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<reference id="ljp.csp.xml-rpc.protocol">
<referenceinfo>
<title>XML-RPC Client/Server Protocol Reference</title>
</referenceinfo>
<title>XML-RPC Client/Server Protocol Reference</title>
<partintro>
<para>
This the <ulink url="http://www.xmlrpc.com/">XML-RPC</ulink><footnote id="csp.xml-rpc.spec-info"><para>For the XML-RPC spec, see: <ulink url="http://www.xmlrpc.com/spec" /></para></footnote> version of the Client/Server protocol.
XML-RPC allows programs to make procedure calls over the internet, regardless of differing operating systems and environments.
It's also handy for returning preconstructed libraries of information (instead of having to have your program parse the regular server feedback).
</para>
<para>
In order to use the XML-RPC interface, make sure your client is referencing the <filename>/interface/xmlrpc</filename> section of the LiveJournal site it is communicating with.
</para>
<note>
<title>Method Names</title>
<para>
The full title of each method is actually <literal>LJ.XMLRPC.<replaceable>foo</replaceable></literal>, where <replaceable>foo</replaceable> is the short name given below:
</para>
</note>
</partintro>
&ljp.csp.xml-rpc.protocol;
</reference>