ejabberd 1.1.2 review

ejabberd is a multi-platform, scalable, distributed, and fault-tolerant XMPP Jabber and XMPP server. Moreover, it supports several

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ejabberd is a multi-platform, scalable, distributed, and fault-tolerant XMPP Jabber and XMPP server.

Moreover, it supports several advanced features such as multi-user chat, IRC transport, publish and subscribe services, Jabber user directory, a Web-based administration interface, an HTTP polling service, SSL and TLS support, LDAP and external authentication.

Here are some key features of "ejabberd":
Multiplatform

Works on most popular platforms. Tested on Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, Mac OS X and Windows NT/2000/XP.

Distributed

You can run ejabberd on a cluster of machines and all of them will serve one Jabber domain. When you want to expand your Jabber server you can simply add a new cheap node to your cluster. So you don't need to buy an expensive high-end machine to support hundreds of concurrent users.

Fault-tolerant

The nodes on the ejabberd cluster share some or all tables in the database, so all the information required for a properly working service will be stored permanently on more than one node. If one of the nodes crashes the other nodes will continue working without disruption. You can also add or replace nodes on the fly.

Easy Setup

ejabberd is built on top of Open Source Erlang/OTP. So you don't need to setup an external database, an external web server, etc because everything is already installed, and ready to run out of the box.
improved in 1.0.0

Virtual Hosts

Several Jabber hosts can be hosted on the same ejabberd instance. As simple as adding a new domain name to the list of hosts in the configuration file.

IPv6 Support

It supports IPv6 both for c2s and s2s.

What's New in This Release:
This version is a major improvement over 1.1.1, improving the overall behaviour of the server in many areas: the LDAP module is now more flexible and more robust; Microsoft SQL Server is now officially supported; it is now possible to limit the number of opened connections for a single user; mod_muc has logging support; and many other improvements and fixes.