[HCoop-Discuss] Jabber Server

[Aaron Hsu]

Hey everyone,

I wanted to get general feedback from everyone on what they thought of the  
current Jabber Setup. Has anyone had any unresolved issues or wishes on  
the Jabber Server? I know that the last time I used it I was having some  
trouble with the server and other people being able to see me logged in.  
Since it only happened with select people, it appeared that we were not  
going to solve the problem very quickly. However, with the advent of these  
new servers, I have renewed hopes that I will be able to have a fully  
functional Jabber server to use with my Hcoop name. :-)

I was hoping to get in touch with unknown_lamer/Clinton and discuss what,  
if anything, is being done differently for the Jabber servers this time  
around. I am not sure (reading from the migration wiki pages) if the  
Jabber work on the new servers has been done already, or if we are still  
waiting a while to do that.

I understand that the decision has been made to stick with the same thing  
that you are all using now, but I wanted to check and see if perhaps there  
is a chance of being able to work out some of the bugs (the disappearing  
nick being the highest, possibly only, priority)? I personally find Jive  
Software's IM platform much easier to implement and use than Ejabberd,  
which we are currently using, but since the decision has already been made  
to stick with the same software, I guess there is no changing that. Is the  
SoftwareArchitecturePlans page up-to-date regarding the Jabber decisions?  
If so, would it not make sense to have every user automatically be given a  
Jabber account at signup? Forcing SSL and integrating the server with the  
users database would seem to be ideal.

Has a decision been made about whether or not virtual jabber server  
support is going to be allowed?

Forgive me if this has all already been finalized and handled, I'm just  
curious about the current status of HCoop's Jabber setup.

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