[jdev] Small problem with the Yahoo Transport

Tue Aug 24 16:58:37 CDT 2004

According to spec[1], the <x xmlns='jabber:x:event'/> is supposed to 
contain the <id/>.  This would appear to be a bug with tkabber, not yahoo-t.

-  LW

[1] JEP-0022: Message Events <http://www.jabber.org/jeps/jep-0022.html>

Lucas Nussbaum wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> When sending messages from the official linux yahoo client to a jabber
> user using the Yahoo Transport, the following messages are received by
> the jabber user :
> 
> IN(2,lucas at jabber.blop.info/colmar):
> 
> <message xmlns='jabber:client'
> 	to='lucas at jabber.blop.info/colmar'
> 	from='lnu68 at yahoo'>
>   <x xmlns='jabber:x:event'>
>     <composing/>
>     <id>ABCD</id>
>   </x>
> </message>
> 
> IN(2,lucas at jabber.blop.info/colmar):
> 
> <message xmlns='jabber:client'
> 	type='chat'
> 	to='lucas at jabber.blop.info/colmar'
> 	from='lnu68 at yahoo'>
>   <body>test</body>
>   <x xmlns='jabber:x:event'>
>     <id>ABCD</id>
>   </x>
> </message>
> 
> IN(2,lucas at jabber.blop.info/colmar):
> 
> <message xmlns='jabber:client'
> 	to='lucas at jabber.blop.info/colmar'
> 	from='lnu68 at yahoo'>
>   <x xmlns='jabber:x:event'>
>     <id>ABCD</id>
>   </x>
> </message>
> 
> But, using tkabber, the messages are not displayed. I asked Alexey
> Shchepin, and it seems <x/> should not contain <id/>. Paul, can you/will
> you fix this ?
> 
> I checked that the bug is still here in the current CVS version. I don't
> know when it was introduced, and might be caused by a new version of the
> linux official Yahoo Messenger client : I remember this working in the
> beginning of 2004.
> 
> Thank you,