diff --git a/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/filetransfer/FileTransfer.java b/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/filetransfer/FileTransfer.java
index 9954adf4e..f7c2ad934 100644
--- a/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/filetransfer/FileTransfer.java
+++ b/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/filetransfer/FileTransfer.java
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
  */
 package org.jivesoftware.smackx.filetransfer;
 
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.XMPPException;
+
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 
-import org.jivesoftware.smack.XMPPException;
-
 /**
  * Contains the generic file information and progress related to a particular
  * file transfer.
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ public abstract class FileTransfer {
 		return exception;
 	}
 
+    public String getStreamID() {
+        return streamID;
+    }
+
 	/**
 	 * Cancels the file transfer.
 	 */
diff --git a/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/filetransfer/FileTransferManager.java b/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/filetransfer/FileTransferManager.java
index 8294fbd6f..ddf30509b 100644
--- a/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/filetransfer/FileTransferManager.java
+++ b/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/filetransfer/FileTransferManager.java
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@
  */
 package org.jivesoftware.smackx.filetransfer;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.PacketListener;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.XMPPConnection;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.filter.AndFilter;
@@ -30,9 +27,11 @@ import org.jivesoftware.smack.filter.PacketTypeFilter;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.packet.IQ;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.packet.Packet;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.packet.XMPPError;
-import org.jivesoftware.smack.util.StringUtils;
 import org.jivesoftware.smackx.packet.StreamInitiation;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
 /**
  * The file transfer manager class handles the sending and recieving of files.
  * To send a file invoke the {@link #createOutgoingFileTransfer(String)} method.
@@ -131,12 +130,13 @@ public class FileTransferManager {
 	 * @return The send file object on which the negotiated transfer can be run.
 	 */
 	public OutgoingFileTransfer createOutgoingFileTransfer(String userID) {
-		if (userID == null || StringUtils.parseName(userID).length() <= 0
-				|| StringUtils.parseServer(userID).length() <= 0
-				|| StringUtils.parseResource(userID).length() <= 0) {
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-					"The provided user id was not fully qualified");
-		}
+//        Why is this only accepting fully qualified JID?
+//        if (userID == null || StringUtils.parseName(userID).length() <= 0
+//				|| StringUtils.parseServer(userID).length() <= 0
+//				|| StringUtils.parseResource(userID).length() <= 0) {
+//			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+//					"The provided user id was not fully qualified");
+//		}
 
 		return new OutgoingFileTransfer(connection.getUser(), userID,
 				fileTransferNegotiator.getNextStreamID(),
diff --git a/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/filetransfer/OutgoingFileTransfer.java b/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/filetransfer/OutgoingFileTransfer.java
index f5ef15293..88822fd86 100644
--- a/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/filetransfer/OutgoingFileTransfer.java
+++ b/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/filetransfer/OutgoingFileTransfer.java
@@ -255,6 +255,65 @@ public class OutgoingFileTransfer extends FileTransfer {
 		transferThread.start();
 	}
 
+    /**
+	 * This method handles the stream negotiation process and transmits the file
+	 * to the remote user. It returns immediatly and the progress of the file
+	 * transfer can be monitored through several methods:
+	 *
+	 * <UL>
+	 * <LI>{@link FileTransfer#getStatus()}
+	 * <LI>{@link FileTransfer#getProgress()}
+	 * <LI>{@link FileTransfer#isDone()}
+	 * </UL>
+	 *
+     * @param in the stream to transfer to the remote entity.
+     * @param fileName the name of the file that is transferred
+     * @param fileSize the size of the file that is transferred
+     * @param description a description for the file to transfer.
+	 */
+	public synchronized void sendStream(final InputStream in, final String fileName, final long fileSize, final String description){
+		checkTransferThread();
+
+		transferThread = new Thread(new Runnable() {
+			public void run() {
+                //Create packet filter
+                try {
+					outputStream = negotiateStream(fileName, fileSize, description);
+				} catch (XMPPException e) {
+					handleXMPPException(e);
+					return;
+				}
+				if (outputStream == null) {
+					return;
+				}
+
+                if (!updateStatus(Status.negotiated, Status.in_progress)) {
+					return;
+				}
+				try {
+					writeToStream(in, outputStream);
+				} catch (XMPPException e) {
+					setStatus(FileTransfer.Status.error);
+					setException(e);
+				} finally {
+					try {
+						if (in != null) {
+							in.close();
+						}
+
+						outputStream.flush();
+						outputStream.close();
+					} catch (IOException e) {
+                        /* Do Nothing */
+					}
+				}
+                updateStatus(Status.in_progress, FileTransfer.Status.complete);
+				}
+
+		}, "File Transfer " + streamID);
+		transferThread.start();
+	}
+
 	private void handleXMPPException(XMPPException e) {
 		XMPPError error = e.getXMPPError();
 		if (error != null) {