Ok guys, it's official 🤓 Na tegorocznej Jesieni Linuksowej będę opowiadał o #DeltaChat. Zero zdziwienia, co nie? 😉 Widzimy się?

#jesienlinuksowa #prelekcja #konferencja

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Obrazek promujący moją prelekcję na Jesieni Linuksowej 2026. Tytuł brzmi: "Email w codziennej komunikacji? Potrzymaj mi klawiaturę. Moja przygoda z Delta Chat."

RE: https://gnulinux.social/@oemb1905/117207500592579116

We are live folks! https://mail.haacknet.org - Let's go!

#deltachat #email #arcanechat

@autistics
Announcement: #Voxelibre multiplayer casual game today (Sat) for 4 hours in the late afternoon to evening (North America). That's in about 5 hours from now.

Voxelibre is a free and #OpenSource crafting and mining voxel game, available in the #luanti game engine.

Damage has been turned off. People with #Autism, #ADHD or #AuDHD are invited. We also have a #Deltachat group for game-related discussion. More details here: https://docs.autis.toque.im/
(You can join with pretty much any device which **isn't** an iPad/iPhone)

#game #gaming #games

didn't know @delta use chatmail servers and relays! the thing that used to stop me recommending it was that setting up gmail was a bit fiddly. but onboarding now is chefskiss.gif

so this might become my new main im

#deltachat

It's a long weekend ... guess I will hack my legacy #emailserver to include stun/turn for #deltachat and when that's done ... time to spin up a separate #chatmail server.

🔗 https://support.delta.chat/t/how-to-provide-custom-turn-server-settings-when-using-a-classic-email-account/5045
🔗 https://github.com/chatmail/core/blob/main/standards.md

#email #sysadmin #debian #linux #freesoftware #floss #selfhosted #selfhostedlife

@oemb1905 @arcanechat #Android to #Android video call was good in #Deltachat.

Calls to and from linux/flatpak <-> Android was good, but you can't pick the webcam. Deltachat in #Linux (flatpak) only wanted to use my poor-quality built-in webcam, not the far-nicer USB webcam.

So iPadOS is the "stinker": it can initiate video calls, but not receive them. It's right up to date: v2.59.1

No stun/turn problems on my Deltachat server!

@oemb1905 @arcanechat I did a quick test between 2 of my own devices. My iPad could initiate a call to my linux desktop/flatpak. But could the linux/flatpak initiate to the iPad? No. Both are using the same Deltachat server.

I think the audio/video call functionality isn't well-tested in #Deltachat yet.

(Edit: issue commented on in github: https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-ios/issues/3107#issuecomment-5517747458
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@oemb1905 @arcanechat I've got #Deltachat v2.59.1desktop for linux from flatpak. The audio and video calls are only usable in one-on-one chats. A phone icon appears in the upper right. Clicking it reveals a sub-menu with "Audio Call" and "Video Call".

This also applies in Deltachat for Android: no audio/video call in group chat

@nextcloud #Deltachat

I've used DeltaChat for about 7 years. I even managed to get a few family and friends to install it for a while, so we the built-in AutoCrypt would encrypt our emails. But none of them stuck with it.

Until recently DC continued to be a great mobile app for my personal email account. However, the devs are slowly moving away from supporting my use case, in favour of DC being a client for dedicated ChatMail servers. Which leaves me scratching my head as to its utility.

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#DeltaChat #ChatMail

Parla ships the feature we always need it 😊 https://github.com/trufae/parla/commit/a765e41455f4e215b69e908138ae7a35a8835b6e #deltachat #chatmail

Is there a guide to launch a #chatmail instance on #FreeBSD to use with #DeltaChat ?

Boosts appreciated

Yay! I was not expecting to see my #deltachat client for GNOME available in FlatHub that early, but the last 0.7.2 release has been published! Thanks to @prodrigestivill for helping me push the package, to all the reviewers involved and @flathub maintainers for making it happen! https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.trufae.Parla

The #BSDCafe #DeltaChat relay is currently offline because of an Hetzner node failure: "We are currently experiencing a fault on our cloud leaf hel1-cloud1-leaf9. Our technicians are working hard on analyzing the cause of the interruption in order to solve the issue. Please bear with us. As soon as more information is available, we shall inform you via this website. We apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you for your understanding."

