perf: JSON-RPC: faster eventLoop: request buffer

Before this commit we would not start another `getNextEvent()` before we have received a response for the previous one. This commit makes a pool of `getNextEvent()` requests so that the server always has a request that it can readily respond to. Measurements I have tested this on Delta Chat desktop. This seems to provide a measurable speedup in handling event bursts. I did `console.time()` when we start a `BackendRemote.rpc.maybeNetwork()` request (which we do every time the main window is focused), and a `console.timeEnd()` when we receive the first "IDLE entering wait-on-remote state" entry, inside of [`ipcBackend.on('json-rpc-message'`](https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-desktop/blob/3846aef67c1644d8ec8b57b229329855a378ee4e/packages/target-electron/runtime-electron/runtime.ts#L52). For these measurements I also disabled request-response logging with `config['log-debug'] = false`. Each such `maybeNetwork()` resulted in ~1000 `getNextEvent()` responses. With the original event loop (without a pool) the average time based on 150 measurements was 1152.28 ms. With the new event loop with a pool of 20 based on 150 measurements it was 774.58 ms. That is 67.22% of the original average duration. Related: - https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-desktop/issues/5282
api(jsonrpc): process events forever by default
2026-10-08 14:10:31 +03:00 · 2026-02-01 15:19:07 +04:00 · 2026-01-31 15:56:13 +01:00 · 2026-01-30 07:53:44 -03:00 · 2026-01-30 07:53:44 -03:00 · 2026-01-30 07:53:44 -03:00
149 changed files with 8739 additions and 4763 deletions
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ permissions: {}

 env:
  RUSTFLAGS: -Dwarnings
-  RUST_VERSION: 1.91.0
+  RUST_VERSION: 1.93.0

  # Minimum Supported Rust Version
  MSRV: 1.88.0
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ jobs:
  lint_rust:
    name: Lint Rust
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 60
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
      - run: rustup override set $RUST_VERSION
        shell: bash
      - name: Cache rust cargo artifacts
-        uses: swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        uses: swatinem/rust-cache@779680da715d629ac1d338a641029a2f4372abb5
      - name: Run rustfmt
        run: cargo fmt --all -- --check
      - name: Run clippy
@@ -52,12 +53,13 @@ jobs:
  cargo_deny:
    name: cargo deny
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 60
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: EmbarkStudios/cargo-deny-action@v2
+      - uses: EmbarkStudios/cargo-deny-action@76cd80eb775d7bbbd2d80292136d74d39e1b4918
        with:
          arguments: --all-features --workspace
          command: check
@@ -66,8 +68,9 @@ jobs:
  provider_database:
    name: Check provider database
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 60
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false
@@ -79,15 +82,16 @@ jobs:
  docs:
    name: Rust doc comments
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 60
    env:
      RUSTDOCFLAGS: -Dwarnings
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false
      - name: Cache rust cargo artifacts
-        uses: swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        uses: swatinem/rust-cache@779680da715d629ac1d338a641029a2f4372abb5
      - name: Rustdoc
        run: cargo doc --document-private-items --no-deps

@@ -107,6 +111,7 @@ jobs:
          - os: ubuntu-latest
            rust: minimum
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    timeout-minutes: 60
    steps:
      - run:
          echo "RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN=$MSRV" >> $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -117,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
        shell: bash
        if: matrix.rust == 'latest'

-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false
@@ -129,10 +134,10 @@ jobs:
        shell: bash

      - name: Cache rust cargo artifacts
-        uses: swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        uses: swatinem/rust-cache@779680da715d629ac1d338a641029a2f4372abb5

      - name: Install nextest
-        uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@69e777b377e4ec209ddad9426ae3e0c1008b0ef3
        with:
          tool: nextest

@@ -155,20 +160,21 @@ jobs:
      matrix:
        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    timeout-minutes: 60
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false

      - name: Cache rust cargo artifacts
-        uses: swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        uses: swatinem/rust-cache@779680da715d629ac1d338a641029a2f4372abb5

      - name: Build C library
        run: cargo build -p deltachat_ffi

      - name: Upload C library
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
        with:
          name: ${{ matrix.os }}-libdeltachat.a
          path: target/debug/libdeltachat.a
@@ -180,20 +186,21 @@ jobs:
      matrix:
        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    timeout-minutes: 60
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false

      - name: Cache rust cargo artifacts
-        uses: swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        uses: swatinem/rust-cache@779680da715d629ac1d338a641029a2f4372abb5

      - name: Build deltachat-rpc-server
        run: cargo build -p deltachat-rpc-server

      - name: Upload deltachat-rpc-server
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
        with:
          name: ${{ matrix.os }}-deltachat-rpc-server
          path: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'target/debug/deltachat-rpc-server.exe' || 'target/debug/deltachat-rpc-server' }}
@@ -202,8 +209,9 @@ jobs:
  python_lint:
    name: Python lint
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 60
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false
@@ -219,6 +227,38 @@ jobs:
        working-directory: deltachat-rpc-client
        run: tox -e lint

+  # mypy does not work with PyPy since mypy 1.19
+  # as it introduced native `librt` dependency
+  # that uses CPython internals.
+  # We only run mypy with CPython because of this.
+  cffi_python_mypy:
+    name: CFFI Python mypy
+    needs: ["c_library", "python_lint"]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          show-progress: false
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Download libdeltachat.a
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: ubuntu-latest-libdeltachat.a
+          path: target/debug
+
+      - name: Install tox
+        run: pip install tox
+
+      - name: Run mypy
+        env:
+          DCC_RS_TARGET: debug
+          DCC_RS_DEV: ${{ github.workspace }}
+        working-directory: python
+        run: tox -e mypy
+
+
  cffi_python_tests:
    name: CFFI Python tests
    needs: ["c_library", "python_lint"]
@@ -238,21 +278,22 @@ jobs:
          - os: macos-latest
            python: pypy3.10

-          # Minimum Supported Python Version = 3.8
+          # Minimum Supported Python Version = 3.10
          # This is the minimum version for which manylinux Python wheels are
          # built. Test it with minimum supported Rust version.
          - os: ubuntu-latest
-            python: 3.8
+            python: "3.10"

    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    timeout-minutes: 60
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false

      - name: Download libdeltachat.a
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
        with:
          name: ${{ matrix.os }}-libdeltachat.a
          path: target/debug
@@ -271,7 +312,7 @@ jobs:
          DCC_RS_TARGET: debug
          DCC_RS_DEV: ${{ github.workspace }}
        working-directory: python
-        run: tox -e mypy,doc,py
+        run: tox -e doc,py

  rpc_python_tests:
    name: JSON-RPC Python tests
@@ -293,13 +334,14 @@ jobs:
          - os: macos-latest
            python: pypy3.10

-          # Minimum Supported Python Version = 3.8
+          # Minimum Supported Python Version = 3.10
          - os: ubuntu-latest
-            python: 3.8
+            python: "3.10"

    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    timeout-minutes: 60
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false
@@ -313,7 +355,7 @@ jobs:
        run: pip install tox

      - name: Download deltachat-rpc-server
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
        with:
          name: ${{ matrix.os }}-deltachat-rpc-server
          path: target/debug
@@ -30,22 +30,46 @@ jobs:
        arch: [aarch64, armv7l, armv6l, i686, x86_64]
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@fd24c48048070c1be9acd18c9d369a83f0fe94d7 # v31
+      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@4e002c8ec80594ecd40e759629461e26c8abed15 # v31

      - name: Build deltachat-rpc-server binaries
        run: nix build .#deltachat-rpc-server-${{ matrix.arch }}-linux

      - name: Upload binary
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
        with:
          name: deltachat-rpc-server-${{ matrix.arch }}-linux
          path: result/bin/deltachat-rpc-server
          if-no-files-found: error

+  build_linux_wheel:
+    name: Linux wheel
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        arch: [aarch64, armv7l, armv6l, i686, x86_64]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          show-progress: false
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@4e002c8ec80594ecd40e759629461e26c8abed15 # v31
+
+      - name: Build deltachat-rpc-server wheels
+        run: nix build .#deltachat-rpc-server-${{ matrix.arch }}-linux-wheel
+
+      - name: Upload wheel
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
+        with:
+          name: deltachat-rpc-server-${{ matrix.arch }}-linux-wheel
+          path: result/*.whl
+          if-no-files-found: error
+
  build_windows:
    name: Windows
    strategy:
@@ -54,22 +78,46 @@ jobs:
        arch: [win32, win64]
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@fd24c48048070c1be9acd18c9d369a83f0fe94d7 # v31
+      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@4e002c8ec80594ecd40e759629461e26c8abed15 # v31

      - name: Build deltachat-rpc-server binaries
        run: nix build .#deltachat-rpc-server-${{ matrix.arch }}

      - name: Upload binary
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
        with:
          name: deltachat-rpc-server-${{ matrix.arch }}
          path: result/bin/deltachat-rpc-server.exe
          if-no-files-found: error

+  build_windows_wheel:
+    name: Windows wheel
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        arch: [win32, win64]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          show-progress: false
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@4e002c8ec80594ecd40e759629461e26c8abed15 # v31
+
+      - name: Build deltachat-rpc-server wheels
+        run: nix build .#deltachat-rpc-server-${{ matrix.arch }}-wheel
+
+      - name: Upload wheel
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
+        with:
+          name: deltachat-rpc-server-${{ matrix.arch }}-wheel
+          path: result/*.whl
+          if-no-files-found: error
+
  build_macos:
    name: macOS
    strategy:
@@ -79,7 +127,7 @@ jobs:

    runs-on: macos-latest
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false
@@ -91,7 +139,7 @@ jobs:
        run: cargo build --release --package deltachat-rpc-server --target ${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin --features vendored

      - name: Upload binary
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
        with:
          name: deltachat-rpc-server-${{ matrix.arch }}-macos
          path: target/${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin/release/deltachat-rpc-server
@@ -105,25 +153,49 @@ jobs:
        arch: [arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a]
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@fd24c48048070c1be9acd18c9d369a83f0fe94d7 # v31
+      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@4e002c8ec80594ecd40e759629461e26c8abed15 # v31

      - name: Build deltachat-rpc-server binaries
        run: nix build .#deltachat-rpc-server-${{ matrix.arch }}-android

      - name: Upload binary
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
        with:
          name: deltachat-rpc-server-${{ matrix.arch }}-android
          path: result/bin/deltachat-rpc-server
          if-no-files-found: error

+  build_android_wheel:
+    name: Android wheel
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        arch: [arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          show-progress: false
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@4e002c8ec80594ecd40e759629461e26c8abed15 # v31
+
+      - name: Build deltachat-rpc-server wheels
+        run: nix build .#deltachat-rpc-server-${{ matrix.arch }}-android-wheel
+
+      - name: Upload wheel
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
+        with:
+          name: deltachat-rpc-server-${{ matrix.arch }}-android-wheel
+          path: result/*.whl
+          if-no-files-found: error
+
  publish:
    name: Build wheels and upload binaries to the release
-    needs: ["build_linux", "build_windows", "build_macos"]
+    needs: ["build_linux", "build_linux_wheel", "build_windows", "build_windows_wheel", "build_macos", "build_android", "build_android_wheel"]
    environment:
      name: pypi
      url: https://pypi.org/p/deltachat-rpc-server
@@ -132,78 +204,132 @@ jobs:
      contents: write
    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@fd24c48048070c1be9acd18c9d369a83f0fe94d7 # v31
+      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@4e002c8ec80594ecd40e759629461e26c8abed15 # v31

      - name: Download Linux aarch64 binary
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
        with:
          name: deltachat-rpc-server-aarch64-linux
          path: deltachat-rpc-server-aarch64-linux.d

+      - name: Download Linux aarch64 wheel
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: deltachat-rpc-server-aarch64-linux-wheel
+          path: deltachat-rpc-server-aarch64-linux-wheel.d
+
      - name: Download Linux armv7l binary
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
        with:
          name: deltachat-rpc-server-armv7l-linux
          path: deltachat-rpc-server-armv7l-linux.d

+      - name: Download Linux armv7l wheel
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: deltachat-rpc-server-armv7l-linux-wheel
+          path: deltachat-rpc-server-armv7l-linux-wheel.d
+
      - name: Download Linux armv6l binary
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
        with:
          name: deltachat-rpc-server-armv6l-linux
          path: deltachat-rpc-server-armv6l-linux.d

+      - name: Download Linux armv6l wheel
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: deltachat-rpc-server-armv6l-linux-wheel
+          path: deltachat-rpc-server-armv6l-linux-wheel.d
+
      - name: Download Linux i686 binary
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
        with:
          name: deltachat-rpc-server-i686-linux
          path: deltachat-rpc-server-i686-linux.d

+      - name: Download Linux i686 wheel
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: deltachat-rpc-server-i686-linux-wheel
+          path: deltachat-rpc-server-i686-linux-wheel.d
+
      - name: Download Linux x86_64 binary
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
        with:
          name: deltachat-rpc-server-x86_64-linux
          path: deltachat-rpc-server-x86_64-linux.d

+      - name: Download Linux x86_64 wheel
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: deltachat-rpc-server-x86_64-linux-wheel
+          path: deltachat-rpc-server-x86_64-linux-wheel.d
+
      - name: Download Win32 binary
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
        with:
          name: deltachat-rpc-server-win32
          path: deltachat-rpc-server-win32.d

+      - name: Download Win32 wheel
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: deltachat-rpc-server-win32-wheel
+          path: deltachat-rpc-server-win32-wheel.d
+
      - name: Download Win64 binary
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
        with:
          name: deltachat-rpc-server-win64
          path: deltachat-rpc-server-win64.d

+      - name: Download Win64 wheel
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: deltachat-rpc-server-win64-wheel
+          path: deltachat-rpc-server-win64-wheel.d
+
      - name: Download macOS binary for x86_64
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
        with:
          name: deltachat-rpc-server-x86_64-macos
          path: deltachat-rpc-server-x86_64-macos.d

      - name: Download macOS binary for aarch64
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
        with:
          name: deltachat-rpc-server-aarch64-macos
          path: deltachat-rpc-server-aarch64-macos.d

      - name: Download Android binary for arm64-v8a
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
        with:
          name: deltachat-rpc-server-arm64-v8a-android
          path: deltachat-rpc-server-arm64-v8a-android.d

+      - name: Download Android wheel for arm64-v8a
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: deltachat-rpc-server-arm64-v8a-android-wheel
+          path: deltachat-rpc-server-arm64-v8a-android-wheel.d
+
      - name: Download Android binary for armeabi-v7a
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
        with:
          name: deltachat-rpc-server-armeabi-v7a-android
          path: deltachat-rpc-server-armeabi-v7a-android.d

+      - name: Download Android wheel for armeabi-v7a
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: deltachat-rpc-server-armeabi-v7a-android-wheel
+          path: deltachat-rpc-server-armeabi-v7a-android-wheel.d
+
      - name: Create bin/ directory
        run: |
          mkdir -p bin
@@ -222,38 +348,21 @@ jobs:
      - name: List binaries
        run: ls -l bin/

-      # Python 3.11 is needed for tomllib used in scripts/wheel-rpc-server.py
-      - name: Install python 3.12
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
-        with:
-          python-version: 3.12
-
      - name: Install wheel
        run: pip install wheel

-      - name: Build deltachat-rpc-server Python wheels and source package
+      - name: Build deltachat-rpc-server Python wheels
        run: |
          mkdir -p dist
-          nix build .#deltachat-rpc-server-x86_64-linux-wheel
-          cp result/*.whl dist/
-          nix build .#deltachat-rpc-server-armv7l-linux-wheel
-          cp result/*.whl dist/
-          nix build .#deltachat-rpc-server-armv6l-linux-wheel
-          cp result/*.whl dist/
-          nix build .#deltachat-rpc-server-aarch64-linux-wheel
-          cp result/*.whl dist/
-          nix build .#deltachat-rpc-server-i686-linux-wheel
-          cp result/*.whl dist/
-          nix build .#deltachat-rpc-server-win64-wheel
-          cp result/*.whl dist/
-          nix build .#deltachat-rpc-server-win32-wheel
-          cp result/*.whl dist/
-          nix build .#deltachat-rpc-server-arm64-v8a-android-wheel
-          cp result/*.whl dist/
-          nix build .#deltachat-rpc-server-armeabi-v7a-android-wheel
-          cp result/*.whl dist/
-          nix build .#deltachat-rpc-server-source
-          cp result/*.tar.gz dist/
+          mv deltachat-rpc-server-aarch64-linux-wheel.d/*.whl dist/
+          mv deltachat-rpc-server-armv7l-linux-wheel.d/*.whl dist/
+          mv deltachat-rpc-server-armv6l-linux-wheel.d/*.whl dist/
+          mv deltachat-rpc-server-i686-linux-wheel.d/*.whl dist/
+          mv deltachat-rpc-server-x86_64-linux-wheel.d/*.whl dist/
+          mv deltachat-rpc-server-win64-wheel.d/*.whl dist/
+          mv deltachat-rpc-server-win32-wheel.d/*.whl dist/
+          mv deltachat-rpc-server-arm64-v8a-android-wheel.d/*.whl dist/
+          mv deltachat-rpc-server-armeabi-v7a-android-wheel.d/*.whl dist/
          python3 scripts/wheel-rpc-server.py x86_64-darwin bin/deltachat-rpc-server-x86_64-macos
          python3 scripts/wheel-rpc-server.py aarch64-darwin bin/deltachat-rpc-server-aarch64-macos
          mv *.whl dist/
@@ -271,21 +380,24 @@ jobs:
            --repo ${{ github.repository }} \
            bin/* dist/*

