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########################
## THE ICQ PROTOCOL ##
########################Version 0.91
Last update 12 April 1998
(Minor update 11 May 1998 and 26 August 1998)
Created by Magnus Ihse ([email protected])
Copyright ?1998The home page of this specification is
http://www.student.nada.kth.se/~d95-mih/icq/To participate in the mailing list icq-devel, send a mail to
[email protected], with the message body consisting only of the
line "subscribe icq-devel".About this document
-------------------
Please note: I am in no way affiliated with Mirabilis. This is an unofficial
specification, based solely on TCP/UDP packet traces and my own guesswork.
This means that the information in here might be (and probably _will_ be
:-)) incorrect. It also means that even _if_ some parts of this specification
_is_ correct, they may change at any moment due to the Divine Will of
Mirabilis.I am a computer science student at the Royal Institute of Technology in
Sweden, and this is a hobby project - something I have been doing in my
free time (i.e., late in the nights :-)). This means that I don't have
much time to spend on updating this document.Recently I have received a lot of requests for this document, and many
persons have offered to help me complete and correct it. I am very thankful
for such help, and all contributions will of cource receive proper credit.
Otherwere in this document is described in more detail what you can do to
help, and how you should do it.Legal information
-----------------
Aa far as I can tell (but I am not a laywer), the way I have extracted
this information complies with Mirabilis License agreement, which states:
"You agree not to reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the software."
I have not reverse engineered, decompiled or disassembled the software
(i.e. Mirabilis ICQ client) to get this information. I have only been
looking at the TCP and UDP packets send out from, and received by, my
computer.If you are a Mirabilis employee, and you feel that this document still
violates the License agreement, or if you on other grounds think that
this document is dubious - please contact me as soon as possible!
(My e-mail address given at top of this document.)
Copyright
---------
This document is protected under international copyright law. You may
not modify this document. You may, however, make an unlimited number
of copies of this document, as long as it is kept intact. You may
freely distribute this document electronically (on the Internet or
otherwise) or on paper.Any trades mentioned in this text belongs to their respective owner.Disclaimer
----------
LICENSE AGREEMENTThis document and the information present herein is provided by Magnus Ihse
("the Author") for your personal use only. You agree to the full
responsibility for the results of your use of this document or the information
present herein.By using this document or the information present herein, you accept
the terms of this license agreement.THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. THE AUTHOR MAKES NO
WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THIS
DOCUMENT AND THE INFORMATION PRESENT HEREIN. THE AUTHOR DOES NOT WARRANT,
GUARANTEE OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF
THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENT OR THE INFORMATION PRESENT HEREIN, IN TERMS OF THE
ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, VALIDITY, STABILITY, COMPLETENESS,
CURRENTNESS, OR OTHERWISE. THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE INFORMATION PRESENT
IN THIS DOCUMENT IS ASSUMED BY THE USER.IN NO EVENT WILL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY (i) FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE), OR ANY OTHER
DAMAGES ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE AVAILABILITY, USE, RELIANCE ON, OR
INABILITY TO USE THIS DOCUMENT OR THE INFORMATION PRESENT HEREIN, EVEN IF
THE AUTHOR HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND
REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE;
OR (ii) FOR ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER
INACCURACIES IN, OR DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES OF ANY INFORMATION.Writing an ICQ clone
--------------------
Since the public release of this document, at least two different ICQ clones
have been created. They are at the time of writing very much under
development, but are at least partly functioning. :-) More information can
be found on my web page, or through the icq-devel mailing list.
