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While I agree, I think using e-mail as the base is an attempt to compensate for the network effect. While XMPP is clearly superior as a chat protocol, it lacks
by arendtio 6y ago
While I agree, I think using e-mail as the base is an attempt to compensate for the network effect. While XMPP is clearly superior as a chat protocol, it lacks a broad user-base.
With e-mail you can even chat with people who don't have the chat app. Maybe we need an XMPP e-mail bridge ;-)
- comboy 6y agohttps://github.com/sessionbird/xmpp-smtp-gw https://github.com/sessionbird/xmpp-smtp-gw https://github.com/Puppet-Finland/milter-xmpp/ https://github.com/Puppet-Finland/milter-xmpp/ Btw, when I click "open source" link on delta chat website, I may be not the only one expecting to be taken to the source repository instead of definition of what open source is. I found the actual link, just a suggestion.
- gsich 6y agoBridges require non-stop maintenance, because if users "feel" that their messages don't cross the bridge, they won't use it.
- vascocosta 6y agoYes, that's probably the reason, especially the fact that the person on the other side doesn't even need to be aware of Delta Chat. Or maybe we need something like Delta Chat that uses XMPP by default but falls back to email if the recipient doesn't have an XMPP account.