[jadmin] SIP s2s

[Luke -Jr]

On Friday 17 November 2006 19:14, Robert B Quattlebaum, Jr. wrote:
> On Nov 16, 2006, at 2:10 PM, Peter Saint-Andre wrote:
> > Luke -Jr wrote:
> >> Has anyone implemented a SIP s2s component that allows an IM
> >> server to attempt SIP federation if XMPP is unavailable? eg, for
> >> federation with MSN, Yahoo, AIM, or any other IM service with a
> >> _sipfederationtls._tcp SRV record?
> >
> > I bet some commercial vendors have done that with special server-side
> > connectors.
>
> I believe Antepo (http://www.antepo.com/) does this to some degree,
> although it might just be for SIP clients. (ie: you can connect to
> the antepo server with a SIP/SIMPLE client or an XMPP client)

Supposedly it also supports AOL... but proprietary software doesn't count.

> >> If so, any ideas on how an organization would apply for federation
> >> with these
> >> networks? (obviously, they don't do open federation)
> >
> > No idea. I'm sure it varies by provider.
>
> Some insight into the absurdity of the process can be found on these
> pages:

Those are specifically for connectivity with MS's server.

> Both Antepo and JabberInc offer AOL-blessed AIM transports which does
> not require users to already have AIM screennames. However, there is
> a service contract involved, and you are only allowed to use the
> transport with "authorized" XMPP clients. AOL sure doesn't make it easy.

That would be fine, so long as it's free software and I'm not obligated to 
enforce AOL's rules (client restrictions)