[guardian-dev] offline OTR msgs

[shmick at riseup.net]

hello all,

using gibberbot with the force/require chat encryption option, i have a
lot of problems messaging when people go/come offline

in memory message storage is also enabled

do only certain jabber servers support offline message delivery ?
is it client dependent too ?

here's an example:

lets say i chat with somebody using the same server
i open a new chat window; either i start by pressing the lock button or
just send text and i find that chat encryption automatically initiates
in both scenarios
we initially chat ok and are both online with green encrypted status
then, they go offline/lose connectivity
our chat windows are still open

-> will messages be delivered to me later when im online, and, what
happens if i close the chat window & log out- will i still receive them
when i log in next time ?
-> does the server need to support this ?
-> does the client need to support this ?
-> what happens to the entire session itself; lets say they go offline
only momentarily and fleetingly; will messages be delivered without any
need for re-initialisation, or what have you ?
-> how will i know the other person is offline because sometimes i don't
see this status update (offline) in the chat window ?

i assume this would be complicated even more chatting with people on
different servers with different software

appologies in advance - this is not strictly a technical or dev query