„Uh-oh“ ist zurück: Fanprojekt will ICQ-Messenger wiederbeleben
Der Kult-Messenger ICQ kehrt als inoffizielles Fanprojekt zurück, inklusive UINs, Kontaktliste und „Uh-oh“-Sound. Über die Betreiber ist wenig bekannt.
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#InstantMessaging #IT #Windows #Windows #news
Don't rely on RCS!
Unfortunately, #RCS is worse than #SMS. (It used to be worse than #CVS, but that was something completely different.)
#FreeSoftware operating systems can easily support SMS and even #MMS, e.g. with #ModemManager. RCS is completely locked into #BigTech #duopoly Google + Apple and cannot be supported by #Mobian or free Android flavours.
Use #RFC6120 instead. Open, free, #standardised, federated #InstantMessaging for all!
there is always #matrix but from my experience it is way heavier than xmpp. OMEMO, the XMPP E2E thing, is/was based on the Signal (Axolotl) crypto protocol and probably doesn't work way worse than what Matrix gives you in that regard.
Maybe do a research on any audit findings or analysis's of the ecosystem and its parts too.
Both have ample selection on servers and clients these days.
Give both a try.
#xmpp #omemo #axolotl #e2ee #e2e #matrix #selfhosing #decentralized #instantmessaging
Question for the community. How's y'all's experience with various Instant Messaging services? I don't use discord except with some of my friends, and I'm trying to get away, as it seems to be going the way of enshittification.
I've used Matrix before, and I'm aware of some of the technical annoyances as a user. Does it tend to have good community (like, among gay nerdy Mastodon folks at least?). What about the other options, like XMPP clients, or like Delta Chat or something?
I believe I've even heard (i might be wrong) that IRC 3 allows for asynchronous texting, so you don't have to be online in order to keep receiving messages that you can read later? Is this a thing? Everytime I look this up, I can't find any good info one way or the other.
Even if there's no community, I'm curious what y'all think has the potential to become a somewhat ubiquitous technology among folks on Fedi? I wanna see more Instant Messaging online in these spaces.
#askFedi #texting #discord #xmpp #irc #matrix #element #instantMessaging #software
Taken at OggCamp 2026. Slides available here: codeberg.org/chewie/OggCamp-20…
The audience question and answers section was not recorded for privacy reasons.
👍 for #Jabber, the #fediverse of #chat since 1999 😉
Btw. TeleGuard is in my #instantMessaging chart: mov.im/blog/debacle/76bf90a4-5…
I first installed an XMPP server back when it was Jabber over 20 years ago, and I remember chatting to people on Google Talk, before they decided to do their own thing. Having just installed Prosody (#XMPP) and Tuwunel (#Matrix) servers, both of which are excellent, I am personally of the opinion that XMPP is a lot more sensible.
New design sets a high standard for post-quantum readiness.Dan Goodin (Ars Technica)
Decentralized chat. Contribute to positive-intentions/chat development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
🪦 Skype is soon going to be no more: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-…. For a proprietary app, it has done its job and lived a long 21-year life. Do you remember when MSN Messenger was replaced by Skype?
Meanwhile, some of my favourite IRC and XMPP-based IM tools from the '90s are still going strong in OSS land. Some can even handle 4K video calls without a hitch nowadays... unlike Microsoft Teams. Go figure. 🤷♂️
#Skype #XMPP #IRC #InstantMessaging #OpenSource #Technology
We will be retiring Skype in May 2025 to focus on Microsoft Teams (free), our modern communications and collaboration hub. Learn more.Jeff Teper (Microsoft 365 Blog)
I've created an account on the matrix.org instant messaging server!
Here are a few features:
- Linux (desktop) and UbuntuTouch (phone) operating system support
- End-to-end encryption
- No phone number or email required
- Decentralized servers and clients
- Open protocols
- Open source implementations of servers and clients (maybe also foss?)
My username is: neptune22:matrix.org
#foss #opensource #openprotocol #matrix #matrixorg #endtoend #encryption #security #privacy #instantmessaging #introduction
#InstantMessaging picks of the day (continued):
The account below is a discussion group. Follow it to see its discussions in your timeline, mention the group to post to it. (More info about how to use Fediverse groups: fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on…)
➡️ @xmpp - Discussion group about XMPP
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS PART OF THE THREAD, IT MIGHT SPAM THE GROUP.
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