Verified group with far away members

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It would be nice to have narrative histories of verification, but they do not exist:

Trust design: perhaps an invite link shouldn't always be trusted (maybe it's a good idea to ask the user?)

I joined a group chat via somebody’s invite link, but I got this invite link through an extremely insecure connection. Now this person and everybody they know shows up as verified. But the link could have been tampered with in infinite ways or have come from anybody impersonating the person I merely hoped it is, and I wouldn’t know. Therefore I’m quite unsure what the “verified” could even possibly mean or guarantee in that situation. UI PROPOSAL TO FIX ALL OF THIS HERE: Trust design: perhaps a…

For practical advice on connecting to a remote friend:

Advanced contact-adding tutorial

There is a quick guide, so try that first; this is a more detailed guide. It is possible to make contact with someone in Deltachat just like in a regular e-mail client, by typing in their e-mail address and sending them a unencrypted message. But this is not possible using the e-mail addresses Deltachat will give you automatically (Chatmail addresses), because they only work for encrypted mail. Encryption hides your messages from data harvesters, and it’s a good way to stop spam. Encrypted mai…

Certainly adding a contact remotely is much more complex than meeting in person or having a common friend, and has security risks.