Notices tagged with deltachat

We are testing #deltachat with 8 users since Friday with a self hosted server.

The experience is excellent and people are happy, especially with secondary device setup.

So far we ran into a few small issues.

- one user had pushes on one device delayed (its push. Remember apples guarantees on delivery…)
- a gif didn’t post but only the first frame (iOS)
- taking a photo doesn’t add it to the message, using the gallery works (Android)

Ecco la registrazione della riunione didattica con il NaLUG sulle chat libere, decentralizzate e private del 5 aprile.

:peertube: Peertube: https://videos.gianmarco.gg/w/vFhxYn2T4JZ3npHXuSD4vv
Odysee: https://odysee.com/@gianmarcogg03:e/riunionechat:e
YouTube: https://youtu.be/BLL_pFtEju4

#Linux #FreeSoftware #SoftwareLibero #LibreSoftware #Privacy #InstantMessenger #Matrix #XMPP #Signal #DeltaChat #SimpleXChat #SimpleX #Decentralized

Sabato 5 aprile parlerò ad una riunione didattica con il #NaLUG riguardo le piattaforme di #chat libere e #opensource, decentralizzate e private. Maggiori informazioni qui sulla riunione e su dove si terrà: https://www.nalug.tech/nalugunina-sabato-5-aprile-2025/.

#Linux #FreeSoftware #SoftwareLibero #LibreSoftware #Privacy #InstantMessenger #Matrix #XMPP #Signal #DeltaChat #SimpleXChat #SimpleX #Decentralized

Currently testing our new #chatmail server.

WE LOVE IT!

Thanks @delta
It's so simple!

A new project is underway and Chatmail (DeltaChat) will probably be part of it (still testing).

Coming from Matrix, it is a blessing that these options are finally available (see picture)!

#email #messenger #digitalprivacy #privacy #project #OpenSource #digitalsovereignty #deltachat

@feld
Thank you for your text about #DeltaChat bots. The article helped me a lot to quickly program the basis for a bot.

@delta I keep trying other messengers, including xmpp which I also love, but keep coming back to #deltachat it's so snappy, clean and I never have any issues with keys/encryption ... it just works!

Hello Fediverse! #introduction

dComms is a project by eQualitie that provides a curated and secure deployment of decentralized communication tools for civil society including #Mastodon #Peertube #Element #DeltaChat etc. #dComms creates small-world networks for reliable communications in low-bandwidth environments, resistant to censorship and shutdowns.

We are now actively working on server deployments in partnership with NGOs in 5 countries and help local communities #migrate to the Fediverse

@reallylazybear I hate to be the bringer of bad news, but you are bound to get problems, it seems they require you to re-connect with the phone from time to time, it seems it doesn't really support multi-device without a dependency on a main device, for an app that has good multi-device without phone numbers check #ArcaneChat (https://arcanechat.me) and #DeltaChat

for problems with signal multi-device see:
https://framapiaf.org/@jeeynet/114177155835278699

#Signal took a huge bet that running on US big-tech toxic infrastructure is fine because its groundbreaking and industry-shaping cryptography is crafted to neutralize it and keep users safe.

But is it really feasible to live on toxic infrastructure in the longer run?

#deltachat rather takes a bet on the massive e-mail server network and interoperable protocols, and on #chatmail servers which enforce message encryption and metadata-minimization.

Delta is for when centralization turns sour.

@geopolitics26

> Europe needs independence from the US [...]
> Whatsapp> signal

Signal is from US, and operates in AWS servers...
take a look at #ArcaneChat https://arcanechat.me
and #DeltaChat https://delta.chat

Did not know this, but you don't need to care about up reputation for #deltachat. 🤯 Makes complete sense why, as it's not using email like a regular email Case in point, very much still outstanding. 😎

https://delta.chat

@feld @delta I thought the blog post was good, and two points really stuck out:
1) For ease of adding contacts, since you can scan barcodes between smartphones, Deltachat might as well be another Signal or WhatsApp (for how convenient this is). I had to admit that scanning a barcode to add a contact is becoming more commonplace by the day - kudos to #deltachat for supporting it.
2) When migration to another server was mentioned as being so easy, thanks to AEAP - "Advanced Email Address Porting" - that seriously blew my mind. I jumped out of my chair and exclaimed something to the effect of "shut the front door!"

@feld another point people miss: unlike on #Signal, #WhatsApp, #Telegram, etc where there is a central server watching all the social graphs of the whole network, in #DeltaChat and other decentralized platforms like #XMPP what a server can see is pretty limited and fragmented, We started talking about activists btw, and having the freedom to choose a server instead a central server potentially collaborating with your enemy is a killer feature

@k3fnb @VeroniqueB99 @SrRochardBunson

@k3fnb just because #DeltaChat uses the email protocol you are making some wrong assumptions that only apply to classic email, sure if you go doing activism using #gmail that is not safe, but to use Delta Chat, you don't need to provide ANY personal data / metadata and hence can't leak metadata, you can create an anonymous account for a protest and throw it away afterwards, if cops get your phone they get random contacts not phone numbers unlike in #Signal etc.

@SrRochardBunson @VeroniqueB99

Decentralizers, attention! :)

Last #deltachat releases introduced stable #p2p group membership not found in any other messenger. Members can add/remove peers also while being offline, and when everything comes online again, everyone has the same consistent membership view. We formalized and ran a simulation model using #TLA+ (invented by Leslie Lamport of vector clock fame):

https://github.com/chatmail/models/tree/main/group-membership

and a complementary #pytest model with more corner cases tested here:

https://github.com/chatmail/models/blob/main/gmc/test_gmc.py

@feld @collectifission @davidbenque @sirjofri #deltachat for many years did not have push notifications on android and worked fine on most phones. In some cases people had to enable a permanent background notification to keep IDLE alive. But most often, messages are received in the background on Android without push.