The XMPP Standards Foundation: The XMPP Newsletter July 2024
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Welcome to the XMPP Newsletter, great to have you here again!
This issue covers the month of July 2024.
If you are interested to join the XMPP Standards Foundation as a member, please apply until August 18th, 2024!.
XMPP and Google Summer of Code 2024… ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: ejabberd 24.02
Introducing ejabberd 24.02: A Huge Release!
ejabberd 24.02 has just been release and well, this is a huge release with 200 commits and more in the libraries. We’ve packed this update with a plethora of new features, significant improvements, and essential bug fixes, all designed to supercharge your messaging infrastructure.
– ** and Severino Ferrer (S0ul) prop … ⌘ Read more
Isode: Harrier 4.0 – New Capabilities
Harrier is our Military Messaging client. It provides a modern, secure web UI that supports SMTP, STANAG 4406 and ACP 127. Harrier allows authorised users to access role-based mailboxes and respond as a role within an organisation rather than as an individual.
You can find out more about Harrier here.
** … ⌘ Read moreProcessOne: ejabberd 24.02
🚀 Introducing ejabberd 24.02: A Huge Release!
ejabberd 24.02 has just been release and well, this is a huge release with 200 commits and more in the libraries. We’ve packed this update with a plethora of new features, significant improvements, and essential bug fixes, all designed to supercharge your messaging infrastructure.
– 🌐 Matrix Federation Unleashed: Imagine seamlessly connectin … ⌘ Read more
Isode: Cobalt 1.5 – New Capabilities
OverviewThis release adds new functionality and features to Cobalt, our web based role and user provisioning tool. You can find out more about Cobalt here.
Multiple Cobalt ServersThis enhancement enables multiple Cobalt servers to be run against a single directory. There are two reasons for this.
- In a distributed … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: ejabberd 24.02
🚀 Introducing ejabberd 24.02: A Huge Release!
ejabberd 24.02 has just been release and well, this is a huge release with 200 commits and more in the libraries. We’ve packed this update with a plethora of new features, significant improvements, and essential bug fixes, all designed to supercharge your messaging infrastructure.
– 🌐 Matrix Federation Unleashed: Imagine seamlessly connectin … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: ejabberd turns 20
ejabberd is a piece of software that was born 20 years ago. This is a long time, even at the scale of Internet. And yet, what ejabberd represents has not always been obvious. It took us a long time to realize what was so important about ejabberd. Why have we been developing it for 20 years? Why are we pushing it further even today? What makes it so special?
ejabberd is a scalable messaging server. That sum … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: ejabberd 24.02
🚀 Introducing ejabberd 24.02: A Huge Release!
ejabberd 24.02 has just been release and well, this is a huge release with 200 commits and more in the libraries. We’ve packed this update with a plethora of new features, significant improvements, and essential bug fixes, all designed to supercharge your messaging infrastructure.
– 🌐 Matrix Federation Unleashed: Imagine seamlessly connectin … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: ejabberd 23.01
Almost three months after the previous release, ejabberd 23.01 includes many bug fixes, several improvements and some new features.
A new module, mod_mqtt_bridge, can be used to replicate changes to MQTT topics between local and remote servers.
A more detailed explanation of those topics and other features:
Erlang/OTP 19.3 discouragedRemember that support for Erlang/OTP 19.3 is discouraged, and will b … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: ejabberd 24.02
🚀 Introducing ejabberd 24.02: A Huge Release!
ejabberd 24.02 has just been release and well, this is a huge release with 200 commits and more in the libraries. We’ve packed this update with a plethora of new features, significant improvements, and essential bug fixes, all designed to supercharge your messaging infrastructure.
– 🌐 Matrix Federation Unleashed: Imagine seamlessly connectin … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: ejabberd 23.04
This new ejabberd 23.04 release includes many improvements and bug fixes, as well as some new features.
- Many SQL database improvements
mod_mamsupport for XEP-0425: Message Moderation
- New
mod_muc_rtbl, Real-Time Block List for MUC rooms
- Binaries useErlang/OTP 25.3, and changes in containers
A more detailed explanatio … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: ejabberd 24.02
🚀 Introducing ejabberd 24.02: A Huge Release!
ejabberd 24.02 has just been release and well, this is a huge release with 200 commits and more in the libraries. We’ve packed this update with a plethora of new features, significant improvements, and essential bug fixes, all designed to supercharge your messaging infrastructure.