(For web page URL or subscription information, see top of this document.)What needs to be done
---------------------
The worst deficiency of this document is the lack of information about
version 3 and version 4 of the protocol. These versions are used by ICQ98
(older beta versions of ICQ98 seems to have used only version 3, the latest
version as of today seems to use both version 3 and version 4). This document
only describes version 2 of the protocol, which was used by versions up to
but not including ICQ98 (I think v1.113 was the latest version of ICQ using
version 2 of the protocol). Note that the ICQ version numbers refer to the
Windows 95/NT version of ICQ. I think that the Mac and Java version still
uses version 2, but I haven't checked this (please correct me if I'm wrong!).So, what's the difference between version 2 and 3/4? As far as I can tell,
the major difference is that all packets in version 3/4 has some sort of
unique code attached to it. I think it is part of an anti-spoof scheme, but
I am not sure. I have not been able to figure out how this code is generated,
and I definitely need help on this. There are also minor changes in the
packet format. The basic structure still seems intact, however.That this document doesn't cover version 3 and 4 doesn't mean that it can't
be used for building an ICQ clone, however. Mirabilis servers still supports
version 2 clients (or at least they did when I last checked). There is
reason to suspect that this might change some day, since the version 1
clients have been phased out, and are not useable any more.Furthermore are there some fields in the packets which I just couldn't figure
out. You will find these ed "Unknown", and some typical value in the
Content column.Many packet types are missing from this description for sure. If Mirabilis
have used all multiples of 10 for their codes, there seem to be a lot of
them missing. :-)There is much about the peer-to-peer communication that still is not
clear to me. (This protocol seems not to have changed in ICQ98, however.)And finally, some of the features of ICQ have not even been addressed in this
document. This includes file transfer and chat, but also some of the new
features of ICQ98.If you can help in filling any of these gaps, or correct the information
given here, please do not hesitate to contact me! I'd prefer if you
send an e-mail to [email protected] with subject "ICQ Update".
(Please note! Sending an empty mail with the subject "ICQ Update" does
NOT mean that I'll mail you a copy of the spec when it's updated! If
you are interested in keeping up to date with the ICQ specification, please
join the mailing list instead.)Introduction
------------
Communication with persons online is done through a direct TCP connection
to that person. All other communication is done through UDP packets sent to
the ICQ server. All UDP packets must be acknowledged by the receiver.
Retransmission will occur in 10 seconds if a acknowledgement is not
received. After 6 unsuccessfull transmissions, a B_MESSAGE_ACK message will
be sent. The whole procedure is repeated 2 times. If there is still no
reply, the ICQ client will assume the user to be disconneced.Before any communication between users can take place, the client must
register at the server by logging in. During the login process, the client
sends information about itself to the server, including its IP address, the
TCP port reserved for ICQ, the user's password and the user's contact list.
From now on, the client will assume itself to be 'connected', and will every
now and then send a 'keep alive' message to the server. This keep alive
message performs two functions: it makes the client sure that it still has
access to the server, and it makes the server sure that the user is still
online. By default, the client will 'connect' to the server on UDP port 4000.Functions such as sending messages to offline users, getting information
about a user, searching for users in the ICQ Global Directory and changing
password is done by sending UDP packets to the ICQ server. These packets do
all follow a simple template, including the senders UIN, a special code
indicating which function the server should perform, and optional
parameters.When a user sends a message/URL/etc to another user that is currently
connected, the ICQ client will establish a TCP connection directly to that
user, and send the message using a format similar (but not identical) to the
format used by the UDP packet messaging. After the message has been sent,
the TCP connection is not closed, but instead kept open and used for future
messages to that user. The connection is closed when either of the two users
disconnect from their ICQ connection.Please note that throughout this document, all numbers are in hexadecimal
unless stated otherwise. Integers consisting of more than one byte is stored
with the least significant byte first, and the most significant byte last
(as is usual on the PC/Intel architecture). All text strings etc are
preceded by a two byte long LENGTH field, indicating the length of the
string. All strings are also NULL terminated, i.e. followed by the byte with
the value 00. When reading packets, either information may be used to
determine the length of the string, but when sending both must be present.
