Can you please explain what you mean by SIMPLE features? My question is this. Is it possible to retrieve the list of buddies by communicating with the openSER server? If so how? The implementation intended is for Windows Mobile/Pocket PC devices with an openSER server used for authentication, registration, presence, etc.. ________________________________________ Samer M. Faour Computer and Communications Engineering American University of Beirut P.O. Box 11-0236/ 1461 Riad el Solh Square 1107 - 2020 Email: smf18 at aub.edu.lb ----------------------------------------------------------------