Re: [Quickfix-users] Difference between Initiator and acceptor ?

[Mike P. <mic...@ya...>]

The initiator 'initiates' the FIX connection while the acceptor waits until someone connect to it.   It's more about who initiates the connection to establish the FIX session, not who sends messages and who accepts messages.  Both parties send and receive messages.

Mike


--- On Fri, 10/10/08, Ben Stover <bxs...@ya...> wrote:

> From: Ben Stover <bxs...@ya...>
> Subject: [Quickfix-users] Difference between Initiator and acceptor ?
> To: "qui...@li..." <qui...@li...>
> Date: Friday, October 10, 2008, 12:49 PM
> QuickFIX Documentation:
> http://www.quickfixengine.org/quickfix/doc/html/index.html
> QuickFIX Support:
> http://www.quickfixengine.org/services.html
> 
> As far as I read a FIX application can be either
> implemented as an acceptor or an initiator.
> 
> What is the difference ?
> 
> I assume acceptor waits on incoming FIX msgs whereas
> initiator sends FIX msgs.
> But what if a FIX app should receive AND send FIX
> applications?
> 
> Furthermore I am wordering wether an acceptor must be
> started BEFORE the initiator part 
> starts sending FIX msgs. What happens when the initiator is
> started BEFORE the acceptor?
> 
> Ben
> 
> 
> 
> 
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