This page contains the XMPP features of Monal ( currently 2.0.7).
Connection:
- Direct connection
- Connection over VPN
- Connection with new style SSL (using start TLS ). This works on any port.
- Connection with old style SSL. Force this by setting port to 5223. A future release will have old style allowed on any port.
- Connection without SSL
- SSL with self signed certificates (this is automatic)
- DNS SRV record discovery
Authentication Mechanisms:
- SASL Plain
- SASL Digest-MD5
- Legacy Authentication (XEP-0078)
Presence:
- Download contact’s icon
- Download contact’s full name
- Retrieve messages sent while user was offline
- Update contact’s status
- Set own status message
- Invisible mode
- Set away
- Update status message with currently playing iPod song
Contact list:
- View currently online contacts
- View offline contacts
- Add a new contact
- Remove a contact
- Authorize others adding you to their contact list
- Search for users on server and add to contact list (XEP-0055)
Conversation:
- landscape and all orientations for all windows
- Full log of past conversations
- Sound,vibrate on new message. Sound cannot be changed in this version
- Emoticons
- Links are detected and open in safari when clicked
- Join multiple user chat (MUC)
- 2 pane iPad view
Multi tasking:
- Multi tasking until app is closed or user logs out (3GS and up normally, 3G and up when jailbroken)
- Notification of new message when phone is locked ( all iOS devices)
- Notification of new messages when running in the background in iOS4
Jingle:
- Jingle VOIP requires real IP. Does not have STUN and NAT traversal yet.
Misc:
- iTunes file transfer