Integrating Communications and Merging Messaging via the eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol

摘要

Common problems affecting modern email usage include spam, lack of senderverification, lack of built-in security and lack of message integrity. Thispaper looks at how we can utilise the extensible messaging and presenceprotocol also known as XMPP to, in time, replace email facilities. We presentseveral methods for initiating a transition away from SMTP for email to relyupon the inherent benefits of XMPP with minimal disruption to existing networksand email infrastructure. We look at how a program might be used to open anexisting POP3/IMAP account, scan for messages that can be sent to a XMPPnetwork user, extract the message and then deliver it the XMPP user's client.We show that the system can be implemented and then deployed with a minimum ofhassle and network disruption to demonstrate XMPP as a reliable and fastreplacement for email as we know it today.