Nostr Web Client

Nothing blocks Nostr clients from sending Nostr events to one another directly, without a relay.

Both clients need to be online and show some IP that the other will connect into. Totally feasible.

We can even use a Push Notification server to send phone to phone messages with background apps. But that's kinda like having a relay in the middle.

Brisket 2y ago

That really changes things in terms of privacy.

The events wouldn't be visible to other npubs or relays & so couldn't also be decrypted following an nsec leak. The existence of the events wouldn't even be visible.

The big drawback would be the need for both clients to function in this way & be reachable.

I suspect that a better compromise might be using a specified relay for exchanges with certain npubs. A trusted local relay for certain events.

This might then pave the way for semi private (non encrypted) event exchanges using agreed relays.

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PringleMac 2y ago

I wish I had your brain in my head!!

Brisket 2y ago

😆 It's caused me much turmoil for most of my life.

I think I'm only just now learning how to use it. Freaking thing didn't come with an instruction manual (not that I would have read it).

PringleMac 2y ago

😂😂🤝