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It's 2018 and there's no single messaging/chat/instant messaging app that is/has:
* FOSS
* encrypted/security-aware
* plain-text export of all messages for all time
* search across all messages
@vickysteeves What about #xmpp? Or maybe #signal?
@vickysteeves Did you tried the backup function in #signal? In newer versions i can use searching over all chats. #xmpp is powerfull, but you need more technical skills. There are huge clients, api, servers....
@gwenn ah there is a search in signal!!! that must have just come out. WOW! I will try the new backup. God I hope they fixed this.
@vickysteeves You're welcome.
@vickysteeves What about XMPP did you find difficult?
@zash there are a lot of moving parts for me/the threshold of tech knowledge is high
it's also more for 1-1 chats right?
@gwenn no plain text export or searching on signal, unfortunately (I use it currently for texting).
I tried xmpp and found it a bit difficult. I can take another look though I suppose, if you like it?