Hello Fabian
Thanks for your response.
> > So, there are two things that are needed:
> >
> > 1) Transfer of the image content. This can be done in various ways.
> > 2) The receiver needs to understand the context, i.e. that the image
> > should be displayed in the chat window (not saved to file, shown in a
> > popup window, etc.)
> >
> > What solutions are available? I know I can solve this using XHTML-IM
> > (XEP-0071) and HTTP over XMPP (XEP-0332), if both are supported on both
> > clients. XHTML-IM allows me to include an <IMG> tag with a link to the
> > image using the httpx URI scheme (HTTP over XMPP). This scheme defines
> > where the image can be gotten, and negotiates how the image is to be
> > transferred. What I wanted to know is, are there any other alternatives?
>
> maybe the easiest way would be to use XEP-0363 (HTTP File upload) and
> then use XEP-0066 (Out of Band Data).
>
> As you mentioned, you could then also use XEP-0071 (XHTML-IM) instead of
> XEP-0066, but personally I would always prefer XEP-0066 and leave it up
> to the client implementation to decide how to display the file.
>
That would require uploading the image to a third party, in this case an HTTP
server. That is undesireable. The image should be considered private and shared
only between the two communicating parties.
I conclude that there are no other ways than by using XHTML-IM and HTTP over
XMPP.
Best regards,Peter Waher
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