[jdev] Re: Two questions regarding JEP-0124 HTTP Binding

[Peter Saint-Andre]

Peter Saint-Andre wrote:
> Norman Rasmussen wrote:
>> I don't mind if it's 'SHOULD or MUST' NOT,  but I think that
>> '_xmppconnect IN TXT "_xmpp-client-tcp"' should be removed from the
>> list of Example 1. TXT Resource Records, and perhaps listed directly
>> with Business Rule 3.1
> 
> Oh, I see what you mean. All that the TXT record says is: "Among the 
> connection methods I support is _xmpp-client-tcp, but if you want to 
> know the port number then use the usual SRV lookup mechanism". However, 
> the TXT records provide a complete list of the supported connection 
> methods. Is that confusing? I suppose it is possible for the TXT records 
> and SRV records to get out of sync in this case as well (though it's 
> just as possible for the TXT record to say that a WAP connection method 
> is supported and for the WAP admin to shut that off, so I don't know 
> that the two cases are all that different).

Hmm, now that I think about it some more the _xmpp-client-tcp 
information probably doesn't belong in a TXT record at all, but I'll 
talk with my co-author about that before removing it.

/psa
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