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Re:Is XMPP any good? Also, let's write a client in Tcl, maybe by olah_1 on Saturday April 23, 2022 @03:13PM (#31137419)
> Yet Matrix is gaining traction while XMPP is not

Considering the way in which Matrix spreads unencrypted metadata (even rooms and participants in the rooms, let alone chat events) as far as possible across the network, this traction is quite insidious.

Re:Is XMPP any good? Also, let's write a client in Tcl, maybe by wusspuss on Saturday April 23, 2022 @05:53PM (#31138980)
How much worse than XMPP is Matrix in this regard? On XMPP your and your interlocutor's server can see who you talk to
Re:Is XMPP any good? Also, let's write a client in Tcl, maybe by zaik on Saturday April 23, 2022 @06:23PM (#31139219)
Not a lot better, but in public MUCs your JID is hidden to everyone except the server the MUC is hosted on. Also MUCs can be configured to only send a limited amount of history to new participants.

For this reason I'm somewhat uncomfortable joining Matrix rooms over bridges, since it leaks my XMPP address and participation to everyone forever.