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<!DOCTYPE xep SYSTEM 'xep.dtd' [
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<!ENTITY % ents SYSTEM 'xep.ent'>
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%ents;
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]>
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<?xml-stylesheet type='text/xsl' href='xep.xsl'?>
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<xep>
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<header>
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<title>Message Receipts</title>
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<abstract>This document specifies an XMPP protocol extension for message receipts.</abstract>
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&LEGALNOTICE;
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<number>0184</number>
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<status>Experimental</status>
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<type>Standards Track</type>
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<sig>Standards</sig>
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<approver>Council</approver>
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<dependencies>
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<spec>XMPP Core</spec>
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</dependencies>
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<supersedes>
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<spec>XEP-0022 (in part)</spec>
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</supersedes>
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<supersededby/>
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<shortname>TO BE ASSIGNED</shortname>
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&stpeter;
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&hildjj;
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<revision>
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<version>0.4</version>
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<date>2007-05-30</date>
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<initials>psa</initials>
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<remark><p>Per Council feedback, modified to use dedicated namespace (not AMP).</p></remark>
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</revision>
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<revision>
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<version>0.3</version>
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<date>2006-11-06</date>
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<initials>psa</initials>
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<remark><p>Removed reliability features, which belong at a different level.</p></remark>
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</revision>
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<revision>
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<version>0.2</version>
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<date>2006-09-21</date>
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<initials>psa</initials>
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<remark><p>Added two more scenarios; defined business rule about not sending to bare JIDs; specified security consideration regarding presence leaks.</p></remark>
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</revision>
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<revision>
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<version>0.1</version>
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<date>2006-04-11</date>
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<initials>psa</initials>
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<remark><p>Initial version.</p></remark>
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</revision>
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<revision>
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<version>0.0.2</version>
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<date>2006-04-07</date>
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<initials>psa</initials>
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<remark><p>Added text and examples for service discovery; added text and examples for chat session negotiation; added recommendations regarding message processing, retries, etc.</p></remark>
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</revision>
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<revision>
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<version>0.0.1</version>
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<date>2006-03-27</date>
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<initials>psa</initials>
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<remark><p>First draft.</p></remark>
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</revision>
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</header>
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<section1 topic='Introduction' anchor='intro'>
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<p>While &xep0079; provides message acknowledgements at the server level, it does not extend that model all the way to the client. However, sometimes client-level acknowledgements are needed, for example to provide "receipts". This document defines a mechanism for XMPP message receipts, which are functionally equivalent to the "delivered" or "displayed" event in &xep0022;, which this specification in part obsoletes. <note>This specification does not distinguish between delivery and presentation, as was done in the message events protocol, in part because no existing clients make the distinction.</note></p>
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<p>Note: This extension is functionally equivalent to an <cite>Advanced Message Processing</cite> rule of "receipt" but uses a dedicated namespace to simplify processing by end clients and intermediate routers.</p>
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</section1>
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<section1 topic='Requirements' anchor='reqs'>
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<p>This document addresses the following requirements:</p>
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<ol>
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<li>Enable a sender to request notification that an XMPP message stanza has been received.</li>
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<li>Enable a recipient to provide message receipts if desired.</li>
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</ol>
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<p>Note: This document explicitly does not define a protocol for "guaranteed delivery", since that term (like "security") means different things to different people. Instead, we define a more focused protocol that addresses the need for message receipts, thus solving one problem that falls under the heading of "guaranteed delivery".</p>
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</section1>
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<section1 topic='Protocol Format' anchor='format'>
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<p>In order to make it possible for senders to request and for recipients to generate message receipts, we define a dedicated protocol extension qualified by the 'http://www.xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0184.html#ns' namespace &NSNOTE;.</p>
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<p>There are two allowable elements in this namespace:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><request/> -- included by a sending entity that wishes to know if the message has been received.</li>
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<li><received/> -- included by a receiving entity that wishes to inform the sending the entity that the message has been received.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>Specifically, the receiving entity shall return a <received/> notice if it has received and processed the message. The term "processed" is understood to include presentation to a human user if appropriate or any other application-specific client-side processing, including generation of an error response if the application determines that the message contents cannot be handled.</p>
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<p>The following is an example of a message that includes a request for return receipt.</p>
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<example caption='A message with receipt requested'><![CDATA[
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<message
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from='northumberland@shakespeare.lit/westminster'
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id='richard2-4.1.247'
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to='kingrichard@royalty.england.lit/throne'>
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<body>My lord, dispatch; read o'er these articles.</body>
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<request xmlns='http://www.xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0184.html#ns'/>
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</message>
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]]></example>
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<p>The recipient shall generate a receipt if and only if it supports the protocol defined herein and it is configured to return receipts, either globally or for this recipient (otherwise it MUST NOT return a receipt and SHOULD NOT return an error).</p>
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<example caption='A message receipt'><![CDATA[
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<message
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from='kingrichard@royalty.england.lit/throne'
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id='richard2-4.1.247'
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to='northumberland@shakespeare.lit/westminster'>
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<received xmlns='http://www.xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0184.html#ns'/>
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</message>
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]]></example>
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<p>The <received/> element SHOULD be the only child of the &MESSAGE; stanza and MUST mirror the 'id' of the sent message.</p>
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</section1>
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<section1 topic='Business Rules' anchor='rules'>
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<p>The following business rules apply:</p>
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<ol start='1'>
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<li><p>A sender SHOULD NOT include a request for message receipts when sending a message to the bare JID (&BAREJID;) of the recipient, only when sending to a full JID (&FULLJID;).</p></li>
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<li><p>A sender SHOULD NOT include a request for message receipts unless it knows (via &xep0030; or &xep0115;) that the intended recipient supports the protocol described herein or unless the use of message receipts is negotiated via &xep0155;.</p></li>
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</ol>
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<p>Naturally, message receipts can be combined with the rules specified in <cite>Advanced Message Processing</cite> (e.g., the deliver rule) for more complete reporting.</p>
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</section1>
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<section1 topic='Service Discovery' anchor='disco'>
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<p>If a sender wishes to request message receipts, it SHOULD first discover whether the intended recipient supports message receipts. Support can be discovered indirectly via <cite>Entity Capabilities</cite> or directly via <cite>Service Discovery</cite>.</p>
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<p>If an entity supports message receipts, it MUST report that by including a service discovery feature of "http://www.xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0184.html#ns" in response to disco#info requests &NSNOTE;:</p>
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<example caption="Initial Service Discovery information request"><![CDATA[
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<iq from='northumberland@shakespeare.lit/westminster'
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to='kingrichard@royalty.england.lit/throne'
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type='get'>
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<query xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/disco#info'/>
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</iq>
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]]></example>
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<example caption="Service Discovery information response"><![CDATA[
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<iq from='kingrichard@royalty.england.lit/throne'
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to='northumberland@shakespeare.lit/westminster'
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type='result'>
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<query xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/disco#info'>
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...
