[JDEV] Need a volunteer to write a JEP

[Julian Missig]

On Wed, 2002-02-13 at 01:15, Ashvil wrote:
> > On Tue, 2002-02-12 at 04:39, Van Gale wrote:
> > > Ashvil wrote:
> > > > > 1. Query the other client for a list of add-ons
> > >
> > > Jacek Konieczny replied:
> > > > This can be done using current protocol: query client for supported
> > > > namespaces with jabber:iq:browse.
> > > > I don't think we need another protocol extension for these.
> > >
> > > AFAIK the jabber:iq:browse is only used to browse the server namespace.
> > > Vista needed a way to browse namespace in clients, and in fact, they are
> > > using jabber:iq:browse to do so (which I see from simply spending 1
> minute
> > > to look at their document).
> >
> > No, take a look at the jabber:iq:browse documentation (both the old
> > stuff and the new JEP) - iq:browse is specifically *for* namespace
> > discovery on Jabber end points. Add-ons would be in their own namespace,
> > and therefore would be listed in iq:browse, so you need not develop
> > another namespace for querying add-ons.
> 
> I am lost here. Are you saying there is an issue in the way Vista uses
> iq:browse to query for add-ons.

No, I'm saying there's no need to write another protocol to query for
add-ons, as was asked about.

Julian
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