[OTR-dev] Sending messages to yourself with OTR installed

[Ian Goldberg]

On Sat, Jan 22, 2005 at 10:33:59PM -0600, Evan Schoenberg wrote:
> "We are receiving our own OTR messages.
> You are either trying to talk to yourself, or someone is reflecting 
> your messages back at you."
> 
> This seems like a good security thing to know... but shouldn't it only 
> be presented if you are in an OTR connected conversation and it 
> happens?

It happens when you receive a Key Exchange Message that's the same as
one you just sent out.

   - Ian