someoneFromInternet@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 7 months agowhy do you use xmpp instead of matrix?message-squaremessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up180arrow-down1message-squarewhy do you use xmpp instead of matrix?someoneFromInternet@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 7 months agomessage-square74fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredoctorzeromd@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-27 months agoThat’s the reason I use matrix, I have bridges so that if someone messages me on ANY platform, it goes 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-squaredoctorzeromd@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoThere’s a company called Beeper that hosts a server with a bunch of bridges pre-configured.
minus-squaresomeoneFromInternet@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoI thought there were bridges for xmpp too, is that not true?
minus-squaredoctorzeromd@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoYes there are. I haven’t used them in years tho.
minus-squaretoastal@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoXMPP parlance calls it “gateways” https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0100.html
minus-squarelemmyreader@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoYes, and with fresh new releases of the software. https://www.nicoco.fr/blog/2024/04/09/slidge-first-release/
That’s the reason I use matrix, I have bridges so that if someone messages me on ANY platform, it goes 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
Is that possible without self hosting?
There’s a company called Beeper that hosts a server with a bunch of bridges pre-configured.
I thought there were bridges for xmpp too, is that not true?
Yes there are. I haven’t used them in years tho.
XMPP parlance calls it “gateways” https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0100.html
Yes, and with fresh new releases of the software.