[JDEV] RFC: cross-domain Flash support

[dlb]

Thanks for the responses guys.

I'd looked into the proxy solution a few years ago , before jabberd
supported Flash connections.  IMO when you consider the issues related to
the security , scalability , and feasibility of implementing a proxy of this
sort within most leased hosting arrangements , the preferable solution is
still to allow the user to establish a direct connection to their home
domain. You're both right though , this wouldn't be crazy to implement ,
it's just that it doesn't provide the same value to developers and users as
the shim solution.

Ideally if the shim solution were to meet the standards of the various
server development teams , it could be integrated into an existing http
service. In this way the shim would be included with future releases.

does that make sense ?

- D


----- Original Message -----
From: "matthew c. mead" <mmead at goof.com>
To: <jdev at jabber.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 8:55 PM
Subject: Re: [JDEV] RFC: cross-domain Flash support


> On Tue, Oct 22, 2002 at 04:09:01PM -0700, Aaron McBride wrote:
> > What about running a small app on the server that the flash file came
from?
> > In your example, www.hellokitty.com could run the app, and forward
requests
> > to jabber.org.
> >
> > This would be a lot easier to guarantee because you don't need to get
every
> > jabber server out there supporting it... just the ones running flash or
> > java clients.
>
> How about making the web server that serves the flash client HTTP
> proxy for the flash client to make connections to the appropriate
> remote jabber servers?  Many of the freely available clients already
> support HTTP proxy connections, so examples of how to do this should
> be readily available.  Additionally, most web servers will support
> being an HTTP proxy, so really it becomes solely an issue if
> configuration (and potentially authentication that an HTTP proxy
> request is coming from the flash client and not some random Jane's
> web browser) for the entity hosting the flash client in their
> web-app.
>
>
>
>
> -matt
>
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> matthew c. mead
>
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