On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 8:52 AM, Sergey Dobrov <[email protected]> wrote: > On 08/15/2012 09:15 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> I deem blogging a necessary feature and I want to implement it (show me >> your client I would like to see how you are doing). Thinking about the >> implementation the subject of attaching files came up and Out of Band >> data transfer looked like the best solution. >> >> There are a lot of benefits to Out of Bound: >> >> * You don't have to modify existing servers (this is a big plus!) >> >> * You get to use existing file hosting services (there are a lot and can >> provide for more space than xmpp servers) >> >> * You don't have to introduce a new XEP >> > > * You can't unify the uploading process. Or do you know the protocol > which allows you to upload files and obtain the link for it in the > unified way? > > * You are depends on the third-party services and can't guarantee > anything to your users.
The buddycloud people have been working on this problem and have, I think, running code - although I know none of the details. /K