All strings are coded as usual MS Windows texts, i.e. in ISO Latin-1
charset, and lines terminated by CR/LF. (Not all strings may contain line
breaks. This should be clear from context.) COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SERVER AND CLIENT USING UDP
=================================================
The UDP packet sent from the client to the server has the following general
layout: Length Content (if fixed) Name Description
------ ------------------ ---- -----------
2 bytes 02 00 VERSION Identifies the packet as an ICQ packet
2 bytes xx xx COMMAND Code for service the server should provide
2 bytes xx xx SEQ_NUM Sequence number
4 bytes xx xx xx xx UIN The senders UIN
variable PARAMETERS 0 or more parameters (depending on COMMAND)The UDP packet sent from the server to the client has the following general
layout: Length Content (if fixed) Name Description
------ ------------------ ---- -----------
2 bytes 02 00 VERSION Identifies the packet as an ICQ packet
2 bytes xx xx COMMAND Code for service the server should provide
2 bytes xx xx SEQ_NUM Sequence number
variable PARAMETERS 0 or more parameters (depending on COMMAND)The VERSION field is present on all ICQ packets, and identifies the packet
as a ICQ message. The SEQ_NUM contains a sequence number for the packet. All
packets must have a unique sequence number (unless it is a retransmission).
This is used to avoid confusion if a UDP packet is lost or duplicated (as
may happen). Normally, the SEQ_NUM of the current packet is <the SEQ_NUM of
the previous packet> + 1. Note that the server and the client has separate
numbering, so that SEQ_NUM = 3 of a packet sent from the server is different
from SEQ_NUM = 3 of a packet sent from the client. Note also that the server
start counting on 00 00, and the client start counting on 01 00.The following commands are available for the client to send to the server: Code Name Description
---- ---- -----------
0A 00 ACK Acknowledgement
0E 01 SEND_MESSAGE Send message through server (to offline user)
E8 03 LOGIN Login on server
06 04 CONTACT_LIST Inform the server of my contact list
1A 04 SEARCH_UIN Search for user using his/her UIN
24 04 SEARCH_USER Search for user using his/her name or e-mail
2E 04 KEEP_ALIVE Sent to indicate connection is still up
38 04 SEND_TEXT_CODE Send special message to server as text
4C 04 LOGIN_1 Sent during login
60 04 INFO_REQ Request basic information about a user
6A 04 EXT_INFO_REQ Request extended information about a user
9C 04 CHANGE_PASSWORD Change the user's password
D8 04 STATUS_CHANGE User has changed online status (Away etc)
28 05 LOGIN_2 Sent during loginNot yet described in detail (v0.1 of this document)
0A 05 UPDATE_INFO Update my basic information
B0 04 UPDATE_EXT_INFO Update my extended information
3C 05 ADD_TO_LIST Add user to my contact list
56 04 REQ_ADD_TO_LIST Request authorization to add to contact list
BA 04 QUERY_SERVERS Query the server about address to other servers
C4 04 QUERY_ADDONS Query the server about globally defined add-ons
EC 04 NEW_USER_1 Ask for permission to add a new user
FC 03 NEW_USER_REG Register a new user
A6 04 NEW_USER_INFO Send basic information about a new user
42 04 CMD_X1 *Unknown
56 04 MSG_TO_NEW_USER Send a message to a user not on my contact list
(this one is also used to request permission to add someone with 'authorize'
status to your contact list)The following commands can be sent from the server to the client, either as
a response to a client command, or to notify the client of some event. Code Name Description
---- ---- -----------
0A 00 ACK Acknowledgement
5A 00 LOGIN_REPLY Login reply
6E 00 USER_ONLINE User on contact list is online/has changed online status
78 00 USER_OFFLINE User on contact list has gone offline
8C 00 USER_FOUND User record found matching search criteria
DC 00 RECEIVE_MESSAGE Message sent while offline/through server
A0 00 END_OF_SEARCH No more USER_FOUND will be sent
18 01 INFO_REPLY Return basic information about a user
22 01 EXT_INFO_REPLY Return extended information about a user
A4 01 STATUS_UPDATE User on contact list has changed online status (Away etc)Not yet described in detail (v0.1 of this document)
1C 02 REPLY_X1 *Unknown (returned during login)
E6 00 REPLY_X2 *Unknown (confirm my UIN?)
