Jabber Advocacy Papers

Jabber does support
 * normal messages (letter style with subject)
 * chat messages
 * headline messages
 * presence informations
 * IQ / machine / service queries
 * XHTML messages ( including image tags )


 * presence subscriptions


 * MUC
 * kicking, blocking, banning users


 * Server redirecting upon connection


 * Server administration through jabber messages
 * Statistical gatherings
 * Traffic filtering + logging


 * Many open source implementations available
 * huge developer base


 * A stable protocol, described by open documents
 * Decentralized network infrastructure
 * Multiple clients for one user being online at the same time
 * A standardized Publish-Subscribe scheme
 * Real-time notification