Server side history and SaaS frontends is the biggest misfeature of all the modern chat services. (and corresponding lack of client side history logging) Every

Server side history and SaaS frontends is the biggest misfeature of all the modern chat services. (and corresponding lack of client side history logging) Every single time I have to join one of these new chat systems I have to figure out ways to copy the archive of messages on the platform over their often private http APIs. There's no way I can use a chat service for business communication without having an archive of communication. If you join a foreign workspace you don't even have an export option (or it's surely is well hidden). With XMPP/IRC clients, you can at least log locally and don't have to deal with bloated webapps you can't even control the basics on like disabling typing notifications, or online status tracking.