Google Chat and Whatsapp and Signal

[Wade Smart]

I stopped using it when clients of mine stopped using
it because of trouble with fb and others. I think in general
the group ground to a halt with little overall use.
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On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 12:34 PM Phil Smith III <lists at akphs.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks, got that to lists fine; gmail copies were marked as spam, interesting.
>
> So nobody responded re Hangouts...also interesting!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wade Smart <wadesmart at gmail.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2021 12:42 PM
> To: Phil Smith III <lists at akphs.com>
> Cc: Pidgin <support at pidgin.im>
> Subject: Re: Google Chat and Whatsapp and Signal
>
> OH.. since the 8/4 when you posted about Hangouts.
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> Registered Linux User: #480675
> Registered Linux Machine: #408606
> Linux since June 2005
>
> On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 11:41 AM Wade Smart <wadesmart at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Phil, this is the only post to the group in a while.
> > But I see this one.
> > --
> > Registered Linux User: #480675
> > Registered Linux Machine: #408606
> > Linux since June 2005
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 11:36 AM Phil Smith III <lists at akphs.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I've asked a couple of questions on this list and not even seen my
> > > own posts, which is weird and concerning. I *am* getting mail every
> > > day at this address, so it's odd; all I can think is that my ISP is blocking the list.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > First: if anyone replies to this note, can you please CC
> > > lists at akphs.com <mailto:lists at akphs.com>  and phsiii at gmail.com
> > > <mailto:phsiii at gmail.com> , so I know (a) that someone did this
> > > (since presumably the gmail note will get through even if the other one doesn't)?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Second: Google Chat is basically crap for a number of reasons, at
> > > least on Android (and one might guess/assume that a Google product
> > > on a Google platform is going to be the best implementation). So I'm
> > > looking at switching to Whatsapp or Signal.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I see two Whatsapp plugins, from  davidgfnet and hoehermann, and a
> > > Signal plugin from hoehermann.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I see three possibilities:
> > >
> > > 1.      hoehermann did Signal first, lost interest, and is now focused on
> > > Whatsapp
> > > 2.      the reverse
> > > 3.      hoehermann is just a great person and is keeping both current
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > If #2 is the case, I'll go with Signal. If it's #1 or #3, I'd love
> > > any comments from folks about whether hoehermann or davidgfnet's
> > > plugins are better.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > ...phsiii
> > >
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