Keeping your chats secure is a good idea, but end-to-end encryption is just the beginning of the list of options to consider when picking a messaging app.
    • unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de
      4·
      4 months ago

      What I dislike about XMPP is that the client ecosystem is definitely weaker than DeltaChat. DeltaChat “just works”, and it works incredibly similar and efficient across devices.

      But yes, I wouldn’t mind if the world used XMPP instead, honestly.

    • socsa@piefed.socialEnglish
      2·
      4 months ago

      It also just gets blocked by autocratic firewalls. Deltachat is clutch because it can theoretically run on top of any email host so it’s way more difficult to block.

        • socsa@piefed.socialEnglish
          1·
          4 months ago

          China will definitely block xmpp on any port. I know this because I have tested this very specifically from my own server. It lasted about a day and a dozen messages before it was blocked, and the box got absolutely slammed with vulnerability scans.

            • socsa@piefed.socialEnglish
              1·
              4 months ago

              I can almost guarantee you they are using it through a VPN or they have a western SIM card. If not I’d love to know what server they use, as I’ve tested this a bunch of times on several public and private servers and it’s always the same result. If it isn’t blocked on day 1 it will be blocked quickly.