[jdev] resource usage

[Scott Cotton]

Hi all,

First, I'm a jabber newbie.  I've also got a question about resource usage within the
jabber protocol.  I'm interested in the idea of using resources, or something like it,
in ways I've not seen before.  

As a first example, it seems like it might be nice to have one JID have sortof virtual
modes of interaction, such as "work", "home", "some-hobby", each of which would have
it's own roster.  I'm aware of the jep on privacy-lists, but this seems a little complex
(maybe because it doesn't allow changing rosters).

As a second example, it seems like it might be nice to  use the whole resource
part of the JID as a reference to a directory space dedicated to the user, maybe even
with "executable programs" in the sense of jabber-aware programs. 

Since I'm a jabber newbie, I expect that I'll likely get responses along the lines of
"see pub-sub" for example 2.  Such responses are heartily welcome.  I'm also interested
to know if there have been any previous efforts to use the resource part of a JID as
its own namespace, and if so, what happened to them?

Best,

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scott