parsing different xml messages

Tue Jul 27 08:14:39 EDT 2010

kaklis at gmail.com, 27.07.2010 13:58:
> On Jul 27, 6:30 am, Stefan Behnel wrote:
>> kak... at gmail.com, 27.07.2010 12:17:
>>>>> I receive the following different Xml Messages from a socket:
>>>> From a bare socket? TCP? UDP? Or what else?
>>>>> Which is the best way to make a distinction between them so that every
>>> time my app receives the one or the other, parse them correctly?
>>>> Use an application level protocol?
>>>> Stefan
>>> From a tcp socket using the twisted framework.
>> Application level protocol... Such as?

Depends on what you *can* use. Do you control the sending side?
Note: giving better details helps others in giving better answers.
Stefan