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Yes, XMPP server implementations typically give admins full control over data retention. Different use cases demand different settings, so it's quite adaptable to whatever needs you have.

I'm not sure what you mean by not handling encrypted messages fully, it handles encrypted messages fine.

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> so it's quite adaptable to whatever needs you have.

as a user you cannot, even if you self host, because you are not the one controlling message storage

> I'm not sure what you mean by not handling encrypted messages fully, it handles encrypted messages fine.

you can load encrypted messages (including keys if they are needed to decrypt them if necessary) using a fresh login such that you can read them again?

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