LysKOM Protocol A

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LysKOM Protocol A

This document specifies version 11 of LysKOM Protocol A. This is edition 11.1 of the specification. It was first distributed with version 2.1.2 of lyskomd.

The most up-to-date version if this document can always be found at http://www.lysator.liu.se/lyskom/protocol/.

• About this document: Copyright information.
• Preface: What is LysKOM? Who wrote this document?
• Concepts: Articles, conferences, aux-items, ...
• Fundamentals: The building blocks of Protocol A.
• LysKOM Data Types: Domain-specific data types used in Protocol A.
• Protocol Requests: Each request explained in depth.
• Asynchronous Messages: Unsolicited information from the server.
• Error Codes: All error codes with explanations.
• Aux-Item Types: All predefined aux-item types.
• Name Expansion: Looking up the name of a conference or person.
• LysKOM Content Types: Predefined content types for articles.
• The User Area: Store client-specific settings in the server.
• Membership visibility: How the security features interacts.
• Garb: Old texts are deleted automatically.
• Measured Properties: Load average, number of processed requests...
• Extracted grammar: If you want to generate code, read this.
• Writing Clients: A few tips for client writers.
• Importing and Exporting E-Mail: A few thoughts on e-mail integration.
• Some Client-specific Aux-Item Types: Informative info about more aux-items.
• Future changes: The protocol is not yet perfect.
• Protocol Version History: The protocol was even less perfect before.
• Document Edition History: Changes in this document.
• Index: Index of protocol elements.