(In reply to comment #50) > Could we also get a config option that turns this whole feature on/off? I > ask because some industries (like the one where I work) require that all > electronic communications related to the business get recorded and reviewed > by compliance officers and made available to regulatory agencies upon > request.
I think we do need a connection parameter to control this. I think the possible sensible settings are: - never use OTR, behave exactly as though it was not implemented - start an OTR conversation if the local user or remote peer explicitly requests it - try to start OTR conversations automatically I think that would be most comprehensible as two booleans: something like "enable-otr" (default false initially, default true after a couple of releases) and "enable-opportunistic-otr" (not implemented in Xavier's patch, but someone could add it). The writer of Comment #50 would explicitly set enable-otr to false; the people getting excited about this bug would explicitly set enable-otr to true, and when implemented, probably also set enable-opportunistic-otr to true. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/296867 Title: empathy needs to support OTR encryption To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/empathy/+bug/296867/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
