Sandra“add opportunity to create the bridge not only from the matrix but from the xmpp conference too” is listed under “future plans” 💔
Also log4j shenanigans. But I’ll add a link to it, thank you.
J. C. Hammons@Sandra I understand now. You want to be able to initiate the bridge outside of Matrix.
In other words, I want to be able to use a normal email, IRC, or XMPP client (either is fine, listed in order of fave (email) to least fave (XMPP)) to join any Matrix room or talk to any Matrix user. (Willing to install a gateway server to do so, and even register an account (manually or through autopuppeting). The point is that I wanna use the cozy comforts of my familiar clients.)
There are many bridges that work in the other direction, that lets Matrix users join our rooms (if they’re willing to jump through hoops and install bridges and register accounts, but they at least get to use the cozy comfort of their favorite Matrix clients). That’s great for them. I’m looking for the reverse.
(Not particularly urgently, which is why I’m not working on one myself.)
@jch One of the reasons I am looking for the reverse is that I (misunderstandingly?) thought that that was one of the promises of Matrix, as it was for XMPP and its wonderful gateways. Unfortunately, [insert xkcd standards here].
@Sandra It would be nice to make nonsensical services like 'linktr.ee' irrelevant by integrating WebFinger so you could just look up my e-mail address and find everywhere else I'm active.