I agree (connectionless, UDP) Re: [JDEV] scaling a single server?

[Keith Minkler]

> My goal has been to support client-to-client with the server being more of
a
> directory.

Robert, This is not the goal of jabber at all.  We use a 'smart' server that
knows how to communicate with all sorts of different services so that the
'dumb' clients only have to know how to talk to the server.  The method you
are proposing, having client/client communication only, would put the ball
in the clients court so to speak when it comes to talking to all the
different IM clients.. that means that your client would have to know how to
talk to ICQ, AIM, MSN, et all.. which is just dumb IMO.

> I just don't see myself implementing Jabber for communities where the goal
> his high growth.

*HUH*?  Jabber is scalable to the point of world domination... it uses
distrubuted servers.. ever hear of e-mail?

Keith Minkler