[OTR-dev] OTR, Pidgin & Guaranteed message delivery

[Ian Goldberg]

On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 02:37:21PM +0200, Vlad Ion wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I have a quick question that I hope you can help me with: what messaging
> protocol can I use that would work with both Pidgin and OTR while ensuring
> that my messages get to the person that I sent it to?
> I have been using yahoo messenger and it is a total disappointment. It is
> losing messages left and right so, here I am searching for another
> protocol... maybe xmpp?

Well, no protocol *guarantees* delivery, but indeed Yahoo in particular
does appear to drop messages more often than simply having a
configured-too-large MSS would suggest.  XMPP is definitely a good
recommendation in this regard, though other networks (AIM, etc.) also
work.

   - Ian