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OTR is all about encryption, it is a plugin which encrypts the messages themselves.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off-the-Record_Messaging



I think the GP was thinking of Google Talk's feature to disable logging, which is also called 'off the record'.


He was not: "using a client like Pidgin with an Off The Record (OTR) plugin."




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