"Remko Tronçon" wrote:
> ... which was originally implemented in Psi as a proof-of-concept, but
> never got beyond this stage for privacy reasons. You should keep in
> mind that an IM client runs on a desktop machine, which most probably
> contains a lot of sensitive information. Enabling an IM client to
> expose the file system (even only partially) opens a whole can of
> worms on the security front.
The whole fs is a very bad idea, but I do not see a reason against
exposing /home/dmeyer/shared to the rest of the world. Think of a MUC. I
have a file with some stuff and just post an URI to my internal web
server into the room and everyone can download it.
Dirk
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