+2008-07-15 Badlop <badlop@process-one.net>
+
+ * doc/guide.tex: Improve explanation of option 'hosts' in
+ ejabberd_service
+ * doc/guide.html: Likewise
+
2008-07-14 Badlop <badlop@process-one.net>
* doc/guide.tex: Update what permissions does enable-user grant
used to disable control on the from field on packets send by an
external components. The option can be either <TT>true</TT> or
<TT>false</TT>. The default value is <TT>true</TT> which conforms to <A HREF="http://www.xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0114.html">XEP-0114</A>.
-</DD><DT CLASS="dt-description"><B><TT>{hosts, [Hostnames], [HostOptions]}</TT></B></DT><DD CLASS="dd-description"> This option
-defines one or more hostnames of connected services and enables you to
-specify additional options including <TT>{password, Secret}</TT>.
+</DD><DT CLASS="dt-description"><B><TT>{hosts, [Hostnames], [HostOptions]}</TT></B></DT><DD CLASS="dd-description">
+This option of <TT>ejabberd_service</TT> allows to define one or more hostnames
+of external Jabber components that provide a service.
+In <TT>HostOptions</TT> it is possible to define the password required to those components
+when attempt to connect to ejabberd: <TT>{password, Secret}</TT>.
+Note that you cannot define in a single <TT>ejabberd_service</TT> components of
+different services: add an <TT>ejabberd_service</TT> for each service,
+as seen in an example below.
</DD><DT CLASS="dt-description"><B><TT>http_bind</TT></B></DT><DD CLASS="dd-description">
This option enables HTTP Binding (<A HREF="http://www.xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0124.html">XEP-0124</A> and <A HREF="http://www.xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0206.html">XEP-0206</A>) support. HTTP Bind
enables access via HTTP requests to <TT>ejabberd</TT> from behind firewalls which
ssl, {certfile, "/path/to/ssl.pem"}]},
{5269, ejabberd_s2s_in, []},
{5280, ejabberd_http, [http_poll, web_admin]},
- {5233, ejabberd_service, [{host, "aim.example.org",
+ {5233, ejabberd_service, [{hosts, ["aim.example.org"],
[{password, "aimsecret"}]}]},
{5234, ejabberd_service, [{hosts, ["icq.example.org", "sms.example.org"],
[{password, "jitsecret"}]}]},
- {5235, ejabberd_service, [{host, "msn.example.org",
+ {5235, ejabberd_service, [{hosts, ["msn.example.org"],
[{password, "msnsecret"}]}]},
- {5236, ejabberd_service, [{host, "yahoo.example.org",
+ {5236, ejabberd_service, [{hosts, ["yahoo.example.org"],
[{password, "yahoosecret"}]}]},
- {5237, ejabberd_service, [{host, "gg.example.org",
+ {5237, ejabberd_service, [{hosts, ["gg.example.org"],
[{password, "ggsecret"}]}]},
- {5238, ejabberd_service, [{host, "jmc.example.org",
+ {5238, ejabberd_service, [{hosts, ["jmc.example.org"],
[{password, "jmcsecret"}]}]},
- {5239, ejabberd_service, [{host, "custom.example.org",
+ {5239, ejabberd_service, [{hosts, ["custom.example.org"],
[{password, "customsecret"}]},
{service_check_from, false}]}
]
used to disable control on the from field on packets send by an
external components. The option can be either \term{true} or
\term{false}. The default value is \term{true} which conforms to \xepref{0114}.
- \titem{\{hosts, [Hostnames], [HostOptions]\}} \ind{options!hosts}This option
- defines one or more hostnames of connected services and enables you to
- specify additional options including \poption{\{password, Secret\}}.
+ \titem{\{hosts, [Hostnames], [HostOptions]\}} \ind{options!hosts}
+ This option of \term{ejabberd\_service} allows to define one or more hostnames
+ of external Jabber components that provide a service.
+ In \term{HostOptions} it is possible to define the password required to those components
+ when attempt to connect to ejabberd: \poption{\{password, Secret\}}.
+ Note that you cannot define in a single \term{ejabberd\_service} components of
+ different services: add an \term{ejabberd\_service} for each service,
+ as seen in an example below.
\titem{http\_bind} \ind{options!http\_bind}\ind{protocols!XEP-0206: HTTP Binding}\ind{JWChat}\ind{web-based Jabber client}
This option enables HTTP Binding (\xepref{0124} and \xepref{0206}) support. HTTP Bind
enables access via HTTP requests to \ejabberd{} from behind firewalls which
ssl, {certfile, "/path/to/ssl.pem"}]},
{5269, ejabberd_s2s_in, []},
{5280, ejabberd_http, [http_poll, web_admin]},
- {5233, ejabberd_service, [{host, "aim.example.org",
+ {5233, ejabberd_service, [{hosts, ["aim.example.org"],
[{password, "aimsecret"}]}]},
{5234, ejabberd_service, [{hosts, ["icq.example.org", "sms.example.org"],
[{password, "jitsecret"}]}]},
- {5235, ejabberd_service, [{host, "msn.example.org",
+ {5235, ejabberd_service, [{hosts, ["msn.example.org"],
[{password, "msnsecret"}]}]},
- {5236, ejabberd_service, [{host, "yahoo.example.org",
+ {5236, ejabberd_service, [{hosts, ["yahoo.example.org"],
[{password, "yahoosecret"}]}]},
- {5237, ejabberd_service, [{host, "gg.example.org",
+ {5237, ejabberd_service, [{hosts, ["gg.example.org"],
[{password, "ggsecret"}]}]},
- {5238, ejabberd_service, [{host, "jmc.example.org",
+ {5238, ejabberd_service, [{hosts, ["jmc.example.org"],
[{password, "jmcsecret"}]}]},
- {5239, ejabberd_service, [{host, "custom.example.org",
+ {5239, ejabberd_service, [{hosts, ["custom.example.org"],
[{password, "customsecret"}]},
{service_check_from, false}]}
]