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on *:CONNECT:.debug -i $iif($debug,$shortfn($debug),NUL) ctcp_catcher
alias ctcp_catcher {
  tokenize 32 $1
  if ($1 != <-) return
  if (($5 == :
VERSION
) || ($5 == 
VERSION
)) {
    .ignore -twu1 $right($2,-1)
    var %to = $gettok($2,1,33)
    if ($left(%to,1) == :) %to = $right(%to,-1)
    ctcpreply %to VERSION None of your damn business.
  }
  return
}