-      - name: Publish deltachat-rpc-client to PyPI
+      - name: Publish deltachat-rpc-server to PyPI
        if: github.event_name == 'release'
-        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@ed0c53931b1dc9bd32cbe73a98c7f6766f8a527e

  publish_npm_package:
    name: Build & Publish npm prebuilds and deltachat-rpc-server
    needs: ["build_linux", "build_windows", "build_macos"]
    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
+    environment:
+      name: npm-stdio-rpc-server
+      url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@deltachat/stdio-rpc-server
    permissions:
      id-token: write

      # Needed to publish the binaries to the release.
      contents: write
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false
@@ -294,67 +406,67 @@ jobs:
          python-version: "3.11"

      - name: Download Linux aarch64 binary
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
        with:
          name: deltachat-rpc-server-aarch64-linux
          path: deltachat-rpc-server-aarch64-linux.d

      - name: Download Linux armv7l binary
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
        with:
          name: deltachat-rpc-server-armv7l-linux
          path: deltachat-rpc-server-armv7l-linux.d

      - name: Download Linux armv6l binary
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
        with:
          name: deltachat-rpc-server-armv6l-linux
          path: deltachat-rpc-server-armv6l-linux.d

      - name: Download Linux i686 binary
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
        with:
          name: deltachat-rpc-server-i686-linux
          path: deltachat-rpc-server-i686-linux.d

      - name: Download Linux x86_64 binary
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
        with:
          name: deltachat-rpc-server-x86_64-linux
          path: deltachat-rpc-server-x86_64-linux.d

      - name: Download Win32 binary
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
        with:
          name: deltachat-rpc-server-win32
          path: deltachat-rpc-server-win32.d

      - name: Download Win64 binary
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
        with:
          name: deltachat-rpc-server-win64
          path: deltachat-rpc-server-win64.d

      - name: Download macOS binary for x86_64
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
        with:
          name: deltachat-rpc-server-x86_64-macos
          path: deltachat-rpc-server-x86_64-macos.d

      - name: Download macOS binary for aarch64
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
        with:
          name: deltachat-rpc-server-aarch64-macos
          path: deltachat-rpc-server-aarch64-macos.d

      - name: Download Android binary for arm64-v8a
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
        with:
          name: deltachat-rpc-server-arm64-v8a-android
          path: deltachat-rpc-server-arm64-v8a-android.d

      - name: Download Android binary for armeabi-v7a
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
        with:
          name: deltachat-rpc-server-armeabi-v7a-android
          path: deltachat-rpc-server-armeabi-v7a-android.d
@@ -384,7 +496,7 @@ jobs:
          ls -lah

      - name: Upload to artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
        with:
          name: deltachat-rpc-server-npm-package
          path: deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/*.tgz
@@ -406,11 +518,14 @@ jobs:
          node-version: 20
          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"

+      # Ensure npm 11.5.1 or later is installed.
+      # It is needed for <https://docs.npmjs.com/trusted-publishers>
+      - name: Update npm
+        run: npm install -g npm@latest
+
      - name: Publish npm packets for prebuilds and `@deltachat/stdio-rpc-server`
        if: github.event_name == 'release'
        working-directory: deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package
        run: |
          ls -lah platform_package
          for platform in *.tgz; do npm publish --provenance "$platform" --access public; done
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
@@ -10,11 +10,14 @@ jobs:
  pack-module:
    name: "Publish @deltachat/jsonrpc-client"
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment:
+      name: npm-jsonrpc-client
+      url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@deltachat/jsonrpc-client
    permissions:
      id-token: write
      contents: read
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false
@@ -24,6 +27,11 @@ jobs:
          node-version: 20
          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"

+      # Ensure npm 11.5.1 or later is installed.
+      # It is needed for <https://docs.npmjs.com/trusted-publishers>
+      - name: Update npm
+        run: npm install -g npm@latest
+
      - name: Install dependencies without running scripts
        working-directory: deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript
        run: npm install --ignore-scripts
@@ -37,5 +45,3 @@ jobs:
      - name: Publish
        working-directory: deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript
        run: npm publish --provenance deltachat-jsonrpc-client-* --access public
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
  build_and_test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
        with:
          node-version: 18.x
      - name: Add Rust cache
-        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@779680da715d629ac1d338a641029a2f4372abb5
      - name: npm install
        working-directory: deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript
        run: npm install
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ jobs:
    name: check flake formatting
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@fd24c48048070c1be9acd18c9d369a83f0fe94d7 # v31
+      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@4e002c8ec80594ecd40e759629461e26c8abed15 # v31
      - run: nix fmt flake.nix -- --check

  build:
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ jobs:
          #- deltachat-rpc-server-x86_64-android
          #- deltachat-rpc-server-x86-android
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@fd24c48048070c1be9acd18c9d369a83f0fe94d7 # v31
+      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@4e002c8ec80594ecd40e759629461e26c8abed15 # v31
      - run: nix build .#${{ matrix.installable }}

  build-macos:
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ jobs:
          # because of <https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/413910>.
          # - deltachat-rpc-server-aarch64-darwin
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@fd24c48048070c1be9acd18c9d369a83f0fe94d7 # v31
+      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@4e002c8ec80594ecd40e759629461e26c8abed15 # v31
      - run: nix build .#${{ matrix.installable }}
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
        working-directory: deltachat-rpc-client
        run: python3 -m build
      - name: Store the distribution packages
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
        with:
          name: python-package-distributions
          path: deltachat-rpc-client/dist/
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ jobs:

    steps:
      - name: Download all the dists
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
        with:
          name: python-package-distributions
          path: dist/
      - name: Publish deltachat-rpc-client to PyPI
-        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@ed0c53931b1dc9bd32cbe73a98c7f6766f8a527e
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@ jobs:
    name: Build REPL example
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false
-      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@fd24c48048070c1be9acd18c9d369a83f0fe94d7 # v31
+      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@4e002c8ec80594ecd40e759629461e26c8abed15 # v31
      - name: Build
        run: nix build .#deltachat-repl-win64
      - name: Upload binary
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
        with:
          name: repl.exe
          path: "result/bin/deltachat-repl.exe"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false
          fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch history to calculate VCS version number.
-      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@fd24c48048070c1be9acd18c9d369a83f0fe94d7 # v31
+      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@4e002c8ec80594ecd40e759629461e26c8abed15 # v31
      - name: Build Python documentation
        run: nix build .#python-docs
      - name: Upload to py.delta.chat
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false
          fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch history to calculate VCS version number.
-      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@fd24c48048070c1be9acd18c9d369a83f0fe94d7 # v31
+      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@4e002c8ec80594ecd40e759629461e26c8abed15 # v31
      - name: Build C documentation
        run: nix build .#docs
      - name: Upload to c.delta.chat
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
        working-directory: ./deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript

    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          show-progress: false
          persist-credentials: false
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ jobs:
      security-events: write
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          persist-credentials: false

      - name: Install the latest version of uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@5a7eac68fb9809dea845d802897dc5c723910fa3
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@681c641aba71e4a1c380be3ab5e12ad51f415867

      - name: Run zizmor
        run: uvx zizmor --format sarif . > results.sarif
@@ -1,5 +1,378 @@
 # Changelog

+## [2.39.0] - 2026-01-23
+
+### CI
+
+- Update Rust to 1.93.0.
+
+### Documentation
+
+- RELEASE.md: Push preparation commit to the main branch before tagging.
+- RELEASE.md: Add section about dealing with failed releases.
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Forward message with file ([#7755](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7755)).
+- Do not additionally reduce the resolution of images that fit into the resolution-limit and are larger than the file-size-limit ([#7760](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7760)).
+
+### Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- Merge v2.38.0 into main branch.
+- Cleanup deprecated functions/defines ([#7763](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7763)).
+
+## [2.38.0] - 2026-01-22
+
+### API-Changes
+
+- [**breaking**] Jsonrpc: remove `contacts` from `FullChat`. To migrate load contacts on demand via `get_contacts_by_ids` using `FullChat.contactIds` ([#7282](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7282)).
+- jsonrpc: Add run_until parameter for bots ([#7688](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7688)).
+- rust, jsonrpc: Add `get_message_read_receipt_count` method ([#7732](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7732)).
+- rust and jsonrpc: Marknoticed_all_chats method to mark all chats as notices, including muted ones. ([#7709](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7709)).
+- Public re-export of Connectivity ([#7737](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7737)).
+
+### Documentation
+
+- Fix chat types.
+- Set_config_from_qr() configures context for "DCACCOUNT:" and "DCLOGIN:" QRs ([#7450](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7450)).
+- Fix formatting of `indoc!` link.
+
+### Features / Changes
+
+- Pre-messages / next version of download on demand ([#7371](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7371)).
+- Connectivity view: move quota up and combine with IMAP state. ([#7653](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7653)).
+- Execute sync message before checking for primary transport update.
+- Disable partial search by contact address.
+- Don't put text into post-message ([#7714](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7714)).
+- Don't scale up Origin of multiple and broadcast recipients when sending a message.
+- pgp: Use preferred hash algorithm for signing instead of hardcoded SHA256.
+- In teamprofiles, don't mark chat as read on outgoing message ([#7717](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7717)).
+- Send and apply MDNs to self ([#7005](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7005))
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Do not show contact address in message info ([#7695](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7695)).
+- Take transport_id into account when marking messages with \Seen flags.
+- Send bcc-self messages to all own relays ([#7656](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7656)).
+- Only emit TransportsModified if transports are really modified.
+- Logging errors in deltachat-rpc-server during startup ([#7707](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7707)).
+- Use only lowercase letters for stats id ([#7700](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7700)).
+- Hide incoming broadcasts in `DC_GCL_FOR_FORWARDING` ([#7726](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7726)).
+- Do not resolve ICE server hostnames during IMAP loop.
+- More reliable parsing of `dclogin:` links with ip address as host ([#7734](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7734)).
+- Don't remember old channel members in the database ([#7716](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7716)).
+- Make it possible to leave and immediately delete a chat ([#7744](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7744)).
+- Emit MsgsChanged instead of MsgsNoticed on self-MDN if chat still has fresh messages.
+- Prevent possible infinite loop with invalid `smtp` row ([#7746](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7746)).
+- Sync broadcast subscribers list ([#7578](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7578))
+
+### Refactor
+
+- Don't use `concat!` in sql statements ([#7720](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7720)).
+
+### Tests
+
+- Port test_dont_move_sync_msgs to JSON-RPC ([#7676](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7676)).
+- rpc-client: Replace remaining print()s with `logging` ([#6082](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/6082)).
+
+## [2.37.0] - 2026-01-08
+
+### API-Changes
+
+- JSON-RPC API `get_all_ui_config_keys` to get all "ui.*" config keys ([#7579](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7579)).
+- Add `who_can_call_me` config option.
+- cffi api to create account manager with existing events channel to see events emitted during startup. `dc_event_channel_new`, `dc_event_channel_unref`, `dc_event_channel_get_event_emitter` and `dc_accounts_new_with_event_channel` ([#7609](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7609)).
+
+### Features / Changes
+
+- Config option to skip seen synchronization ([#7694](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7694)).
+- More text instead of sender in channel summary.
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Do not rely on Secure-Join header to detect {vc,vg}-request.
+
+### Documentation
+
+- Update instructions to UI where to display the address.
+
+### Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- cargo: bump rsa from 0.9.9 to 0.9.10.
+- Update lru 0.12.3 to 0.12.5 and add RUSTSEC-2026-0002 exception.
+
+### Refactor
+
+- ffi: Replace implicit drop in cffi with explicit `drop(Arc::from_raw(var))` ([#7664](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7664)).
+
+### Tests
+
+- Regression test for vc-request encrypted by the server.
+- Test that channel summary does not have sender name.
+
+## [2.36.0] - 2026-01-03
+
+### CI
+
+- Pin GitHub Action references.
+
+### API-Changes
+
+- Add transports event to FFI.
+
+### Features / Changes
+
+- Add core version to `receive_imf` failure message.
+- Connectivity view: quota for all transports ([#7630](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7630)).
+- Send sync messages over SMTP and do not move them to mvbox.
+
+### Fixes
+
+- When accepting group, add members with `Origin::IncomingTo` and sort them down in the contact list (7592).
+- Update fallback welcome message.
+- `inner_configure`: Check Config::OnlyFetchMvbox before MvboxMove for multi-transport ([#7637](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7637)).
+- Reset options not available for chatmail on chatmail profiles.
+- Don't send webxdc notification for `notify: "*"` when chat is muted ([#7658](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7658)).
+
+### Documentation
+
+- `delete_chat()`: don't lie that messages aren't deleted from server.
+- Remove references to removed `sentbox_watch` config.
+- Update documentation for `TransportsModified` event.
+
+### Tests
+
+- Contact list after accepting group with unknown contacts ([#7592](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7592)).
+- Port test_import_export_online_all to JSON-RPC ([#7411](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7411)).
+
+### Refactor
+
+- Turn `DC_VERSION_STR` into `&str`.
+- ffi: Remove one pointer indirection for `dc_accounts_t`.
+
+### Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- deps: Bump actions/download-artifact from 6 to 7.
+- deps: Bump actions/upload-artifact from 5 to 6.
+- deps: Bump astral-sh/setup-uv from 7.1.4 to 7.1.6.
+- deps: Bump cachix/install-nix-action from 31.8.4 to 31.9.0.
+- cargo: Bump serde_json from 1.0.145 to 1.0.147.
+- cargo: Bump uuid from 1.18.1 to 1.19.0.
+- cargo: Bump toml from 0.9.8 to 0.9.10+spec-1.1.0.
+- cargo: Bump tempfile from 3.23.0 to 3.24.0.
+- cargo: Bump libc from 0.2.177 to 0.2.178.
+- cargo: Bump tracing from 0.1.41 to 0.1.44.
+- cargo: Bump hyper-util from 0.1.18 to 0.1.19.
+- cargo: Bump log from 0.4.28 to 0.4.29.
+- cargo: Bump rustls-pki-types from 1.13.0 to 1.13.2.
+- cargo: Bump criterion from 0.7.0 to 0.8.1.
+
+## [2.35.0] - 2025-12-16
+
+### API-Changes
+
+- Add blob dir size to storage info ([#7605](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7605)).
+
+### Features / Changes
+
+- Use `turn.delta.chat` as fallback TURN server ([#7382](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7382)).
+- Add ip addresses of known public chatmail relays from https://chatmail.at/relays to DNS cache ([#7607](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7607)).
+- Improve error messages on adding relays.
+- Add transport addresses to IMAP URLs in message info.
+- `lookup_host_with_cache()`: Don't return empty address list ([#7596](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7596)).
+
+### Fixes
+
+- `get_chat_msgs_ex()`: Don't match on "S=" (Cmd) in param payload.
+- Remove `SecurejoinWait` info message when received Alice's key ([#7585](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7585)).
+- Do not set normalized name for existing chats and contacts in a migration.
+- Remove now redundant "used_account_settings" and "entered_account_settings" from `Context.get_info()` ([#7587](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7587)).
+- Don't use fallback servers if got TURN servers from IMAP METADATA.
+- Use fallback ICE servers if server can't IMAP METADATA ([#7382](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7382)).
+- Add explicit limit for adding relays (5 at the moment) ([#7611](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7611)).
+- Take `transport_id` into account when using `imap` table.
+
+### CI
+
+- Update Rust to 1.92.0.
+
+### Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- Apply Rust 1.92.0 clippy suggestions.
+
+### Other
+
+- Log entered login params and actual used params on configuration failure ([#7610](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7610)).
+
+## [2.34.0] - 2025-12-11
+
+### API-Changes
+
+- rpc-client: Accept `Account` for `Chat.{add,remove}_contact()`.
+- rpc-client: Add `Chat.num_contacts()`.
+- Forwarding messages to another profile ([#7491](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7491)).
+
+### Features / Changes
+
+- Double ringing time to 120 seconds.
+- Better logging for failing securejoin messages ([#7593](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7593)).
+- Add multi-transport information to `Context.get_info` ([#7583](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7583))
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Multi-transport: all transports were shown as "inbox" in connectivity view, now they are shown by their hostname ([#7582](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7582)).
+- Multi-transport: Synchronize primary transport immediately after changing it.
+- Use u64 instead of usize to calculate storage usage.
+- Use u64 to represent the number of bytes in backup files.
+- Use u64 to count the number of bytes sent/received over the network.
+- Use logging macros instead of emitting event directly, so that it is also logged by tracing ([#7459](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7459)).
+- Let securejoin succeed even if the chat was deleted in the meantime ([#7594](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7594)).
+
+### Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- Add RUSTSEC-2025-0134 exception to deny.toml.
+
+### Refactor
+
+- Use u16 instead of usize to represent progress bar.
+- Remove EncryptHelper.prefer_encrypt.
+- Add params when forwarding message instead of removing unneeded ones.
+
+### Tests
+
+- Port test_synchronize_member_list_on_group_rejoin to JSON-RPC.
+- Test setting up second device between core versions.
+
+## [2.33.0] - 2025-12-05
+
+### Features / Changes
+
+- Case-insensitive search for non-ASCII chat and contact names ([#7477](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7477)).
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Recognize all transport addresses as own addresses.
+
+## [2.32.0] - 2025-12-04
+
+Version bump to trigger publishing of npm prebuilds
+that failed to be published for 2.31.0 due to not configured "trusted publishers".
+
+### Features / Changes
+
+- Lookup_or_create_adhoc_group(): Add context to SQL errors ([#7554](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7554)).
+
+## [2.31.0] - 2025-12-04
+
+### CI
+
+- Update npm before publishing packages.
+
+### Features / Changes
+
+- Use v2 SEIPD when sending messages to self.
+
+## [2.30.0] - 2025-12-04
+
+### Features / Changes
+
+- Disable SNI for STARTTLS ([#7499](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7499)).
+- Introduce cross-core testing along with improvements to test frameworking.
+- Synchronize transports via sync messages.
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Fix shutdown shortly after call.
+
+### API-Changes
+
+- Add `TransportsModified` event (for tests).
+
+### CI
+
+- Use "trusted publishing" for NPM packages.
+
+### Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- deps: Bump actions/checkout from 5 to 6.
+- cargo: Bump syn from 2.0.110 to 2.0.111.
+- deps: Bump astral-sh/setup-uv from 7.1.3 to 7.1.4.
+- cargo: Bump sdp from 0.8.0 to 0.10.0.
+- Remove two outdated todo comments ([#7550](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7550)).
+
+## [2.29.0] - 2025-12-01
+
+### API-Changes
+
+- deltachat-rpc-client: Add Message.exists().
+
+### Features / Changes
+
+- [**breaking**] Increase backup version from 3 to 4.
+- Hide `To` header in encrypted messages.
+- `deltachat_rpc_client.Rpc` accepts `rpc_server_path` for using a particular deltachat-rpc-server ([#7493](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7493)).
+- Don't send `Chat-Group-Avatar` header in unencrypted groups.
+- Don't update `self-{avatar,status}` from received messages ([#7002](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7002)).
+
+### Fixes
+
+- `CREATE INDEX imap_only_rfc724_mid ON imap(rfc724_mid)` ([#7490](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7490)).
+- Use the same webxdc ratelimit for all email servers.
+- Handle the case when account does not exist in `get_existing_msg_ids()`.
+- Don't send self-avatar in unencrypted messages ([#7136](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7136)).
+- Do not configure folders during transport configuration.
+- Upload sync messages only with the primary transport.
+- Do not use deprecated ConfiguredProvider in get_configured_provider.
+
+### Build system
+
+- Make scripts for remote testing usable.
+- Increase minimum supported Python version to 3.10.
+- Use SPDX license expression in Python package metadata.
+
+### CI
+
+- Set timeout-minutes for all jobs in ci.yaml workflow.
+- Do not install Python manually to bulid RPC server wheels.
+- Do not build fake RPC server source packages.
+- Build Python wheels in separate jobs.
+
+### Refactor
+
+- [**breaking**] Remove some unneeded stock strings ([#7496](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7496)).
+- Strike events in rpc-client request handling, get result from queue.
+- Use ConfiguredProvider config directly when loading legacy settings.
+- Remove update_icons and disable_server_delete migrations.
+- Use `SYMMETRIC_KEY_ALGORITHM` constant in `symm_encrypt_message()`.
+- Make signing key non-optional for `pk_encrypt`.
+
+### Tests
+
+- `test_remove_member_bcc`: Test unencrypted group as it was initially.
+
+### Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- deps: Bump cachix/install-nix-action from 31.8.1 to 31.8.4.
+- cargo: Bump hyper from 1.7.0 to 1.8.1.
+- cargo: Bump human-panic from 2.0.3 to 2.0.4.
+- cargo: Bump hyper-util from 0.1.17 to 0.1.18.
+- cargo: Bump rusqlite from 0.36.0 to 0.37.0.
+- cargo: Bump tokio-util from 0.7.16 to 0.7.17.
+- cargo: Bump toml from 0.9.7 to 0.9.8.
+- cargo: Bump proptest from 1.8.0 to 1.9.0.
+- cargo: Bump parking_lot from 0.12.4 to 0.12.5.
+- cargo: Bump syn from 2.0.106 to 2.0.110.
+- cargo: Bump quick-xml from 0.38.3 to 0.38.4.
+- cargo: Bump rustls-pki-types from 1.12.0 to 1.13.0.
+- cargo: Bump nu-ansi-term from 0.50.1 to 0.50.3.
+- cargo: Bump sanitize-filename from 0.5.0 to 0.6.0.
+- cargo: Bump quote from 1.0.41 to 1.0.42.
+- cargo: Bump libc from 0.2.176 to 0.2.177.
+- cargo: Bump bytes from 1.10.1 to 1.11.0.
+- cargo: Bump image from 0.25.8 to 0.25.9.
+- cargo: Bump rand from 0.9.0 to 0.9.2 ([#7501](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7501)).
+- cargo: Bump tokio from 1.45.1 to 1.48.0.
+
 ## [2.28.0] - 2025-11-23

