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2026-04-23 20:59 UTC

@lumi@snug.moe @mollyim@fosstodon.org possibly interested in collaborating on this but also possibly hoping to extend my work into an anonymous networking protocol to displace IP and not sure which API surface to cut at for that yet that would serve the purpose of group messaging

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@lumi@snug.moe 2026-04-23 21:04

@hipsterelectron@circumstances.run @mollyim@fosstodon.org very interesting ideas :D instant messaging protocols have been a special interest of mine for a long time now. i've mostly done deep dives in how xmpp, matrix, deltachat and simplex work. i used to develop xmpp software in a previous life from all of my flip-flopping on what i think the best model is, i have settled on that i think the point-to-point model is likely best for dms and small groups. keep the server as dumb as possible. in small groups where the participants trust one-another, the threat model does not need to be very paranoid towards whoever is in it (but does for attackers outside of it, ofc) for bigger spaces, i like what xmpp muc and irc do, where one server is the focal point of the room and coordinates everything. i do like xmpp a bit more here as the server you are on kinda acts like a bouncer ended up just rambling a bit, eheh :3 a general purpose overlay network would also be very nice

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