LogJam porting question: prop_xpost_check

[unixronin]

I'm working on an update to Evan Martin's LogJam client to support the metadata and tag changes on Dreamwidth. I have it mostly ready to go, apart from a few site-specific issues like the cut and user tags, but I'm running into a problem with prop_xpost_check. When I submit a test post that attempts to set the prop_xpost_check property, the submission fails with an 'invalid metadata' error. Is the auto-crossposting feature intended to be usable by remote clients, or is it available only when submitting through the web interface?

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Re: LogJam porting question: prop_xpost_check

[piranha]

the crossposting feature is only available through the web interface.

there was a discussion on why this is so, but i can't put my fingers on it right now, it's not in the metabug description.

however, you can institute multiposting from the client itself; i believe that's what was part of the discussion (which would also avoid loops).

[mark]

What piranha said.

I have nothing against making crossposting available to clients, it just isn't yet. Do you think that it's something that would be particularly useful for clients?

[silveradept]

After finding out a bit about the crossposter limitation, I'd like to register another vote of support for clients being able to engage the crossposter. Part of why I came over to DW is because I thought, assuming that I could log-in to the DW server and post using my client (Logjam), then the server would merrily propagate my post back to LJ, so that I wasn't abandoning people being able to see my posts if they stayed with LJ instead of jumping over.

Now, if I could just manage to do something else with DW that's unrelated to crossposting, I'd be a happy camper.