4 In SILC it is possible to retrieve detailed information about a user
5 with WHOIS command by giving -details option to the WHOIS. This
6 information is retrieved directly from the client, if the client
7 supports it. This process is called as handling a Requested Attributes
8 in WHOIS. If client does not support attributes or do not want to send
9 anything then server may reply on behalf of the client.
11 You may set your personal information that others may retrieve using
12 WHOIS command. These information is set with ATTR command. By default,
13 in SILC Client sending the information is allowed. If you do not want to
14 allow it give command:
18 and your client will not reply to the requests. This usually means that
19 server may not send you the request anymore at all, or may do so only
22 Adding new information is done with ATTR command as follows:
24 ATTR <option> { <value>}
26 If the <option> already has a value the new value will replace the old
27 value. Deleting all added information for a option is done as follows:
31 You can see your current attributing by giving the ATTR without any
34 The following options to ATTR command are available:
37 - Info: Allow/Disallow sending of information
38 - Format: ON/OFF, ON by default
44 - Info: Your personal information (business card)
45 - Format: path to VCard file
47 ATTR vcard /home/foo/.silc/vcard
50 - Info: List of network services you are using
51 - Format: list of <address>:<port>
53 ATTR services silcnet.org:706
54 ATTR services silcnet.org:706 irc.org:6667
57 - Info: Indication of your personal mood at the present time
58 By default, setting this is aliased to MOOD command
59 - Format: list of moods (moods: NORMAL, HAPPY, SAD, ANGRY,
60 JEALOUS, ASHAMED, INVINCIBLE, INLOVE,
61 SLEEPY, BORED, EXCITED, ANXIOUS)
63 ATTR status_mood HAPPY INLOVE
64 MOOD SLEEPY BORED INVINCIBLE
67 - Info: Text message further describing your current status
70 ATTR status_text "Not much going on, right now..."
73 - Info: MIME message further describing your current status
74 - Format: File path to file containing a MIME object
76 ATTR status_message /home/foo/.silc/message
79 - Info: Language you would like to use in SILC
80 - Format: list of three letter language codes (ISO 639-2/T)
81 See http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/langcodes.html
83 ATTR preferred_language fin
84 ATTR preferred_language eng fin
87 - Info: Contact method you prefer
88 - Format: List of preferred contact methods
89 (methods: NONE, EMAIL, CALL, PAGE, SMS, MMS, CHAT)
91 ATTR preferred_contact NONE
92 ATTR preferred_contact CHAT EMAIL SMS
95 - Info: Send your local time and timezone
96 - Format: ON/OFF, ON by default
101 - Info: Your current measured global location
102 - Format: longitude:latitude:altitude:accuracy in meters
104 ATTR geolocation "60 10N:24 57W:251:20"
107 - Info: Type of your device you are using
108 - Format: Device type:manufacturer:version:model:language
109 (types: COMPUTER, MOBILE_PHONE, PDA, TERMINAL)
111 ATTR device_info COMPUTER:Debian:2.4:Linux:eng
112 ATTR device_info PDA:Palm, Inc.:1.0:Zire:eng
115 - Info: List of your public keys you want to send in the reply,
116 The client automatically sends your SILC public key
117 - Format: List of file paths to public key files with key type
118 (silc-rsa, silc-dss, ssh-rsa, ssh-dss, pgp-sign-rsa,
119 pgp-sign-dss, x509v3-sign-rsa, x509v3-sign-dss)
120 NOTE: CURRENTLY SILC CLIENT SUPPORT ONLY "silc-rsa"
123 ATTR public_keys ssh-rsa:/home/priikone/.ssh2/ssh2.pub
124 ATTR public_keys pgp-sign-rsa:/home/priikone/pgp/pgp.asc
126 See also: WHOIS, MOOD