Re: [Standards] Obsoleting vCard-Based Avatars

2017-01-13 Thread Kevin Smith
On 11 Jan 2017, at 20:09, Evgeny Khramtsov wrote: > > Wed, 11 Jan 2017 19:56:43 + > Kevin Smith wrote: > >> I’m obviously just about the last person to say we shouldn’t be >> trying to modernise XMPP, given mix, bind2, etc., but this just >> doesn’t seem like an area worth much effort as th

Re: [Standards] XEP-0300 and a future without reading tea leaves

2017-01-13 Thread Kevin Smith
On 12 Jan 2017, at 09:48, Tobias Markmann wrote: > This can be seen as a continuation of my classic thread on this very channel > from 2014 titled "File Hashes in XEP-0234". It was so popular, that even I > did lost interest in it. :D > > Back to the future, today. XEP-0300 doesn't specify an e

[Standards] bind2

2017-01-13 Thread Florian Schmaus
On 13.01.2017 10:27, Kevin Smith wrote: > On 11 Jan 2017, at 20:09, Evgeny Khramtsov wrote: >> >> Wed, 11 Jan 2017 19:56:43 + >> Kevin Smith wrote: >> >>> I’m obviously just about the last person to say we shouldn’t be >>> trying to modernise XMPP, given mix, bind2, etc., but this just >>> do

[Standards] Question on XEP-0377

2017-01-13 Thread Evgeny Khramtsov
On the wave of SPAM... The XEP looks ok, but I see problems with section 4 ("Use with the Blocking Command"). It looks like some sort of traffic optimization, no? This creates some module dependencies which is something I don't like very much. For example, the XEP-0377 might be implemented by a th

Re: [Standards] bind2

2017-01-13 Thread Michal Piotrowski
I'm really interested in seeing the changes in bind2. Even if they are just notes. Best regards Michal Piotrowski michal.piotrow...@erlang-solutions.com On 13 January 2017 at 12:24, Florian Schmaus wrote: > On 13.01.2017 10:27, Kevin Smith wrote: > > On 11 Jan 2017, at 20:09, Evgeny Khramtsov

Re: [Standards] Expected behavior when blocking all unknown JIDs

2017-01-13 Thread Kim Alvefur
Hey, First, I think we're better off if we think of blocking strangers by default as a privacy protection measure, instead of a SPAM prevention measure. Second, MUC can be made to work if the server allows traffic from JIDs to which directed presence has been sent. Third, subscription requests s