[OTR-dev] session termination

[Tim]

Paul Wouters schrieb:
> On Tue, 29 May 2007, Tim wrote:
>
>   
>> New behaviour:
>> - Alice's Gaim plugin terminates the OTR session on its own, though it
>> didn't receive the termination-message from Bob. (It notifies Alice that
>> the encrypted session has ended, so she doesn't send any sensitive
>> information any more.)
>>     
>
> Going offline and online doesnt mean you cannot read those messages anymore.
> Only when you change your client when logging in from home to work or
> restart your IM client, will that happen. Two clients in OTR should be
> able to send and receive messages despite going online and offline.
>
>   
>> If you really don't like this new behaviour, I suggest at least:
>> New behaviour B:
>> - Alice's OTR plugin displays her a warning: "Your communication partner
>> went offline and will likely be unable to read any further OTR-encrypted
>> messages. To terminate the OTR session right-click the OTR button and
>> select "end session"".
>>     
>
> But that is simply not true. Most network outages that don't involve any of
> the two partners to change/restart their IM client will keep working fine.
>
> Paul
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>   
Exiting the client is what I mean with "going offline". I'm certain,
that most people exit their client instead of going offline and letting
the client running. Why should they?
So most people will lose their session key when they "go offline".