[jdev] Re: jabber @ google talk ?

[Remko Troncon]

> IMO that would be very BAD, maybe we should even consider blocking 
> talk.google.com by default in the XMPP clients if they try to do 
> something like that. If they really keep their network closed Bad Things 
> are going to happen to XMPP/Jabber IMHO.

To me, this sounds extremely evil. You are excluding servers because they
choose to exercise their right of not connecting to all the servers in the
world. Is this not what XMPP is all about: the freedom to _not_ have to 
connect to other servers ?

Anyway, i agree that not doing it for spam reasons, yet allowing e-mail
(which is the source of all spam atm) is a bit harsh. But still, i can
understand why they choose not to allow every server in this world to
interoperate with their server. If the same could be done for e-mail, there
would be no spam.

cheers,
Remko