The IESG has approved the following document: - 'Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP): Address Format' (draft-ietf-xmpp-address-09.txt) as a Proposed Standard This document is the product of the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol Working Group. The IESG contact persons are Gonzalo Camarillo and Robert Sparks. A URL of this Internet Draft is: http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-xmpp-address/ Technical Summary Relevant content can frequently be found in the abstract and/or introduction of the document. If not, this may be an indication that there are deficiencies in the abstract or introduction. This document defines the format for addresses used in the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP), including support for non-ASCII characters. As specified in RFC 3920, the XMPP address format re-uses the "stringprep" technology for preparation of non-ASCII characters, including the Nameprep profile for internationalized domain names, along with two XMPP-specific profiles for the localpart and resourcepart. However, since the publication of RFC 3920, IDNA2003 has been superseded by IDNA2008 . As a result, other protocols that use stringprep (including XMPP) have begun to migrate from stringprep toward more "modern" approaches. Because work on improved handling of internationalized addresses is currently in progress, specifying the XMPP address format in the specification that obsoletes RFC 3920 would unacceptably delay the revision process. Therefore, this specification provides updated documentation of the XMPP address format (essentially copied from RFC 3920), with the intent that it can be superseded once work on a new approach to internationalization is complete. Working Group Summary Was there anything in the WG process that is worth noting? For example, was there controversy about particular points or were there decisions where the consensus was particularly rough? There is strong consensus in the working group to publish this document. There were concerns that the XMPP addressing format (aka JID) depend on internationalization technologies (stringprep) that are currently in flux, and may be in flux for some time. Rather than block progress on this draft, the working group chose to remove the JID definition to a separate draft (this document). This specification continues to use stringprep, but was separated out to make it easier to update in a "modular" fashion once work on a new internationalization approach is complete. Document Quality Are there existing implementations of the protocol? Have a significant number of vendors indicated their plan to implement the specification? Are there any reviewers that merit special mention as having done a thorough review, e.g., one that resulted in important changes or a conclusion that the document had no substantive issues? If there was a MIB Doctor, Media Type, or other Expert Review, what was its course (briefly)? In the case of a Media Type Review, on what date was the request posted? There are at least 25 server implementations, 50 library implementations, and 100 client implementations of the XMPP RFCs; a partial list is located at <http://xmpp.org/xmpp-software/> (that list does not include "software as a service" implementations hosted by service providers such as Google Talk). Several downloadable software implementations in each category have been closely tracking the changes between RFC 3920 and draft-ietf-xmpp-3920bis, and many others are currently being upgraded or are waiting until the replacement RFC is published before including the modifications in released software. Interoperability is continually being verified among implementation teams, over the XMPP network, and at more formal interoperability testing events sponsored by the XMPP Standards Foundation. It is expected that official implementation reports will be submitted within a year after publication of the revised XMPP RFCs. Personnel Who is the Document Shepherd for this document? Who is the Responsible Area Director? If the document requires IANA experts(s), insert 'The IANA Expert(s) for the registries in this document are <to be="" added="" by="" the="" ad="">.' The document shepherd for this document is Ben Campbell. The responsible Area Director is Gonzalo Camarillo. _______________________________________________ IETF-Announce mailing list IETF-Announce@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce
