Using a plugin wouldn't be the problem, writing it first is. I was hoping that someone else might have already done it, but from the comments so far I'm pretty sure nobody did :-). I don't need it badly enough to start with the coding, so I'll stick to the showmyip.com solution for now.
Thanks, -Nikolaus ChO₂ <chemistrydiox...@quantentunnel.de> writes: > If you really need this, you could write an XEP and a plugin to do this, > but then both users will need to use the plugin in order to see each > other's IP. > > -------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- > Von: Dave Warren <li...@hireahit.com> > An: support@pidgin.im > Betreff: Re: Get IP of XMPP Buddy > Datum: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:45:09 -0700 > Mailer: Forte Agent 5.00/32.1171 > > On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:34:04 -0400, Nikolaus Rath <nikol...@rath.org> > was claimed to have wrote: > >>Jo-Erlend Schinstad <joerlend.schins...@gmail.com> writes: >>> That would be a very, very, strange feature of the XMPP protocol. >> >>Why is that? > > Because it isn't necessary, and doesn't directly benefit the user in any > specific way. > >>As has already been mentioned, this is essential to set up >>direct connections for file-transfer, video, speech etc. > > Yes, and in those cases the IP will be exchanged if it's known. Since > it's not needed for chat, it isn't disclosed. > > _______________________________________________ > Support mailing list > Support@pidgin.im > http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support -Nikolaus -- »Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a Banana.« PGP fingerprint: 5B93 61F8 4EA2 E279 ABF6 02CF A9AD B7F8 AE4E 425C _______________________________________________ Support mailing list Support@pidgin.im http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support