– 🌐 Matrix Federation Unleashed: Imagine seamlessly connectin … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: ejabberd 24.02
🚀 Introducing ejabberd 24.02: A Huge Release!
ejabberd 24.02 has just been release and well, this is a huge release with 200 commits and more in the libraries. We’ve packed this update with a plethora of new features, significant improvements, and essential bug fixes, all designed to supercharge your messaging infrastructure.
– 🌐 Matrix Federation Unleashed: Imagine seamlessly connectin … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: ejabberd 24.02
🚀 Introducing ejabberd 24.02: A Huge Release!
ejabberd 24.02 has just been release and well, this is a huge release with 200 commits and more in the libraries. We’ve packed this update with a plethora of new features, significant improvements, and essential bug fixes, all designed to supercharge your messaging infrastructure.
– 🌐 Matrix Federation Unleashed: Imagine seamlessly connectin … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: ejabberd 23.10
A new ejabberd release, ejabberd 23.10, is now published with more than 150 commits since the previous 23.04. It includes many new features and improvements, and also many more bugfixes.
- Support for XEP-0402: PEP Native Bookmarks
- Support for XEP-0421: Occupant Id
- Many new options and features
A more detailed explanation of improvements and features:
Added support for XEP-0402: PEP Native Bookmarks[XEP-0402 … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: Happy New Year: Celebrating 21 Years of Innovation with ejabberd
Time flies, and it’s hard to believe that ejabberd, our beloved open-source project, celebrated its 21st anniversary last November 16th! It’s a milestone that we’ve proudly highlighted over the years – remember the 4th, [10th](https://www.process-one.net/blog/close … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: ejabberd 23.10
A new ejabberd release, ejabberd 23.10, is now published with more than 150 commits since the previous 23.04. It includes many new features and improvements, and also many more bugfixes.
- Support for XEP-0402: PEP Native Bookmarks
- Support for XEP-0421: Occupant Id
- Many new options and features
A more detailed explanation of improvements and features:
Added support for XEP-0402: PEP Native Bookmarks[XEP-0402 … ⌘ Read more
Isode: Icon-PEP 2.0 – New Capabilities
Icon-PEP is used to enable the use of IP applications over HF networks. Using STANAG 5066 Link Layer as an interface.
Listed below are the changes brought in with 2.0.
Web ManagementA web interface is provided which includes:
- Full configuration of Icon-PEP
- TLS (HTTPS) access and configuration including bootstrap with self signed certificate and ide … ⌘ Read more
Isode: Cobalt 1.4 – New Capabilities
Cobalt proides a web interface for provisioning users and roles in an LDAP directory. It enables the easy deployment of XMPP, Email and Military Messaging systems.
Listed below are the changes brought in with 1.4.
HSM SupportCobalt is Isode’s tool for managing PKCS#11 Hardware Security Modules (HSM) which may be used to provide improved server security by protecti … ⌘ Read more
Isode: Icon-Topo 2.0 – New Capabilities
Icon-Topo supports Mobile Unit (MU) mobility between HF Networks, enabling application communications over a wider area than can be achieved with a single ground station. It provides a way to schedule the movement from one HF network to another, ensuring that as an MU goes about its deployment the communications network is kept up and running.
The below … ⌘ Read more
Isode: M-Guard 1.5 – New Capabilities
M-Guard is an XML guard that is used at a network boundary to control traffic. An M-Guard instance is an application level data diode, with traffic flowing in one direction only. Commonly, M-Guard instances will be deployed in pairs, one controlling flow in each direction. The following is a list of the new capabilties introduced in version 1.5.
Kaidan: Kaidan 0.9: End-to-End Encryption & XMPP Providers
It’s finally there: Kaidan with end-to-end encryption via OMEMO 2, Automatic Trust Management and support of XMPP Providers!
Most of the work has been funded by NLnet via NGI Zero PET and NGI Assure with [public … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: ejabberd 22.10
This ejabberd 22.10 release includes six months of work, over 140 commits, including relevant improvements in MIX, MUC, SQL, and installers, and bug fixes as usual.
