- From: Matthew Ratzloff <matt@builtfromsource.com>
- Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 08:31:59 -0700 (PDT)
- To: public-html@w3.org
On Fri, March 23, 2007 4:05 pm, ryan king wrote: > On Mar 23, 2007, at 2:24 PM, Matthew Ratzloff wrote: >> I frankly don't care about your personal lives (no offense ;-), but an >> XMPP (Jabber) server would be preferable to IRC. > > Why would it be preferable? > > -ryan Well, I outlined some of the broader points briefly in the part that you cut out. "In addition to a web-based chat interface, accessible without installing any software, people can connect via a number of messenger programs that they may already use (Gaim, Trillian, Spark, Adium, Google Talk, etc.)." There are a whole host of features that are nice. If someone logs in 30 minutes after everyone else, they can still see what's been discussed previously. Jabber uses SSL and has SASL authentication. I imagine it can be linked to our W3 logins. It can also allow anonymous use. Whatever is preferable. IRC servers are security nightmares. Installing a Jabber server is a much safer alternative. Ah, here's a page that is better at advocating it than I am: http://www.malkier.net/xmpp/xmppirc.php -Matt
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