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| MSN(2) | msn User Manual | MSN(2) |
NAME¶
msn - An opensource Python implementation for the MSN messenger protocol version 8SYNOPSIS¶
msn
[profilename]
DESCRIPTION¶
This manual page documents briefly the msn command. This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page. msn is a program intended to be used as a proof of concept for the msnlib functions. It shows some of the capabilities of the library. When a profilename is passed as parameter, msn will use that profile account information (previously configured and stored by msnsetup) to connect.COMMANDS¶
The program has a builtin command "help" which shows the latest list of commands available for the program. Below is the complete list of commands available. In most cases, when you are asked for a nick, you can alternatively enter the email. This makes it easier to handle people with weird or long nicks. status [mode]Shows the current status, or changes it to
"mode", which can be one of: online, away, busy, brb, phone, lunch,
invisible, idle
q
Quits the program.
w
Prints your entire contact list. Contacts
connected are highlighted in bold.
ww
Prints your entire contact list, including
email addresses.
wn
Prints your entire contact list, including
real nicknames.
wr
Prints your reverse contact list (this is
simply the list of all the people who have you on their contact list).
wd
Prints the differences between your forward
and reverse lists.
e
Prints your online contacts.
ee
Prints your online contacts, including email
addresses.
eg
Prints your online contacts with the
groups.
en
Prints your online contacts, including real
nicknames.
h
Shows your incoming message history. This is a
list of the last N messages that you received. The amount is configurable with
the directive "input history size" in the msnrc file, which defaults
to 10.
add email
[nick][groupname ]
Adds the user "email" with the
nickname "nick" to the group "groupname".
del nick
Deletes the user with nick
"nick".
ren nick newnick
Renames the user with nick "nick" to
appear as "newnick".
info [nick]
Without parameters shows your personal info.
If a nick is passed as parameter, shows the user information and pending
messages (if any). It also includes some advanced information (like the server
socket or tid).
lignore [nick]
Locally ignores the user, or displays the
locally ignored users list. This makes the messages coming from the user not
to be displayed, but they are still logged so you can see them later.
lunignore nick
Removes a user from the locally ignored users
list.
block nick
Blocks a user.
unblock nick
Unblocks a blocked user.
g
Shows the groups list.
gadd gname
Adds the group "gname".
gdel gname
Deletes the group "gname". Note that
all the users in the group will be deleted too.
gren old new
Renames the group "old" with the
name "new".
color [theme]
Shows the available color themes, or sets the
color theme to "theme".
close nick
Closes the switchboard connection with
"nick". There is no need to use this command and is included just
for advanced users and debugging.
config
Shows the configuration, in the internal
representation, along with other special automatic variables. This means that
many commands and values won't have the same format; for instance, instead of
'yes' you will often see a "1". This command is mostly exclusively
included for bug reporting.
info [nick]
Shows the user information and pending
messages (if any), or your personal info.
nick [newnick]
Changes your nick to "newnick", or
shows your current nick.
privacy p a
Sets whether to accept messages from people
who is not on your list (p) and require authorization (a).
m nick text
Sends a message to "nick" with the
"text". The standard and most practical way of sending a message.
Tab completion expands to this.
a text
Sends a message with "text" to the
last person you sent a message to.
r text
Sends a message with "text" to the
last person that sent you a message.
invite nick1 to nick2
Invites nick1 into the chat with nick2.
FILES¶
${HOME}/.msn/msnrcThe default configuration file for the account
information, stored by msnsetup.
${HOME}/.msn/msnrc-{profilename}
The configuration file for a specific profile
name that stores that account information, chosen by the user and stored by
msnsetup.
DIAGNOSTICS¶
The following diagnostics may be issued on stderr: Bad configuration file. Exiting.The configuration file seems to contain a
broken configuration line. Use the --verbose option, to get more
info.
msn provides some return codes, that can be used in scripts:
| Code | Diagnostic |
| 0 | Program exited successfully. |
| 1 | The configuration file seems to be broken. |
BUGS¶
Comments and patches are always welcome; please send them to albertito@blitiri.com.ar Further information on how to report a bug can be found inside the documentation directory, in the file 'reporting_bugs'.SEE ALSO¶
msnsetup(2)AUTHOR¶
Julia Palandri <julia.palandri@gmail.com>Wrote this manpage for the Debian
system.
COPYRIGHT¶
Copyright © 2011 Julia Palandri| 12/18/2011 | msn |