[telepathy] [Bug 344556] New: OTR is stopped without notifying the other end when conversation is closed

[Raimar Sandner]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=344556

            Bug ID: 344556
           Summary: OTR is stopped without notifying the other end when
                    conversation is closed
           Product: telepathy
           Version: 0.9.0
          Platform: Gentoo Packages
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: OTR
          Assignee: kde-telepathy-bugs at kde.org
          Reporter: disp.reg.bugs.kde at typename.de
                CC: zieminn at gmail.com

First of all I was very excited to see OTR support in telepathy, thank you!
However at the moment there is a big issue with the conversation flow (at least
for my typical use case).

Because the OTR session is closed when the chat window is closed, new messages
which arrive  are unreadable, and I have to ask my correspondent to send them
again after the OTR session is refreshed. 

Actually I don't know if the issue lies with telepathy or with the other
clients. Anyhow, the OTR session should be closed properly, so that the other
end knows new messages cannot be encrypted within the same session anymore.
Alternatively (maybe as a configurable option) the OTR session should be kept
open when closing the chat window. This is how most other clients work at the
moment, I guess.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
(tested with Adium or kopete on the other end):

1. initiate an otr session, exchange some messages
2. close the chat window
3. your correspondent sends you a new message

Actual Results:  
The messages belong to the old OTR session and are unreadable because they
cannot be decrypted on my end.

Expected Results:  
Messages are decrypted within the previos OTR session, which would have to be
kept open for this purpose. Alternatively, properly close the old OTR session,
so that a new one has to be established by the sender.

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