Planet Jabber News
XEPs: XEP-0255: Location Query
Version 0.3 of XEP-0255: Location Query has been released.
This specification defines an XMPP protocol extension for querying a compliant server for information about the geographical or physical location of an entity."
The changelog is:
[See revision history] (ht)
XEPs: XEP-0208: Bootstrapping Implementation of Jingle
Version 0.4 of XEP-0208: Bootstrapping Implementation of Jingle has been released.
This document provides guidelines to XMPP client developers for bootstrapping implementation of Jingle technologies.
The changelog is:
Retracted because unnecessary given the wide implementation of Jingle. (psa)
XEPs: XEP-0214: File Repository and Sharing
Version 0.2 of XEP-0214: File Repository and Sharing has been released.
While a protocol has been described for initiating a file transfer from one user to another, there is not yet a defined way for users to designate a set of files as available for retrieval by other users of their choosing. This extension defines a common
The changelog is:
Non-functional rewording and refactoring. Now reflects the move of PubSub Collections into a separate extension. (nbp)
XEPs: XEP-0258: Security Labels in XMPP
Version 0.1 of XEP-0258: Security Labels in XMPP has been released.
This document describes the use of security labels in XMPP. The document specifies how security label metadata is carried in XMPP, when this metadata should or should not be provided, and how the metadata is to be processed.
The changelog is:
Initial published version. (psa)
XEPs: XEP-0257: Client Certificate Management for SASL EXTERNAL
Version 0.1 of XEP-0257: Client Certificate Management for SASL EXTERNAL has been released.
This specification defines a method to manage client certificates that can be used with SASL External to allow clients to log in without a password.
The changelog is:
Initial published version. (psa)
XEPs: XEP-0205: Best Practices to Discourage Denial of Service Attacks
Version 0.3 of XEP-0205: Best Practices to Discourage Denial of Service Attacks has been released.
This document recommends a number of practices that can help discourage denial of service attacks on XMPP-based networks.
The changelog is:
Incorporated Last Call comments: removed paragraph about compression, added paragraph about rate limiting in message or presence amplifiers, corrected simultaneous connections error per rfc3920bis. (psa)
XEPs: XEP-0167: Jingle RTP Sessions
Version 0.25 of XEP-0167: Jingle RTP Sessions has been released.
This specification defines a Jingle application type for negotiating one or more sessions that use the Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) to exchange media such as voice or video. The application type includes a straightforward mapping to Session Descript
The changelog is:
[See revision history] (psa)
XEPs: XEP-0176: Jingle ICE-UDP Transport Method
Version 0.23 of XEP-0176: Jingle ICE-UDP Transport Method has been released.
This specification defines a Jingle transport method that results in sending media data using raw datagram associations via the User Datagram Protocol (UDP). This transport method is negotiated via the Interactive Connectivity Establishment (ICE) methodol
The changelog is:
Specified id attribute and added it to the examples; updated namespaces to reflect changes to other Jingle specifications; completed editorial review. (psa)
Xeus and Glu: File Transfer
I’ve recently implemented file transfer to glu. It supports file transfer proxy and should work on all networks excepts those with disabled outgoing connections to specific ports.
Last but not least there is a lot of improvements. I think this is the last release of 2008.
XEPs: XEP-0166: Jingle
Version 0.33 of XEP-0166: Jingle has been released.
This specification defines an XMPP protocol extension for initiating and managing peer-to-peer media sessions between two XMPP entities in a way that is interoperable with existing Internet standards. The protocol provides a pluggable model that enables t
The changelog is:
[See revision history] (psa)
XEPs: XEP-0177: Jingle Raw UDP Transport Method
Version 0.14 of XEP-0177: Jingle Raw UDP Transport Method has been released.
This specification defines a Jingle transport method that results in sending media data using raw datagram sockets via the User Datagram Protocol (UDP). This simple transport method does not provide NAT traversal, and the ICE-UDP transport method should b
The changelog is:
[See revision history] (psa)
Xeus and Glu: 13 – a lot of improvements
This release have major improvements in service discovery and MUC. Service discovery now consumes less resources and provides a feedback.
MUC now displays roster with tooltip information, number of participants and room flags. You may use tab key to find participant nick as it is in other Jabber or IRC clients.
MUC Bookmarks can be added and removed as you wish.
Xeus and Glu: Release No. 12
MUC-Room improvements. Grab it here.
Loudmouth: Loudmouth development moving to Google Groups
Hi everyone,
The Loudmouth mailing list will be moving from our Imendio list server to Google Groups.
In respect for your privacy I have not subscribed everyone on this list to the new location and those that want to continue to follow the development of Loudmouth will need to go over there and register yourselves.
Xeus and Glu: Anniversary release
In this release, there should be resolved problem with 64bit systems. The ADO.NET SQL wrapper now contains only managed code and it uses the original SQLite native dll. Please report if it works.
Anyway, glu now supports service discovery, registration and ad-hoc commands.
Enjoy (here).
XEPs: XEP-0174: Serverless Messaging
Version 2.0 of XEP-0174: Serverless Messaging has been released.
This specification defines how to communicate over local or wide-area networks using the principles of zero-configuration networking for endpoint discovery and the syntax of XML streams and XMPP messaging for real-time communication. This method uses DNS-
The changelog is:
Per a vote of the XMPP Council, advanced specification to Final; corrected TXT record format in conformance with draft-cheshire-dnsext-dns-sd; clarified a number of issues related to DNS-SD and Multicast DNS; as an optimization, recommended sending of disco#info data in stream features; removed reference to Encrypted Sessions specification from the security considerations. (psa)
XEPs: XEP-0085: Chat State Notifications
Version 2.0 of XEP-0085: Chat State Notifications has been released.
This document defines an XMPP protocol extension for communicating the status of a user in a chat session, thus indicating whether a chat partner is actively engaged in the chat, composing a message, temporarily paused, inactive, or gone. The protocol can
The changelog is:
Per a vote of the XMPP Council, advanced specification to Final; clarified the implicit discovery mechanism. (psa)
XEPs: XEP-0012: Last Activity
Version 2.0 of XEP-0012: Last Activity has been released.
This specification defines an XMPP protocol extension for communicating information about the last activity associated with an XMPP entity. It is typically used by an IM client to retrieve the most recent presence information from an offline contact by se
The changelog is:
Per a vote of the XMPP Council, advanced specification to Final; clarified a few small points in the text; added a reference to XEP-0115. (psa)
XEPs: XEP-0256: Last Activity in Presence
Version 0.1 of XEP-0256: Last Activity in Presence has been released.
This specification defines a way to use the Last Activity extension in XMPP presence notifications.
The changelog is:
Initial published version; removed note about handling the absence of a last activity notation; added security considerations. (psa)



