[JDEV] modifying roster entries

[dlb]

thanks Peter , Is this a feature of newer servers ?  On my 1.4.1 simply
setting a new group didn't work , I'd ended up with redundant accounts.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Saint-Andre" <stpeter at jabber.org>



> I'm not sure why you're resubscribing and removing the roster entry and
> so on. To change the roster entry, just do a new IQ set with
> <group>newgroup</group> rather than <group>oldgroup</group>....
>
> Peter
>
> --
> Peter Saint-Andre
> Jabber Software Foundation
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>
> On Tue, 3 Sep 2002, dlb wrote:
>
> > Is there a way to modify a roster entry without  removing and then
> > resubmitting the entry ?  For instance if I want to change the group of
a
> > subscribed JID , can this be done in a single transaction ?
> >
> > right now I'm first submitting ..
> >
> > <iq type="set" id="roster_2">
> >   <query xmlns="jabber:iq:roster">
> >     <item
> >         name="Nurse"
> >         jid="nurse at capulet.com"
> >         subscription="remove">
> >       <group>Servants</group>
> >     </item>
> > </iq>
> >
> > and then resubscribing using the revised fields.
> >
> > I've tried submitting a new query w/ the original subscription type and
> > revised fields , after the 'remove' , but the server's response is
erratic.
> >
> > I've also tried simply overwriting the existing entry - doesn't work.
> >
> > any advice ?
> >
> > David
> >
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