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

[Ian Paterson]

> Hmm. So I could connect with my Jabber client to a JEP-0124 
> proxy that would enable me to authenticate directly with,
> say, an IRC server or SIMPLE server?

The intention was only to enable *XML* protocols. For example, (future,
proprietary) non-XMPP AJAX implementations that need to emulate the
functionality of a TCP connection over HTTP could reuse code from
JEP-0124 clients and proxies.

I'm not expecting this to happen, because I believe XMPP will become
very successful. However, we can enable this for one of our possible
futures without any real impact on the protocol.

Like I said, I don't feel strongly about the "xmpp:". I'm just
explaining the origins.

- Ian