 ### API-Changes
@@ -7236,3 +7609,13 @@ https://github.com/chatmail/core/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed
 [2.26.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.25.0..v2.26.0
 [2.27.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.26.0..v2.27.0
 [2.28.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.27.0..v2.28.0
+[2.29.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.28.0..v2.29.0
+[2.30.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.29.0..v2.30.0
+[2.31.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.30.0..v2.31.0
+[2.32.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.31.0..v2.32.0
+[2.33.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.32.0..v2.33.0
+[2.34.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.33.0..v2.34.0
+[2.35.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.34.0..v2.35.0
+[2.36.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.35.0..v2.36.0
+[2.37.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.36.0..v2.37.0
+[2.38.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.37.0..v2.38.0
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "2.28.0"
+version = "2.39.0"
 edition = "2024"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 rust-version = "1.88"
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ regex = { workspace = true }
 rusqlite = { workspace = true, features = ["sqlcipher"] }
 rustls-pki-types = "1.12.0"
 sanitize-filename = { workspace = true }
-sdp = "0.8.0"
+sdp = "0.10.0"
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 serde_urlencoded = "0.7.1"
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
@@ -111,11 +111,12 @@ toml = "0.9"
 tracing = "0.1.41"
 url = "2"
 uuid = { version = "1", features = ["serde", "v4"] }
+walkdir = "2.5.0"
 webpki-roots = "0.26.8"

 [dev-dependencies]
 anyhow = { workspace = true, features = ["backtrace"] } # Enable `backtrace` feature in tests.
-criterion = { version = "0.7.0", features = ["async_tokio"] }
+criterion = { version = "0.8.1", features = ["async_tokio"] }
 futures-lite = { workspace = true }
 log = { workspace = true }
 nu-ansi-term = { workspace = true }
@@ -194,14 +195,14 @@ nu-ansi-term = "0.50"
 num-traits = "0.2"
 rand = "0.9"
 regex = "1.10"
-rusqlite = "0.36"
-sanitize-filename = "0.5"
+rusqlite = "0.37"
+sanitize-filename = "0.6"
 serde = "1.0"
 serde_json = "1"
-tempfile = "3.23.0"
+tempfile = "3.24.0"
 thiserror = "2"
 tokio = "1"
-tokio-util = "0.7.16"
+tokio-util = "0.7.17"
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3"
 yerpc = "0.6.4"

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Releasing a new version of DeltaChat core
+# Releasing a new version of chatmail core

 For example, to release version 1.116.0 of the core, do the following steps.

@@ -14,8 +14,17 @@ For example, to release version 1.116.0 of the core, do the following steps.
 5. Commit the changes as `chore(release): prepare for 1.116.0`.
   Optionally, use a separate branch like `prep-1.116.0` for this commit and open a PR for review.

-6. Tag the release: `git tag --annotate v1.116.0`.
+6. Push the commit to the `main` branch.

-7. Push the release tag: `git push origin v1.116.0`.
+7. Once the commit is on the `main` branch and passed CI, tag the release: `git tag --annotate v1.116.0`.

