[Operators] transitive federations?

2014-08-19 Thread Hiers, David
Hi, Are XMPP federation transitive? In other words, if A federates with B, and B federates with C, can A send traffic to C through B? I can't find anything in the RFCs, XEPs, or vendor docs that permit this kind of transitive federation, but I'm not yet convinced that I've read everything

Re: [Operators] transitive federations?

2014-08-19 Thread Matthew Wild
On 19 August 2014 16:23, Hiers, David david.hi...@adp.com wrote: Hi, Are XMPP federation transitive? In other words, if A federates with B, and B federates with C, can A send traffic to C through B? No, they cannot. XMPP server-to-server traffic always flows directly from one domain to

Re: [Operators] transitive federations?

2014-08-19 Thread Philipp Hancke
Am 19.08.2014 17:23, schrieb Hiers, David: Hi, Are XMPP federation transitive? In other words, if A federates with B, and B federates with C, can A send traffic to C through B? Relaying is not supported. This isn't Internet Relay chat :-) I can't find anything in the RFCs, XEPs, or vendor

Re: [Operators] transitive federations?

2014-08-19 Thread Kim Alvefur
On 2014-08-19 17:45, Philipp Hancke wrote: Am 19.08.2014 17:23, schrieb Hiers, David: Hi, Are XMPP federation transitive? In other words, if A federates with B, and B federates with C, can A send traffic to C through B? Relaying is not supported. This isn't Internet Relay chat :-) Nor is

Re: [Operators] transitive federations?

2014-08-19 Thread Hiers, David
Thanks for the responses! David -Original Message- From: Operators [mailto:operators-boun...@xmpp.org] On Behalf Of Kim Alvefur Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2014 08:54 To: operators@xmpp.org Subject: Re: [Operators] transitive federations? On 2014-08-19 17:45, Philipp Hancke wrote: Am

Re: [Operators] transitive federations?

2014-08-19 Thread David Holl
Out of curiosity, do you have a specific need for relaying or transitive federations? In general, if domain A is openly federated, it should be able to communicate directly with other domains such as B, C, D, E, ... without prior administrative configuration. To maximize the likelihood that