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+# $EPIC: version_function.txt,v 1.4 2007/02/13 06:05:45 jnelson Exp $
+======Synopsis:======
+$[[version]](<server desc>)
+======Technical:======
+This function is obsolete.  Back when scripters had to deal with a wide
+variety of incomaptable servers, such as 2.7 (pre-rfc), 2.8 (rfc),
+u2.8 (undernet), 2.9 (ircnet), u2.9 (ts-undernet), and so forth, it was
+necessary for scripters to adapt their behavior based on the server type
+they were using.
+As the number of server classes multiplied, and the mainstream servers
+matured, the 005 ("capability") system was invented that mooted the need
+to know what server class you were using.  The server now tells you what
+features it supports, and the scripts work directly off of that.
+======Practical:======
+This function should not be used in any new scripts. EPIC5 does not
+support and does not work with 2.7 servers, so it's assumed that all
+servers at least are pretending to be 2.8-class servers.
+If you need to know the exact version string, use
+[[serverctl]](GET <serverdesc> VERSION).
+If you need to know if a server supports a certain capability, use
+[[serverct]](GET <serverdesc> 005 <capability>)
+======Returns:======
+Always returns the string "2.8"
+======History:======
+The [[version]] function first appeared in EPIC2pre3
+The [[version]] function was deprecated in EPIC5-0.0.2