XEP-0005: Jabber Interest Groups

Abstract
This is the official list and summary information of the Jabber Interest Groups.
Author
Jeremie Miller
Copyright
© 2001 – 2002 XMPP Standards Foundation. SEE LEGAL NOTICES.
Status

Obsolete

WARNING: This document has been obsoleted by the XMPP Standards Foundation. Implementation of the protocol described herein is not recommended. Developers desiring similar functionality are advised to implement the protocol that supersedes this one (if any).
Type
Informational
Version
1.1 (2002-05-08)
Document Lifecycle
  1. Experimental
  2. Proposed
  3. Active
  4. Deprecated
  5. Obsolete

1. Standards Compliance

Determine standards for implementing derivative trademarks (e.g., "100% Jabber Protocol Compliant") and test software and services for compliance.

2. File Transfer and Out Of Band data (OOB)

Resolve issues around using the jabber:*:oob namespaces, and explore extending them to support additional requirements for managing multimedia streams (SIP). Create additional protocols and methods to assist exchanging OOB data in heterogeneous environments where direct connections are not possible (PASS).

3. Security

Focusing on authentication, message encryption, connection security, etc.

4. Forms

To define a new namespace for dynamic forms. Minimally to supplant jabber:iq:register and jabber:iq:search.

5. Text Formatting

Will determine the protocol for sending and receiving formatted messages in Jabber (XHTML-Basic)

6. Browsing

The replacement for agents, including extensible directory lookups and namespace feature negotiation. Defined as a draft protocol but needs additional work.

7. Presence Management

Describe in detail how presence management currently works, and work on proposals for things like invisibility.


Appendices

Appendix A: Document Information

Series
XEP
Number
0005
Publisher
XMPP Standards Foundation
Status
Obsolete
Type
Informational
Version
1.1
Last Updated
2002-05-08
Approving Body
XMPP Council
Dependencies
XMPP Core
Supersedes
None
Superseded By
None
Short Name
N/A
Source Control
HTML

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Appendix B: Author Information

Jeremie Miller
Email
jer@jabber.org

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Appendix D: Relation to XMPP

The Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) is defined in the XMPP Core (RFC 6120) and XMPP IM (RFC 6121) specifications contributed by the XMPP Standards Foundation to the Internet Standards Process, which is managed by the Internet Engineering Task Force in accordance with RFC 2026. Any protocol defined in this document has been developed outside the Internet Standards Process and is to be understood as an extension to XMPP rather than as an evolution, development, or modification of XMPP itself.

Appendix E: Discussion Venue

The primary venue for discussion of XMPP Extension Protocols is the <standards@xmpp.org> discussion list.

Discussion on other xmpp.org discussion lists might also be appropriate; see <https://xmpp.org/community/> for a complete list.

Errata can be sent to <editor@xmpp.org>.

Appendix F: Requirements Conformance

The following requirements keywords as used in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119: "MUST", "SHALL", "REQUIRED"; "MUST NOT", "SHALL NOT"; "SHOULD", "RECOMMENDED"; "SHOULD NOT", "NOT RECOMMENDED"; "MAY", "OPTIONAL".

Appendix G: Notes

Appendix H: Revision History

Note: Older versions of this specification might be available at https://xmpp.org/extensions/attic/

  1. Version 1.1 (2002-05-08)
    Changed Status to Obsolete per approval of XEP-0019.
    psa
  2. Version 1.0 (2001-07-03)
    First Post! ;)
    jer

Appendix I: Bib(La)TeX Entry

@report{miller2001n/a,
  title = {Jabber Interest Groups},
  author = {Miller, Jeremie},
  type = {XEP},
  number = {0005},
  version = {1.1},
  institution = {XMPP Standards Foundation},
  url = {https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0005.html},
  date = {2001-07-03/2002-05-08},
}

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