[jdev] Discovering the Federation.

[Sander Devrieze]

Op dinsdag 29 augustus 2006 22:59, schreef Cedric Hyppolite:
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> To solve the bootstrapping problem, the client would include an
> initial list of stable, well-connected xmpp server which would be
> used as a seed to discover the full network, then select which server
> to register to. The advantage of this is to have an xmpp solution to
> use on all the steps from 'I don't know jabber' to 'I have an account
> and I chat with my friends'. In the same way as user directories are
> handled by jabber instead of relying on web pages of user account
> info, server directory could be handled by jabber.

Try the account wizard of Coccinella ( http://hem.fyristorg.com/matben/ ; it 
uses the XML file from jabber.org (though Peter should update that file).

> You can then imagine features in the client like selecting the server
> based on values from the 'server statistics' namespace including
> number of accounts, uptime, ping time, the availability of off-line
> messaging, secure login...

1) Just add some additional fields to the XML file (uptime, services, number 
of total/online users).
2) Automate the gathering of the information for this file with a bot (this is 
what you want in every client, which would be IMO duplicative work).
3) Distribute the XML file (and its updates) with SourceForge.net (or 
something similar) to make it distributed (SF.net has many download servers). 
Client projects can also opt to serve that file on their server(s) for their 
own client.

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