// Send the deletion request to the server.
connection.sendPacket(request);
// Wait up to a certain number of seconds for a reply.
IQ answer = (IQ) response.nextResult(SmackConfiguration.getPacketReplyTimeout());
// Stop queuing results
response.cancel();
if (answer == null) {
throw new XMPPException("No response from server.");
} else if (answer.getError() != null) {
throw new XMPPException(answer.getError());