Paul SomeoneElse
https://monal-im.org/

Is monal good enough to recommend to my non tech friends that have iphones ?

#xmpp

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Show threadDebacle6d ago

@pkw

Almost all of my non-tech friends are on #Jabber/#XMPP (because I pestered them) and the few who are on iOS, use #Monal by @Monal.

Btw. they are rewriting the complete UI to solve some issues and make it modern looking.

Show threadPope Bob the Unsane6d ago

@debacle how did you help them find a server to join for XMPP? Do you have some recommendations, or do you run your own instance?

@pkw @Monal

Show threadPope Bob the Unsane6d ago

@debacle answered my own question by looking... This seems a reasonable start.

I suppose for my less literate friends I could pre-select a few for them to choose from:

https://providers.xmpp.net/?free_of_charge=true&professional_hosting=true

@pkw

XMPP Providers - Which XMPP provider suits you best?

The XMPP Providers project offers a curated list of XMPP providers for you to choose from. It’s your choice!

Show threadDebacle6d ago

@bobdobberson @pkw

Yes, @xmpp_providers and @joinjabber are good resources to find a #Jabber server.

Show threadDebacle6d ago

@bobdobberson @pkw @Monal

At that time, I did not yet have my own #Jabber server, so I pointed them to well-known instances. It's better, if they are on different servers anyway, so they would not depend on me.

For those, you prefer an accound tied to their phone number, I asked them to install #Quicksy https://quicksy.im/ That worked out amazingly well. They did not need any help from my side.

Note, that Quicksy is practically #Monal on iOS, and #Conversations_im on Android.

Quicksy

A spin-off of the popular Jabber/XMPP client Conversations with automatic contact discovery. Sign up with your phone number and Quicksy will automatically—based on the phone numbers in your address book—suggest possible contacts to you.

Quicksy
Show threadPaul SomeoneElse6d ago
thx for the info :)

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