# $EPIC: reconnect_command.txt,v 1.3 2007/02/13 06:05:45 jnelson Exp $
======Synopsis:======
__reconnect__ [<server> [<reason>]]

======Description:======
If you do not specify <server>, the current server is used.

If you want to specify <reason> then you must specify the server.
Use $serverctl(FROM_SERVER) to indicate the current server.

The __RECONNECT__ command will not reconnect to a server that 
is open and connected to IRC.  You must do a [[disconnect]] first.
This is a fail-safe to prevent you from thrashing on a server 
(and possibly getting banned).

The __RECONNECT__ command resets a server's state to its initial
setting -- so it will automatically connect to the server if 
any windows are connected to it.

This operation is strictly related to managing a server's operating
state.  If you're interested in reconnecting after a socket loss,
or rejoining channels, check out the [[reconnect script]].

======History======
The [[reconnect]] command first appeared in "plus-3" (post-ircII, pre-EPIC)