Am 07. Januar 2018 um 14:17 Uhr +0100 schrieb Stefan Hamacher: > So my idea is like this: > > - There could be a "list server" which provides a list of possible XMPP > servers users can register on. One stable server would be enough > (ideally on xmpp.org perhaps?) but several could be possible.
A single centralised server (even if it is a strong one) sounds like a bad idea to me. It is a single point of failure still and I don't like the aspect of a single authority in control of a probably important piece of the XMPP infrastructure. If it's desirable to have such a list, why not federate it amongst all the XMPP servers? That way, a client could download the list from *any* XMPP server, which will distribute load and keep the list resistant against unwanted modifications at a single point. Still, a single server admin should probably be allowed to make local modifications to the list (which should then not be distributed). The list could even be built automatically via looking at the server connections done in normal course of chatting and checking whether the server supports registration. > If implemented correctly I think this could solve the server selection > issue when onboarding once and for all. What do you think? XMPP is often compared to e-email when one wants to describe the federated nature. E-Mail does not suffer from the selection problem appearently; I'm sure everyone of us has encountered e-mail addresses at a great number of completely different and unrelated e-mail providers. It's difficult for me to see why the very same aspect is more difficult in XMPP then in e-mail. Maybe the problem is more an explanation problem than a technical one? Just throwing some ideas around. Marvin -- Blog: https://mg.guelker.eu PGP/GPG ID: F1D8799FBCC8BC4F _______________________________________________ Standards mailing list Info: https://mail.jabber.org/mailman/listinfo/standards Unsubscribe: [email protected] _______________________________________________
