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 <[email protected]>
An: [email protected]
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 <[email protected]>
was claimed to have wrote:

>Jo-Erlend Schinstad <[email protected]> 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.

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