Tuesday, 19 June 2012

XMPP Plain Authentication

All of the communication between clientand server are done by passing XML. So it is important to getknowledge about XML first. Following are the links to get hands onXML.Javaworld : http://www.javaworld.com/jw-04-1999/jw-04-xml.htmlW3C School : http://www.w3schools.com/xml/ For authenticating user to the xmppserver. Client needs to open a stream. XMPP works on stream base. A stream is a sequence of data ofundetermined length. It's called a stream because it's like a streamof water that continues to flow. There's no definite end to it. A better...

Wednesday, 6 June 2012

Chat Application Protocol Suggestion

        Using XMPP is the easiest way toimplement chat application for any of the platform. There are manyoptions available in market which can be used to develop a chatapplication. There are many limitations and drawbacks of using someother protocol for chatting.         Following are some of the benefits ofusing XMPP. Decentralization         The architecture of the XMPP network is similar to email; anyone canrun their own XMPP server and there is no central...