@_elena I might have missed an update but: how'd it go?

@_elena I really need to look at trying #Deltachat, maybe I'll be more successful getting family to try it, than with Signal

@_elena Are you planning to make impressions/review video as well by chance? 😏

@_elena

Just yesterday, I got my 90yo mother onboard @delta chat, joining the rest of my family (we all switched over from Signal a few months back)
She lives alone, independently, and has used email for 2x/day wellness checks for a decade.

I quipped “technically, it’s still email” as she opened up the app. You could see the gears turning in her head.

“So… there’s no spam?”

“Cryptographically impossible” I assured her.

@_elena the QR barcode scanning and displaying features are underrated, for sharing contacts. Can quickly add a contact with a friend IRL, say over coffee. Note: WhatsApp, Signal and Conversations ( #XMPP) also have this.

@_elena try something old new - XMPP.

Standardized protocol, solid, extensible, secure.

XMPP is the future.

https://xmpp.org

@_elena hello from a friendly Delta Chat team member based in Paris 😉 Great to know you're testing the app! Let me know if you run into any issues.

@_elena Calling feature is comming. As you are trying it do some testing in the way to contribute to the project.
https://support.delta.chat/t/help-testing-upcoming-delta-chat-release-with-calls/4220

@_elena ciao Elena! I'm trying it out. Possiamo parlare un po' in italiano? A dopo!

https://i.delta.chat/#7F63B0E289CFF46654E2C7781FB4892FB6668C2B&a=qs2y5a4n8%40nine.testrun.org&n=eza.81&i=dpOW8perhexlpiEzabUS464N&s=0tpsgIa8rX7i2f8DG_8wkU9p

@_elena
Keep us posted!
I might make one to try aswell

Wanna be my pen pal?

@_elena
I personally think it's the most recommendable chat app for the future. Sad that so few people use it regularly. The UX is already pretty awesome imo and WebXDC apps are simply a killer feature. It constantly improves and the team is full of great activists.

https://i.delta.chat/#1479E74526622ADAEB7C0DCBCA6FC86184DAEA80&a=ada%40hackstub.eu&n=&i=sCm11XKgnoSSmh967m9l1ZJ0&s=75pC1LSu5fAwq1IO_xyl_3i2

@_elena Hope it goes well.

One thing that you might want to be careful about, is that on #DeltaChat there’s no admins, and anyone can delete everyone’s messages.

@stefano @_elena Yeah, it‘s great that it works, but from my testing the delays are just a lot longer and it‘s subject to spam filtering possibly messing with things.

LX zone sounds interesting, I‘ll be curious to read about your attempts!

@stefano @_elena I was also looking at it. The config files all seem to be in the repository. Plus they are using a forked dovecot with one patch.

So should be doable on a different system with some trial and error. How much work it would be to maintain would be another question.

@stefano @_elena I‘m a bit disappointed that the only supported chatmail setup is their automated install on a Debian VM. Some OS diversity would be pretty nice here.