XMPP, a comeback story

Re:XMPP, a comeback story by zamadatix on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @05:27PM (#29259672)

Beeper seemed cool but trying to find out more it just put me on a waitlist. Element One is extremely limited in bridges. Element Home seems better in that regard but still doesn't have a major one for me Google Chat/Hangouts. Neither seems clear on if I can use my personal domain while they host and manage the homeserver+bridges. Element One mentions subdomains and beeper mentions self hosting but neither seem to comment on personal domains which seem a natural fit to use for a federated service.

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Re:XMPP, a comeback story by apfsx on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @11:16PM (#29261925)

I've been so excited for Beeper since the beginning of the year but just like you, I'm on the waitlist and have been for almost 10 months now.

I'm dying to try it, and if it functions how they've described it only makes me want it more. A few weeks back I got an itch and started watching any videos online and came across a few from the founder and their main developer (the one developing all the matrix bridges that I believe even Element One is using? maybe?).

For someone in my situation, if it works its priceless and if they wanted 3x or 4x the monthly fee I'd still be more than okay with it. Hell, I'd pay extra just for early access. I've always struggled to keep up with my communication and a big one for me is iMessage. But aside from that everything else I use for family (WhatsApp,Telegram,FBMessenger), work (Skype,Slack), and friends (iMessage,Discord) is stressful for me everyday switching between all the apps when looking for something, remembering who I need to respond to, switching to phone (I don't use Mac, so iMessage only when I'm actually on my phone which is not often).

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