[jdev] New Concept? (central roster database)

[maqi at jabberstudio.org]

On Tue, 29 Jun 2004, João Carlos Martins wrote:

> But then again i'm not selling the thing... :-) So here's the question,
> I need to have a central database of users, like a roster, so that if I
> install jabber on a new machine at the company, he'll have everyone on
> that central database added to his list automatically.

This is what jabberd 1.4.3's mod_groups is intended for. However,
mod_groups is unmaintained, has several minor bugs, and lacks proper
documentation. Also, mod_groups more or less re-implements mod_roster and
mod_presence which is not elegant. I think something along the lines of
pubsub ("Subscribe to a source of roster entries and permit this source to
change your roster directly") would be the way to go and would also be
VERY beneficial for transports. However, I don't know of anyone working on
this.

If anyone is interested in developing such a JEP along with an
implementation, contact me.

Regards