E0 01 UPDATE_REPLY Confirmation of basic information update
C8 00 UPDATE_EXT_REPLY Confirmation of extended information update
46 00 NEW_USER_UIN Confirmation of creation of new user and newly assigned UIN
B4 00 NEW_USER_REPLY Confirmation of new user basic information
82 00 QUERY_REPLY Response to QUERY_SEVERS or QUERY_ADDONS
C2 01 SYSTEM_MESSAGE System message with URL'ed buttonThe UDP messages will now be examined in closer detail. MESSAGES SENT BY THE CLIENT
===========================
ACK (0A 00) Acknowledgement
---Parameters: NoneNOTE! Unlike all other commands, in ACK the field SEQ_NUM contains the
sequence number of the *server's* packet the client wishes to acknowledge.
Note further that an ACK should *not* be acknowledged!
SEND_MESSAGE (0E 01) Send message through server (to offline user)
------------Parameters:
Length Content (if fixed) Name Description
------ ------------------ ---- -----------
4 bytes xx xx xx xx RECEIVER_UIN UIN of the user the message is sent to
2 bytes (see below) MESSAGE_TYPE Type of message being sent
2 bytes xx xx LENGTH Length of MESSAGE including NULL
variable MESSAGE The message, ended by a NULL (00)MESSAGE_TYPE can be one of the following:
01 00 - the message is a normal message
04 00 - the message is an URL, and actually consists of two parts,
separated by the code FE.
The first part is the description of the URL, and the second part is the
actual URL.
LOGIN (E8 03) Login on server
-----Parameters:
Length Content (if fixed) Name Description
------ ------------------ ---- -----------
4 bytes xx xx xx xx PORT The TCP port to use for incoming connections
2 bytes xx xx LENGTH Length of PASSWORD including NULL
variable PASSWORD The user's password + NULL (max 8 chars)
4 bytes 78 00 00 00 X1 *Unknown
4 bytes xx xx xx xx USER_IP The user's IP address
1 byte 04 X2 *Unknown
4 bytes xx xx xx xx STATUS Users online status (normally 00 00 00 00)
4 bytes 02 00 00 00 X3 *Unknown
2 bytes xx xx LOGIN_SEQ_NUM Login sequence number
4 bytes 00 00 00 00 X4 *Unknown
4 bytes 18 00 78 00 X5 *Unknown
CONTACT_LIST (06 04) Inform the server of my contact list
------------Parameters:
Length Content (if fixed) Name Description
------ ------------------ ---- -----------
2 bytes xx xx NUM_CONTACTS Number of contacts following
{4 bytes xx xx xx xx UIN UIN of user on contact list }
The last field is repeated for as many users as NUM_CONTACTS indicate.The server will send online/offline notification to client only of users
registered using CONTACT_LIST.
SEARCH_UIN (1A 04) Search for user using his/her UIN
----------Parameters:
Length Content (if fixed) Name Description
------ ------------------ ---- -----------
2 bytes xx xx SEARCH_SEQ_NUM Search sequence number
4 bytes xx xx xx xx SEARCHED_UIN The UIN to search forThe SEARCH_SEQ_NUM should be a unique number, to distinguish from other
searches. The reply from the server will contain the SEARCH_SEQ_NUM of the
search, to facitilate matching query and answer.
SEARCH_USER (24 04) Search for user using his/her name or e-mail
-----------Parameters:
Length Content (if fixed) Name Description
------ ------------------ ---- -----------
2 bytes xx xx SEARCH_SEQ_NUM Search sequence number
2 bytes xx xx LENGTH Length of NICK_NAME including NULL
variable NICK_NAME Nick name to search for, NULL terminated
2 bytes xx xx LENGTH Length of FIRST_NAME including NULL
variable FIRST_NAME First name to search for, NULL terminated
2 bytes xx xx LENGTH Length of LAST_NAME including NULL
variable LAST_NAME Nick name to search for, NULL terminated
2 bytes xx xx LENGTH Length of E_MAIL including NULL
variable E_MAIL E-mail to search for, NULL terminatedNote that search fields (NICK_NAME, FIRST_NAME, LAST_NAME, E_MAIL) may be
empty, but not all at the same time, i.e. at least one field must contain
data. Note also that you may only search either on E_MAIL (in which the
other fields must be empty), or on name (in which E_MAIL must be empty, and
one or more of the other fields must contain data).
