This page serves as an index of terms used throughout the website that have been defined in other sections. The links direct you to where each term is defined.

A-M

AL: Allow List
BL: Block List
Challenge: Server Initiated Ping
DS: Dispatch Server
FL: Forward List
Group ID: Number identifying a particular contact list group
List Version: Number identifying version of contact list
MD5: A message digest algorithm
Message: The MSG command

N-Z

Newline: Used to end commands and fields
NS: Notification Server
Official Client: Microsoft's MSN/.NET/Windows Messenger client
Payload Command: Multi-Line Command
Parameter: Additional information included in a command
Ping: Client Initiated Ping
RL: Reverse List
\r\n: Newline
Status: A user's online state
SB: SwitchBoard
TrID: Transaction ID