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

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