[JDEV] Problems with auto reply

[Tijl Houtbeckers]

Matthias Wimmer <m at tthias.net> wrote on 22-11-2002 23:32:16:

>
>My suggestion to this problem:
>- Send auto replies only with type='headline'
>- Don't auto reply to messages with type='headline'
>(The alternative would be to add a new attribute or element that marks 
>a message as an auto reply.)
>
>The problem: It would need to be implemented by all entities that 
>support auto replies (clients, jsm, mod_forward, icqv7-transport, ...)
>
>What do you think about it?

Most auto-reply clients I know of (non-jabber) handle this the same way.
 Per session for every user only send an auto-reply once (so maybe send 
 a new one if the user goes offline and comes online again and sends a 
 new message). Think about it: why would you even want to send the auto-
 reply twice per session? Or at least let a surthen time go in wich you 
 don't send any autoreplies to messages from a specific user (usefull 
 when you don't have presence). I wonder why those clients don't 
 implement it like this, cause it's the standard way of handeling this 
 problem as far as I know. It will work with any client too, not just 
 jabber clients that implement specific hacks. 

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Tijl Houtbeckers
Java/J2ME/GPRS Software Engineer @ Splendo
The Netherlands