Parla 0.7.2 supports local multilanguage voice message transcriptions (using whisper) and syntax highlighting in code blocks! #deltachat #gnome

https://github.com/trufae/parla/releases/tag/0.7.2

The #DeltaChat server that I was using seems to have stopped working for receiving messages, which sucks 😞 but such is the nature of decentralisation 🤷

It's really easy just to start a new account on a new server - so that's not really a problem - but I'm lucky that I only have one contact that message on the app because "re-adding" people isn't super straight forward. 🤔

#technology #apps #messagingApps #internet #chat #e2ee

@scalzi people seriously need to get their own #deltachat domains these days

I've been recommending people use/try #DeltaChat more than #Signal and it's worked far better than I thought! It's screen reader friendly also, across desktop and mobile! At least, on Windows anyway. https://delta.chat/en/help#multiclient #Chat #Privacy

#DeltaChat getting some nice coverage in the media 👇🏻

The Best Private Messaging App Isn’t WhatsApp or Signal, It’s Delta Chat https://lifehacker.com/tech/delta-chat-messaging-app-privacy

#lifehacker

one of the benefits of #hacking on an early project like #deltanet is being able to take a rattle-can and make your own graffiti

let's see if the author allows me to tag his building without a permit.

this is like the most exciting project i've experienced this year. bringing #fediverse like social web to #deltachat

if this pops off like i think it might, that whole fedi it's over trope may no longer be a trope

J'ai créé la page Wikipedia présentant Delta Chat en Français https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Chat
(coucou @delta )

S'il y a des wikipedien qui veulent aider à améliorer un peu ? (poke @sebsauvage )

#Wikipedia
#DeltaChat

Why the name #deltachat ? - here is my answer:

"delta" is often used to mean "difference," which felt fitting. not just in terms of making a difference, but also to find a place on scales like central-p2p or beginner-expert. if you think of a river delta, it’s also about things becoming broader and more distributed.
none of it fits 100%, i know :)
at the end, the name sounded nice to me, and i got a domain. also, i spent far too much time on naming and needed a decision :)

#BehindTheScenes

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collage of abandoned prototypes of the "Delta Chat" logo

@M0YNG
I've tried #DeltaChat and it is a good option but I want something anyone in my village can use instantly by clicking a link.

@delta

Ihr wolltet schon immer einen neuen sicheren Chat ausprobieren. Und ihr wollt auch auch mehrmals täglich aktuelle Wetterdaten?

Wie wäre die Kombination von #DeltaChat und #FediMeteo ?

https://fedimeteo.com/

Für #Hannover als Standort hielt dann dieser Kanal-Link weiter:

https://i.delta.chat/#1C931B2E3EB13314E97B83A8BAB6D7F7904EA012&v=3&x=q3WNt_fuRFbHeXxx8yTFHWI3&j=vaQRgfKzds-HsfyUXUDO4MoE&s=VDDCxQEvhCoM9qSTT-m-Ts0t&a=xv1qlkxy9%40chatmail.bsd.cafe&n=FediMeteo+Germa_&b=FediMeteo+%C2%B7+Hannover

RE: https://poliversity.it/@devconf/116792507141709633

A tutti gli amici che parteciperanno alla DevConf Italia: potrete seguire le previsioni meteo di Pavia direttamente dal Fediverso e da Delta Chat, nonché da sito web o feed RSS, da FediMeteo.

Sito: https://it.fedimeteo.com/pavia
Account Fediverse: @pavia
Canale Delta Chat: https://i.delta.chat/#39D39283B059D042F8991D73E3BA5DA4B5C5143B&v=3&x=EkZVVGPtEQe7P29NGC0Cj5Dd&j=RHh2965YcHFa4mVgfzS_rjxk&s=yR1k6-A0Swj-ZBL3VR9REow4&a=qpe4x4nnk%40chatmail.bsd.cafe&n=FediMeteo+Italy&b=FediMeteo+·+Pavia

Vi ricordo inoltre che il 7 Luglio alle ore 16:25 presenterò "FediMeteo, i BSD e il Fediverso: sotto il sole, senza nuvole, liberi e connessi" - proprio su FediMeteo e sugli strumenti di comunicazione liberi e decentralizzati.

Non mancate!

#DevConf #DevConfItalia #FediMeteo #DeltaChat #snac #snac2 #Fediverso #Fediverse #OwnYourData

Good news for #ArcaneChat / #DeltaChat users:

there is a new small (hopefully growing in the near future) list of public channels for you to join and get more content inside the app!

there is already several channels about different topics, from #food / #recipes, #news, #cybersecurity, #technology, #science, #politics, even gossips!

https://arcanechat.me/channels/

Impressed by how well DeltaChat works nowadays!

https://delta.chat/en/

I could easily create an account without sharing any details. Connect with a friend's Android based phone & an iPhone. We could videocall & send small apps like a game or a shared list.

Apparently I can host my own chat relay & don't need to use someone else's infrastructure, but I haven't tested that yet.

This might be my Signal replacement. Well done @delta

#Signal #DeltaChat #DigitalAutonomy #DIY #DoeiDag #BigTech

@collective_truth @delta when it comes to social media, #deltachat does not only reply on #mastodon.

#deltachat replies exclusively on #mastodon :)

there is no twitter/x, no facebook, no instagram or so

Last weekend I played a bit around with the #hermes_agent and I directed some LLMs to generate a platform gateway plugin for #deltachat.

