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XMPP server that does or - even better - run your own XMPP server for you and
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XMPP server that does or - even better - run your own XMPP server for you and
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your friends.
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your friends.
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These XEPs are - as of now:
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These XEPs are - as of now:
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* XEP-0065: SOCKS5 Bytestreams - or rather mod_proxy65. Will be used to tranfer files if both parties are behind a firewall (NAT).
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* XEP-0065: SOCKS5 Bytestreams - or rather mod_proxy65. Will be used to transfer files if both parties are behind a firewall (NAT).
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* XEP-0138: Stream Compression saves bandwith
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* XEP-0138: Stream Compression saves bandwidth
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* XEP-0163: Personal Eventing Protocol for avatars
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* XEP-0163: Personal Eventing Protocol for avatars
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* XEP-0198: Stream Management allows XMPP to survive small network outages and changes of the underlying TCP connection.
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* XEP-0198: Stream Management allows XMPP to survive small network outages and changes of the underlying TCP connection.
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* XEP-0280: Message Carbons which automatically syncs the messages you send to
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* XEP-0280: Message Carbons which automatically syncs the messages you send to
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your desktop client and thus allows you to switch seamlessly from your mobile
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your desktop client and thus allows you to switch seamlessly from your mobile
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client to your desktop client and back within one conversation.
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client to your desktop client and back within one conversation.
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* XEP-0237: Roster Versioning mainly to save bandwith on poor mobile connections
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* XEP-0237: Roster Versioning mainly to save bandwidth on poor mobile connections
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##Contributors
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##Contributors
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(In order of appearance)
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(In order of appearance)
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[![Donate with PayPal](https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donate_LG.gif)](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=CW3SYT3KG5PDL)
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**Disclaimer:** I'm not a huge fan of PayPal and their business policies. For larger
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**Disclaimer:** I'm not a huge fan of PayPal and their business policies. For larger
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contributons please get in touch with me beforehand and we can talk about bank
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contributions please get in touch with me beforehand and we can talk about bank
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transfer (SEPA).
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transfer (SEPA).
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My Bitcoin Address is: 1NxSU1YxYzJVDpX1rcESAA3NJki7kRgeeu
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My Bitcoin Address is: 1NxSU1YxYzJVDpX1rcESAA3NJki7kRgeeu
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XMPP like email for example is a federated protocol which means that there is
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XMPP like email for example is a federated protocol which means that there is
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not one company you can create your 'official xmpp account' with but there are
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not one company you can create your 'official xmpp account' with but there are
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hundreds or even thousands of provider out there. To find one use a web search
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hundreds or even thousands of provider out there. To find one use a web search
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engine of your choice. Or maybe your univeristy has one. Or you can run your own.
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engine of your choice. Or maybe your university has one. Or you can run your own.
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Or ask a friend to run one. Once you found one you can use Conversations to
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Or ask a friend to run one. Once you found one you can use Conversations to
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create an account. Just select 'register new account on server' within the
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create an account. Just select 'register new account on server' within the
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create account dialog.
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create account dialog.
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address book but also doesn’t require you to copy past Jabber ID from one app to
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address book but also doesn’t require you to copy past Jabber ID from one app to
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another.
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another.
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####Where can I see the status of my contacts? How can I set a status or priority
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####Where can I see the status of my contacts? How can I set a status or priority
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Status are a horrible metric. Setting them manually to a proper value rarly
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Status are a horrible metric. Setting them manually to a proper value rarely
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works because users are either lazy or just forget about them. Setting them
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works because users are either lazy or just forget about them. Setting them
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automatically does not provide quality results either. Keyboard or mouse
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automatically does not provide quality results either. Keyboard or mouse
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activity as indicator for example fails when the user is just looking at
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activity as indicator for example fails when the user is just looking at
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messages are being read. This is no longer necessary. With Chat Markers
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messages are being read. This is no longer necessary. With Chat Markers
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(XEP-0333, supported by Conversations since 0.4) we have the ability to **know**
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(XEP-0333, supported by Conversations since 0.4) we have the ability to **know**
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whether or not your messages are being read.
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whether or not your messages are being read.
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Similar things can be said for priorites. In the past priorties have been used
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Similar things can be said for priorities. In the past priorities have been used
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(By servers, not by clients!) to route your messages to one specific client.
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(By servers, not by clients!) to route your messages to one specific client.
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With carbon messages (XEP-0280, supported by Conversations since 0.1) this is no
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With carbon messages (XEP-0280, supported by Conversations since 0.1) this is no
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longer necessary. Using priorities to route OTR messages isn't pratical either
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longer necessary. Using priorities to route OTR messages isn't pratical either
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because they are not changeable on the fly. Metrics like last active client
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because they are not changeable on the fly. Metrics like last active client
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(the client which sent the last message) are much better.
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(the client which sent the last message) are much better.
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Unfortunatly these modern replacements for legacy XMPP features are not widely
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Unfortunately these modern replacements for legacy XMPP features are not widely
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adopted. However Conversations should be an instant messenger for the future and
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adopted. However Conversations should be an instant messenger for the future and
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instead of making Conversations compatible with the past we should work on
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instead of making Conversations compatible with the past we should work on
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implementing new, improved technologies into other XMPP clients as well.
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implementing new, improved technologies into other XMPP clients as well.
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To use openpgp you have to install the opensource app OpenKeychain (www.openkeychain.org) and then long press on the account in manage accounts and choose renew PGP announcement from the contextual menu.
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To use openpgp you have to install the opensource app OpenKeychain (www.openkeychain.org) and then long press on the account in manage accounts and choose renew PGP announcement from the contextual menu.
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####How does the encryption for conferences work?
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####How does the encryption for conferences work?
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For conferences the only supported encryption method is OpenPGP. (OTR does not
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For conferences the only supported encryption method is OpenPGP. (OTR does not
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work with multiple participents.) Every participant has to announce their
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work with multiple participants.) Every participant has to announce their
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OpenPGP key. (See answer above). If you would like to send encrypted messages to
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OpenPGP key. (See answer above). If you would like to send encrypted messages to
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a conference you have to make sure that you have every participant's public key
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a conference you have to make sure that you have every participant's public key
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in your OpenKeychain. Right now there is no check in Conversations to ensure
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in your OpenKeychain. Right now there is no check in Conversations to ensure
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steps to reproduce.
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Always mention whether you are running the latest Play Store version or the
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Always mention whether you are running the latest Play Store version or the
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current HEAD.
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current HEAD.
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If you are having problems connecting to your XMPP server your file tranfer
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If you are having problems connecting to your XMPP server your file transfer
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doesn’t work as expected please always include a logcat debug output with your
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doesn’t work as expected please always include a logcat debug output with your
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issue. (See above)
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issue. (See above)
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