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users:faq [2016/05/22 09:07]
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nurupo ToxDNS has been phased out
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 If you want a shorter more memorable ID, be sure to read and understand the [[users:sharing_ids|WARNING]]. If you want a shorter more memorable ID, be sure to read and understand the [[users:sharing_ids|WARNING]].
  
-There are various possibilities like [[users:toxdns|ToxDNS]] which make the contact easier - unfortunately at the unavoidable price of lost protection. Even if you decide to trust the service owner, you still access highly unreliable data supplied by third parties. You may call a contact via a name service and recognize his/her face on the screen but you will __not__ know whether someone else is participating in your conversation behind the scenes. In other words, you lose the confidentiality which Tox otherwise offers.+There are various possibilities like ToxMe which make the contact easier - unfortunately at the unavoidable price of lost protection. Even if you decide to trust the service owner, you still access highly unreliable data supplied by third parties. You may call a contact via a name service and recognize his/her face on the screen but you will __not__ know whether someone else is participating in your conversation behind the scenes. In other words, you lose the confidentiality which Tox otherwise offers.
  
 The same applies to sharing/getting the Tox IDs via mail or web pages (https is somewhat better). If you want to embed a link to your Tox ID on a web page or in your email signature, check out [[users:toxlinks| Tox: URIs]]. Go [[users:sharing_ids|here]] for more general information on sharing ID's. The same applies to sharing/getting the Tox IDs via mail or web pages (https is somewhat better). If you want to embed a link to your Tox ID on a web page or in your email signature, check out [[users:toxlinks| Tox: URIs]]. Go [[users:sharing_ids|here]] for more general information on sharing ID's.
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 ==== Multiple devices ==== ==== Multiple devices ====
-Support for multiple devices is planned. A simple explanation of the issues involved is in part at [[Multiple_Devices]]. More info about possible ways it could be implemented [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1op6zGR0KYdF7tTWSSX79KQieJu30vLZ6XG327kIBhxQ/edit#| On this Google Doc]], it could use a little help please try to add anything you can to it! Including questions.+Support for multiple devices is planned. More info about possible ways it could be implemented [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1op6zGR0KYdF7tTWSSX79KQieJu30vLZ6XG327kIBhxQ/edit#| On this Google Doc]], it could use a little help please try to add anything you can to it! Including questions.
  
 === Can I move profile across devices manually? === === Can I move profile across devices manually? ===

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