The XMPP Extensions Editor has received a proposal for a new XEP.
Title: Server-side spaces
Abstract:
This document defines an XMPP protocol to cluster several groupchat
rooms together.
URL: https://xmpp.org/extensions/inbox/spaces.html
The Council will decide in the next two weeks whether to accept this
proposal as an official XEP.
Hi everyone,
I have been thinking lately about updating XEP-0455 (and getting around to implementing it), and
I find the initial semantics that I came up with a bit murky. My plan now is to remove the in-band
events and outage planning entirely, to only keep the signaling part (using 0128) and the json format
to describe an ongoing outage.
I would also update the wording to say that a client should fetch the external address only if it does
not manage to connect to the server.
This way, the XEP will do one thing and do it quite efficiently, and the in-band events and planning
can go into another XEP without being constrained by the requirements for (complete and ongoing)
outages from 0455.
Writing this to the list to collect some thoughts on the matter, or if anyone would be more interested
in implementing this reduced version.
Cheers,
mathieui
Hello,
XEP-0377 describes a mechanism to report spam or abusive content to the
local domain. While implementing the server-sided part of this, I was
trying to think of useful processes that could follow a report.
Some of those actions could include sharing the report with third parties,
such as the origin server of the spam, or a centralized spam-related
collection service (like xmppbl).
There is a privacy aspect to this. An end-user that flags a particular
message or entity might not realize or even appreciate that their report is
being forwarded to others than the local domain.
I suggest having an additional field added to the data structure that is
already defined in the XEP. This field is used by the reporter to signal if
they agree to share the report with third parties. Clients could present
this option as a checkbox that reads something like "Allow this report to
be shared with relevant third parties" (or better words).
Kind regards,
Guus
This message constitutes notice of a Last Call for comments on
XEP-0424.
Title: Message Retraction
Abstract:
This specification defines a method for indicating that a message
should be retracted.
URL: https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0424.html
This Last Call begins today and shall end at the close of business on
2025-01-06.
Please consider the following questions during this Last Call and send
your feedback to the standards(a)xmpp.org discussion list:
1. Is this specification needed to fill gaps in the XMPP protocol
stack or to clarify an existing protocol?
2. Does the specification solve the problem stated in the introduction
and requirements?
3. Do you plan to implement this specification in your code? If not,
why not?
4. Do you have any security concerns related to this specification?
5. Is the specification accurate and clearly written?
Your feedback is appreciated!
Hi,
I cannot figure out how to use early data in XEP-0484.
Main question, which part does go into the early data?
<authenticate/> stanza?
And how does it combine with XML stream start?
How does the server should reply and when?
It would be nice to have the complete example for successful auth,
including indication of what goes into early data and what does not.
Maybe people who already implemented early data in XEP-0484 could comment.
https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0484.html
Version 0.4.0 of XEP-0474 (SASL SCRAM Downgrade Protection) has been
released.
Abstract:
This specification provides a way to secure the SASL and SASL2
handshakes against method and channel-binding downgrades.
Changelog:
* Use better value delimiter (tm)
URL: https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0474.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.
Version 0.4.2 of XEP-0424 (Message Retraction) has been released.
Abstract:
This specification defines a method for indicating that a message
should be retracted.
Changelog:
* Use a XEP-0425 /me command in the fallback body
* State that a tombstone's <retracted/> element's 'id' attribute
should match the retraction message's 'id'.
* Specify XEP-0359 as a dependency and require that the stanza 'id' be
used instead of the origin-id.
* Update the "Security Considerations" to mention the risk of non-
unique message IDs. (jcb)
URL: https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0424.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.
The XMPP Extensions Editor has received a proposal for a new XEP.
Title: Gateway Relayed Encryption
Abstract:
This specification describes a mechanism for end-to-end encryption
with gateways that is compatible with third-party networks.
URL: https://xmpp.org/extensions/inbox/gateway-relayed-encryption.html
The Council will decide in the next two weeks whether to accept this
proposal as an official XEP.
Greetings!
I am drafting a post to next Tuesday evening about Metalink.
I did a superficial search, and I did not find a mention of Metalink in
the XEP index.
Metalink is known as standard RFC 5854, and RFC 6249.
> Metalink supports listing of multiple partial and full file hashes
> along with PGP signatures. It supports listing any URI (i.e. FTP,
> Gemini, HTTP, rsync, BitTorrent, eD2k, IPFS, magnet link etc.).
It also has a "description" field, which is crucial in messaging
system, as it can save the effort of sending an extra message to
describe the content. This saves in half the number of messages upon
sharing files via messages.
See the example Metalink file in the following post.
https://portal.mozz.us/gemini/woodpeckersnest.space/~schapps/journal/2024-1…
In the example Metalink file, the content is available via BitTorrent,
eD2k, FTP, HTTP, and Kad.
Handling Metalink would be of benefit to XMPP.
Sending of a file:
> http://hfu.xmpp.i2p/StealThisFilm.Part1.avi
> This is the first part of the movie "Steal This Film I" from 2006.
Sending of a Metalink file:
> http://hfu.xmpp.i2p/StealThisFilm.Part1.metalink
XMPP client parses the Metalink file (StealThisFilm.Part1.metalink),
and displays the given description which is found in that file.
I advise to create an XEP for handling of Metalinks.
I would be greateful to whom who would want to intstruct me.
Kind regards,
Schimon
