[Standards] XMPP URI/IRI querytypes

[Peter Saint-Andre]

Zenek wrote:
> Hello, I looked at the XMPP URI/IRI Querytypes in the XMPP registrar a bit and 
> I am wondering why the recvfile 
> (http://www.xmpp.org/registrar/querytypes.html#recvfile) "enables initiation 
> o an _outbound_ file transfer" whereas sendfile 
> (http://www.xmpp.org/registrar/querytypes.html#sendfile) "enables initiation 
> of an _inbound_ file transfer"
> 
> Is there any reason for that?

Hmm. It's all a matter of perspective (like subscription from and 
subscription to in rosters). Consider this:

xmpp:stpeter at jabber.org?recvfile;name=foo.txt

 From your perspective, when you click that link we will enable a 
transfer of foo.txt from me to you. So that is indeed an outbound file 
transfer from the XMPP entity specified by the URI (in this case, the 
entity is stpeter at jabber.org). Perhaps the terms outbound and inbound 
are confusing here, but the important thing is that recvfile means the 
file goes from the entity identified by the URI (me) to the entity that 
accesses the URI (you clicking the link), whereas sendfile means the 
file goes from the entity that accesses the URI (you) to the entity 
identified by the URI (me). I'd be happy to remove the terms outbound 
and inbound entirely.

Peter

-- 
Peter Saint-Andre
XMPP Standards Foundation
http://www.xmpp.org/xsf/people/stpeter.shtml

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