On 09/15/2009 05:36 PM, XMPP Extensions Editor wrote:
Version 0.1 of XEP-0273 (Stanza Interception and Filtering Technology) has been
released.
Abstract: This specification defines an XMPP protocol extension that enables a
client to exercise control over the XML stanzas it will receive from the server
by instructing the server to intercept and filter inbound stanzas.
Changelog: Initial published version as accepted for publication by the XMPP
Council. (psa)
Diff: N/A
URL: http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0273.html
I'm not convinced we really need this (at least in it's current form).
1) Some functionality overlaps with privacy lists.
2) Payload matching could be much more simple if done in tandem with
disco#info. No need for entire new extension for that. Some could argue
about the extended matching, but I personally don't see the need (client
either supports the namespace or it doesn't, where's the benefit of
server-side extended filtering except making them crash under load more
often?).
3) Overloading empty SIFT query to mean "Make me available for
messaging" is evil.
4) Overall, the extension seems to me like an amalgam of would-like
solutions then a compact extension solving a single issue.
Personally, I'd see bigger benefit in re-doing privacy lists with
current real-world requirements in mind.
