#XMPP Community

Find XMPP folks at the Chaos Communication Congress #37c3
in the ChaosZone.

Yes, they got stickers!

https://37c3.c3nav.de/l/c:0:126.93:123.54/

#jabber #standards #chat #CCC #protocol #federation #xep
#decentralization #interoperability #OpenSource

thanks, thanks, thanks for such a powerful piece of software.

( I jumped on
..
on 2012 )

long life
#xmpp federated networks

As it is a long, long tradition Conversations is available for free on the Google Play store for the last week of December.

This tradition was originally born so that when I meet people at Chaos Communication Congress and they ask what I do, they have an easy way to install Conversations. In that regard it's a very special year as we are seeing the return of CCC.

However if you are meeting loved ones to celebrate something else these days that’s fine too.🎄

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.siacs.conversations

#37C3 #XMPP

Conversations (Jabber / XMPP) - Apps on Google Play

An encrypted, user friendly XMPP instant messaging client optimized for mobile

^{play.google.com}

💬 ¿Conocen la instacia Movim de Disroot?

➡️ **Movim** es un software de plataforma social y chat, libre y de código abierto, construido sobre el protocolo **XMPP**.

➡️ Es una completa solución de comunicación que nos permite chatear, crear grupos y comunidades, redactar y compartir publicaciones, noticias e incluso llamadas de audio y video.

🌐 Pueden acceder en https://webchat.disroot.org/

📚 Tutorial de Movim: https://howto.disroot.org/es/tutorials/chat/webchat

📢 ¡Hagamos grande de nuevo a XMPP! 📢

#disroot #movim #xmpp #chat

💬 Do you know Disroot’s Movim instance?

➡️ Movim is a free and open source social platform and chat software, built on the XMPP protocol.

➡️ It is a complete communication solution that allows us to chat, create groups and communities, compose and share posts, news and even audio and video calls.

🌐 You can access at https://webchat.disroot.org/login

📚 Movim Howto: https://howto.disroot.org/en/tutorials/chat/webchat

📢 Let’s make XMPP great again! 📢

#disroot #movim #xmpp #chat

I just finished a refactor of the Jingle File Transfer code in #Conversations_im.
The P2P file transfer code was probably one of the oldest code in Conversations.
The new code should be a lot more resilient and brings support for XEP-0343: Signaling WebRTC datachannels in Jingle¹. This means we should be able to exchange files directly with #XMPP web clients.
Due to the better NAT hole punching of WebRTC vs Socks Bytestreams we now have a higher chance of actual P2P.

¹: https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0343.html

Vortrag über den MITM Angriff auf jabber.ru den @daniel@gultsch.social im Rahmen des Berlin XMPP Meetups am 13. Dezember 2023 gehalten hat.

Slides: https://codeberg.org/iNPUTmice/talks/src/branch/master/2023_12_13_-_der_angriff_auf_jabber.ru.md.pdf
Video Production: @xHain_hackspace@chaos.social

🏴‍☠️ Current source code 👇
https://codeberg.org/TheCoffeMaker/WhisperBot

#XMPP #Whisper #bot

WhisperBot

XMPP bot that transliterates audio messages using OpenAI's Whisper libraries

^Codeberg.org

The #XMPP Newsletter for November '23 is out!

Read about the latest XMPP universe updates and the latest updates on our #standards!

Enjoy reading! 📰 ☕

https://xmpp.org/2023/12/the-xmpp-newsletter-november-2023/

#jabber #xep #federation #decentralization #chat

Are you interested in making your notifications private?
We have a great guide in our website describing how to set up your android xmpp application to deliver notifications for all your apps on your device. Without using google.
https://joinjabber.org/tutorials/service/unifiedpush/#conversations-as-a-up-distributor
and for people who self host you can use your own server to deliver notifications privately to your devices and the devices of the people that use your server :)
https://joinjabber.org/tutorials/service/unifiedpush/#self-hosting

#privacy #xmpp #dataprotection

In case anyone is wondering about how to "update" a valid certificate from #letsencrypt that for some reason #prosody states is already expired, just run:

prosodyctl --root cert import /etc/letsencrypt/live

Assuming you have a valid certificate in place already configured for your domain. Saved me some headache!

More info: https://prosody.im/doc/letsencrypt

#xmpp #selfhost

I'm delighted to announce that #Libervia has received a new grant from #NLnet #NGI0 to develop an #email <=> #XMPP gateway.

