RFC Errata
RFC 8280, "Research into Human Rights Protocol Considerations", October 2017
Note: This RFC has been updated by RFC 9620
Source of RFC: IRTF
Errata ID: 5306
Status: Rejected
Type: Technical
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Florian Schmaus
Date Reported: 2018-03-26
Rejected by: Allison Mankin (IRTF Chair)
Date Rejected: 2018-08-20
Section 5.2.3.4.1. says:
Likewise, user invisibility so that communication can occur while users don't notify all buddies and other servers of their availability is not part of the formal protocol and has only been added as an extension within the XML stream rather than enforced by the protocol.
Notes:
The sentence is not correct and thus misleading. XMPP imposes no restriction on communication depending on your own presence status. It is perfectly fine to communicate with someone *without* notifying "all buddies and other servers" of your availability.
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The RFC's editors concluded that accepting the erratum would not add value. IRTF Chair agrees.