I have read in the TOS for the Matrix server that all messages are deleted after one year. If I am talking with someone, does that mean that messages that are older than a year are deleted on my side, or both sides of the conversation? What if the chat is E2EE? If I am using a device that is signed in and has seen old messages, are they removed from that device too?

  • poVoq@slrpnk.net
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    4 months ago

    I assume the part in the TOS refers to an experimental feature of Synapse that allows setting a message retention time. I think what it does is to set a deleted flag in the DAG and maybe overwrite the internal storage…but deleting anything on Matrix is surprisingly difficult and this experimental feature comes with a big disclaimer in the config file.

    However, the ever increasing storage requirements are a serious issue for large public Matrix servers, having resulted in some of them shutting down permanently and the tchncs one had to do expensive hardware upgrades solely because of that.

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      4 months ago

      storage requirements are a serious issue for large public Matrix servers

      Should I still consider joining tchncs then? I don’t really want to overload their servers. I’m only in a few rooms with little activity, though.