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<feature var='http://www.xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0184.html#ns'/>
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...
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</query>
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</iq>
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]]></example>
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</section1>
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<section1 topic='Negotiation' anchor='neg'>
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<p>Two entities MAY negotiate the use of message receipts for a given session using <cite>Stanza Session Negotiation</cite>. The parameter to be negotiated is named "http://www.xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0184.html#ns". Its use is illustrated in the following examples.</p>
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<example caption="User requests chat session"><![CDATA[
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<message type='normal'
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from='northumberland@shakespeare.lit/westminster'
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to='kingrichard@royalty.england.lit/throne'
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id='init1'>
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<thread>ffd7076498744578d10edabfe7f4a866</thread>
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<feature xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/feature-neg'>
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<x xmlns='jabber:x:data' type='form'>
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<field var='FORM_TYPE' type='hidden'>
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<value>urn:xmpp:ssn</value>
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</field>
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<field label='Accept this chat?'
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type='boolean'
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var='accept'>
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<value>true</value>
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<required/>
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</field>
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<field label='Enable Message Receipts?'
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type='boolean'
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var='http://www.xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0184.html#ns'>
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<value>0</value>
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</field>
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</x>
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</feature>
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</message>
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]]></example>
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<example caption="Contact accepts offer and specifies parameters"><![CDATA[
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<message type='normal'
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from='kingrichard@royalty.england.lit/throne'
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to='northumberland@shakespeare.lit/westminster'
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id='init1'>
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<thread>ffd7076498744578d10edabfe7f4a866</thread>
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<feature xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/feature-neg'>
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<x xmlns='jabber:x:data' type='submit'>
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<field var='FORM_TYPE' type='hidden'>
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<value>urn:xmpp:ssn</value>
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</field>
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<field var='accept'>
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<value>true</value>
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</field>
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<field var='http://www.xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0184.html#ns'>
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<value>1</value>
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</field>
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</x>
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</feature>
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</message>
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]]></example>
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</section1>
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<section1 topic='Implementation Notes' anchor='impl'>
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<p>Although a sender MAY attempt to resend a message if it knows that the recipient supports message receipts and it does not receive a reply within some configurable timeout period, resend logic is out of scope for this specification.</p>
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</section1>
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<section1 topic='Security Considerations' anchor='security'>
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<p>It is possible for a recipient to leak its presence when returning message receipts; therefore, a recipient SHOULD NOT return message receipts to senders who are not otherwise authorized to view its presence.</p>
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</section1>
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<section1 topic='IANA Considerations' anchor='iana'>
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<p>No interaction with &IANA; is necessary as a result of this document.</p>
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</section1>
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<section1 topic='XMPP Registrar Considerations' anchor='registrar'>
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<section2 topic='Protocol Namespaces' anchor='ns'>
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<p>Until this specification advances to a status of Draft, its associated namespace shall be "http://www.xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0184.html#ns"; upon advancement of this specification, the ®ISTRAR; shall issue a permanent namespace in accordance with the process defined in Section 4 of &xep0053;.</p>
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</section2>
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<section2 topic='Field Standardization' anchor='registrar-formtype'>
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<p>&xep0068; defines a process for standardizing the fields used within Data Forms qualified by a particular namespace, and the XMPP Registrar maintains a registry of such fields (see &FORMTYPES;). The Registrar shall add the following field for use in Stanza Session Negotiation forms:</p>
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<code caption='Registry Submission'><![CDATA[
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<form_type>
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<name>urn:xmpp:ssn</name>
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<field
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var='http://www.xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0184.html#ns'
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type='boolean'
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label='Whether to enable Message Receipts per XEP-0184'/>
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</form_type>
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]]></code>
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</section2>
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</section1>
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<section1 topic='Acknowledgements' anchor='ack'>
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<p>Thanks to Joe Kemp and Kevin Smith for their input.</p>
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</section1>
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</xep>
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