MSRP/HTTP file transfer

A method performed by a communications infrastructure, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a rich communications services (RCS) server of the communications infrastructure, a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) message from a sending device, the HTTP message comprising a link to at least one HTTP file and specifying a receiving device;
• locating, with the RCS server, the receiving device in a file type database comprised of one or more file type compatibilities associated with user devices;
• determining, with the RCS server, that the receiving device is a message session relay protocol (MSRP) enabled device based at least in part on the file type database;
• dividing, with the RCS server or a file server, the at least one HTTP file into a plurality of data packets;
• and
• sending, with the RCS server or the file server, an MSRP request to the receiving device, the MSRP request comprising the plurality of data packets and specifying the receiving device.

A rich communication services (RCS) server comprising:

• one or more processors;
• one or more communication connections;
• and
• one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed on the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors of the RCS server to perform actions comprising:
• receiving a message of a first file type from a sending device, the message comprising content and specifying a receiving device;
• locating the receiving device in a file type database comprised of one or more file type compatibilities associated with user devices;
• determining based at least in part on the file type database, a file type compatibility of the receiving device;
• modifying the message from the first file type to a second file type based on the file type compatibility of the receiving device;
• and
• sending to the receiving device, a message of the second file type comprising at least the content and specifying the receiving device.