# File jabber4r/protocol.rb, line 171

      def poll

        sleep 10

        while true

          sleep 2

          @pollCounter = @pollCounter - 1

          if @pollCounter < 0

            begin

              send("  \t  ")

            rescue

              Thread.new {@exception_block.call if @exception_block}

              break

            end

          end

        end

      end