KEEP_ALIVE (2E 04) Sent to indicate connection is still up
----------Parameters: NoneThis command should be sent at regular intervals (normally every 2 minutes,
or 120 seconds) from the client to the server.
SEND_TEXT_CODE (38 04) Send special message to server as text
--------------Parameters:
Length Content (if fixed) Name Description
------ ------------------ ---- -----------
2 bytes xx xx LENGTH Length of TEXT_CODE including NULL
variable TEXT_CODE Message to send to server, NULL terminated
2 bytes xx xx X1 *Unknown (code, usually 04 00 or 05 00)The TEXT_CODE can contain for instance:
"B_USER_DISCONNECTED" (in which case the X1 field should containt 05 00) if
the user has disconnected.
"B_MESSAGE_ACK" (in which case the X1 field should containt 05 00) if the
client has problem connecting to the server. This is a request for the
server to answer immediately to the client.
LOGIN_1 (4C 04) Sent during login
-------Parameters: NoneThis is sent during login. The exact purpose of this command is *Unknown.
INFO_REQ (60 04) Request basic information about a user
--------Parameters:
Length Content (if fixed) Name Description
------ ------------------ ---- -----------
2 bytes xx xx INFO_SEQ_NUM Information sequential number
4 bytes xx xx xx xx QUERY_UIN UIN of user to request information aboutThe server will respond with a INFO_REPLY, with the same INFO_SEQ_NUM.
EXT_INFO_REQ (6A 04) Request extended information about a user
------------Parameters:
Length Content (if fixed) Name Description
------ ------------------ ---- -----------
2 bytes xx xx INFO_SEQ_NUM Information sequential number
4 bytes xx xx xx xx QUERY_UIN UIN of user to request information aboutThe server will respond with a EXT_INFO_REPLY, with the same INFO_SEQ_NUM.
CHANGE_PASSWORD (9C 04) Change the user's password
---------------Parameters:
Length Content (if fixed) Name Description
------ ------------------ ---- -----------
2 bytes xx xx PASSWORD_SEQ_NUM Password changing sequential number
2 bytes xx xx LENGTH Length of NEW_PASSWORD including NULL
variable NEW_PASSWORD The new password, NULL terminated (max 8 chars)
STATUS_CHANGE (D8 04) User has changed online status (Away etc)
-------------Parameters:
Length Content (if fixed) Name Description
------ ------------------ ---- -----------
4 bytes (see below) STATUS User's online status (Away etc)The STATUS may take four different values:
00 00 00 00 = Online/connected
01 00 00 00 = Away
11 00 00 00 = Do Not Disturb (DND)
00 01 00 00 = Invisible
LOGIN_2 (28 05) Sent during login
-------Parameters:
Length Content (if fixed) Name Description
------ ------------------ ---- -----------
1 byte 00 X1 *Unknown MESSAGES SENT BY THE SERVER
===========================
ACK (0A 00) Acknowledgement
---Parameters: NoneNOTE! Unlike all other commands, in ACK the field SEQ_NUM contains the
sequence number of the *client's* packet the server acknowledges. Note
further that an ACK should *not* be acknowledged!
