Post #375484

2026-02-15 03:40 UTC

I am super impressed. Last night I switched my #deltachat relay server to one I found running in Japan. It was simple. I didn&#39;t have to re-invite any of my connections. Everything just worked. This ability is really a big deal and I&#39;m surprised it is not being talked about more loudly. Not only is Delta Chat decentralized, but you can easily recover from a relay server shutting down without losing contacts. This is even better than Mastodon&#39;s migration feature.

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@36pickledeggs@famichiki.jp 2026-02-15 07:47

I guess the one thing I'm unsure about is whether this still works with connections that happen to be on the same server as you when it dies.

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@arcanechat@fosstodon.org 2026-02-15 05:15

@36pickledeggs@famichiki.jp and that multi-relay feature is still a work in progress, it is already awesome and useful for migration, but it will become even more awesome! it will allow to not only migrate but use several relays at the same time without needing a main relay, if one goes down you keep using the rest, and receiving in all of them without losing any message at all, you will not notice any downtime!

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@machocam@mastodon.social 2026-02-15 11:23

@36pickledeggs@famichiki.jp there is a lot which is not being well communicated regarding DeltaChat. There is a lot of work to be done in terms of communication. The benefits of DC go beyond just “secure” which is what most apps communicate on. If you know anyone who is a really communicator ask them if they know how to communicate the chatmail server or webxdc features well for a wide audience.

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