[OTR-users] Gaim plugin and archiving

[Moritz 'Morty' Strübe]

Didier Frick schrieb:
> Le samedi 06 mai 2006 à 19:28 +0200, Paul Wouters a écrit :
>   
>> People want want to keep logging, especially if they are using disk encryption
>> for their homedir (eg FileVault or something else). So please don't change
>> logging without telling the user. eg Make it an explicit option in the OTR
>> menu or something?
>>     
>
> I don't think disk encryption preserves forward secrecy, and the issue
> becomes the one I outlined in my last message: even if _you_ do it
> correctly, how can you be sure that your correspondents "get it" and do
> it correctly as well....
>
> So I still contend that the only way to preserve forward secrecy without
> too many gaping holes that you can't control is to never log any OTR
> conversation in any way.
>   

I agree with you. But I think that there are still a few people who'd
like to use OTR and still log to disk (like me).  I'd vote for an option
to turn it on and of, and a warning-icon to show you that you are
logging. And maybe some notice that the other one is logging, but I
don't think it's too sensible. You can never go for sure that the other
one is not logging. IMHO the user has to decide but has to be warned.
Morty


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