This project will not only convert normal messages but also transform mailing lists into #pubsub based forums. It includes UI/UX enhancements on Libervia, end-to-end encryption, and advanced handling of attachments.

More at: https://nlnet.nl/project/EmailXMPPgateway/

Gajim 1.8.4 has been released 🥳

This release comes with usability improvements. A shortcut for quoting previous messages has been added 💬, and focus behavior for the message input box has been improved significantly 👓. Thank you for all your contributions!

#gajim #xmpp #chat

https://gajim.org/post/2023-11-26-gajim-1.8.4-released/

Most recently, automated collection of support addresses 💬 has been launched. For retrieving the support addresses of a provider, "XEP-0157: Contact Addresses for XMPP Services" is used. Support addresses will be available in version 2 (v2) of the API. The FAQ section explains how these properties can be provided by server admins.

Many providers started adding support addresses so they can be retrieved automatically 💡

#xmpp #providers #chat #onboarding

https://providers.xmpp.net/faq/#how-can-server-operators-provide-properties-via-xmpp

Automating the Automatable 🤖

During the past year, we worked on automating the process of gathering data about XMPP providers. A suite of tools has been developed since, providing the ability to query properties via XMPP and through the web. 🚀

All of these tools run daily to keep the data up to date. Read more about automation in our latest blog post:

https://providers.xmpp.net/blog/2023-11-22-xmpp-providers-automation/

#xmpp #providers #chat #onboarding

#XMPP Community

In today's XMPP #Vision & Strategic #Workshop we had folks present from 🇦🇹 🇧🇷 🇨🇦 🇫🇮 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇺🇸
Let us know where else the XMPP community is present?

#jabber #chat #rtc #standards #interoperability #world
#federation #decentralization #OpenSource

#XMPP Community

The XMPP #Vision & Strategic #Workshop tomorrow is around the corner.

We intend to find common ground around shared interests, views & activities across the community.

Date: Tue, 14th November 2023
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 pm UTC
Join: https://teamjoin.de/XMPPVisionandStrategicWorkshop

#jabber #chat #rtc #standards #interoperability #standards
#federation #decentralization #OpenSource

#XMPP Community

Reminder to consider to join the upcoming XMPP #Vision & Strategic #Workshop

We intend to discuss our organization and future of the technology we use, develop and thrive across the XMPP Community.

Date: Tue, 14th November 2023
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 pm UTC
Online & in English
Questions: https://xmpp.org/chat?xsf

Everyone welcome - spread the word!

#jabber #chat #rtc #standards #interoperability #standards
#federation #decentralization #OpenSource

monocles chat 1.7.7.2 is released today on f-droid with a big update! 🎉

Enjoy your new and secure chat experience!
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.monocles.chat/

And see the changelog since the previous version in the comments

#fdroid #monocles #chat #xmpp #security

Denshi explains the basics of XMPP: The future of decentralized messaging.
Taken from a presentation I did on 2023/10/23.
This presentation is made using Suckless sent: https://tools.suckless.org/sent/
Graphics made in Inkscape: https://inkscape.org/

•Site: https://denshi.org

#XMPP Events

XMPP Meet-up Berlin

@mattj talks about "Spam, Abuse and Moderation"

Wed, 2023-11-08 18:00 CET
#xHain hack+makespace
Grünberger Str. 16, 10243 #Berlin

https://mov.im/node/pubsub.movim.eu/berlin-xmpp-meetup/mattj-talks-about-spam-abuse-and-moderation-7fJ5za

#Jabber #chat #community #meetup #community #spam #abuse #moderation #interoperability #standards #federation
#decentralization

If you're using (or thinking of switching to) @aaisp VoIP services and also use #xmpp, the incredible singpolyma of https://jmp.chat and https://cheogram.com fame has set up an #sms bridge for general use. To set up:

1. Add xmpp:cheogram.com to your contacts
2. Type 'register aa.sgx.soprani.ca'
3. Type in your phone number and SIP password, and follow instructions for sending incoming messages to the bridge.

