Re: [jdev] VTD-XML version 1.6

[Robert B Quattlebaum, Jr.]

On May 18, 2006, at 8:11 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you confused me even more... I thought IM apps exchange xml messages (usually small), why do they exchange huge XML docs? It sounds not just bad, but unnecessary... You are misunderstanding. The entire connection itself is a well-formed XML document. What you call "xml messages" in jabber are called "stanzas", and are small XML fragments that get sent over the wire.  When I say that the entire connection itself is a well-formed XML document, I mean that it must have a root element. Once the root element is open, that's when stanzas are sent. When the connection is closed, the root element is closed. Thus the entire connection is a well-formed XML document. __________________ Robert Quattlebaum Mobile: +1(650)223-4974 Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] eMail:  [EMAIL PROTECTED] www:    http://www.deepdarc.com/