Jonathan Schleifer wrote: > Am 20.11.2008 um 20:14 schrieb Peter Saint-Andre: > >> In rfc3921bis you will find the following text as a recommended best >> practice for chat sessions: >> >> If a user exchanges message stanzas with another entity >> but does not share presence with the entity based on a >> presence subscription, it is RECOMMENDED for the user's >> client to send directed presence to the other entity. > > Could we change RECOMMENDED to SHOULD?
RECOMMENDED means the same thing as SHOULD. :) So the following are equivalent: "It is RECOMMENDED for a client to do X" "A client SHOULD do X" >> I don't agree with sending unavailable when you close the chat window. >> You might close it right before your contact sends you another reply and >> then what is their client supposed to do? That seems unnecessary. When >> you go offline your server will send unavailable, and that seems good >> enough to me. > > Well, but maybe have an easy way in the GUI to hide your presence from > that users again, so you don't need to relog to hide again :). Don't share presence in the first place. :P Peter -- Peter Saint-Andre https://stpeter.im/
