-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 9/15/09 4:59 PM, Jiří Zárevúcky wrote: > On 09/15/2009 05:36 PM, XMPP Extensions Editor wrote: >> Version 0.1 of XEP-0273 (Stanza Interception and Filtering Technology) >> has been released. >> >> Abstract: This specification defines an XMPP protocol extension that >> enables a client to exercise control over the XML stanzas it will >> receive from the server by instructing the server to intercept and >> filter inbound stanzas. >> >> Changelog: Initial published version as accepted for publication by >> the XMPP Council. (psa) >> >> Diff: N/A >> >> URL: http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0273.html >> >> > > I'm not convinced we really need this (at least in it's current form). > > > 1) Some functionality overlaps with privacy lists. > > 2) Payload matching could be much more simple if done in tandem with > disco#info. No need for entire new extension for that. Some could argue > about the extended matching, but I personally don't see the need (client > either supports the namespace or it doesn't, where's the benefit of > server-side extended filtering except making them crash under load more > often?). > > 3) Overloading empty SIFT query to mean "Make me available for > messaging" is evil. > > 4) Overall, the extension seems to me like an amalgam of would-like > solutions then a compact extension solving a single issue. > > > Personally, I'd see bigger benefit in re-doing privacy lists with > current real-world requirements in mind.
I tend to agree that we need to think carefully about the entire space of blocking, filtering, intercepting, etc. Perhaps none of the existing technologies (privacy lists, SIFT, etc.) really solve all the problems. So maybe a good first step would be a clear problem statement, followed by requirements. I don't have the bandwidth to work on that right now, but perhaps in a month or two I will. Peter - -- Peter Saint-Andre https://stpeter.im/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkqw+bQACgkQNL8k5A2w/vzykgCgp+MuKeMw/qbtViji3knlExHx HKsAn0lIkF3pdmCXAq1MjJIq4BUaGBF6 =zWGF -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