This version brings support for latest MIX protocol version, and significantly improves detection and recovery of SQL connection issues.
There are no breaking changes in SQL schem … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: ejabberd 23.04
This new ejabberd 23.04 release includes many improvements and bug fixes, as well as some new features.
- Many SQL database improvements
mod_mamsupport for XEP-0425: Message Moderation
- New
mod_muc_rtbl, Real-Time Block List for MUC rooms
- Binaries useErlang/OTP 25.3, and changes in containers
A more detailed explanatio … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: ejabberd 23.04
This new ejabberd 23.04 release includes many improvements and bug fixes, as well as some new features.
- Many SQL database improvements
mod_mamsupport for XEP-0425: Message Moderation
- New
mod_muc_rtbl, Real-Time Block List for MUC rooms
- Binaries useErlang/OTP 25.3, and changes in containers
A more detailed explanatio … ⌘ Read more
The XMPP Standards Foundation: Elbe-Sprint Hamburg 2023
Elbe-Sprint Hamburg 2023 - _Source: Wiki Commons, Container terminals in port of Hamburg_
A new sprint is being organised within the XMPP Community: The Elbe-Sprint Hamburg!
We will have several days of good and fruitful exchange … ⌘ Read more
Dino: Dino 0.4 Release
Dino is a secure and open-source messaging application.
It uses the XMPP (Jabber) protocol for decentralized communication.
We aim to provide an intuitive and enjoyable user interface.
The 0.4 release adds support for message reactions and replies. We also switched from GTK3 to GTK4 and make use of libadwaita now.
Reactions and RepliesReactions give you a quick and light-weight way to respond to a message with an emoji.
They … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: ejabberd 23.01
Almost three months after the previous release, ejabberd 23.01 includes many bug fixes, several improvements and some new features.
A new module, mod_mqtt_bridge, can be used to replicate changes to MQTT topics between local and remote servers.
A more detailed explanation of those topics and other features:
Erlang/OTP 19.3 discouragedRemember that support for Erlang/OTP 19.3 is discouraged, and will b … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: ejabberd 23.01
Two months after the previous release, ejabberd 23.01 includes many bug fixes, several improvements and some new features.
A new module, mod_mqtt_bridge, can be used to replicate changes to MQTT topics between local and remote servers.
A more detailed explanation of those topics and other features:
Erlang/OTP 19.3 discouragedRemember that support for Erlang/OTP 19.3 is discouraged, and will be removed … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: ejabberd 23.01
Two months after the previous release, ejabberd 23.01 includes many bug fixes, several improvements and some new features.
A new module, mod_mqtt_bridge, can be used to replicate changes to MQTT topics between local and remote servers.
A more detailed explanation of those topics and other features:
Erlang/OTP 19.3 discouragedRemember that support for Erlang/OTP 19.3 is discouraged, and will be removed … ⌘ Read more
Ignite Realtime Blog: Spark 3.0.1 Released
The Ignite Realtime community is happy to announce the release of Spark 3.0.1 version.
This release contains mostly fixes. macOS now uses the default FlatLaf LaF. The user can also choose the type of tabs “scroll” as in Spark 3.0.0 or “wrap” as in Spark 2.X. See screenshot below. And also for some users, Spark not saved history.
… ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: ejabberd turns 20
ejabberd is a piece of software that was born 20 years ago. This is a long time, even at the scale of Internet. And yet, what ejabberd represents has not always been obvious. It took us a long time to realize what was so important about ejabberd. Why have we been developing it for 20 years? Why are we pushing it further even today? What makes it so special?
ejabberd is a scalable messaging server. That sum … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: ejabberd 22.10
This ejabberd 22.10 release includes six months of work, over 140 commits, including relevant improvements in MIX, MUC, SQL, and installers, and bug fixes as usual.
This version brings support for latest MIX protocol version, and significantly improves detection and recovery of SQL connection issues.
There are no breaking changes in SQL schem … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: ejabberd 22.10
This ejabberd 22.10 release includes five months of work, over 120 commits, including relevant improvements in MIX, MUC, SQL, and installers, and bug fixes as usual.
This version bring support for latest MIX protocol version, and significantly improves detection and recovery of SQL connection issues.
There are no breaking changes in SQL schem … ⌘ Read more