Well, doesn't it tell you whether the socket is broken/closed? If you can send successfully, doesn't it mean that the connection is still valid?
Sean On Jan 21, 2008 12:34 PM, Yann Leboulanger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Peter Saint-Andre wrote: > > Yann Leboulanger wrote: > >> Is it a good idea for a client to xmpp-ping server every X seconds to > >> test if it's still available, in order to detect server shutdown, > >> connection cut ... ? > > > > Not really. It's pretty verbose. We generally prefer to send whitespace > > over the TCP connection. We usually call that "whitespace ping". > > > > Peter > > > > That won't inform us if connection is brocken or server is down as those > whitespace ping don't receive a pong ... > > -- > Yann > -- "Courage in an untrained mind leads to cruelty, and in a trained mind it leads to hope and compassion." ~ P.J. Saher
