On 2/14/12 12:59 AM, Kim Alvefur wrote: >> On 1/24/12 2:58 PM, Dave Cridland wrote: >>> I recall - ages ago - that we were going to, at one point, mention that >>> if you change your nickname, you should send unavailable persence after >>> the change to the old nick: >>> >>> C: <presence to='room@service/new_nick'/> >>> S: <presence from='room@service/old_nick' >>> type='unavailable'>...110/303...</presence> >>> S: <presence from='room@service/new_nick'/> >>> C: <presence to='room@service/old_nick' type='unavailable'/> >>> >>> The problem being that currently, the server must track directed >>> presence, and so if you change your nickname, the server keeps tracking >>> the old nickname too - and will eventually have to send an unavailable >>> anyway. >> >> Well, the server could do that immediately (when it accepts the nick >> change), no? > > Would it need to after the target JID sends unavailable?
No, but depending on clients to do this seems slightly unrealistic, if they haven't been doing it up till now. Peter -- Peter Saint-Andre https://stpeter.im/
