[cantbecool]

So let me get this straight, it works with older XMPP servers, but not modern, up to date versions of said servers?

[Arnt]

No, it doesn't.

Google tore down the federation on purpose, with a configuration change. Rumour has it that it was a spam response.

There's an interesting similar spam campaign going on right now in email, BTW. https://wordtothewise.com/2016/09/ongoing-subscription-form-...