Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:06:18 +0200 Goffi <go...@goffi.org> wrote: > why wouldn't file transfer work offline or with MUC ? We just need a > way to request a file with an uri.
We definitely need to transfer files with MUCs (think of lolcats in chats). Regarding offline: sometimes I want to send a lolcat to my offline friend and go sleep. That's a pretty common usage. This is a situation when we cannot negotiate. > jid auth validation is a clear big advantage over random url. It depends. > jingle is adopted in several clients as far as I know: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingle_(protocol) Most implementations are buggy as hell and almost unusable. And I'm not saying about poor user interface, but that's a whole different story.