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		mempko on Jan 10, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cabal: A peer-to-peer, off-grid, community-first, ... Problem with forward secrecy is that it doesn't really work well for a use case like cabal. You want to be able to join a cabal and read all the past conversations.

snvzz on Jan 10, 2021 [–]

That's desirable for some rooms, not on every room and definitely not on private conversations.

Matrix handles that well, by having a setting per-room regarding handling of room history.

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