I got a bit carried away and now it even supports calling you 📞
and generating small #webxdc mini-apps. 🧩

If you also want to communicate with your Hermes Agent over DeltaChat, here is the repo: https://github.com/Simon-Laux/hermes-deltachat-platform

#vibecoding #weekendProject

Dear friends of the BSD Cafe,
One of the principles this place was built on has always been free communication. Whether on the Fediverse or on Matrix, the goal is the same: open, secure, private, decentralized tools. Because we know, from experience, that anything centralized will sooner or later come to an end.
Matrix is great, and we like it. But it's tied to its server - you can't migrate away (easily). It does its job well, yet sometimes it asks for more than a conversation should: heavy to host, hard to leave.
So when my friend @outofcreativity brought it up again at EuroBSDCon, I decided to give Delta Chat another try after many years. And yes - its philosophy fits mine, and the Cafe’s, well.

For a few months we ran a relay - a chatmail server - but it was on Debian, and I didn't want to make an official service that runs on Debian. Not because it doesn't work: it works perfectly. But because it wouldn't be in the spirit of this place.

Thanks to @feld 's excellent cookbook recipe, I also kept a private relay of my own running for months, just to test it. It held up beautifully. So yesterday, with the help of some friends in the cookbook chat, I migrated the Debian server to FreeBSD - accounts and data included - and I can finally call it a stable, official Cafe service.

Our chatmail relay - https://chatmail.bsd.cafe - runs on FreeBSD, in a jail. Which means it gets everything the other services get: hourly backups via zfs send and receive, FreeBSD's security, and all the rest.

I'd encourage everyone to try Delta Chat. Secure, decentralized communication built on protocols we already know and trust: the ones behind email. And the development is moving fast. Multi-relay is no longer a promise - it's here, and it's solid: a single profile can use several relays at once, so your account and your reachability survive even if one of them goes down and disappears. That's real resilience. The real decentralization, the one we love.

Because Signal is great. But Signal, too, is centralized. And we happen to like the true spirit of the Internet.

#BSDCafe #BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeAnnouncements #DeltaChat #ChatMail #Communication #OwnYourData

@werraman
A chart like this in English and including delta.chat 🙏

#deltachat @delta

Castellano debajo…

Acabo de eliminar mi cuenta de Whatsapp. Tengo la sensación de que necesitaré restablecerla para trabajo, familia, amistades y reparaciones en casa.
Esto es para documentar cuánto tiempo duro sin ella

I have now eliminated my whatsapp account. I have a feeling I will need to reinstate it for work, family, friends and home repairs.
This is to record how long I last without it

#whatsapp #deltachat

RE: https://systemli.social/@anneroth/116679592208723284

quoted toots, Translated from German using LibreTranslate

Did you know that ♪WhatsApp now his ♪AI read in all your chats if you don't disable it?

If you do not want to leave this AI to your private conversations for evaluation and training, you could finally change with good reason. (Or stop deactivating)

WhatsApp not only knows your messages - it knows your contacts, your communication routines, your groups. And all this ends up at Meta. Signal is the pragmatic way out: end-to-end encrypted, as little metadata as possible, no advertising model.

New in ♪UnplugBigTech Part 6: Set up signal, set the most important protection settings and start the transition without chaos. WhatsApp doesn't have to leave immediately - but signal will be your new standard.

There is a link but frankly if you do not know about Signal I'd rather you learnt delta.chat #deltachat

quoted toots:

https://mas.to/@anneroth@systemli.social/116679594118351096
https://mas.to/@kuketzblog@social.tchncs.de/116676097176880553

https://delta.chat/en/

CC: @carmenlisandrette@mastodon.social

- it's a waste of time
- it's not possible
- just use the desktop/mobile client

so you told me many times...

"the only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion." — albert camus

#deltachat #chatmail #tui #unix

#arcanechat #android #deltachat #chatmail #grapheneos

https://arcanechat.me (literally the nicest android client we have!)

OK. If I get it right @delta relies on relays and (will) no longer support plain email IMAP boxes. This requires more dedicated software deployed and maintained for these relays. I tend to think this decreases the robustness, vs relying just on existing regular mail servers. Too bad, IMHO. But if UX demands it, I see the developers' perspective :-/

#DeltaChat

La idea de pasarse a XMPP ya como que me remata, porque todo el trabajo de pasar a tu entorno recae en el que lidera la propuesta y para eso hay que tener entusiasmo y fuerza.

Tuve una época en la que estuve usando #deltachat con el correo electrónico y si hay que hacer esfuerzos en promocionar sistemas (en mi opinión) es en el correo electrónico. Mecanismo que empezamos a perder porque todo el mundo tiene uno, todo el mundo lo necesita, pero nadie quiere pelear por el suyo. Igual que con el fediverso.