Thanks Pedro! Although <message /> doesn't get a reply, I suppose its delivery is still guaranteed by the transport? I'm thinking, <message /> sounds more efficient than <ip /> when relatively large amount of data needs to be transferred because it doesn't require an XMPP level response.
>> A follow up question is, what would be the right element >> of the protocol to use to send and receive custom data? >> It'll be very helpful to me if someone can point me to >> a link or some names that I can search for. > You can use two: > <message /> or <iq />. > the main difference is that <iq /> is a request/response dialog: you > sen a <iq type="set"> or a <iq type="get"> and get back a <iq type="result">> or a <iq type="error">. The id attribute of the > response matches the id of the request. > The <message /> is more of a send and forget about it style of > communication. _______________________________________________ JDev mailing list FAQ: http://www.jabber.org/discussion-lists/jdev-faq Forum: http://www.jabberforum.org/forumdisplay.php?f=20 Info: http://mail.jabber.org/mailman/listinfo/jdev Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________