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  • Delta Chatdelta@chaos.social
    Jun 11, 2026, 1:07 PM

    A note on "#deltachat is going proprietary with #chatmail relays":

    1) It's all based on IETF standards, with configuration and custom integration code fully FOSS and documented at: chatmail.at/doc/relay/ with hundreds of permission-free deployments.

    2) We know of several alternative relay implementations and deployments

    3) Own servers or big email providers can be used (YMMV)

    However it's fair to criticize our relentless focus on E2EE, and our moving away from email addresses as identity.

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  • Radomír ŽemličkaRazemix@mamutovo.cz
    Jun 11, 2026, 6:15 PM

    @delta I just installed it and it looks cool. What I don't understand is this:
    1) If I use the (default) chatmail relay, can I communicate with users that use their own email address?
    2) Is it possible for a single profile to use both a chatmail relay and an email address? (I think I can use multiple chatmail relays, but I'm clueless about this.)

    Basically I'm just curious how it works under the hood, what are the limitations etc. I didn't find this in the FAQ. Can anyone clarify? Thanks.

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  • Delta Chatdelta@chaos.social
    Jun 14, 2026, 12:20 AM

    @Razemix 1) yes 2) you can create a new profile with non-chatmail address and add chatmail relays later; if you really want, you can add non-chatmail addresses to existing profile via "dclogin:" QR code (webxdc.org/#dc09-dclogin) but this option is not exposed in the UI.

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