> This is the format of the 330 raw.
> 330: target handle handle is logged in as

Actually, it's ":<origin> 330 <dest> <target> <username> :is logged in as"

> But I wondered... wouldn't it be more logic to put the second or third part
> of this format at the end of the return?

Nope.  The present format was selected because it's more easily parsable by
bots and scripts.  It fits the general model of all the RFC-specified
/WHOIS response numerics as well, so there's consistency.  (Most clients
rewrite those as well.)

>  It's mostly the 330 raw that is
> used for this kind of information on many networks. Strange enough they all
> have a different format.

*sigh*
-- 
Kevin L. Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

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