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 ===== Getting started ===== ===== Getting started =====
-Open a direct message with @signal:asra.gr+Open a direct message with @signal:asra.gr. This DM will be used to manage everything regarding Signal from now on, so keep it open.
  
 The next step depends if you already have Signal or not. The next step depends if you already have Signal or not.
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 ==== New to Signal ==== ==== New to Signal ====
-If you're new to Signal, you need to register an account. To do so, you also need a captcha code.+If you're new to Signal, you need to register an account. To do so, you also need a captcha token.
  
-To get the code, open [[https://signalcaptchas.org/registration/generate.html]], solve the captcha and you will be redirected to something like [[signalcaptcha://aSdFgH...|signalcaptcha://aSdFgH...]]. Everything after the / is the code you need, in this example **aSdFgH...**.+To get the token, open [[https://signalcaptchas.org/registration/generate.html]], solve the captcha and you will be redirected to something like [[signalcaptcha://aSdFgH...|signalcaptcha://aSdFgH...]]. Everything after the / is the token you need, in this example **aSdFgH...**. For more infos, see also [[https://signald.org/articles/captcha/]]
  
-To register your phone number, now send it together with the captcha code to the direct message with @signal:asra.gr:+To register your phone number, now send it together with the captcha token to the direct message with @signal:asra.gr:
  
 <code> <code>
 register --captcha aSdFgH... +12234567 register --captcha aSdFgH... +12234567
 </code> </code>
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 +===== Send Messages =====
 +Type **pm +432123456** in the management chat. You will be invited to a new direct message, which is connected to your Signal contact.
 +
 +===== Security Considerations =====
 +If you want to use Signal for secure communication, you shouldn't use this bridge. See also [[https://gitlab.com/signald/signald/-/issues/101]]
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 +This bridge is meant to keep contact with users who don't want to use Matrix for what reason ever.
 +
 +===== Known Problems =====
 +  * Signal messages from foreign numbers sometimes don't appear. Workaround: Send them a message at first, then it works in both directions
 +  * Stickers sometimes don't work
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