LOGIN_REPLY (5A 00) Login reply
-----------Parameters:
Length Content (if fixed) Name Description
------ ------------------ ---- -----------
4 bytes xx xx xx xx USER_UIN The user's UIN
4 bytes xx xx xx xx USER_IP The user's IP address
2 bytes xx xx LOGIN_SEQ_NUM Login sequence number
4 bytes 01 00 01 00 X1 *Unknown
4 bytes xx 00 16 00 X2 *Unknown (xx=19 or 18)
4 bytes 8C 00 00 00 X3 *Unknown
4 bytes 78 00 05 00 X4 *Unknown
6 bytes 0A 00 05 00 01 00 X5 *UnknownThis is sent from the server upon receipt of a LOGIN. The LOGIN_SEQ_NUM is
the same as in the corresponding LOGIN.
USER_ONLINE (6E 00) User on contact list is online/has changed online status
-----------Parameters:
Length Content (if fixed) Name Description
------ ------------------ ---- -----------
4 bytes xx xx xx xx REMOTE_UIN The UIN of the user who has logged in
4 bytes xx xx xx xx REMOTE_IP The IP address of the user
4 bytes xx xx xx xx REMOTE_PORT The TCP port of the user
4 bytes xx xx xx xx REMOTE_REAL_IP The actual IP address of the user
1 byte 04 X1 *Unknown
4 bytes xx xx xx xx STATUS New status of the user
4 bytes 02 00 00 00 X2 *UnkownThe REMOTE_IP is the "outer" IP address of the remote user, the
REMOTE_REAL_IP is the "inner" IP address. These two will be identical unless
the remote user is behind a firewall. The REMOTE_IP is the "official" IP
address, as shown e.g. by the Info box in the client. The REMOTE_PORT is the
TCP port number to use when the client wishes to open a direct connection
to the remote user.
USER_OFFLINE (78 00) User on contact list has gone offline
------------Parameters:
Length Content (if fixed) Name Description
------ ------------------ ---- -----------
4 bytes xx xx xx xx REMOTE_UIN The UIN of the user who has logged out
USER_FOUND (8C 00) User record found matching search criteria
----------Parameters:
Length Content (if fixed) Name Description
------ ------------------ ---- -----------
2 bytes xx xx SEARCH_SEQ_NUM Search sequence number
4 bytes xx xx xx xx FOUND_UIN Found user's UIN
2 bytes xx xx LENGTH Length of NICK_NAME including NULL
variable NICK_NAME Found user's nick name, NULL terminated
2 bytes xx xx LENGTH Length of FIRST_NAME including NULL
variable FIRST_NAME Found user's first name, NULL terminated
2 bytes xx xx LENGTH Length of LAST_NAME including NULL
variable LAST_NAME Found user's last name, NULL terminated
2 bytes xx xx LENGTH Length of E_MAIL including NULL
variable E_MAIL Found user's e-mail, NULL terminated
1 byte xx AUTHORIZE User's authorization statusFor each user found matching the criterion, a USER_FOUND will be returned.
When all USER_FOUND's have been sent, the server will send an END_OF_SEARCH.
If no users where found matching the criterion, an END_OF_SEARCH will be
sent immediately, and no USER_FOUND will be sent. The AUTHORIZE determine
wether the user allow anyone to include him/her on their contact list, or
wether the user must accept first. Possible values of AUTHORIZE:
00 = The user must authorize the client to include him/her on the client's
contact list
01 = The user allows anyone to include him/her on their contact list
RECEIVE_MESSAGE (DC 00) Message sent while offline/through server
---------------Parameters:
Length Content (if fixed) Name Description
------ ------------------ ---- -----------
4 bytes xx xx xx xx REMOTE_UIN The sending user's UIN
2 bytes xx xx YEAR The year the message was sent
1 byte xx MONTH The month the message was sent
1 byte xx DAY The day of the month the message was sent
1 byte xx HOUR The hour the message was sent in GMT
1 byte xx MINUTE The minute the message was sent
2 bytes xx xx TYPE The type of message (message, URL, etc)
2 bytes xx xx LENGTH Length of MESSAGE including NULL
variable MESSAGE The message sent, NULL terminatedNote that the HOUR contains the local time - 1 (unless GMT is involved
somehow?). The TYPE identifies the type of message this is:
01 00 = Normal message
04 00 = URL (MESSAGE contains first the description, then a FE, and then
the actual URL)
0C 00 = 'You were added' message. (MESSAGE contains: <nick name> FE <first
name> FE <last name> FE <e-mail> FE <ASCII authorize>. The <ASCII
authorize> is '1' (31) if the user allows anyone to add him/her to their
contact list, and '0' (30) otherwise.)
