the change will be announced via NLN to all users on your Reverse List (RL) if they are not in your Block List (BL).

Where new-friendly-name is the friendly name you'd like to set. Subject to server-side restrictions.

Server/Response

REA TrID list-version user-handle new-friendly-name

Where list-version is the new List Version.

Examples

Changing my friendly name

C: REA 1 example@hotmail.com new%20name
S: REA 1 256 example@hotmail.com new%20name

Changing a stored friendly name

S: NLN NLN anotheruser@hotmail.com different%20name
C: REA 2 anotheruser@hotmail.com different%20name
S: REA 2 257 anotheruser@hotmail.com different%20name

Not allowed to be called that

C: REA 3 example@hotmail.com bad
S: 209 3

Can not change the friendly name of a user not in your lists

C: REA 4 ghost@hotmail.com ghost
S: 216 4

Rate limited, try again later

C: REA 5 example@hotmail.com new%20name%201
S: REA 5 258 example@hotmail.com new%20name%201
C: REA 6 example@hotmail.com new%20name%202
S: REA 6 258 example@hotmail.com new%20name%202
C: REA 7 example@hotmail.com new%20name%203
S: REA 7 258 example@hotmail.com new%20name%203
C: REA 8 example@hotmail.com new%20name%204
S: REA 8 258 example@hotmail.com new%20name%204
C: REA 9 example@hotmail.com new%20name%205
S: REA 9 258 example@hotmail.com new%20name%205
C: REA 10 example@hotmail.com new%20name%206
S: 800 10

Known changes

MSNP10: Removed (automatic disconnection?). Use PRP MFN to change your own friendly name, and SBP MFN to change stored friendly names.

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