-8. Create a GitHub release: `gh release create v1.116.0 --notes ''`.
+8. Push the release tag: `git push origin v1.116.0`.
+
+9. Create a GitHub release: `gh release create v1.116.0 --notes ''`.
+
+## Dealing with failed releases
+
+Once you make a GitHub release,
+CI will try to build and publish [PyPI](https://pypi.org/) and [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) packages.
+If this fails for some reason, do not modify the failed tag, do not delete it and do not force-push to the `main` branch.
+Fix the build process and tag a new release instead.
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@ id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
 text TEXT DEFAULT '' NOT NULL -- message text
 ) STRICT",
    )
-    .await?;
+    .await
+    .context("CREATE TABLE messages")?;
 ```

 Do not use macros like [`concat!`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/macro.concat.html)
-or [`indoc!](https://docs.rs/indoc).
+or [`indoc!`](https://docs.rs/indoc).
 Do not escape newlines like this:
 ```
    sql.execute(
@@ -29,7 +30,8 @@ id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, \
 text TEXT DEFAULT '' NOT NULL \
 ) STRICT",
    )
-    .await?;
+    .await
+    .context("CREATE TABLE messages")?;
 ```
 Escaping newlines
 is prone to errors like this if space before backslash is missing:
@@ -63,6 +65,9 @@ an older version. Also don't change the column type, consider adding a new colum
 instead. Finally, never change column semantics, this is especially dangerous because the `STRICT`
 keyword doesn't help here.

+Consider adding context to `anyhow` errors for SQL statements using `.context()` so that it's
+possible to understand from logs which statement failed. See [Errors](#errors) for more info.
+
 ## Errors

 Delta Chat core mostly uses [`anyhow`](https://docs.rs/anyhow/) errors.
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ use deltachat::{
    internals_for_benches::key_from_asc,
    internals_for_benches::parse_and_get_text,
    internals_for_benches::store_self_keypair,
-    pgp::{KeyPair, decrypt, pk_encrypt, symm_encrypt_message},
+    pgp::{KeyPair, SeipdVersion, decrypt, pk_encrypt, symm_encrypt_message},
    stock_str::StockStrings,
 };
 use rand::{Rng, rng};
@@ -108,9 +108,10 @@ fn criterion_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
            pk_encrypt(
                plain.clone(),
                vec![black_box(key_pair.public.clone())],
-                Some(key_pair.secret.clone()),
+                key_pair.secret.clone(),
                true,
                true,
+                SeipdVersion::V2,
            )
            .await
            .unwrap()
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "2.28.0"
+version = "2.39.0"
 description = "Deltachat FFI"
 edition = "2018"
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ typedef struct _dc_lot       dc_lot_t;
 typedef struct _dc_provider  dc_provider_t;
 typedef struct _dc_event     dc_event_t;
 typedef struct _dc_event_emitter dc_event_emitter_t;
+typedef struct _dc_event_channel dc_event_channel_t;
 typedef struct _dc_jsonrpc_instance dc_jsonrpc_instance_t;
 typedef struct _dc_backup_provider dc_backup_provider_t;

@@ -429,16 +430,13 @@ char*           dc_get_blobdir               (const dc_context_t* context);
 *                    1=send a copy of outgoing messages to self (default).
 *                    Sending messages to self is needed for a proper multi-account setup,
 *                    however, on the other hand, may lead to unwanted notifications in non-delta clients.
- * - `sentbox_watch`= 1=watch `Sent`-folder for changes,
- *                    0=do not watch the `Sent`-folder (default).
 * - `mvbox_move`   = 1=detect chat messages,
 *                    move them to the `DeltaChat` folder,
 *                    and watch the `DeltaChat` folder for updates (default),
 *                    0=do not move chat-messages
 * - `only_fetch_mvbox` = 1=Do not fetch messages from folders other than the
 *                    `DeltaChat` folder. Messages will still be fetched from the
- *                    spam folder and `sendbox_watch` will also still be respected
- *                    if enabled.
+ *                    spam folder.
 *                    0=watch all folders normally (default)
 * - `show_emails`  = DC_SHOW_EMAILS_OFF (0)=
 *                    show direct replies to chats only,
@@ -488,12 +486,15 @@ char*           dc_get_blobdir               (const dc_context_t* context);
 *                    0=use IMAP IDLE if the server supports it.
 *                    This is a developer option used for testing polling used as an IDLE fallback.
 * - `download_limit` = Messages up to this number of bytes are downloaded automatically.
- *                    For larger messages, only the header is downloaded and a placeholder is shown.
- *                    These messages can be downloaded fully using dc_download_full_msg() later.
- *                    The limit is compared against raw message sizes, including headers.
- *                    The actually used limit may be corrected
- *                    to not mess up with non-delivery-reports or read-receipts.
- *                    0=no limit (default).
+ *                    For messages with large attachments, two messages are sent:
+ *                    a Pre-Message containing metadata and text and a Post-Message additionally
+ *                    containing the attachment. NB: Some "extra" metadata like avatars and gossiped
+ *                    encryption keys is stripped from post-messages to save traffic.
+ *                    Pre-Messages are shown as placeholder messages. They can be downloaded fully
+ *                    using dc_download_full_msg() later. Post-Messages are automatically
+ *                    downloaded if they are smaller than the download_limit. Other messages are
+ *                    always auto-downloaded.
+ *                    0 = no limit (default).
 *                    Changes affect future messages only.
 * - `protect_autocrypt` = Enable Header Protection for Autocrypt header.
 *                    This is an experimental option not compatible to other MUAs
@@ -519,6 +520,10 @@ char*           dc_get_blobdir               (const dc_context_t* context);
 * - `webxdc_realtime_enabled` = Whether the realtime APIs should be enabled.
 *                               0 = WebXDC realtime API is disabled and behaves as noop.
 *                               1 = WebXDC realtime API is enabled (default).
+ * - `who_can_call_me` = Who can cause call notifications.
+ *                       0 = Everybody (except explicitly blocked contacts),
+ *                       1 = Contacts (default, does not include contact requests),
+ *                       2 = Nobody (calls never result in a notification).
 *
 * If you want to retrieve a value, use dc_get_config().
 *
@@ -575,11 +580,10 @@ int             dc_set_stock_translation(dc_context_t* context, uint32_t stock_i

 /**
 * Set configuration values from a QR code.
- * Before this function is called, dc_check_qr() should confirm the type of the
- * QR code is DC_QR_ACCOUNT or DC_QR_LOGIN.
+ * Before this function is called, dc_check_qr() should be used to get the QR code type.
 *
- * Internally, the function will call dc_set_config() with the appropriate keys,
- * e.g. `addr` and `mail_pw` for DC_QR_ACCOUNT and DC_QR_LOGIN.
+ * DC_QR_ACCOUNT and DC_QR_LOGIN QR codes configure the context, but I/O mustn't be started for such
+ * QR codes.
 *
 * @memberof dc_context_t
 * @param context The context object.
@@ -890,7 +894,7 @@ int             dc_preconfigure_keypair        (dc_context_t* context, const cha
 *       the pseudo-chat DC_CHAT_ID_ARCHIVED_LINK is added if there are _any_ archived
 *       chats
 *     - the flag DC_GCL_FOR_FORWARDING sorts "Saved messages" to the top of the chatlist
- *       and hides the "Device chat" and contact requests.
+ *       and hides the "Device chat", contact requests and incoming broadcasts.
 *       typically used on forwarding, may be combined with DC_GCL_NO_SPECIALS
 *       to also hide the archive link.
 *     - if the flag DC_GCL_NO_SPECIALS is set, archive link is not added
@@ -1559,7 +1563,7 @@ dc_array_t*     dc_wait_next_msgs            (dc_context_t* context);
 * Mark all messages in a chat as _noticed_.
 * _Noticed_ messages are no longer _fresh_ and do not count as being unseen
 * but are still waiting for being marked as "seen" using dc_markseen_msgs()
- * (IMAP/MDNs is not done for noticed messages).
+ * (read receipts aren't sent for noticed messages).
 *
 * Calling this function usually results in the event #DC_EVENT_MSGS_NOTICED.
 * See also dc_markseen_msgs().
@@ -1611,10 +1615,10 @@ void            dc_set_chat_visibility       (dc_context_t* context, uint32_t ch
 *
 * Messages are deleted from the device and the chat database entry is deleted.
 * After that, the event #DC_EVENT_MSGS_CHANGED is posted.
+ * Messages are deleted from the server in background.
 *
 * Things that are _not_ done implicitly:
 *
- * - Messages are **not deleted from the server**.
 * - The chat or the contact is **not blocked**, so new messages from the user/the group may appear
 *   and the user may create the chat again.
 * - **Groups are not left** - this would
@@ -2216,10 +2220,6 @@ uint32_t        dc_lookup_contact_id_by_addr (dc_context_t* context, const char*
 uint32_t        dc_create_contact            (dc_context_t* context, const char* name, const char* addr);


-
-// Deprecated 2025-05-20, setting this flag is a no-op.
-#define         DC_GCL_DEPRECATED_VERIFIED_ONLY         0x01
-
 #define         DC_GCL_ADD_SELF              0x02
 #define         DC_GCL_ADDRESS               0x04

@@ -2292,17 +2292,6 @@ dc_array_t*     dc_import_vcard              (dc_context_t* context, const char*
 dc_array_t*     dc_get_contacts              (dc_context_t* context, uint32_t flags, const char* query);


-/**
- * Get the number of blocked contacts.
- *
- * @deprecated Deprecated 2021-02-22, use dc_array_get_cnt() on dc_get_blocked_contacts() instead.
- * @memberof dc_context_t
- * @param context The context object.
- * @return The number of blocked contacts.
- */
-int             dc_get_blocked_cnt           (dc_context_t* context);
-
-
 /**
 * Get blocked contacts.
 *
@@ -2575,7 +2564,6 @@ void            dc_stop_ongoing_process      (dc_context_t* context);
 #define         DC_QR_FPR_MISMATCH           220 // id=contact
 #define         DC_QR_FPR_WITHOUT_ADDR       230 // test1=formatted fingerprint
 #define         DC_QR_ACCOUNT                250 // text1=domain
-#define         DC_QR_BACKUP                 251 // deprecated
 #define         DC_QR_BACKUP2                252
 #define         DC_QR_BACKUP_TOO_NEW         255
 #define         DC_QR_PROXY                  271 // text1=address (e.g. "127.0.0.1:9050")
@@ -3092,7 +3080,7 @@ int dc_receive_backup (dc_context_t* context, const char* qr);

 /**
 * Create a new account manager.
- * The account manager takes an directory
+ * The account manager takes a directory
 * where all context-databases are placed in.
 * To add a context to the account manager,
 * use dc_accounts_add_account() or dc_accounts_migrate_account().
@@ -3114,6 +3102,35 @@ int dc_receive_backup (dc_context_t* context, const char* qr);
 */
 dc_accounts_t* dc_accounts_new                  (const char* dir, int writable);

+/**
+ * Create a new account manager with an existing events channel,
+ * which allows you to see events emitted during startup.
+ * 
+ * The account manager takes a directory
+ * where all context-databases are placed in.
+ * To add a context to the account manager,
+ * use dc_accounts_add_account() or dc_accounts_migrate_account().
+ * All account information are persisted.
+ * To remove a context from the account manager,
+ * use dc_accounts_remove_account().
+ *
+ * @memberof dc_accounts_t
+ * @param dir The directory to create the context-databases in.
+ *     If the directory does not exist,
+ *     dc_accounts_new_with_event_channel() will try to create it.
+ * @param writable Whether the returned account manager is writable, i.e. calling these functions on
+ *     it is possible: dc_accounts_add_account(), dc_accounts_add_closed_account(),
+ *     dc_accounts_migrate_account(), dc_accounts_remove_account(), dc_accounts_select_account().
+ * @param dc_event_channel_t Events Channel to be used for this accounts manager, 
+ *      create one with dc_event_channel_new().
+ *      This channel is consumed by this method and can not be used again afterwards,
+ *      so be sure to call `dc_event_channel_get_event_emitter` before.
+ * @return An account manager object.
+ *     The object must be passed to the other account manager functions
+ *     and must be freed using dc_accounts_unref() after usage.
+ *     On errors, NULL is returned.
+ */
+dc_accounts_t* dc_accounts_new_with_event_channel(const char* dir, int writable, dc_event_channel_t* events_channel);

 /**
 * Free an account manager object.
@@ -3354,8 +3371,12 @@ void           dc_accounts_set_push_device_token (dc_accounts_t* accounts, const
 *     Must be freed using dc_event_emitter_unref() after usage.
 *
 * Note: Use only one event emitter per account manager.
- * Having more than one event emitter running at the same time on the same account manager
- * will result in events randomly delivered to the one or to the other.
+ * The result of having multiple event emitters is unspecified.
+ * Currently events are broadcasted to all existing event emitters,
+ * but previous versions delivered events to only one event emitter
+ * and this behavior may change again in the future.
+ * Events emitted before creation of event emitter
+ * are not available to event emitter.
 */
 dc_event_emitter_t* dc_accounts_get_event_emitter (dc_accounts_t* accounts);

@@ -3732,30 +3753,7 @@ uint32_t        dc_chat_get_id               (const dc_chat_t* chat);


 /**
- * Get chat type as one of the @ref DC_CHAT_TYPE constants:
- *
- * - @ref DC_CHAT_TYPE_SINGLE - a normal chat is a chat with a single contact,
- *   chats_contacts contains one record for the user. DC_CONTACT_ID_SELF
- *   (see dc_contact_t::id) is added _only_ for a self talk.
- *   These chats are created by dc_create_chat_by_contact_id().
- *
- * - @ref DC_CHAT_TYPE_GROUP - a group chat, chats_contacts contain all group
- *   members, incl. DC_CONTACT_ID_SELF.
- *   Groups are created by dc_create_group_chat().
- *
- * - @ref DC_CHAT_TYPE_MAILINGLIST - a mailing list, this is similar to groups,
- *   however, the member list cannot be retrieved completely
- *   and cannot be changed using this api.
- *   Mailing lists are created as needed by incoming messages
- *   and usually require some special server;
- *   they cannot be created by a function call as the other chat types.
- *   Moreover, for now, mailing lists are read-only.
- *
- * - @ref DC_CHAT_TYPE_BROADCAST - a broadcast list,
- *   the recipients will get messages in a one-to-one chats and
- *   the sender will get answers in a one-to-one as well.
- *   chats_contacts contain all recipients but DC_CONTACT_ID_SELF.
- *   Broadcasts are created by dc_create_broadcast_list().
+ * Get chat type as one of the @ref DC_CHAT_TYPE constants.
 *
 * @memberof dc_chat_t
 * @param chat The chat object.
@@ -4311,6 +4309,7 @@ char*             dc_msg_get_webxdc_info      (const dc_msg_t* msg);
 /**
 * Get the size of the file. Returns the size of the file associated with a
 * message, if applicable.
+ * If message is a pre-message, then this returns the size of the file to be downloaded.
 *
 * Typically, this is used to show the size of document files, e.g. a PDF.
 *
@@ -4660,7 +4659,6 @@ uint32_t        dc_msg_get_info_contact_id    (const dc_msg_t* msg);
 #define         DC_INFO_LOCATION_ONLY              9
 #define         DC_INFO_EPHEMERAL_TIMER_CHANGED   10
 #define         DC_INFO_PROTECTION_ENABLED        11
-#define         DC_INFO_PROTECTION_DISABLED       12 // deprecated 2025-07
 #define         DC_INFO_INVALID_UNENCRYPTED_MAIL  13
 #define         DC_INFO_WEBXDC_INFO_MESSAGE       32
 #define         DC_INFO_CHAT_E2EE                 50
@@ -5328,8 +5326,8 @@ int             dc_contact_is_key_contact    (dc_contact_t* contact);
 *
 * - If dc_contact_get_verifier_id() != 0,
 *   display text "Introduced by ..."
- *   with the name and address of the contact
- *   formatted by dc_contact_get_name_n_addr().
+ *   with the name of the contact
+ *   formatted by dc_contact_get_name().
 *   Prefix the text by a green checkmark.
 *
 * - If dc_contact_get_verifier_id() == 0 and dc_contact_is_verified() != 0,
@@ -5760,17 +5758,32 @@ int64_t         dc_lot_get_timestamp     (const dc_lot_t* lot);
 #define         DC_CHAT_TYPE_UNDEFINED       0

 /**
- * A one-to-one chat with a single contact. See dc_chat_get_type() for details.
+ * A one-to-one chat with a single contact.
+ *
+ * dc_get_chat_contacts() contains one record for the user.
+ * DC_CONTACT_ID_SELF is added _only_ for a self talk.
+ * These chats are created by dc_create_chat_by_contact_id().
 */
 #define         DC_CHAT_TYPE_SINGLE          100

 /**
- * A group chat. See dc_chat_get_type() for details.
+ * A group chat.
+ *
+ * dc_get_chat_contacts() contain all group members,
+ * including DC_CONTACT_ID_SELF.
+ * Groups are created by dc_create_group_chat().
 */
 #define         DC_CHAT_TYPE_GROUP           120

 /**
- * A mailing list. See dc_chat_get_type() for details.
+ * A mailing list.
+ *
+ * This is similar to groups,
+ * however, the member list cannot be retrieved completely
+ * and cannot be changed using an API from this library.
+ * Mailing lists are created as needed by incoming messages
+ * and usually require some special server;
+ * they cannot be created by a function call as the other chat types.
 */
 #define         DC_CHAT_TYPE_MAILINGLIST     140

@@ -5999,6 +6012,62 @@ char* dc_jsonrpc_next_response(dc_jsonrpc_instance_t* jsonrpc_instance);
 */
 char* dc_jsonrpc_blocking_call(dc_jsonrpc_instance_t* jsonrpc_instance, const char *input);

+/**
+ * @class dc_event_channel_t
+ *
+ * Opaque object that is used to create an event emitter which can be used log events during startup of an accounts manger.
+ * Only used for dc_accounts_new_with_event_channel().
+ * To use it:
+ *   1. create an events channel with `dc_event_channel_new()`.
+ *   2. get an event emitter for it with `dc_event_channel_get_event_emitter()`.
+ *   3. use it to create your account manager with `dc_accounts_new_with_event_channel()`, which consumes the channel.
+ *   4. free the empty channel wrapper object with `dc_event_channel_unref()`.
+ */
+
+ /**
+  * Create a new event channel.
+  *
+  * @memberof dc_event_channel_t
+  * @return An event channel wrapper object (dc_event_channel_t).
+  */
+ dc_event_channel_t* dc_event_channel_new();
+ 
+ /**
+  * Release/free the events channel structure.
+  * This function releases the memory of the `dc_event_channel_t` structure.
+  *
+  * you can call it after calling dc_accounts_new_with_event_channel,
+  * which took the events channel out of it already, so this just frees the underlying option.
+  * 
+  * @memberof dc_event_channel_t
+  */
+void dc_event_channel_unref(dc_event_channel_t* event_channel);
+
+/**
+ * Create the event emitter that is used to receive events.
+ * 
+ * The library will emit various @ref DC_EVENT events, such as "new message", "message read" etc.
+ * To get these events, you have to create an event emitter using this function
+ * and call dc_get_next_event() on the emitter.
+ *
+ * This is similar to dc_get_event_emitter(), which, however,
+ * must not be called for accounts handled by the account manager.
