Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga contact presence

[Eugen Dedu <Eugen Dedu pu-pm univ-fcomte fr>]

Mateusz Kaduk wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am on Debian (sid) still using 3.2.1~git20090515. I would like to
> know if this issue was fixed in upcomming 3.2.5.
> The problem is with contact availability status it gets rarely updated if ever.
>
> How does ekiga server determinate if user is still online? Are there
> any ping-pong requests send ?
> My girlfriend turns off ekiga, but I still see her online, when I come
> back I try calling, after restarting ekiga this status is updated.
>
> How long it takes to update user status in a normal working case ? Is
> it a bug or just design ?

If I remember correctly, when a person quits ekiga, there is no update 
sent on the server.  However, the server (or the client) periodically 
(15 min I think) sends info to remote party about the presence.  So, 
when a person quits ekiga, it will take at most 15 min to update his 
presence.

Quitting ekiga does not send an update because people wanted that ekiga 
finishes fast.  I still think that it is better that ekiga sends an 
update and waits for the answer, even if it takes a 1-3 seconds.  The 
proper fix would be to hide that from the user, for ex. when the user 
quits the GUI finishes, but not the program.

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Eugen