Delta Chat – decentralized chat via email

Re:Delta Chat – decentralized chat via email by buster on Monday January 25, 2021 @03:35AM (#25900855)

Yes, i'd guess a simple message might start at around 1kB and in a chat application you probably never exceed 2kB. Considering the massive amount of data i can store on even the cheapest smart phone, the available bandwidth even under bad conditions, i'd say, that's a totally acceptable size. It could be less for sure, but it's not bad.

And it's plain text, so storage is not even a problem, it's easily compressed!

Now, don't let me compare 1kB data download to visiting a website and all the crapload i download for the simplest webpage nowadays...

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Re:Delta Chat – decentralized chat via email by beagle3 on Monday January 25, 2021 @06:05AM (#25901873)

I agree, in the grand scheme of everything internet/web, it’s not even a rounding error. And yet, the 2000% overhead is viscerally bothering me.

I’m not even saying “there must be a better way” - it is quite possible that there isn’t given the politics involved and the incumbents. Delta is usable, today, with everyone; no need for buy in from your addressees.

But, it still hurts.

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Re:Delta Chat – decentralized chat via email by buster on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @04:36PM (#25921360)

Yep. Actually, i've used it now with some friends and it works very well. Part of them is only using email, 2 are using the apps.

Two quirks: 1. Of course your mail provider needs to have IMAP enabled (some corporate outlook/exchange installations do not). 2. It could be a problem if you mail provider has a limit on maximum mails per day. I've not experienced that problem, but still..

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