+ * 
+ * @memberof dc_event_channel_t
+ * @param The event channel.
+ * @return Returns the event emitter, NULL on errors.
+ *     Must be freed using dc_event_emitter_unref() after usage.
+ * 
+ * Note: Use only one event emitter per account manager / event channel.
+ * The result of having multiple event emitters is unspecified.
+ * Currently events are broadcasted to all existing event emitters,
+ * but previous versions delivered events to only one event emitter
+ * and this behavior may change again in the future.
+ * Events emitted before creation of event emitter
+ * are not available to event emitter.
+ */
+dc_event_emitter_t* dc_event_channel_get_event_emitter(dc_event_channel_t* event_channel);
+
 /**
 * @class dc_event_emitter_t
 *
@@ -6702,6 +6771,16 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
 */
 #define DC_EVENT_CALL_ENDED                               2580

+/**
+ * Transport relay added/deleted or default has changed.
+ * UI should update the list.
+ *
+ * The event is emitted when the transports are modified on another device
+ * using the JSON-RPC calls `add_or_update_transport`, `add_transport_from_qr`, `delete_transport`
+ * or `set_config(configured_addr)`.
+ */
+#define DC_EVENT_TRANSPORTS_MODIFIED           2600
+

 /**
 * @}
@@ -6926,61 +7005,16 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
 /// Used in summaries.
 #define DC_STR_FILE                       12

-/// "Group name changed from %1$s to %2$s."
-///
-/// Used in status messages for group name changes.
-/// - %1$s will be replaced by the old group name
-/// - %2$s will be replaced by the new group name
-///
-/// @deprecated 2022-09-10
-#define DC_STR_MSGGRPNAME                 15
-
-/// "Group image changed."
-///
-/// Used in status messages for group images changes.
-///
-/// @deprecated 2022-09-10
-#define DC_STR_MSGGRPIMGCHANGED           16
-
-/// "Member %1$s added."
-///
-/// Used in status messages for added members.
-/// - %1$s will be replaced by the name of the added member
-///
-/// @deprecated 2022-09-10
-#define DC_STR_MSGADDMEMBER               17
-
-/// "Member %1$s removed."
-///
-/// Used in status messages for removed members.
-/// - %1$s will be replaced by the name of the removed member
-///
-/// @deprecated 2022-09-10
-#define DC_STR_MSGDELMEMBER               18
-
-/// "Group left."
-///
-/// Used in status messages.
-///
-/// @deprecated 2022-09-10
-#define DC_STR_MSGGROUPLEFT               19
-
 /// "GIF"
 ///
 /// Used in summaries.
 #define DC_STR_GIF                        23

-/// @deprecated 2025-07, this string is no longer needed.
-#define DC_STR_ENCRYPTEDMSG               24
-
 /// "End-to-end encryption available."
 ///
-/// Used to build the string returned by dc_get_contact_encrinfo().
+/// @deprecated 2026-01-23
 #define DC_STR_E2E_AVAILABLE              25

-/// @deprecated Deprecated 2021-02-07, this string is no longer needed.
-#define DC_STR_ENCR_TRANSP                27
-
 /// "No encryption."
 ///
 /// Used to build the string returned by dc_get_contact_encrinfo().
@@ -6991,90 +7025,23 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
 /// Used to build the string returned by dc_get_contact_encrinfo().
 #define DC_STR_FINGERPRINTS               30

-/// "Message opened"
-///
-/// Used in subjects of outgoing read receipts.
-///
-/// @deprecated Deprecated 2024-07-26
-#define DC_STR_READRCPT                   31
-
-/// "The message '%1$s' you sent was displayed on the screen of the recipient."
-///
-/// Used as message text of outgoing read receipts.
-/// - %1$s will be replaced by the subject of the displayed message
-///
-/// @deprecated Deprecated 2024-06-23
-#define DC_STR_READRCPT_MAILBODY          32
-
-/// @deprecated Deprecated, this string is no longer needed.
-#define DC_STR_MSGGRPIMGDELETED           33
-
-/// "End-to-end encryption preferred."
-///
-/// Used to build the string returned by dc_get_contact_encrinfo().
-/// @deprecated 2025-06-05
-#define DC_STR_E2E_PREFERRED              34
-
 /// "%1$s verified"
 ///
 /// Used in status messages.
 /// - %1$s will be replaced by the name of the verified contact
 #define DC_STR_CONTACT_VERIFIED           35

-/// "Cannot establish guaranteed end-to-end encryption with %1$s."
-///
-/// Used in status messages.
-/// - %1$s will be replaced by the name of the contact that cannot be verified
-/// @deprecated 2025-06-05
-#define DC_STR_CONTACT_NOT_VERIFIED       36
-
-/// "Changed setup for %1$s."
-///
-/// Used in status messages.
-/// - %1$s will be replaced by the name of the contact with the changed setup
-/// @deprecated 2025-06-05
-#define DC_STR_CONTACT_SETUP_CHANGED      37
-
 /// "Archived chats"
 ///
 /// Used as the name for the corresponding chatlist entry.
 #define DC_STR_ARCHIVEDCHATS              40

-/// "Autocrypt Setup Message"
-///
-/// @deprecated 2025-04
-#define DC_STR_AC_SETUP_MSG_SUBJECT       42
-
-/// "This is the Autocrypt Setup Message, open it in a compatible client to use your setup"
-///
-/// @deprecated 2025-04
-#define DC_STR_AC_SETUP_MSG_BODY          43
-
 /// "Cannot login as %1$s."
 ///
 /// Used in error strings.
 /// - %1$s will be replaced by the failing login name
 #define DC_STR_CANNOT_LOGIN               60

-/// "%1$s by %2$s"
-///
-/// Used to concretize actions,
-/// - %1$s will be replaced by an action
-///   as #DC_STR_MSGADDMEMBER or #DC_STR_MSGGRPIMGCHANGED (full-stop removed, if any)
-/// - %2$s will be replaced by the name of the user taking that action
-///
-/// @deprecated 2022-09-10
-#define DC_STR_MSGACTIONBYUSER            62
-
-/// "%1$s by me"
-///
-/// Used to concretize actions.
-/// - %1$s will be replaced by an action
-///   as #DC_STR_MSGADDMEMBER or #DC_STR_MSGGRPIMGCHANGED (full-stop removed, if any)
-///
-/// @deprecated 2022-09-10
-#define DC_STR_MSGACTIONBYME              63
-
 /// "Location streaming enabled."
 ///
 /// Used in status messages.
@@ -7115,13 +7082,6 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
 /// Used as message text for the message added to the device chat after successful login.
 #define DC_STR_WELCOME_MESSAGE            71

-/// "Unknown sender for this chat. See 'info' for more details."
-///
-/// Use as message text if assigning the message to a chat is not totally correct.
-///
-/// @deprecated 2025-08-18
-#define DC_STR_UNKNOWN_SENDER_FOR_CHAT    72
-
 /// "Message from %1$s"
 ///
 /// Used in subjects of outgoing messages in one-to-one chats.
@@ -7135,53 +7095,6 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
 /// - %1$s will be replaced by the name of the contact the message cannot be sent to
 #define DC_STR_FAILED_SENDING_TO          74

-/// "Message deletion timer is disabled."
-///
-/// Used in status messages.
-///
-/// @deprecated 2022-09-10
-#define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_DISABLED         75
-
-/// "Message deletion timer is set to %1$s s."
-///
-/// Used in status messages when the other constants
-/// (#DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_MINUTE, #DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_HOUR and so on) do not match the timer.
-/// - %1$s will be replaced by the number of seconds the timer is set to
-///
-/// @deprecated 2022-09-10
-#define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_SECONDS          76
-
-/// "Message deletion timer is set to 1 minute."
-///
-/// Used in status messages.
-///
-/// @deprecated 2022-09-10
-#define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_MINUTE           77
-
-/// "Message deletion timer is set to 1 hour."
-///
-/// Used in status messages.
-///
-/// @deprecated 2022-09-10
-#define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_HOUR             78
-
-/// "Message deletion timer is set to 1 day."
-///
-/// Used in status messages.
-///
-/// @deprecated 2022-09-10
-#define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_DAY              79
-
-/// "Message deletion timer is set to 1 week."
-///
-/// Used in status messages.
-///
-/// @deprecated 2022-09-10
-#define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_WEEK             80
-
-/// @deprecated Deprecated 2021-01-30, DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_WEEKS is used instead.
-#define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_FOUR_WEEKS       81
-
 /// "Error: %1$s"
 ///
 /// Used in error strings.
@@ -7215,47 +7128,6 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
 /// Used as device message text.
 #define DC_STR_SELF_DELETED_MSG_BODY      91

-/// "'Delete messages from server' turned off as now all folders are affected."
-///
-/// Used as device message text.
-#define DC_STR_SERVER_TURNED_OFF          92
-
-/// "Message deletion timer is set to %1$s minutes."
-///
-/// Used in status messages.
-///
-/// `%1$s` will be replaced by the number of minutes (always >1) the timer is set to.
-///
-/// @deprecated Replaced by DC_STR_MSG_YOU_EPHEMERAL_TIMER_MINUTES and DC_STR_MSG_EPHEMERAL_TIMER_MINUTES_BY.
-#define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_MINUTES          93
-
-/// "Message deletion timer is set to %1$s hours."
-///
-/// Used in status messages.
-///
-/// `%1$s` will be replaced by the number of hours (always >1) the timer is set to.
-///
-/// @deprecated Replaced by DC_STR_MSG_YOU_EPHEMERAL_TIMER_HOURS and DC_STR_MSG_EPHEMERAL_TIMER_HOURS_BY.
-#define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_HOURS            94
-
-/// "Message deletion timer is set to %1$s days."
-///
-/// Used in status messages.
-///
-/// `%1$s` will be replaced by the number of days (always >1) the timer is set to.
-///
-/// @deprecated Replaced by DC_STR_MSG_YOU_EPHEMERAL_TIMER_DAYS and DC_STR_MSG_EPHEMERAL_TIMER_DAYS_BY.
-#define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_DAYS             95
-
-/// "Message deletion timer is set to %1$s weeks."
-///
-/// Used in status messages.
-///
-/// `%1$s` will be replaced by the number of weeks (always >1) the timer is set to.
-///
-/// @deprecated Replaced by DC_STR_MSG_YOU_EPHEMERAL_TIMER_WEEKS and DC_STR_MSG_EPHEMERAL_TIMER_WEEKS_BY.
-#define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_WEEKS            96
-
 /// "Forwarded"
 ///
 /// Used in message summary text for notifications and chatlist.
@@ -7268,22 +7140,6 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
 /// `%1$s` will be replaced by the percentage used
 #define DC_STR_QUOTA_EXCEEDING_MSG_BODY   98

-/// "%1$s message"
-///
-/// Used as the message body when a message
-/// was not yet downloaded completely
-/// (dc_msg_get_download_state() is e.g. @ref DC_DOWNLOAD_AVAILABLE).
-///
-/// `%1$s` will be replaced by human-readable size (e.g. "1.2 MiB").
-#define DC_STR_PARTIAL_DOWNLOAD_MSG_BODY  99
-
-/// "Download maximum available until %1$s"
-///
-/// Appended after some separator to @ref DC_STR_PARTIAL_DOWNLOAD_MSG_BODY.
-///
-/// `%1$s` will be replaced by human-readable date and time.
-#define DC_STR_DOWNLOAD_AVAILABILITY      100
-
 /// "Multi Device Synchronization"
 ///
 /// Used in subjects of outgoing sync messages.
@@ -7309,16 +7165,6 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
 /// Used as a headline in the connectivity view.
 #define DC_STR_OUTGOING_MESSAGES          104

-/// "Storage on %1$s"
-///
-/// Used as a headline in the connectivity view.
-///
-/// `%1$s` will be replaced by the domain of the configured e-mail address.
-#define DC_STR_STORAGE_ON_DOMAIN          105
-
-/// @deprecated Deprecated 2022-04-16, this string is no longer needed.
-#define DC_STR_ONE_MOMENT                 106
-
 /// "Connected"
 ///
 /// Used as status in the connectivity view.
@@ -7377,8 +7223,7 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
 /// May be followed by the info-messages
 /// #DC_STR_SECURE_JOIN_REPLIES, #DC_STR_CONTACT_VERIFIED and #DC_STR_MSGADDMEMBER.
 ///
-/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name and address of the inviter,
-/// `%2$s` will be replaced by the name of the inviter.
+/// `%1$s` and `%2$s` will be replaced by name of the inviter.
 #define DC_STR_SECURE_JOIN_STARTED        117

 /// "%1$s replied, waiting for being added to the group…"
@@ -7395,7 +7240,7 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
 ///
 /// Subtitle for verification qrcode svg image generated by the core.
 ///
-/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name and address of the inviter.
+/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name of the inviter.
 #define DC_STR_SETUP_CONTACT_QR_DESC      119

 /// "Scan to join %1$s"
@@ -7410,25 +7255,6 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
 /// Used as status in the connectivity view.
 #define DC_STR_NOT_CONNECTED              121

-/// "%1$s changed their address from %2$s to %3$s"
-///
-/// Used as an info message to chats with contacts that changed their address.
-/// @deprecated 2025-06-05
-#define DC_STR_AEAP_ADDR_CHANGED          122
-
-/// "You changed your email address from %1$s to %2$s.
-/// If you now send a message to a group, contacts there will automatically
-/// replace the old with your new address.\n\n It's highly advised to set up 
-/// your old email provider to forward all emails to your new email address. 
-/// Otherwise you might miss messages of contacts who did not get your new 
-/// address yet." + the link to the AEAP blog post
-/// 
-/// As soon as there is a post about AEAP, the UIs should add it:
-/// set_stock_translation(123, getString(aeap_explanation) + "\n\n" + AEAP_BLOG_LINK)
-///
-/// Used in a device message that explains AEAP.
-#define DC_STR_AEAP_EXPLANATION_AND_LINK  123
-
 /// "You changed group name from \"%1$s\" to \"%2$s\"."
 ///
 /// `%1$s` will be replaced by the old group name.
@@ -7439,7 +7265,7 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
 ///
 /// `%1$s` will be replaced by the old group name.
 /// `%2$s` will be replaced by the new group name.
-/// `%3$s` will be replaced by name and address of the contact who did the action.
+/// `%3$s` will be replaced by name of the contact who did the action.
 #define DC_STR_GROUP_NAME_CHANGED_BY_OTHER 125

 /// "You changed the group image."
@@ -7447,7 +7273,7 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);

 /// "Group image changed by %1$s."
 ///
-/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name and address of the contact who did the action.
+/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name of the contact who did the action.
 #define DC_STR_GROUP_IMAGE_CHANGED_BY_OTHER 127

 /// "You added member %1$s."
@@ -7459,23 +7285,23 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);

 /// "Member %1$s added by %2$s."
 ///
-/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name and address of the contact added to the group.
-/// `%2$s` will be replaced by name and address of the contact who did the action.
+/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name of the contact added to the group.
+/// `%2$s` will be replaced by name of the contact who did the action.
 ///
 /// Used in status messages.
 #define DC_STR_ADD_MEMBER_BY_OTHER 129

 /// "You removed member %1$s."
 ///
-/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name and address of the contact removed from the group.
+/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name of the contact removed from the group.
 ///
 /// Used in status messages.
 #define DC_STR_REMOVE_MEMBER_BY_YOU 130

 /// "Member %1$s removed by %2$s."
 ///
-/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name and address of the contact removed from the group.
-/// `%2$s` will be replaced by name and address of the contact who did the action.
+/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name of the contact removed from the group.
+/// `%2$s` will be replaced by name of the contact who did the action.
 ///
 /// Used in status messages.
 #define DC_STR_REMOVE_MEMBER_BY_OTHER 131
@@ -7487,7 +7313,7 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);

 /// "Group left by %1$s."
 ///
-/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name and address of the contact.
+/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name of the contact.
 ///
 /// Used in status messages.
 #define DC_STR_GROUP_LEFT_BY_OTHER 133
@@ -7499,7 +7325,7 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);

 /// "Group image deleted by %1$s."
 ///
-/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name and address of the contact.
+/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name of the contact.
 ///
 /// Used in status messages.
 #define DC_STR_GROUP_IMAGE_DELETED_BY_OTHER 135
@@ -7511,7 +7337,7 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);

 /// "Location streaming enabled by %1$s."
 ///
-/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name and address of the contact.
+/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name of the contact.
 ///
 /// Used in status messages.
 #define DC_STR_LOCATION_ENABLED_BY_OTHER 137
@@ -7523,7 +7349,7 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);

 /// "Message deletion timer is disabled by %1$s."
 ///
-/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name and address of the contact.
+/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name of the contact.
 ///
 /// Used in status messages.
 #define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_TIMER_DISABLED_BY_OTHER 139
@@ -7538,22 +7364,11 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
 /// "Message deletion timer is set to %1$s s by %2$s."
 ///
 /// `%1$s` will be replaced by the number of seconds (always >1) the timer is set to.
-/// `%2$s` will be replaced by name and address of the contact.
+/// `%2$s` will be replaced by name of the contact.
 ///
 /// Used in status messages.
 #define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_TIMER_SECONDS_BY_OTHER 141

-/// "You set message deletion timer to 1 minute."
-///
-/// @deprecated 2025-11-14, this string is no longer needed
-#define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_TIMER_1_MINUTE_BY_YOU 142
-
-/// "Message deletion timer is set to 1 minute by %1$s."
-///
-/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name and address of the contact.
-/// @deprecated 2025-11-14, this string is no longer needed
-#define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_TIMER_1_MINUTE_BY_OTHER 143
-
 /// "You set message deletion timer to 1 hour."
 ///
 /// Used in status messages.
@@ -7561,7 +7376,7 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);

 /// "Message deletion timer is set to 1 hour by %1$s."
 ///
-/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name and address of the contact.
+/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name of the contact.
 ///
 /// Used in status messages.
 #define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_TIMER_1_HOUR_BY_OTHER 145
@@ -7573,7 +7388,7 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);

 /// "Message deletion timer is set to 1 day by %1$s."
 ///
-/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name and address of the contact.
+/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name of the contact.
 ///
 /// Used in status messages.
 #define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_TIMER_1_DAY_BY_OTHER 147
@@ -7585,7 +7400,7 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);

 /// "Message deletion timer is set to 1 week by %1$s."
 ///
-/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name and address of the contact.
+/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name of the contact.
 ///
 /// Used in status messages.
 #define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_TIMER_1_WEEK_BY_OTHER 149
