[tor-bugs] #17833 [Tor Messenger]: Two contacts ! dangerously ! merging as one

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#17833: Two contacts ! dangerously ! merging as one
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks                       |          Owner:  arlolra
     Type:  defect                            |         Status:  assigned
 Priority:  Very High                         |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor Messenger                     |        Version:  Tor:
 Severity:  Critical                          |  unspecified
 Keywords:  XMPP, Messenger, accounts, merge  |     Resolution:
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Comment (by arlolra):

 I was able to reproduce some of what was happening:
 https://cl.ly/1P172f0q101P

 In wtf2.png, the conversation starts off with `*******@jabber.ccc.de`. Can
 you open Tor Messenger, find that user in contacts menu, click them, then
 you should see a little down arrow appear. Click that and it should show
 the merged accounts. If what I suspect is happening, these contacts got
 accidentally merged. Right-click (context menu) on `ioerror at jabber.ccc.de`
 and choose "Detach from contact".

 Please confirm if I'm way off base.

 If it's the case though, we need to either do a much better job of
 handling merged contacts or disable the "feature" altogether.

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