END_OF_SEARCH (A0 00) No more USER_FOUND will be sent
-------------Parameters:
Length Content (if fixed) Name Description
------ ------------------ ---- -----------
2 bytes xx xx SEARCH_SEQ_NUM Search sequence number
1 byte xx MORE_FOUND More users found but not displayed?If MORE_FOUND is 00, then the returned USER_FOUND's contain information
about all matching users. If MORE_FOUND is 01 however, then the server has
found more users matching, but will not display more matches. The limit is
drawn by 40 users. If a search request results in more than 40 matches,
only the 40 first will be sent to the client, and MORE_FOUND will be set to
01.
INFO_REPLY (18 01) Return basic information about a user
----------Parameters:
Length Content (if fixed) Name Description
------ ------------------ ---- -----------
2 bytes xx xx INFO_SEQ_NUM Information sequence number
4 bytes xx xx xx xx REMOTE_UIN The remote user's UIN
2 bytes xx xx LENGTH Lenght of NICK_NAME including NULL
variable NICK_NAME The remote user's nick name
2 bytes xx xx LENGTH Lenght of FIRST_NAME including NULL
variable FIRST_NAME The remote user's first name
2 bytes xx xx LENGTH Lenght of LAST_NAME including NULL
variable LAST_NAME The remote user's last name
2 bytes xx xx LENGTH Lenght of E_MAIL including NULL
variable E_MAIL The remote user's e-mail
1 byte xx AUTHORIZE User's authorization statusNote that the parameters are identical to command USER_FOUND (8C 00). For
more information about the fields, see USER_FOUND.EXT_INFO_REPLY (22 01) Return extended information about a user
--------------Parameters:
Length Content (if fixed) Name Description
------ ------------------ ---- -----------
2 bytes xx xx INFO_SEQ_NUM Information sequence number
4 bytes xx xx xx xx REMOTE_UIN The remote user's UIN
2 bytes xx xx LENGTH Lenght of CITY including NULL
variable CITY The remote user's city
2 bytes xx xx COUNTRY_CODE The remote user's country code
1 byte xx COUNTRY_STATUS Indicates if COUNTRY_CODE is entered or not
2 bytes xx xx LENGTH Lenght of STATE including NULL
variable STATE The remote user's state (USA only)
2 bytes xx xx AGE The remote user's age
1 byte xx SEX The remote user's sex
2 bytes xx xx LENGTH Lenght of PHONE including NULL
variable PHONE The remote user's city
2 bytes xx xx LENGTH Lenght of HOME_PAGE including NULL
variable HOME_PAGE The remote user's city
2 bytes xx xx LENGTH Lenght of ABOUT including NULL
variable ABOUT The remote user's cityThe code used in COUNTRY_CODE is the international telephone prefix, e.g.
01 00 (1) for the USA, 2C 00 (44) for the UK, 2E 00 (46) for Sweden, etc.
COUNTRY_STATUS is normally FE, unless the remote user has not entered a
country, in which casse COUNTRY_CODE will be FF FF, and COUNTRY_STATUS will
be 9C. The field AGE has the value FF FF if the user has not entered his/her
age. The field SEX has three (!) possible values:
00 = Not specified
01 = Female
02 = Male
The ABOUT field is an optional free form field that allows the user to make
a personal presentation of himself/herself.
STATUS_UPDATE (A4 01) User on contact list has changed online status (Away etc)
-------------Parameters:
Length Content (if fixed) Name Description
------ ------------------ ---- -----------
4 bytes xx xx xx xx REMOTE_UIN UIN of the user whos status has changed
4 bytes xx xx xx xx STATUS The new online status of the userThe online status in STATUS is the same as used in STATUS_CHANGE (D8 04).
