[jdev] An old pseudo standard, but is it still good?

[Pedro Melo]

Hi,

On Nov 16, 2006, at 9:00 PM, Peter Saint-Andre wrote:

> Daniel Henninger wrote:
>> The argument there as that the client should handle the translation
>> before sending it off to an XMPP server.. ie I would actually type
>> fakeuser at ninja.com@msn.jabber.fake.org.
>
> I think the end user would never type the JID. The end user would be
> presented with an interface like this:
>
> 1. Choose a network:
>    - AIM
>    - ICQ
>    - Jabber
>    - MSN
>    - Yahoo
>
> 2. Type an address:
>    __________________
>
> The client then adds the \40 (or old-style %) if needed based on the
> network.

Or beter yet let the server do it with jabber:iq:gateway (XEP-0100,  
section 6.3, item 1 and examples 54 and 55).

If you use jabber:iq:gateway, you really don't care what % or \40 is  
going to be used. Just use the JID in the reply. One thing that  
bothers me though, is that there is no reverse jabber:iq:gateway:  
going from melo%simplicidade.org at msn.domain.org to  
melo at simplicidade.org.

Best regards,
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HIId: Pedro Melo
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