[JDEV] Multiple logins

[temas]

David Waite wrote:

>Currently the 'reason' is a text string - it would be really nice if it was
>instead an error code for clients and not English-speaking humans to interpret
>:-)
>
>Currently stream:error isn't really useful to clients. The majority of the
>errors reported to a client are 'Invalid XML', even when it is valid XML but
>not a valid Jabber packet. It would be nice to pinpoint down these errors and
>give clients something to act on.
>
>-David Waite
>
>Matthew Miller wrote:
>
>>I think you idea is good, except for one thing.  The IP address would be a
>>bad thing to broadcast like that, even if its just back to the offended (?)
>>client.  The problem I see is this is a potential security risk, since we're
>>openly broadcasting the IP of someone using a service.
>>
>>For me at least, it would be nice to just get the "reason" for the problem,
>>though.
>>
>>Matt
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Robert Temple [mailto:robert.temple at dig.com]
>>Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 1:31 PM
>>To: 'jdev at jabber.org'
>>Subject: RE: [JDEV] Multiple logins
>>
>>The server handles this strangely.  All it sends to the client
>>that is being disconnected is this:
>><stream:error>Disconnected</stream:error>
>>
>>I suspect that Jarl just automatically tries to reconnect when
>>it gets disconnected for some unknown reason.  If the server made
>>it known that the reason a client was disconnected was because
>>of the other signin, the a client could know not to reconnect.
>>
>>It would be nice if the server indicated the Disconnect reason,
>>with something like:
>><stream:error reason="duplicate">Disconnected</stream:error>
>>
>>It might also be nice if the server sent the IP of the connection
>>that booted the other off.  Clients can then tell the user the
>>IP that booted them off.
>>
>><stream:error reason="duplicate" from="1.2.3.4">Disconnected</stream:error>
>>
>>-Robert
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Tony Byers [mailto:nigelmas at zdnetonebox.com]
>>>Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 11:42 AM
>>>To: jdev at jabber.org
>>>Subject: [JDEV] Multiple logins
>>>
>>>
>>>I noticed by accident that if I log into my server with the
>>>same username
>>>and resource twice at the same time, both instances
>>>disconnect and reconnect
>>>continuously.  I'm using Jarl and jabber 1.4.1.  Has anyone else seen
>>>this behavior?  Also is anyone using ssl with jarl?  Thanks Andrew for
>>>the mio_ssl fix.  Winjab is now working using ssl.
>>>
>>>
>>>Tony
>>>
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Sounds like a good job for a JIG to enhance the error coding system.

--temas