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NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 3 months agoOkay, but can’t it be an optional feature? I’d like it if a new device could download message history from an old device by having both online at the same time.
randombullet@programming.dev 3 months ago
Optional how so? It’s a rotating key. Unless you have all of those keys to export into your computer, then you’ll be stuck with the current synced key.
JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 months ago
I don’t see why the current key can’t encrypt old messages and send those. I admit I might be missing something obvious though. Maybe something like not wanting to accidentally leak old messages? As in it’s less attack surface or something?
Natanael@slrpnk.net 3 months ago
You can still push old message history to your other devices, you can re-encrypt
randombullet@programming.dev 3 months ago
No shit. I’ll need to look into this. Thanks for learning me up.
Natanael@slrpnk.net 3 months ago
Matrix does it this way