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Proposed XMPP Extension: Bookmarks hierarchy
by Daniel Gultsch 26 Oct '26

26 Oct '26

The XMPP Extensions Editor has received a proposal for a new XEP. Title: Bookmarks hierarchy Abstract: This specification provides a way to organise bookmarks. URL: https://xmpp.org/extensions/inbox/bookmarks-hierarchy.html The Council will decide in the next two weeks whether to accept this proposal as an official XEP.

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Proposed XMPP Extension: Bookmark last known name
by Daniel Gultsch 26 Oct '26

26 Oct '26

The XMPP Extensions Editor has received a proposal for a new XEP. Title: Bookmark last known name Abstract: This document defines an XMPP protocol extension to allow users to pin PEP Native Bookmarks. URL: https://xmpp.org/extensions/inbox/bookmark-last-known-name.html The Council will decide in the next two weeks whether to accept this proposal as an official XEP.

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UPDATED: XEP-0292 (vCard4 Over XMPP)
by Daniel Gultsch 26 Oct '26

26 Oct '26

Version 0.12.2 of XEP-0292 (vCard4 Over XMPP) has been released. Abstract: This document specifies an XMPP extension for use of the vCard4 XML format in XMPP systems, with the intent of obsoleting the vcard-temp format. Changelog: Fix automated entity example for removal of raw-IQ mode (ka) URL: https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0292.html Note: The information in the XEP list at https://xmpp.org/extensions/ is updated by a separate automated process and may be stale at the time this email is sent. The XEP documents linked herein are up-to- date.

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XMPP Council Agenda 2026-10-27
by Daniel Gultsch 26 Oct '26

26 Oct '26

Good Morning Council Members, the next XMPP Council Meeting will take place on, Tuesday, October 27 2026 at 15:30 UTC in xmpp:council@muc.xmpp.org?join The Agenda is as follows: 1) Roll call 2) Agenda Bashing 3) Editors update * UPDATED: XEP-0070 (Verifying HTTP Requests via XMPP) * UPDATED: XEP-0292 (vCard4 Over XMPP) * UPDATED: XEP-0425 (Moderated Message Retraction) * Proposed XMPP Extension: Portable Import/Export Format for XMPP Components * Proposed XMPP Extension: Bookmarks hierarchy * Proposed XMPP Extension: Bookmark last known name 4) Items for voting a) Proposed XMPP Extension: Portable Import/Export Format for XMPP Components https://xmpp.org/extensions/inbox/pie-components.html b) Proposed XMPP Extension: Bookmarks hierarchy https://xmpp.org/extensions/inbox/bookmarks-hierarchy.html c) Proposed XMPP Extension: Bookmark last known name https://xmpp.org/extensions/inbox/bookmark-last-known-name.html d) XEP-0045: Standardize the muc#roomconfig_enablearchiving field in 0045 https://github.com/xsf/xeps/pull/1566 e) XEP-0338: Define active BUNDLE group updates https://github.com/xsf/xeps/pull/1567 f) XEP-0338: Add the XML Schema https://github.com/xsf/xeps/pull/1569 5) Pending votes none See the spreadsheet of doom: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14gy_nhuTnqlktakJfLZ2Mc-jblSaG0na0Kh… 6) Date of Next 7) AOB 8) Close

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Proposed XMPP Extension: Portable Import/Export Format for XMPP Components
by Daniel Gultsch 25 Oct '26

25 Oct '26

The XMPP Extensions Editor has received a proposal for a new XEP. Title: Portable Import/Export Format for XMPP Components Abstract: This document specifies a file format for importing and exporting component data to and from XMPP software URL: https://xmpp.org/extensions/inbox/pie-components.html The Council will decide in the next two weeks whether to accept this proposal as an official XEP.

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UPDATED: XEP-0425 (Moderated Message Retraction)
by Daniel Gultsch 25 Oct '26

25 Oct '26

Version 0.3.1 of XEP-0425 (Moderated Message Retraction) has been released. Abstract: This specification defines a method for groupchat moderators to retract messages of other users. Changelog: Clarify that the tombstone of a retracted XEP-0308 correction keeps its <replace/> element (jcb) URL: https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0425.html Note: The information in the XEP list at https://xmpp.org/extensions/ is updated by a separate automated process and may be stale at the time this email is sent. The XEP documents linked herein are up-to- date.

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UPDATED: XEP-0292 (vCard4 Over XMPP)
by Daniel Gultsch 25 Oct '26

25 Oct '26

Version 0.12.1 of XEP-0292 (vCard4 Over XMPP) has been released. Abstract: This document specifies an XMPP extension for use of the vCard4 XML format in XMPP systems, with the intent of obsoleting the vcard-temp format. Changelog: Fix examples for gender and pref vcard fields (ph) URL: https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0292.html Note: The information in the XEP list at https://xmpp.org/extensions/ is updated by a separate automated process and may be stale at the time this email is sent. The XEP documents linked herein are up-to- date.

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UPDATED: XEP-0070 (Verifying HTTP Requests via XMPP)
by Daniel Gultsch 25 Oct '26

25 Oct '26

Version 1.0.3 of XEP-0070 (Verifying HTTP Requests via XMPP) has been released. Abstract: This specification defines an XMPP protocol extension that enables verification of an HTTP request via XMPP. Changelog: Fix namespaces in examples (spw) URL: https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0070.html Note: The information in the XEP list at https://xmpp.org/extensions/ is updated by a separate automated process and may be stale at the time this email is sent. The XEP documents linked herein are up-to- date.

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Regarding spam emails
by Christos Tsichrinis 22 Oct '26

22 Oct '26

Can we sincerely talk about setting up a spam filter or at the very least, requiring Gmail addresses to first be manually reviewed by a human before they can start a thread? These weekly spam floods are definitely not just a single instance, and this is getting more and more annoying for me (and others I can imagine). Kindly, Christos Tsichrinis (a.k.a. oakchris1955)

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XMPP Council Agenda 2026-08-25
by Daniel Gultsch 20 Oct '26

20 Oct '26

Good Morning Council Members, the next XMPP Council Meeting will take place on, Tuesday, August 25 2026 at 15:30 UTC in xmpp:council@muc.xmpp.org?join The Agenda is as follows: 1) Roll call 2) Agenda Bashing 3) Editors update • UPDATED: XEP-0066 (Out of Band Data) https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0066.html • UPDATED: XEP-0515 (TLS Channel-Binding Downgrade Protection) https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0515.html • NEW: XEP-0518 (Payment Required) https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0518.html 4) Items for voting a) XEP-0143: Add author responsibility to submission process https://github.com/xsf/xeps/pull/1552 b) XEP-0490: Add security consideration for sender verification of PEP notifications https://github.com/xsf/xeps/pull/1554 c) XEP-0134: Add guideline against context-dependent elements https://github.com/xsf/xeps/pull/1558 d) XEP-0084: Fix example with both pubsub and HTTP source https://github.com/xsf/xeps/pull/1559 5) Pending votes none See the spreadsheet of doom: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14gy_nhuTnqlktakJfLZ2Mc-jblSaG0na0Kh… 6) Date of Next 7) AOB 8) Close

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