From c15b3fea7c75a88268e2756c75498d85e719e9e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Steve Kille
Name | Description | Field Type | Values | Default |
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'Name' | A short string providing a name for the channel. For example "The Coven". Typical uses of this value will be to present a user with the name of this channel in a list of channels to select from or as the header of UI display of the channel. | text-single | - | - |
'Name' | A short string providing a name for the channel. For example "The Coven". Typical uses of this value will be to present a user with the name of this channel in a list of channels to select from or as the header of UI display of the channel. It is intended for use where a short string is needed to represent the channel. | text-single | - | - |
'Description' | A longer description of the channel. For example "The Place where the Macbeth Witches Meet up". A typical use would be to provide a user with more information about the channel, for example in tool tip. | text-single | - | - |
'Contact' | The JID or JIDs of the person or role responsible for the channel. | jid-multi | - | - |
This section lists a number of capabilities not specified in this version of MIX which were provided in &xep0045;.
+This section lists a number of capabilities not specified in the core MIX which are provided in &xep0045;. These capabilities will not be added to core MIX but they could in the future be specified as independent XEPs.
- &xep0045; provides a mechanism to control access to MUC rooms using passwords. An equivalent mechanism is not included in MIX, as it has a number of security issues. Control of access to channels is better achieved using an explicit list of participants. + &xep0045; provides a mechanism to control access to MUC rooms using passwords. An equivalent mechanism is not included in core MIX, as it has a number of security issues. Control of access to channels is better achieved using an explicit list of participants.
- &xep0045; defines a mechanism so that MUC moderators can control who is able to send messages to a MUC room using a "voice" mechanism. The current version of MIX does not include this. This might be added to a future version of this XEP or as a separate XEP if this capability becomes an agreed requirement. + &xep0045; defines a mechanism so that MUC moderators can control who is able to send messages to a MUC room using a "voice" mechanism. MIX does not provide an exact functional equivalent, although access control to channels enables some of the goals of voice control to be achieved in a different manner. +