RFC 3921:Extensible Messaging and Presence Protoco...
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routing


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... semantics of priority values in stanza routing within instant messaging and presence applications, refer to Server Rules ...
... entity is (1) the recipient or (2) an entity that is routing the stanza to the recipient: ...
... Router: If a routing entity (usually a server) handles a stanza that ...


... sender's server is responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient (if the recipient is on the same server) or for routing the message to the recipient's server (if the recipient is on a different server). ...


... Privacy lists MUST be the first delivery rule applied by a server, superseding (1) the routing and delivery rules specified in Server Rules for Handling XML Stanzas ...
... domain's stanza routing rules at all times), the user MUST send an empty <default/> element with no 'name' attribute. ...


... Basic routing and delivery rules for servers are defined in [XMPP-CORE ...


... manipulation, privacy lists, and IM-specific routing and delivery rules ...



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