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specification/modules/instant_messaging.rst
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@ -62,10 +62,8 @@ resulting ``mxc://`` URI can then be used in the ``url`` key.
Recommendations when sending messages
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Clients can send messages using ``POST`` or ``PUT`` requests. Clients SHOULD use
``PUT`` requests with `transaction IDs`_ to make requests idempotent. This
ensures that messages are sent exactly once even under poor network conditions.
Clients SHOULD retry requests using an exponential-backoff algorithm for a
In the event of send failure, clients SHOULD retry requests using an
exponential-backoff algorithm for a
certain amount of time T. It is recommended that T is no longer than 5 minutes.
After this time, the client should stop retrying and mark the message as "unsent".
Users should be able to manually resend unsent messages.
@ -78,8 +76,6 @@ reduce the impact of head-of-line blocking, clients should use a queue per room
rather than a global queue, as ordering is only relevant within a single room
rather than between rooms.
.. _`transaction IDs`: `sect:txn_ids`_
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