[JDEV] Autoupdate

[Sami Haahtinen]

On Tue, Jul 16, 2002 at 04:04:29AM -0400, Kriggs wrote:
> How does the server a client is connected to know that there is a new version 
> available? Does the server query some database when the client asks? From 
> what I understand, the server DOES have something to do with this...

like Ben already explained, you can send a certain type of presence to
the agent, with my agent we use format like:

<iq to='client at update.ressukka.net/50'i type='get'>
  <query xmlns='jabber:iq:autoupdate'/>
</iq>

where client is the name of the client in question (which is marked to
the database) and 50 is the current version of the client. the server
will return new version(s) as a result to that query

ofcourse, this is the case with my agent, but the common idea is that
the client sends a request and tells it's current version with it. you
could also do it so that you trigger the agent to probe you, but just
telling the agent your version is the simplest and fastest way..

Sami

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