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1-to-1 federated conversations
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Feature request
Which Nextcloud Version are you currently using: 29.0.7
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. As far as I know, it is not currently possible to define 1-to-1 federated conversations, in the proper sense of the concept. While it is still possible to create a group conversation with just one federated user, it makes some features a little bit confusing:
- there shouldn't be a moderator in a 1-to-1
- the name of the conversation for the recipient is the same as the one seen by the initiator, who typically creates the conversation with the name of the recipient
- it shouldn't be possible to add other participants
- other?
Describe the solution you'd like I'd like to create a 1-to-1 federated conversation as I do for a local one.
Describe alternatives you've considered Create a group conversation with 1 federated user.
Additional context Federation in Talk is fantastic and opens the door to many new use cases, keep going with the good work!
To consider:
- [ ] Left Sidebar -> type cloud id -> New private conversation instead of group conversation
- [ ] Participants tab -> avatar menu -> Talk to user_name -> create 1-1 conversation
- [ ] Message -> menu -> Reply privately -> create 1-1 conversation
Avatar menus don't work on non-local users as they are based on the system addressbook atm
Implementing this would imply to allow getting spammed... Probably the best option is to receive the message request allowing the sender to send just one message as part of the request. Then only if the receiver accept it, it'll work.
Potential other solution: allow to transform a federated 1-1 group to be switched from settings to a normal chat between users, this will drop the risk for spamming.
Implementing this would imply to allow getting spammed...
On xmpp we have this, and I received less than 10 spam in 20 yo on my server. But I require on my profile to accept invite to roster before a foreign can talk with me
Implementing this would imply to allow getting spammed...
Restricting it to trusted servers would likely solve that.
Any work in this direction since June?
We are very interested in this feature too: the scenario is the one of several small business, each one running its NC instance and owned by the same holding group. Employees need to talk directly each other across federation.
The lack of this feature is forcing them to still use XMPP instead of NC Talk... :(
This is a big step in the right direction if we can figure out how to get communication completely decentralized. Once we figure this out, the next step is to figure out how to get Nextcloud talked to work for people who don't have a Nextcloud server.
Yeah, i hope full federation will be a thing in the next year
probably not tho