See STATUS_CHANGE for details. COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TWO CLIENTS USING TCP (Peer to peer mode)
===============================================================When a user wishes to send a message, an URL etc, to another user (called
the "remote" user as opposite to the "local" user), the local user first
checks to see if a TCP connection already is established to that user. If
so is the case, then that connection will be used. If not, the user checks
the remote users IP address and port number (information sent to the user
from the server when the remote user logged in), and makes a connection to
that address. Typical port numbers are in the range 1200-1300 (decimal).
When a new connection is formed, a CHANNEL_INIT message must be sent. From
there on, however, every time the user wishes to send a message, a
CHANNEL_MESSAGE is sent. All messages sent must be acknowledged by the other
side, using CHANNEL_ACK. Furthermore, all messages is replied to by another
message from the receiver - which most often is empty, unless the user has
posted a Away/DND message, in case this will be sent as a reply.The TCP communication is similar to the UDP communication, in that all
communication is done trough separate packets (often, but now always
associated with individual TCP packets). Each packet must contain the
packet's length (excluding the length count) as the first two bytes. Most
messages contains the senders UIN as the next field.CHANNEL_INIT Initiate inter-user communication using TCP
------------Parameters:
Length Content (if fixed) Name Description
------ ------------------ ---- -----------
2 bytes 1A 00 LENGTH Length of this packet
1 byte FF INIT_IDENT Identifies this packet as an initiation
4 bytes 02 00 00 00 X1 *Unknown
4 bytes 00 00 00 00 X2 *Unknown
4 bytes xx xx xx xx MY_UIN The local user's UIN
4 bytes xx xx xx xx MY_IP The user's IP address
4 bytes xx xx xx xx MY_IP_REAL The user's actual IP address
1 byte 04 X3 *Unknown
4 bytes xx xx xx xx MY_PORT The user's TCP port for incoming messagesNote that the port used for the "outgoing" connection is different from
MY_PORT, the port other clients use to connect to this client. For the
difference between MY_IP and MY_IP_REAL, see USER_ONLINE.CHANNEL_MESSAGE Send message to online user
------------Parameters:
Length Content (if fixed) Name Description
------ ------------------ ---- -----------
2 bytes xx xx LENGTH Length of this packet
4 bytes xx xx xx xx UIN The local user's UIN
2 bytes 02 00 VERSION Identifies this as a ICQ packet
2 bytes EE 07 MSG_COMMAND The message type for CHANNEL_MESSAGE
2 bytes 00 00 X1 *Unknown
4 bytes xx xx xx xx UIN_2 The local user's UIN
2 bytes xx xx TYPE Message type
2 bytes xx xx LENGTH Length of MESSAGE including NULL
variable MESSAGE The message to be sent, NULL terminated
4 bytes xx xx xx xx MY_IP_REAL The user's actual IP address
4 bytes xx xx xx xx MY_IP The user's IP address
4 bytes xx xx xx xx PORT The user's TCP port for incoming messages
1 byte 04 X2 *Unknown
2 bytes 00 00 X3 *Unknown
2 bytes xx xx CMD_TYPE Identifies message as new message or reply
4 bytes xx xx xx xx X4 *Unknown (checksum? sequence number?)The TYPE is the same as described in RECEIVE_MESSAGE. The difference between
MY_IP and MY_IP_REAL is described in USER_ONLINE. The CMD_TYPE can have two
possible values:
10 00 = This is a new ('real', user initiated) message
00 00 = This is an auto reply
The auto reply is sent as an acknowledgement to all 'real' messages. They
usually contains an empty message, but if the remote user is 'Away' or in
DND mode, the reply will contain the Away/DND message. The X4 field is a
bit tricky. It is always between 00 FF FF FF and FF FF FF FF, but the exact
function of the field is unknown.