@@ -7602,7 +7417,7 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
 /// Used in status messages.
 ///
 /// `%1$s` will be replaced by the number of minutes (always >1) the timer is set to.
-/// `%2$s` will be replaced by name and address of the contact.
+/// `%2$s` will be replaced by name of the contact.
 #define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_TIMER_MINUTES_BY_OTHER 151

 /// "You set message deletion timer to %1$s hours."
@@ -7617,7 +7432,7 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
 /// Used in status messages.
 ///
 /// `%1$s` will be replaced by the number of hours (always >1) the timer is set to.
-/// `%2$s` will be replaced by name and address of the contact.
+/// `%2$s` will be replaced by name of the contact.
 #define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_TIMER_HOURS_BY_OTHER 153

 /// "You set message deletion timer to %1$s days."
@@ -7632,7 +7447,7 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
 /// Used in status messages.
 ///
 /// `%1$s` will be replaced by the number of days (always >1) the timer is set to.
-/// `%2$s` will be replaced by name and address of the contact.
+/// `%2$s` will be replaced by name of the contact.
 #define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_TIMER_DAYS_BY_OTHER 155

 /// "You set message deletion timer to %1$s weeks."
@@ -7647,7 +7462,7 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
 /// Used in status messages.
 ///
 /// `%1$s` will be replaced by the number of weeks (always >1) the timer is set to.
-/// `%2$s` will be replaced by name and address of the contact.
+/// `%2$s` will be replaced by name of the contact.
 #define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_TIMER_WEEKS_BY_OTHER 157

 /// "You set message deletion timer to 1 year."
@@ -7657,14 +7472,14 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);

 /// "Message deletion timer is set to 1 year by %1$s."
 ///
-/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name and address of the contact.
+/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name of the contact.
 ///
 /// Used in status messages.
 #define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_TIMER_1_YEAR_BY_OTHER 159

 /// "Scan to set up second device for %1$s"
 ///
-/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name and address of the account.
+/// `%1$s` will be replaced by name of the account.
 #define DC_STR_BACKUP_TRANSFER_QR 162

 /// "Account transferred to your second device."
@@ -7677,12 +7492,6 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
 /// Used in info messages.
 #define DC_STR_CHAT_PROTECTION_ENABLED 170

-/// "%1$s sent a message from another device."
-///
-/// Used in info messages.
-/// @deprecated 2025-07
-#define DC_STR_CHAT_PROTECTION_DISABLED 171
-
 /// "Others will only see this group after you sent a first message."
 ///
 /// Used as the first info messages in newly created groups.
@@ -7729,17 +7538,6 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
 /// Used as info message.
 #define DC_STR_SECUREJOIN_WAIT 190

-/// "Could not yet establish guaranteed end-to-end encryption, but you may already send a message."
-///
-/// @deprecated 2025-03
-#define DC_STR_SECUREJOIN_WAIT_TIMEOUT 191
-
-/// "The contact must be online to proceed. This process will continue automatically in background."
-///
-/// Used as info message.
-/// @deprecated 2025-06-05
-#define DC_STR_SECUREJOIN_TAKES_LONGER 192
-
 /// "❤️ Seems you're enjoying Delta Chat!"… (donation request device message)
 #define DC_STR_DONATION_REQUEST 193

@@ -15,10 +15,9 @@ use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::convert::TryFrom;
 use std::fmt::Write;
 use std::future::Future;
-use std::ops::Deref;
 use std::ptr;
 use std::str::FromStr;
-use std::sync::{Arc, LazyLock};
+use std::sync::{Arc, LazyLock, Mutex};
 use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime};

 use anyhow::Context as _;
@@ -559,6 +558,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_event_get_id(event: *mut dc_event_t) -> libc::c_int
        EventType::IncomingCallAccepted { .. } => 2560,
        EventType::OutgoingCallAccepted { .. } => 2570,
        EventType::CallEnded { .. } => 2580,
+        EventType::TransportsModified => 2600,
        #[allow(unreachable_patterns)]
        #[cfg(test)]
        _ => unreachable!("This is just to silence a rust_analyzer false-positive"),
@@ -593,7 +593,8 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_event_get_data1_int(event: *mut dc_event_t) -> libc:
        | EventType::AccountsBackgroundFetchDone
        | EventType::ChatlistChanged
        | EventType::AccountsChanged
-        | EventType::AccountsItemChanged => 0,
+        | EventType::AccountsItemChanged
+        | EventType::TransportsModified => 0,
        EventType::IncomingReaction { contact_id, .. }
        | EventType::IncomingWebxdcNotify { contact_id, .. } => contact_id.to_u32() as libc::c_int,
        EventType::MsgsChanged { chat_id, .. }
@@ -681,7 +682,8 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_event_get_data2_int(event: *mut dc_event_t) -> libc:
        | EventType::IncomingCallAccepted { .. }
        | EventType::OutgoingCallAccepted { .. }
        | EventType::CallEnded { .. }
-        | EventType::EventChannelOverflow { .. } => 0,
+        | EventType::EventChannelOverflow { .. }
+        | EventType::TransportsModified => 0,
        EventType::MsgsChanged { msg_id, .. }
        | EventType::ReactionsChanged { msg_id, .. }
        | EventType::IncomingReaction { msg_id, .. }
@@ -780,7 +782,8 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_event_get_data2_str(event: *mut dc_event_t) -> *mut
        | EventType::AccountsChanged
        | EventType::AccountsItemChanged
        | EventType::IncomingCallAccepted { .. }
-        | EventType::WebxdcRealtimeAdvertisementReceived { .. } => ptr::null_mut(),
+        | EventType::WebxdcRealtimeAdvertisementReceived { .. }
+        | EventType::TransportsModified => ptr::null_mut(),
        EventType::IncomingCall {
            place_call_info, ..
        } => {
@@ -2257,22 +2260,6 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_get_contacts(
    })
 }

-#[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_get_blocked_cnt(context: *mut dc_context_t) -> libc::c_int {
-    if context.is_null() {
-        eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_get_blocked_cnt()");
-        return 0;
-    }
-    let ctx = &*context;
-
-    block_on(async move {
-        Contact::get_all_blocked(ctx)
-            .await
-            .unwrap_or_log_default(ctx, "failed to get blocked count")
-            .len() as libc::c_int
-    })
-}
-
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_get_blocked_contacts(
    context: *mut dc_context_t,
@@ -4735,33 +4722,13 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_provider_unref(provider: *mut dc_provider_t) {

 /// Reader-writer lock wrapper for accounts manager to guarantee thread safety when using
 /// `dc_accounts_t` in multiple threads at once.
-pub struct AccountsWrapper {
-    inner: Arc<RwLock<Accounts>>,
-}
-
-impl Deref for AccountsWrapper {
-    type Target = Arc<RwLock<Accounts>>;
-
-    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
-        &self.inner
-    }
-}
-
-impl AccountsWrapper {
-    fn new(accounts: Accounts) -> Self {
-        let inner = Arc::new(RwLock::new(accounts));
-        Self { inner }
-    }
-}
-
-/// Struct representing a list of deltachat accounts.
-pub type dc_accounts_t = AccountsWrapper;
+pub type dc_accounts_t = RwLock<Accounts>;

 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_new(
    dir: *const libc::c_char,
    writable: libc::c_int,
-) -> *mut dc_accounts_t {
+) -> *const dc_accounts_t {
    setup_panic!();

    if dir.is_null() {
@@ -4772,7 +4739,99 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_new(
    let accs = block_on(Accounts::new(as_path(dir).into(), writable != 0));

    match accs {
-        Ok(accs) => Box::into_raw(Box::new(AccountsWrapper::new(accs))),
+        Ok(accs) => Arc::into_raw(Arc::new(RwLock::new(accs))),
+        Err(err) => {
+            // We are using Anyhow's .context() and to show the inner error, too, we need the {:#}:
+            eprintln!("failed to create accounts: {err:#}");
+            ptr::null_mut()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub type dc_event_channel_t = Mutex<Option<Events>>;
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_event_channel_new() -> *mut dc_event_channel_t {
+    Box::into_raw(Box::new(Mutex::new(Some(Events::new()))))
+}
+
+/// Release the events channel structure.
+///
+/// This function releases the memory of the `dc_event_channel_t` structure.
+///
+/// you can call it after calling dc_accounts_new_with_event_channel,
+/// which took the events channel out of it already, so this just frees the underlying option.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_event_channel_unref(event_channel: *mut dc_event_channel_t) {
+    if event_channel.is_null() {
+        eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_event_channel_unref()");
+        return;
+    }
+    drop(Box::from_raw(event_channel))
+}
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_event_channel_get_event_emitter(
+    event_channel: *mut dc_event_channel_t,
+) -> *mut dc_event_emitter_t {
+    if event_channel.is_null() {
+        eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_event_channel_get_event_emitter()");
+        return ptr::null_mut();
+    }
+
+    let Some(event_channel) = &*(*event_channel)
+        .lock()
+        .expect("call to dc_event_channel_get_event_emitter() failed: mutex is poisoned")
+    else {
+        eprintln!(
+            "ignoring careless call to dc_event_channel_get_event_emitter() 
+            -> channel was already consumed, make sure you call this before dc_accounts_new_with_event_channel"
+        );
+        return ptr::null_mut();
+    };
+
+    let emitter = event_channel.get_emitter();
+
+    Box::into_raw(Box::new(emitter))
+}
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_new_with_event_channel(
+    dir: *const libc::c_char,
+    writable: libc::c_int,
+    event_channel: *mut dc_event_channel_t,
+) -> *const dc_accounts_t {
+    setup_panic!();
+
+    if dir.is_null() || event_channel.is_null() {
+        eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_accounts_new_with_event_channel()");
+        return ptr::null_mut();
+    }
+
+    // consuming channel enforce that you need to get the event emitter
+    // before initializing the account manager,
+    // so that you don't miss events/errors during initialisation.
+    // It also prevents you from using the same channel on multiple account managers.
+    let Some(event_channel) = (*event_channel)
+        .lock()
+        .expect("call to dc_event_channel_get_event_emitter() failed: mutex is poisoned")
+        .take()
+    else {
+        eprintln!(
+            "ignoring careless call to dc_accounts_new_with_event_channel()
+            -> channel was already consumed"
+        );
+        return ptr::null_mut();
+    };
+
+    let accs = block_on(Accounts::new_with_events(
+        as_path(dir).into(),
+        writable != 0,
+        event_channel,
+    ));
+
+    match accs {
+        Ok(accs) => Arc::into_raw(Arc::new(RwLock::new(accs))),
        Err(err) => {
            // We are using Anyhow's .context() and to show the inner error, too, we need the {:#}:
            eprintln!("failed to create accounts: {err:#}");
@@ -4785,17 +4844,17 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_new(
 ///
 /// This function releases the memory of the `dc_accounts_t` structure.
 #[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_unref(accounts: *mut dc_accounts_t) {
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_unref(accounts: *const dc_accounts_t) {
    if accounts.is_null() {
        eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_accounts_unref()");
        return;
    }
-    let _ = Box::from_raw(accounts);
+    drop(Arc::from_raw(accounts));
 }

 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_get_account(
-    accounts: *mut dc_accounts_t,
+    accounts: *const dc_accounts_t,
    id: u32,
 ) -> *mut dc_context_t {
    if accounts.is_null() {
@@ -4812,7 +4871,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_get_account(

 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_get_selected_account(
-    accounts: *mut dc_accounts_t,
+    accounts: *const dc_accounts_t,
 ) -> *mut dc_context_t {
    if accounts.is_null() {
        eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_accounts_get_selected_account()");
@@ -4828,7 +4887,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_get_selected_account(

 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_select_account(
-    accounts: *mut dc_accounts_t,
+    accounts: *const dc_accounts_t,
    id: u32,
 ) -> libc::c_int {
    if accounts.is_null() {
@@ -4852,13 +4911,13 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_select_account(
 }

 #[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_add_account(accounts: *mut dc_accounts_t) -> u32 {
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_add_account(accounts: *const dc_accounts_t) -> u32 {
    if accounts.is_null() {
        eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_accounts_add_account()");
        return 0;
    }

-    let accounts = &mut *accounts;
+    let accounts = &*accounts;

    block_on(async move {
        let mut accounts = accounts.write().await;
@@ -4873,13 +4932,13 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_add_account(accounts: *mut dc_accounts_t) -
 }

 #[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_add_closed_account(accounts: *mut dc_accounts_t) -> u32 {
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_add_closed_account(accounts: *const dc_accounts_t) -> u32 {
    if accounts.is_null() {
        eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_accounts_add_closed_account()");
        return 0;
    }

-    let accounts = &mut *accounts;
+    let accounts = &*accounts;

    block_on(async move {
        let mut accounts = accounts.write().await;
@@ -4895,7 +4954,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_add_closed_account(accounts: *mut dc_accoun

 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_remove_account(
-    accounts: *mut dc_accounts_t,
+    accounts: *const dc_accounts_t,
    id: u32,
 ) -> libc::c_int {
    if accounts.is_null() {
@@ -4903,7 +4962,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_remove_account(
        return 0;
    }

-    let accounts = &mut *accounts;
+    let accounts = &*accounts;

    block_on(async move {
        let mut accounts = accounts.write().await;
@@ -4921,7 +4980,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_remove_account(

 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_migrate_account(
-    accounts: *mut dc_accounts_t,
+    accounts: *const dc_accounts_t,
    dbfile: *const libc::c_char,
 ) -> u32 {
    if accounts.is_null() || dbfile.is_null() {
@@ -4929,7 +4988,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_migrate_account(
        return 0;
    }

-    let accounts = &mut *accounts;
+    let accounts = &*accounts;
    let dbfile = to_string_lossy(dbfile);

    block_on(async move {
@@ -4950,7 +5009,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_migrate_account(
 }

 #[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_get_all(accounts: *mut dc_accounts_t) -> *mut dc_array_t {
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_get_all(accounts: *const dc_accounts_t) -> *mut dc_array_t {
    if accounts.is_null() {
        eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_accounts_get_all()");
        return ptr::null_mut();
@@ -4964,18 +5023,18 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_get_all(accounts: *mut dc_accounts_t) -> *m
 }

 #[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_start_io(accounts: *mut dc_accounts_t) {
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_start_io(accounts: *const dc_accounts_t) {
    if accounts.is_null() {
        eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_accounts_start_io()");
        return;
    }

-    let accounts = &mut *accounts;
+    let accounts = &*accounts;
    block_on(async move { accounts.write().await.start_io().await });
 }

 #[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_stop_io(accounts: *mut dc_accounts_t) {
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_stop_io(accounts: *const dc_accounts_t) {
    if accounts.is_null() {
        eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_accounts_stop_io()");
        return;
@@ -4986,7 +5045,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_stop_io(accounts: *mut dc_accounts_t) {
 }

 #[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_maybe_network(accounts: *mut dc_accounts_t) {
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_maybe_network(accounts: *const dc_accounts_t) {
    if accounts.is_null() {
        eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_accounts_maybe_network()");
        return;
@@ -4997,7 +5056,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_maybe_network(accounts: *mut dc_accounts_t)
 }

 #[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_maybe_network_lost(accounts: *mut dc_accounts_t) {
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_maybe_network_lost(accounts: *const dc_accounts_t) {
    if accounts.is_null() {
        eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_accounts_maybe_network_lost()");
        return;
@@ -5009,7 +5068,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_maybe_network_lost(accounts: *mut dc_accoun

 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_background_fetch(
-    accounts: *mut dc_accounts_t,
+    accounts: *const dc_accounts_t,
    timeout_in_seconds: u64,
 ) -> libc::c_int {
    if accounts.is_null() || timeout_in_seconds <= 2 {
@@ -5028,7 +5087,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_background_fetch(
 }

 #[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_stop_background_fetch(accounts: *mut dc_accounts_t) {
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_stop_background_fetch(accounts: *const dc_accounts_t) {
    if accounts.is_null() {
        eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_accounts_stop_background_fetch()");
        return;
@@ -5040,7 +5099,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_stop_background_fetch(accounts: *mut dc_acc

 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_set_push_device_token(
-    accounts: *mut dc_accounts_t,
+    accounts: *const dc_accounts_t,
    token: *const libc::c_char,
 ) {
    if accounts.is_null() {
@@ -5063,7 +5122,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_set_push_device_token(

 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_get_event_emitter(
-    accounts: *mut dc_accounts_t,
+    accounts: *const dc_accounts_t,
 ) -> *mut dc_event_emitter_t {
    if accounts.is_null() {
        eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_accounts_get_event_emitter()");
@@ -5083,16 +5142,16 @@ pub struct dc_jsonrpc_instance_t {

 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_jsonrpc_init(
-    account_manager: *mut dc_accounts_t,
+    account_manager: *const dc_accounts_t,
 ) -> *mut dc_jsonrpc_instance_t {
    if account_manager.is_null() {
        eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_jsonrpc_init()");
        return ptr::null_mut();
    }

-    let account_manager = &*account_manager;
