-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 6/16/09 6:20 PM, Sanjay Pujare wrote: > I didn't see this addressed in the XMPP standard, hence this > question: > > If server A sends an XMPP packet to server B over an authenticated > stream and server B needs to send an error packet (error stanza) in > response, can it send this error packet over the same stream or does > it need to create/use another authenticated stream from server B to > server A? > > The reason I am asking is because I have seen some product (Jabber?) > sending error packets over the same stream whereas some other product > actually creates a "response stream" even for sending error stanzas. > > I think the standard should have been clear on this.
The standard (RFC 3920) *is* clear on this: for server-to-server communication, you need one stream in the sending direction and another stream in the receiving direction. However, we will probably loosen this rule in rfc3920bis. Join the [email protected] list to discuss. Peter - -- Peter Saint-Andre https://stpeter.im/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAko4PG4ACgkQNL8k5A2w/vx2ZwCgoAi78pfI7PqS8yZLYb/X5iaH ws4Anib+hZvsBj0bShKTf4ubWl7Vr4v0 =uEbf -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