Code is at https://git.singpolyma.net/sgx-aa with more updates on the way; feel free to support singpolyma's work on https://jmp.chat and https://liberapay.com/singpolyma

JMP.chat

Your phone number on every device

^jmp.chat

In den fünf Jahren seines Bestehens setzt der Android Jabber/XMPP client immer wieder Maßstäbe in Sachen Bedienbarkeit und Zuverlässigkeit. Doch was steckt eigentlich dahinter? Nutzen wir die Gelegenheit um mit dem Entwickler zusammen hinter die Kulissen eines neuen Features zu schauen; Wie tief muss man in die XMPP Trickkiste greifen und wo steht sich XMPP manchmal selber im Weg? Nach der Vorstellung des Features (der Vortrag ist gleichzeitig der Zeitpunkt an dem die neue Version veröffentlicht wird) geht es jedoch nicht nur um XMPP sondern auch um grundsätzliche, architektonische Fragen die sich potentiell auf andere Instant Messaging Dienste übertragen lassen.

Der Datengarten ist eine regelmäßige Veranstaltung des CCC Berlin.

Gajim 1.8.3 has been released 🚀

Just after the release of Gajim 1.8.2, we’re releasing Gajim 1.8.3 with improvements for the profile window 🖼️ fail-safes for anonymous accounts 🕶️ bug fixes for the account wizard 🧙‍♂️ and several other fixes. Thank you for all your contributions!

#gajim #xmpp #chat

https://gajim.org/post/2023-11-06-gajim-1.8.3-released/

The #XMPP Newsletter for October '23 is out!

Read about the latest XMPP universe updates and the latest updates on our #standards!

Enjoy reading! 📰 ☕

https://xmpp.org/2023/11/the-xmpp-newsletter-october-2023/

#jabber #xep #interoperability
#federation #decentralization #chat

I've just pushed A/V call commands to the #CLI frontend of #Libervia. I believe that it's the only #XMPP CLI to date with calling capabilities (make and receive calls).

This complete #web and #desktop (#Kivy) implementations.

All thanks to #NLnet / #NGI Assure grant (and hard work!).

Still need some stabilisation work, hopefully will be ready for incoming release.

https://libervia.org/__b/doc/backend/libervia-cli/call.html

Gajim 1.8.2 has been released 🚀

Two months after the last release, Gajim 1.8.2 comes with better support for gateways 🌉 improved group chats 💬 ,an easy way to change the font size 🔍, and many small fixes. Thank you for all your contributions!

#gajim #xmpp #chat

https://gajim.org/post/2023-10-29-gajim-1.8.2-released/

#XMPP #CertWatch said that »[My] settings are correct and no MITM was detected.« That's great.

It then continued with some #PubSub stuff and finally said »If you do not have a pubsub-capable client you can subscribe for text notifications by opening a chat with certwatch.xmpp.net and sending the message “subscribe <my xmpp server>”«.

My question is now: How do I open a chat with a hostname and not a JID?

My clients are #Gajim resp. #Conversations / #BlabberIM.

Anyone?

#XMPP Community

Join the upcoming XMPP #Vision & Strategic #Workshop to discuss and understand our #community better, but also ask for your input on different topics around our federated network and #technology.

Date: Tue, 14th November 2023
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 pm UTC
Online & in English (details will follow)
Questions: https://xmpp.org/chat?xsf

Everyone welcome - spread the word!

#jabber #chat #rtc #standards #interoperability #standards
#federation #decentralization #OpenSource

Mitigating the Hetzner/Linode XMPP.ru MitM interception incident, part 2: XMPP-specific mitigations

https://www.devever.net/~hl/xmpp-incident-2

#xmpp #mitm #tls

I need a #XMPP#Jabber server to test Spades with so I'm about to set up the server for blakes.dev (and blakeslabs.com). I'd like to use Metronome but I'm not sure if or how well it works with Docker¹. Prosody doesn't support MIX (a must for me) and it's also old, crusty, and you know, replaced by Metronome. So now I'm looking at Ejabberd² which doesn't seem to have a community modules system so I don't think I can (easily) extend features onto it, like MIX-MUC, the way Prosody (and Metronome) could. I believe there's also Openfire which I've seen is also behind on features (it doesn't support XEP-0050 Blocking Command?).

I'm probably going to set up Ejabberd but some advice would be appreciated.

¹ I'm using Docker to manage all my shit, like how most of us nerds use Kubernetes. Isn't K8s used for multiple-server servers? I'm only running one VPS, so it's not that useful for me.² They said they were adding Matrix support some time back. That would be very useful to me. I don't see any mention of it in the docs or even the source code though.

Matrix protocol added to ejabberd / ProcessOne

Matrix protocol interoperability is being added to the next versions of ejabberd Business Edition, with a focus on scalability.

^{Mickaël Rémond (ProcessOne)}