.in 16
.nf
- S/R1 - > - > - > - > - > - > - S/R2
+ S/R1 - < - < - < - < - < - < - S/R2
\\ /
- ^ v
- \\ - < - < - S/R3 - < - < - /
+ v ^
+ \\ - > - > - S/R3 - > - > - /
.in 3
to be used along with the nicknames to identify specific users when sending
messages. This feature of SILC makes IRC style nickname-wars obsolete as
no one owns their nickname; there can always be someone else with the same
-nickname. The maximum length of nickname is 128 characters.
+nickname. The maximum length of nickname is 128 bytes.
.ti 0
Channel names are unique although the real uniqueness comes from 64 bit
Channel ID. However, channel names are still unique and no two global
channels with same name may exist. The Channel name is a string of
-maximum length of 256 characters. Channel names MUST NOT contain any
+maximum length of 256 bytes. Channel names MUST NOT contain any
spaces (` '), any non-printable ASCII characters, commas (`,') and
wildcard characters.
.in 6
protocol version = <major>.<minor>
-software version = <major>[.<minor>[.<build>]]
+software version = <major>[.<minor>[.<build or vendor string>]]
.in 3
Protocol version MAY provide both major and minor version. Currently
implementations MUST set the protocol version and accept the protocol
-version as SILC-1.0-<software version>. If new protocol version causes
+version as SILC-1.1-<software version>. If new protocol version causes
in compatibilities with older version the the <minor> versio number MUST
be incremented. The <major> is incremented if new protocol version is
fully incompatible.
software version MAY be freely set and accepted.
-Thus, the version string could be, for example:
+Thus, the version strings could be, for example:
.in 6
+SILC-1.1-2.0.2
SILC-1.0-1.2
+SILC-1.1-1.0.VendorXYZ
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70100 Kuopio
Finland
-EMail: priikone@silcnet.org
+EMail: priikone@iki.fi
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