[OTR-users] Re: automatic end-private on logoff?

Chad Perrin perrin at apotheon.com
Wed Oct 31 13:41:04 EDT 2007


On Tue, Oct 30, 2007 at 06:30:19PM -0500, Robert Eden wrote:
> On 10/30/2007 6:03 PM, Paul Wouters wrote:
> >So, i am typing something to remote user, who then just before i hit return
> >pops offline. If my client then automatically goes into FINISHED state, 
> >just
> >before I hit return, I just leaked a cleartext message!
> >  
> How is that different from the remote user clicking "End Private 
> Conversation" before you hit return?
> 
> I don't think most folks would care, but I see nothing wrong with an 
> optional pop-up dialog that says "Joe has ended your private conversation"

I'd prefer inline notification, personally.  Pop-ups suck.

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