[JDEV] connection between client/server using udp

[Jared Rhine]

[Citation date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 15:44:39 -0600 (CST)]

>>>>> kadokev == kadokev  <jdev at jabber.org>

    kadokev> In general, UDP is much more difficult to allow through a
    kadokev> firewall securely, and is probably not an appropriate
    kadokev> protocol for the client-to-server Jabber communications.

At least for client-to-server communications which long-lived
connections.  Just as Jabber.  Short, stateless communications may be
appropriate for UDP (despite the valid firewall issues expressed
above); it's just that Jabber isn't one of those applications, and TCP
is probably far preferred over UDP for nearly 100% of Jabber
applications.

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