+    let account_manager = Arc::from_raw(account_manager);
    let cmd_api = block_on(deltachat_jsonrpc::api::CommandApi::from_arc(
-        account_manager.inner.clone(),
+        account_manager.clone(),
    ));

    let (request_handle, receiver) = RpcClient::new();
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-jsonrpc"
-version = "2.28.0"
+version = "2.39.0"
 description = "DeltaChat JSON-RPC API"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ yerpc = { workspace = true, features = ["anyhow_expose", "openrpc"] }
 typescript-type-def = { version = "0.5.13", features = ["json_value"] }
 tokio = { workspace = true }
 sanitize-filename = { workspace = true }
-walkdir = "2.5.0"
 base64 = { workspace = true }

 [dev-dependencies]
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ pub use deltachat::accounts::Accounts;
 use deltachat::blob::BlobObject;
 use deltachat::calls::ice_servers;
 use deltachat::chat::{
-    self, add_contact_to_chat, forward_msgs, get_chat_media, get_chat_msgs, get_chat_msgs_ex,
-    marknoticed_chat, remove_contact_from_chat, Chat, ChatId, ChatItem, MessageListOptions,
+    self, add_contact_to_chat, forward_msgs, forward_msgs_2ctx, get_chat_media, get_chat_msgs,
+    get_chat_msgs_ex, marknoticed_all_chats, marknoticed_chat, remove_contact_from_chat, Chat,
+    ChatId, ChatItem, MessageListOptions,
 };
 use deltachat::chatlist::Chatlist;
-use deltachat::config::Config;
+use deltachat::config::{get_all_ui_config_keys, Config};
 use deltachat::constants::DC_MSG_ID_DAYMARKER;
 use deltachat::contact::{may_be_valid_addr, Contact, ContactId, Origin};
 use deltachat::context::get_info;
@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@ use deltachat::ephemeral::Timer;
 use deltachat::imex;
 use deltachat::location;
 use deltachat::message::{
-    self, delete_msgs_ex, get_existing_msg_ids, get_msg_read_receipts, markseen_msgs, Message,
-    MessageState, MsgId, Viewtype,
+    self, delete_msgs_ex, get_existing_msg_ids, get_msg_read_receipt_count, get_msg_read_receipts,
+    markseen_msgs, Message, MessageState, MsgId, Viewtype,
 };
 use deltachat::peer_channels::{
    leave_webxdc_realtime, send_webxdc_realtime_advertisement, send_webxdc_realtime_data,
@@ -34,14 +35,13 @@ use deltachat::qr_code_generator::{generate_backup_qr, get_securejoin_qr_svg};
 use deltachat::reaction::{get_msg_reactions, send_reaction};
 use deltachat::securejoin;
 use deltachat::stock_str::StockMessage;
-use deltachat::storage_usage::get_storage_usage;
+use deltachat::storage_usage::{get_blobdir_storage_usage, get_storage_usage};
 use deltachat::webxdc::StatusUpdateSerial;
 use deltachat::EventEmitter;
 use sanitize_filename::is_sanitized;
 use tokio::fs;
 use tokio::sync::{watch, Mutex, RwLock};
 use types::login_param::EnteredLoginParam;
-use walkdir::WalkDir;
 use yerpc::rpc;

 pub mod types;
@@ -121,14 +121,14 @@ impl CommandApi {
        }
    }

+    async fn get_context_opt(&self, id: u32) -> Option<deltachat::context::Context> {
+        self.accounts.read().await.get_account(id)
+    }
+
    async fn get_context(&self, id: u32) -> Result<deltachat::context::Context> {
-        let sc = self
-            .accounts
-            .read()
+        self.get_context_opt(id)
            .await
-            .get_account(id)
-            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("account with id {id} not found"))?;
-        Ok(sc)
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("account with id {id} not found"))
    }

    async fn with_state<F, T>(&self, id: u32, with_state: F) -> T
@@ -329,13 +329,7 @@ impl CommandApi {
    async fn get_account_file_size(&self, account_id: u32) -> Result<u64> {
        let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
        let dbfile = ctx.get_dbfile().metadata()?.len();
-        let total_size = WalkDir::new(ctx.get_blobdir())
-            .max_depth(2)
-            .into_iter()
-            .filter_map(|entry| entry.ok())
-            .filter_map(|entry| entry.metadata().ok())
-            .filter(|metadata| metadata.is_file())
-            .fold(0, |acc, m| acc + m.len());
+        let total_size = get_blobdir_storage_usage(&ctx);

        Ok(dbfile + total_size)
    }
@@ -422,11 +416,11 @@ impl CommandApi {
        Ok(())
    }

-    /// Set configuration values from a QR code. (technically from the URI that is stored in the qrcode)
-    /// Before this function is called, `checkQr()` should confirm the type of the
-    /// QR code is `account` or `webrtcInstance`.
+    /// Set configuration values from a QR code (technically from the URI stored in it).
+    /// Before this function is called, `check_qr()` should be used to get the QR code type.
    ///
-    /// Internally, the function will call dc_set_config() with the appropriate keys,
+    /// "DCACCOUNT:" and "DCLOGIN:" QR codes configure the account, but I/O mustn't be started for
+    /// such QR codes, consider using [`Self::add_transport_from_qr`] which also restarts I/O.
    async fn set_config_from_qr(&self, account_id: u32, qr_content: String) -> Result<()> {
        let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
        qr::set_config_from_qr(&ctx, &qr_content).await
@@ -458,6 +452,12 @@ impl CommandApi {
        Ok(result)
    }

+    /// Returns all `ui.*` config keys that were set by the UI.
+    async fn get_all_ui_config_keys(&self, account_id: u32) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
+        let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
+        get_all_ui_config_keys(&ctx).await
+    }
+
    async fn set_stock_strings(&self, strings: HashMap<u32, String>) -> Result<()> {
        let accounts = self.accounts.read().await;
        for (stock_id, stock_message) in strings {
@@ -801,11 +801,11 @@ impl CommandApi {
    /// Delete a chat.
    ///
    /// Messages are deleted from the device and the chat database entry is deleted.
-    /// After that, the event #DC_EVENT_MSGS_CHANGED is posted.
+    /// After that, a `MsgsChanged` event is emitted.
+    /// Messages are deleted from the server in background.
    ///
    /// Things that are _not done_ implicitly:
    ///
-    /// - Messages are **not deleted from the server**.
    /// - The chat or the contact is **not blocked**, so new messages from the user/the group may appear as a contact request
    ///   and the user may create the chat again.
    /// - **Groups are not left** - this would
@@ -1164,10 +1164,24 @@ impl CommandApi {
        Ok(None)
    }

+    /// Mark all messages in all chats as _noticed_.
+    /// Skips messages from blocked contacts, but does not skip messages in muted chats.
+    ///
+    /// _Noticed_ messages are no longer _fresh_ and do not count as being unseen
+    /// but are still waiting for being marked as "seen" using markseen_msgs()
+    /// (read receipts aren't sent for noticed messages).
+    ///
+    /// Calling this function usually results in the event #DC_EVENT_MSGS_NOTICED.
+    /// See also markseen_msgs().
+    pub async fn marknoticed_all_chats(&self, account_id: u32) -> Result<()> {
+        let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
+        marknoticed_all_chats(&ctx).await
+    }
+
    ///  Mark all messages in a chat as _noticed_.
    ///  _Noticed_ messages are no longer _fresh_ and do not count as being unseen
    ///  but are still waiting for being marked as "seen" using markseen_msgs()
-    ///  (IMAP/MDNs is not done for noticed messages).
+    ///  (read receipts aren't sent for noticed messages).
    ///
    ///  Calling this function usually results in the event #DC_EVENT_MSGS_NOTICED.
    ///  See also markseen_msgs().
@@ -1307,13 +1321,18 @@ impl CommandApi {
    ///
    /// Returns IDs of existing messages.
    async fn get_existing_msg_ids(&self, account_id: u32, msg_ids: Vec<u32>) -> Result<Vec<u32>> {
-        let context = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
-        let msg_ids: Vec<MsgId> = msg_ids.into_iter().map(MsgId::new).collect();
-        let existing_msg_ids = get_existing_msg_ids(&context, &msg_ids).await?;
-        Ok(existing_msg_ids
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|msg_id| msg_id.to_u32())
-            .collect())
+        if let Some(context) = self.get_context_opt(account_id).await {
+            let msg_ids: Vec<MsgId> = msg_ids.into_iter().map(MsgId::new).collect();
+            let existing_msg_ids = get_existing_msg_ids(&context, &msg_ids).await?;
+            Ok(existing_msg_ids
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|msg_id| msg_id.to_u32())
+                .collect())
+        } else {
+            // Account does not exist, so messages do not exist either,
+            // but this is not an error.
+            Ok(Vec::new())
+        }
    }

    async fn get_message_list_items(
@@ -1429,6 +1448,18 @@ impl CommandApi {
        MessageInfo::from_msg_id(&ctx, MsgId::new(message_id)).await
    }

+    /// Returns count of read receipts on message.
+    ///
+    /// This view count is meant as a feedback measure for the channel owner only.
+    async fn get_message_read_receipt_count(
+        &self,
+        account_id: u32,
+        message_id: u32,
+    ) -> Result<usize> {
+        let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
+        get_msg_read_receipt_count(&ctx, MsgId::new(message_id)).await
+    }
+
    /// Returns contacts that sent read receipts and the time of reading.
    async fn get_message_read_receipts(
        &self,
@@ -2203,6 +2234,27 @@ impl CommandApi {
        forward_msgs(&ctx, &message_ids, ChatId::new(chat_id)).await
    }

+    /// Forward messages to a chat in another account.
+    /// See [`Self::forward_messages`] for more info.
+    async fn forward_messages_to_account(
+        &self,
+        src_account_id: u32,
+        src_message_ids: Vec<u32>,
+        dst_account_id: u32,
+        dst_chat_id: u32,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        let src_ctx = self.get_context(src_account_id).await?;
+        let dst_ctx = self.get_context(dst_account_id).await?;
+        let src_message_ids: Vec<MsgId> = src_message_ids.into_iter().map(MsgId::new).collect();
+        forward_msgs_2ctx(
+            &src_ctx,
+            &src_message_ids,
+            &dst_ctx,
+            ChatId::new(dst_chat_id),
+        )
+        .await
+    }
+
    /// Resend messages and make information available for newly added chat members.
    /// Resending sends out the original message, however, recipients and webxdc-status may differ.
    /// Clients that already have the original message can still ignore the resent message as
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub enum Account {
        display_name: Option<String>,
        addr: Option<String>,
        // size: u32,
-        profile_image: Option<String>, // TODO: This needs to be converted to work with blob http server.
+        profile_image: Option<String>,
        color: String,
        /// Optional tag as "Work", "Family".
        /// Meant to help profile owner to differ between profiles with similar names.
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use typescript_type_def::TypeDef;

 use super::color_int_to_hex_string;
-use super::contact::ContactObject;

 #[derive(Serialize, TypeDef, schemars::JsonSchema)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ pub struct FullChat {
    chat_type: JsonrpcChatType,
    is_unpromoted: bool,
    is_self_talk: bool,
-    contacts: Vec<ContactObject>,
    contact_ids: Vec<u32>,

    /// Contact IDs of the past chat members.
@@ -69,7 +67,7 @@ pub struct FullChat {
    // but that would be an extra DB query.
    self_in_group: bool,
    is_muted: bool,
-    ephemeral_timer: u32, //TODO look if there are more important properties in newer core versions
+    ephemeral_timer: u32,
    can_send: bool,
    was_seen_recently: bool,
    mailing_list_address: Option<String>,
@@ -83,20 +81,6 @@ impl FullChat {
        let contact_ids = get_chat_contacts(context, rust_chat_id).await?;
        let past_contact_ids = get_past_chat_contacts(context, rust_chat_id).await?;

-        let mut contacts = Vec::with_capacity(contact_ids.len());
-
-        for contact_id in &contact_ids {
-            contacts.push(
-                ContactObject::try_from_dc_contact(
-                    context,
-                    Contact::get_by_id(context, *contact_id)
-                        .await
-                        .context("failed to load contact")?,
-                )
-                .await?,
-            )
-        }
-
        let profile_image = match chat.get_profile_image(context).await? {
            Some(path_buf) => path_buf.to_str().map(|s| s.to_owned()),
            None => None,
@@ -132,7 +116,6 @@ impl FullChat {
            chat_type: chat.get_type().into(),
            is_unpromoted: chat.is_unpromoted(),
            is_self_talk: chat.is_self_talk(),
-            contacts,
            contact_ids: contact_ids.iter().map(|id| id.to_u32()).collect(),
            past_contact_ids: past_contact_ids.iter().map(|id| id.to_u32()).collect(),
            color,
@@ -150,7 +133,6 @@ impl FullChat {
 }

 /// cheaper version of fullchat, omits:
-/// - contacts
 /// - contact_ids
 /// - fresh_message_counter
 /// - ephemeral_timer
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ pub struct ContactObject {
    ///
    /// - If `verifierId` != 0,
    ///   display text "Introduced by ..."
-    ///   with the name and address of the contact
-    ///   formatted by `name_and_addr`/`nameAndAddr`.
+    ///   with the name of the contact.
    ///   Prefix the text by a green checkmark.
    ///
    /// - If `verifierId` == 0 and `isVerified` != 0,
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ pub enum EventType {
        /// Progress.
        ///
        /// 0=error, 1-999=progress in permille, 1000=success and done
-        progress: usize,
+        progress: u16,

        /// Progress comment or error, something to display to the user.
        comment: Option<String>,
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ pub enum EventType {
    #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
    ImexProgress {
        /// 0=error, 1-999=progress in permille, 1000=success and done
-        progress: usize,
+        progress: u16,
    },

    /// A file has been exported. A file has been written by imex().
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ pub enum EventType {
        chat_id: u32,

        /// Progress, always 1000.
-        progress: usize,
+        progress: u16,
    },

    /// Progress information of a secure-join handshake from the view of the joiner
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ pub enum EventType {
        /// 400=vg-/vc-request-with-auth sent, typically shown as "alice@addr verified, introducing myself."
        /// (Bob has verified alice and waits until Alice does the same for him)
        /// 1000=vg-member-added/vc-contact-confirm received
-        progress: usize,
+        progress: u16,
    },

    /// The connectivity to the server changed.
@@ -460,6 +460,15 @@ pub enum EventType {
        /// ID of the chat which the message belongs to.
        chat_id: u32,
    },
+
+    /// One or more transports has changed.
+    ///
+    /// UI should update the list.
+    ///
+    /// This event is emitted when transport
+    /// synchronization messages arrives,
+    /// but not when the UI modifies the transport list by itself.
+    TransportsModified,
 }

 impl From<CoreEventType> for EventType {
@@ -642,6 +651,8 @@ impl From<CoreEventType> for EventType {
                msg_id: msg_id.to_u32(),
                chat_id: chat_id.to_u32(),
            },
+            CoreEventType::TransportsModified => TransportsModified,
+
            #[allow(unreachable_patterns)]
            #[cfg(test)]
            _ => unreachable!("This is just to silence a rust_analyzer false-positive"),
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ pub struct MessageObject {

    file: Option<String>,
    file_mime: Option<String>,
+
+    /// The size of the file in bytes, if applicable.
+    /// If message is a pre-message, then this is the size of the file to be downloaded.
    file_bytes: u64,
    file_name: Option<String>,

@@ -54,5 +54,5 @@
  },
  "type": "module",
  "types": "dist/deltachat.d.ts",
-  "version": "2.28.0"
+  "version": "2.39.0"
 }
@@ -40,20 +40,51 @@ export class BaseDeltaChat<
     * and emitting the respective events on this class.
     */
    startEventLoop: boolean,
+    options?: {
+      /**
+       * @see {@linkcode BaseDeltaChat.eventLoop}.
+       *
+       * Has no effect if {@linkcode startEventLoop} === false.
+       */
+      eventLoopRequestPoolSize?: number;
+    },
  ) {
    super();
    this.rpc = new RawClient(this.transport);
    if (startEventLoop) {
-      this.eventTask = this.eventLoop();
+      this.eventTask = this.eventLoop({
+        eventLoopRequestPoolSize: options?.eventLoopRequestPoolSize,
+      });
    }
  }

  /**
   * @see the constructor's `startEventLoop`
   */
-  async eventLoop(): Promise<void> {
+  async eventLoop(options?: {
+    /**
+     * How many {@linkcode RawClient.getNextEvent} to constantly keep open.
+     * Having a value > 1 improves performance
+     * when dealing with bursts of events.
+     *
+     * Must be >= 1.
+     *
+     * @default 20
+     */
+    eventLoopRequestPoolSize?: number;
+  }): Promise<void> {
+    const promises: ReturnType<typeof this.rpc.getNextEvent>[] = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < (options?.eventLoopRequestPoolSize ?? 20); i++) {
+      promises.push(this.rpc.getNextEvent());
+    }
+    const bufferLength = promises.length;
+    let currInd = 0;
+
    while (true) {
-      const event = await this.rpc.getNextEvent();
+      const event = await promises[currInd];
+      promises[currInd] = this.rpc.getNextEvent();
+      currInd = (currInd + 1) % bufferLength;
+
      //@ts-ignore
      this.emit(event.event.kind, event.contextId, event.event);
      this.emit("ALL", event.contextId, event.event);
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-repl"
-version = "2.28.0"
+version = "2.39.0"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
 repository = "https://github.com/chatmail/core"
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ pub async fn cmdline(context: Context, line: &str, chat_id: &mut ChatId) -> Resu
        "setqr" => {
            ensure!(!arg1.is_empty(), "Argument <qr-content> missing.");
            match set_config_from_qr(&context, arg1).await {
-                Ok(()) => println!("Config set from QR code, you can now call 'configure'"),
+                Ok(()) => eprintln!("Config set from the QR code."),
                Err(err) => eprintln!("Cannot set config from QR code: {err:?}"),
            }
        }
@@ -430,12 +430,12 @@ async fn handle_cmd(
        }
        "oauth2" => {
            if let Some(addr) = ctx.get_config(config::Config::Addr).await? {
-                let oauth2_url =
-                    get_oauth2_url(&ctx, &addr, "chat.delta:/com.b44t.messenger").await?;
-                if oauth2_url.is_none() {
-                    println!("OAuth2 not available for {}.", &addr);
+                if let Some(oauth2_url) =
+                    get_oauth2_url(&ctx, &addr, "chat.delta:/com.b44t.messenger").await?
+                {
+                    println!("Open the following url, set mail_pw to the generated token and server_flags to 2:\n{oauth2_url}");
                } else {
-                    println!("Open the following url, set mail_pw to the generated token and server_flags to 2:\n{}", oauth2_url.unwrap());
+                    println!("OAuth2 not available for {}.", &addr);
