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> ... p2p transfer files ... XMPP seems to be moving away from that as it is impossible to do reliably with the current brokenness of the internet. The current

> ... p2p transfer files ... XMPP seems to be moving away from that as it is impossible to do reliably with the current brokenness of the internet. The current hotness involves uploading the file to the XMPP server and then just providing a https link to the other client(s). The contents can be encrypted but client support is spotty. So sometimes you have to trust the server. Still way better than the old thing. I am personally not at all sad if my IM client can't do audio/video. Just let me send a damn text message and have it come out at the other end reliably.

pmlnr 7y ago
The old skype worked, so not impossible.
qwerty456127 7y ago
> XMPP seems to be moving away from that as it is impossible to do reliably with the current brokenness of the internet. The current hotness involves uploading the file to the XMPP server and then just providing a https link to the other client(s). Could be even more cool if you could just post a file to a group chat and it would be shared via BitTorrent behind the scenes. > I am personally not at all sad if my IM client can't do audio/video. Just let me send a damn text message and have it come out at the other end reliably. I agree. I can hardly see why texting and voice calling is always meant to be done with the same app.