someoneFromInternet@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 8 months agowhy do you use xmpp instead of matrix?message-squaremessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squarewhy do you use xmpp instead of matrix?someoneFromInternet@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 8 months agomessage-square66fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredoctorzeromd@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoThat’s the reason I use matrix, I have bridges so that if someone messages me on ANY platform, it guess to matrix and I can respond there. It’s not the best solution, but it’s worked well for me and I like having everything in one app
minus-squaresomeoneFromInternet@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoI thought there were bridges for xmpp too, is that not true?
minus-squarelemmyreader@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoYes, and with fresh new releases of the software. https://www.nicoco.fr/blog/2024/04/09/slidge-first-release/
minus-squaredoctorzeromd@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoYes there are. I haven’t used them in years tho.
minus-squaretoastal@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoXMPP parlance calls it “gateways” https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0100.html
minus-squaredoctorzeromd@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoThere’s a company called Beeper that hosts a server with a bunch of bridges pre-configured.
That’s the reason I use matrix, I have bridges so that if someone messages me on ANY platform, it guess to matrix and I can respond there.
It’s not the best solution, but it’s worked well for me and I like having everything in one app
I thought there were bridges for xmpp too, is that not true?
Yes, and with fresh new releases of the software.
Yes there are. I haven’t used them in years tho.
XMPP parlance calls it “gateways” https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0100.html
Is that possible without self hosting?
There’s a company called Beeper that hosts a server with a bunch of bridges pre-configured.