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Congrats!


Note: My Dad wrote this library, use the npm package here: https://www.npmjs.com/package/md5-wasm


I do not know. What source?


code


Here is the client source code: https://github.com/ghbutton/iron-client


Thanks!


I made a little desktop end to end encrypted messaging app


end to end without self hosted open source servers have (among others) a tradeoff: either opaque server you can't trust at all, or no offline messages. Which one you decided on?


I was thinking of making the client code open source (eventually) so that users can know that their privacy is respected


So you choose opaque server. At least do not hide the offline validation as deep as whatsapp and others do.

also work with linux/android distros do distribute the built from source client. otherwise, it's just more of the same


Why?


I wanted to send my tax person my documents but he used email which I am a little uncomfortable using so I figured I could build an app


Reminds me of _The General Problem_ [1].

[1]: https://www.xkcd.com/974/


lol


I turned off push notifications for Whatsapp and the desktop app is still able to tell if my phone is on or not


Note I am using a MacBook Pro and iPhone in this situation.


RIP


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