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Richard van der Hoff 2016-06-16 13:53:46 +01:00
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specification/client_server_api.rst
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@ -925,7 +925,9 @@ form ``#friendlyname:server.name``.
As room aliases are scoped to a particular homeserver domain name, it is
likely that a homeserver will reject attempts to maintain aliases on other
domain names. This specification does not provide a way for homeservers to
send update requests to other servers.
send update requests to other servers. However, homeservers MUST handle
``GET`` requests to resolve aliases on other servers; they should do this using
the federation API if necessary.
Rooms store a *partial* list of room aliases via the ``m.room.aliases`` state
event. This alias list is partial because it cannot guarantee that the alias
@ -937,9 +939,6 @@ appears to have a room alias of ``#alias:example.com``, this SHOULD be checked
to make sure that the room's ID matches the ``room_id`` returned from the
request.
Homeservers can respond to resolve requests for aliases on other domains than
their own by using the federation API to ask other domain name homeservers.
{{directory_cs_http_api}}