InspIRCd Spanning Tree 1.2/VERSION
From the makers of InspIRCd.
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VERSION
(Broadcast, One-To-One)
:<sid> VERSION :<arbitrary version string>
Whereas the RFC version of this command (no pun intended) requires that each time a user requests a remote server version, the server should direct a version request at a local server and wait for a reply, the InspIRCd version of this command operates differently. To save on cross-network bandwidth, instead, the InspIRCd protocol requires that this be sent as part of the network burst. All servers then cache the version strings of all other connected servers and may return them to clients without making any requests to the network. Servers may also update their version strings at any point after the burst.
