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Feature request - Conversation persistance while application is still running #75

Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Nothing that persists across sessions, but have an option [by default?] that 
conversations with a user is saved in the chat window until the application 
exits. So you can close a chat window without losing the conversation so far 
and see what's been said so far if you get another message.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by bobby.qu...@gmail.com on 13 Jan 2011 at 4:41

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Original comment by prof7...@gmail.com on 13 Jan 2011 at 1:18

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Original comment by prof7...@gmail.com on 13 Jan 2011 at 1:19

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
The way it is now though, when closing a conversation window causes an instant 
amnesia (providing neither side logs the conversation and there are no delayed 
messages) is more 'humanly' secure, I think.   It is also mentally easier to 
understand and consistent with the paradigm of 'chatting on tor' (i.e. what I 
don't see, doesn't exist any longer...).

I was actually already concerned by the _offline.txt files that can be 
inadvertently recorded and then silently left behind after TorChat quits, 
unless overwritten/deleted by hand.

Original comment by ojtam...@gmail.com on 22 Nov 2011 at 7:37

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
A related issue/question: I take it that the content of a conversation(s) is 
held in RAM?  Is is explicitly wiped from memory when TorChat exits (or the 
conversation window is closed)?

There was a question previously on preventing TorChat from writing to the swap 
file - wouldn't the above take care of that (or at least part of it) as well?

Cheers!

Original comment by ojtam...@gmail.com on 22 Nov 2011 at 10:20

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
And the last (somewhat related) question: the queued/delayed messages are 
random-bit? overwritten before being deleted? - does that apply to *both* 
manual 'Clear' as well as automatic delete when they are sent?

Original comment by ojtam...@gmail.com on 22 Nov 2011 at 11:00

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
every file that is deleted will be overwritten before it is unlinked. (file 
transfer temporary files, log files, offline messages, everything)

I don't have a solution for the RAM and the swap file yet.

Original comment by prof7...@gmail.com on 23 Nov 2011 at 10:40