[Pidgin] #6940: XEP-0184: Message Receipts

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#6940: XEP-0184: Message Receipts
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 Reporter:  madpotato         |       Owner:  deryni
     Type:  plugin request    |      Status:  new
Milestone:  Plugin Suggested  |   Component:  XMPP
  Version:  2.5.0             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  xep-0184          |
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Comment (by kolAflash):

 Replying to [comment:10 noonien]:
 > I wrote a xep-184-compatible plugin:
 >
 > https://www.assembla.com/code/pidgin-xmpp-receipts/git/nodes
 >
 > There should appear a checkmark in the conversation window when a
 receipt has been received.

 Works great!

 Compiled and tested on openSUSE 12.3.
 Used the precompiled version on Windows XP.

 Send messages from/to this clients:
 Pidgin version 2.10.7 with this plugin
 Xabber version 0.9.29a ( http://xabber.com/ )
 Gajim version 0.15.4 ( http://www.gajim.org )

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 What's the reason this plugin isn't already distributed with pidgin by
 default?

 What are the exact privacy and user-interaction issues mentioned by deryni
 in comment:5 ?

 What about delivering this as a plugin but not activating it by default or
 putting?
 Even better: Put an option into the chat window that asks the user if he
 wants to use this function and what are the risks.

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 I think implementing XEP-0184 is very important! Did you ever use Xabber
 on a smartphone? For example using http://xabber.com/ on Android? If the
 data connection isn't stable a lot of messages get lost! This causes a lot
 of frustration and can lead to major misunderstandings in conversation, if
 people don't know about the lost-message problem in XMPP!
 Maybe additionally there should be more explanation then a simple check
 mark. Maybe some text like "recipience unkown" and (if confirmed by
 recipient) "received". Additionally put an option for advanced users to
 use the simple check mark instead.

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Ticket URL: <https://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/6940#comment:12>
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