                }
            } else {
                println!("oauth2: set addr first.");
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ $ pip install .

 Additional arguments to `tox` are passed to pytest, e.g. `tox -- -s` does not capture test output.

+
+## Activating current checkout of deltachat-rpc-client and -server for development 
+
+Go to root repository directory and run: 
+```
+$ scripts/make-rpc-testenv.sh 
+$ source venv/bin/activate 
+```
+
 ## Using in REPL

 Setup a development environment:
@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=45"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=77"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"

 [project]
 name = "deltachat-rpc-client"
-version = "2.28.0"
+version = "2.39.0"
+license = "MPL-2.0"
 description = "Python client for Delta Chat core JSON-RPC interface"
 classifiers = [
    "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
    "Intended Audience :: Developers",
-    "License :: OSI Approved :: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL 2.0)",
    "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",
    "Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X",
    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
@@ -24,7 +22,7 @@ classifiers = [
    "Topic :: Communications :: Email"
 ]
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.10"

 [tool.setuptools.package-data]
 deltachat_rpc_client = [
@@ -44,8 +44,13 @@ class AttrDict(dict):
        super().__setattr__(attr, val)


+def _forever(_event: AttrDict) -> bool:
+    return False
+
+
 def run_client_cli(
    hooks: Optional[Iterable[Tuple[Callable, Union[type, "EventFilter"]]]] = None,
+    until: Callable[[AttrDict], bool] = _forever,
    argv: Optional[list] = None,
    **kwargs,
 ) -> None:
@@ -55,10 +60,11 @@ def run_client_cli(
    """
    from .client import Client

-    _run_cli(Client, hooks, argv, **kwargs)
+    _run_cli(Client, until, hooks, argv, **kwargs)


 def run_bot_cli(
+    until: Callable[[AttrDict], bool] = _forever,
    hooks: Optional[Iterable[Tuple[Callable, Union[type, "EventFilter"]]]] = None,
    argv: Optional[list] = None,
    **kwargs,
@@ -69,11 +75,12 @@ def run_bot_cli(
    """
    from .client import Bot

-    _run_cli(Bot, hooks, argv, **kwargs)
+    _run_cli(Bot, until, hooks, argv, **kwargs)


 def _run_cli(
    client_type: Type["Client"],
+    until: Callable[[AttrDict], bool] = _forever,
    hooks: Optional[Iterable[Tuple[Callable, Union[type, "EventFilter"]]]] = None,
    argv: Optional[list] = None,
    **kwargs,
@@ -111,7 +118,7 @@ def _run_cli(
                kwargs={"email": args.email, "password": args.password},
            )
            configure_thread.start()
-        client.run_forever()
+        client.run_until(until)


 def extract_addr(text: str) -> str:
@@ -219,10 +219,12 @@ class Chat:
        """Mark all messages in this chat as noticed."""
        self._rpc.marknoticed_chat(self.account.id, self.id)

-    def add_contact(self, *contact: Union[int, str, Contact]) -> None:
+    def add_contact(self, *contact: Union[int, str, Contact, "Account"]) -> None:
        """Add contacts to this group."""
+        from .account import Account
+
        for cnt in contact:
-            if isinstance(cnt, str):
+            if isinstance(cnt, (str, Account)):
                contact_id = self.account.create_contact(cnt).id
            elif not isinstance(cnt, int):
                contact_id = cnt.id
@@ -230,10 +232,12 @@ class Chat:
                contact_id = cnt
            self._rpc.add_contact_to_chat(self.account.id, self.id, contact_id)

-    def remove_contact(self, *contact: Union[int, str, Contact]) -> None:
+    def remove_contact(self, *contact: Union[int, str, Contact, "Account"]) -> None:
        """Remove members from this group."""
+        from .account import Account
+
        for cnt in contact:
-            if isinstance(cnt, str):
+            if isinstance(cnt, (str, Account)):
                contact_id = self.account.create_contact(cnt).id
            elif not isinstance(cnt, int):
                contact_id = cnt.id
@@ -249,6 +253,10 @@ class Chat:
        contacts = self._rpc.get_chat_contacts(self.account.id, self.id)
        return [Contact(self.account, contact_id) for contact_id in contacts]

+    def num_contacts(self) -> int:
+        """Return number of contacts in this chat."""
+        return len(self.get_contacts())
+
    def get_past_contacts(self) -> list[Contact]:
        """Get past contacts for this chat."""
        past_contacts = self._rpc.get_past_chat_contacts(self.account.id, self.id)
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from typing import (

 from ._utils import (
    AttrDict,
+    _forever,
    parse_system_add_remove,
    parse_system_image_changed,
    parse_system_title_changed,
@@ -91,19 +92,28 @@ class Client:

    def run_forever(self) -> None:
        """Process events forever."""
-        self.run_until(lambda _: False)
+        self.run_until(_forever)

    def run_until(self, func: Callable[[AttrDict], bool]) -> AttrDict:
-        """Process events until the given callable evaluates to True.
-
-        The callable should accept an AttrDict object representing the
-        last processed event. The event is returned when the callable
-        evaluates to True.
-        """
+        """Start the event processing loop."""
        self.logger.debug("Listening to incoming events...")
        if self.is_configured():
            self.account.start_io()
        self._process_messages()  # Process old messages.
+        return self._process_events(until_func=func)  # Loop over incoming events
+
+    def _process_events(
+        self,
+        until_func: Callable[[AttrDict], bool] = _forever,
+        until_event: EventType = False,
+    ) -> AttrDict:
+        """Process events until the given callable evaluates to True,
+        or until a certain event happens.
+
+        The until_func callable should accept an AttrDict object representing
+        the last processed event. The event is returned when the callable
+        evaluates to True.
+        """
        while True:
            event = self.account.wait_for_event()
            event["kind"] = EventType(event.kind)
@@ -112,10 +122,13 @@ class Client:
            if event.kind == EventType.INCOMING_MSG:
                self._process_messages()

-            stop = func(event)
+            stop = until_func(event)
            if stop:
                return event

+            if event.kind == until_event:
+                return event
+
    def _on_event(self, event: AttrDict, filter_type: Type[EventFilter] = RawEvent) -> None:
        for hook, evfilter in self._hooks.get(filter_type, []):
            if evfilter.filter(event):
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class EventType(str, Enum):
    CONFIG_SYNCED = "ConfigSynced"
    WEBXDC_REALTIME_DATA = "WebxdcRealtimeData"
    WEBXDC_REALTIME_ADVERTISEMENT_RECEIVED = "WebxdcRealtimeAdvertisementReceived"
+    TRANSPORTS_MODIFIED = "TransportsModified"


 class ChatId(IntEnum):
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ class Message:
        read_receipts = self._rpc.get_message_read_receipts(self.account.id, self.id)
        return [AttrDict(read_receipt) for read_receipt in read_receipts]

+    def get_read_receipt_count(self) -> int:
+        """
+        Returns count of read receipts on message.
+
+        This view count is meant as a feedback measure for the channel owner only.
+        """
+        return self._rpc.get_message_read_receipt_count(self.account.id, self.id)
+
    def get_reactions(self) -> Optional[AttrDict]:
        """Get message reactions."""
        reactions = self._rpc.get_message_reactions(self.account.id, self.id)
@@ -60,6 +68,10 @@ class Message:
        """Mark the message as seen."""
        self._rpc.markseen_msgs(self.account.id, [self.id])

+    def exists(self) -> bool:
+        """Return True if the message exists."""
+        return bool(self._rpc.get_existing_msg_ids(self.account.id, [self.id]))
+
    def continue_autocrypt_key_transfer(self, setup_code: str) -> None:
        """Continue the Autocrypt Setup Message key transfer.

@@ -2,10 +2,16 @@

 from __future__ import annotations

+import logging
 import os
+import pathlib
+import platform
 import random
+import subprocess
+import sys
 from typing import AsyncGenerator, Optional

+import execnet
 import py
 import pytest

@@ -16,10 +22,22 @@ from .rpc import Rpc
 E2EE_INFO_MSGS = 1
 """
 The number of info messages added to new e2ee chats.
-Currently this is "End-to-end encryption available".
+Currently this is "Messages are end-to-end encrypted."
 """


+def pytest_report_header():
+    for base in os.get_exec_path():
+        fn = pathlib.Path(base).joinpath(base, "deltachat-rpc-server")
+        if fn.exists():
+            proc = subprocess.Popen([str(fn), "--version"], stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+            proc.wait()
+            version = proc.stderr.read().decode().strip()
+            return f"deltachat-rpc-server: {fn} [{version}]"
+
+    return None
+
+
 class ACFactory:
    """Test account factory."""

@@ -187,13 +205,143 @@ def log():

    class Printer:
        def section(self, msg: str) -> None:
-            print()
-            print("=" * 10, msg, "=" * 10)
+            logging.info("\n%s %s %s", "=" * 10, msg, "=" * 10)

        def step(self, msg: str) -> None:
-            print("-" * 5, "step " + msg, "-" * 5)
+            logging.info("%s step %s %s", "-" * 5, msg, "-" * 5)

        def indent(self, msg: str) -> None:
-            print("  " + msg)
+            logging.info("  " + msg)

    return Printer()
+
+
+#
+# support for testing against different deltachat-rpc-server/clients
+# installed into a temporary virtualenv and connected via 'execnet' channels
+#
+
+
+def find_path(venv, name):
+    is_windows = platform.system() == "Windows"
+    bin = venv / ("bin" if not is_windows else "Scripts")
+
+    tryadd = [""]
+    if is_windows:
+        tryadd += os.environ["PATHEXT"].split(os.pathsep)
+    for ext in tryadd:
+        p = bin.joinpath(name + ext)
+        if p.exists():
+            return str(p)
+
+    return None
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def get_core_python_env(tmp_path_factory):
+    """Return a factory to create virtualenv environments with rpc server/client packages
+    installed.
+
+    The factory takes a version and returns a (python_path, rpc_server_path) tuple
+    of the respective binaries in the virtualenv.
+    """
+
+    envs = {}
+
+    def get_versioned_venv(core_version):
+        venv = envs.get(core_version)
+        if not venv:
+            venv = tmp_path_factory.mktemp(f"temp-{core_version}")
+            subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, "-m", "venv", venv])
+
+            python = find_path(venv, "python")
+            pkgs = [f"deltachat-rpc-server=={core_version}", f"deltachat-rpc-client=={core_version}", "pytest"]
+            subprocess.check_call([python, "-m", "pip", "install"] + pkgs)
+
+            envs[core_version] = venv
+        python = find_path(venv, "python")
+        rpc_server_path = find_path(venv, "deltachat-rpc-server")
+        logging.info(f"Paths:\npython={python}\nrpc_server={rpc_server_path}")
+        return python, rpc_server_path
+
+    return get_versioned_venv
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def alice_and_remote_bob(tmp_path, acfactory, get_core_python_env):
+    """return local Alice account, a contact to bob, and a remote 'eval' function for bob.
+
+    The 'eval' function allows to remote-execute arbitrary expressions
+    that can use the `bob` online account, and the `bob_contact_alice`.
+    """
+
+    def factory(core_version):
+        python, rpc_server_path = get_core_python_env(core_version)
+        gw = execnet.makegateway(f"popen//python={python}")
+
+        accounts_dir = str(tmp_path.joinpath("account1_venv1"))
+        channel = gw.remote_exec(remote_bob_loop)
+        cm = os.environ.get("CHATMAIL_DOMAIN")
+
+        # trigger getting an online account on bob's side
+        channel.send((accounts_dir, str(rpc_server_path), cm))
+
+        # meanwhile get a local alice account
+        alice = acfactory.get_online_account()
+        channel.send(alice.self_contact.make_vcard())
+
+        # wait for bob to have started
+        sysinfo = channel.receive()
+        assert sysinfo == f"v{core_version}"
+        bob_vcard = channel.receive()
+        [alice_contact_bob] = alice.import_vcard(bob_vcard)
+
+        def eval(eval_str):
+            channel.send(eval_str)
+            return channel.receive()
+
+        return alice, alice_contact_bob, eval
+
+    return factory
+
+
+def remote_bob_loop(channel):
+    # This function executes with versioned
+    # deltachat-rpc-client/server packages
+    # installed into the virtualenv.
+    #
+    # The "channel" argument is a send/receive pipe
+    # to the process that runs the corresponding remote_exec(remote_bob_loop)
+
+    import os
+
+    from deltachat_rpc_client import DeltaChat, Rpc
+    from deltachat_rpc_client.pytestplugin import ACFactory
+
+    accounts_dir, rpc_server_path, chatmail_domain = channel.receive()
+    os.environ["CHATMAIL_DOMAIN"] = chatmail_domain
+
+    # older core versions don't support specifying rpc_server_path
+    # so we can't just pass `rpc_server_path` argument to Rpc constructor
+    basepath = os.path.dirname(rpc_server_path)
+    os.environ["PATH"] = os.pathsep.join([basepath, os.environ["PATH"]])
+    rpc = Rpc(accounts_dir=accounts_dir)
+
+    with rpc:
+        dc = DeltaChat(rpc)
+        channel.send(dc.rpc.get_system_info()["deltachat_core_version"])
+        acfactory = ACFactory(dc)
+        bob = acfactory.get_online_account()
+        alice_vcard = channel.receive()
+        [alice_contact] = bob.import_vcard(alice_vcard)
+        ns = {"bob": bob, "bob_contact_alice": alice_contact}
+        channel.send(bob.self_contact.make_vcard())
+
+        while 1:
+            eval_str = channel.receive()
+            res = eval(eval_str, ns)
+            try:
+                channel.send(res)
+            except Exception:
+                # some unserializable result
+                channel.send(None)
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
 from queue import Empty, Queue
-from threading import Event, Thread
+from threading import Thread
 from typing import Any, Iterator, Optional


@@ -17,25 +17,6 @@ class JsonRpcError(Exception):
    """JSON-RPC error."""


-class RpcFuture:
-    """RPC future waiting for RPC call result."""
-
-    def __init__(self, rpc: "Rpc", request_id: int, event: Event):
-        self.rpc = rpc
-        self.request_id = request_id
-        self.event = event
-
-    def __call__(self):
-        """Wait for the future to return the result."""
-        self.event.wait()
-        response = self.rpc.request_results.pop(self.request_id)
-        if "error" in response:
-            raise JsonRpcError(response["error"])
-        if "result" in response:
-            return response["result"]
-        return None
-
-
 class RpcMethod:
    """RPC method."""

@@ -57,20 +38,26 @@ class RpcMethod:
            "params": args,
            "id": request_id,
        }
-        event = Event()
-        self.rpc.request_events[request_id] = event
+        self.rpc.request_results[request_id] = queue = Queue()
        self.rpc.request_queue.put(request)

-        return RpcFuture(self.rpc, request_id, event)
+        def rpc_future():
+            """Wait for the request to receive a result."""
+            response = queue.get()
+            if "error" in response:
+                raise JsonRpcError(response["error"])
+            return response.get("result", None)
+
+        return rpc_future


 class Rpc:
    """RPC client."""

-    def __init__(self, accounts_dir: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, accounts_dir: Optional[str] = None, rpc_server_path="deltachat-rpc-server", **kwargs):
        """Initialize RPC client.

-        The given arguments will be passed to subprocess.Popen().
+        The 'kwargs' arguments will be passed to subprocess.Popen().
        """
        if accounts_dir:
            kwargs["env"] = {
@@ -79,13 +66,12 @@ class Rpc:
            }

        self._kwargs = kwargs
+        self.rpc_server_path = rpc_server_path
        self.process: subprocess.Popen
        self.id_iterator: Iterator[int]
        self.event_queues: dict[int, Queue]
-        # Map from request ID to `threading.Event`.
-        self.request_events: dict[int, Event]
-        # Map from request ID to the result.
-        self.request_results: dict[int, Any]
+        # Map from request ID to a Queue which provides a single result
+        self.request_results: dict[int, Queue]
        self.request_queue: Queue[Any]
        self.closing: bool
        self.reader_thread: Thread
@@ -94,27 +80,18 @@ class Rpc:

    def start(self) -> None:
        """Start RPC server subprocess."""
+        popen_kwargs = {"stdin": subprocess.PIPE, "stdout": subprocess.PIPE}
        if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
-            self.process = subprocess.Popen(
-                "deltachat-rpc-server",
-                stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
-                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                # Prevent subprocess from capturing SIGINT.
-                process_group=0,
-                **self._kwargs,
-            )
+            # Prevent subprocess from capturing SIGINT.
+            popen_kwargs["process_group"] = 0
        else:
-            self.process = subprocess.Popen(
-                "deltachat-rpc-server",
-                stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
-                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                # `process_group` is not supported before Python 3.11.
-                preexec_fn=os.setpgrp,  # noqa: PLW1509
-                **self._kwargs,
-            )
+            # `process_group` is not supported before Python 3.11.
+            popen_kwargs["preexec_fn"] = os.setpgrp  # noqa: PLW1509
+
+        popen_kwargs.update(self._kwargs)
+        self.process = subprocess.Popen(self.rpc_server_path, **popen_kwargs)
        self.id_iterator = itertools.count(start=1)
        self.event_queues = {}
-        self.request_events = {}
        self.request_results = {}
        self.request_queue = Queue()
        self.closing = False
@@ -149,9 +126,7 @@ class Rpc:
                response = json.loads(line)
                if "id" in response:
                    response_id = response["id"]
-                    event = self.request_events.pop(response_id)
-                    self.request_results[response_id] = response
-                    event.set()
+                    self.request_results.pop(response_id).put(response)
                else:
                    logging.warning("Got a response without ID: %s", response)
        except Exception:
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations

 import imaplib
 import io
+import logging
 import pathlib
 import ssl
 from contextlib import contextmanager
@@ -45,13 +46,13 @@ class DirectImap:
        try:
            self.conn.logout()
        except (OSError, imaplib.IMAP4.abort):
-            print("Could not logout direct_imap conn")
+            logging.warning("Could not logout direct_imap conn")

    def create_folder(self, foldername):
        try:
            self.conn.folder.create(foldername)
        except errors.MailboxFolderCreateError as e:
-            print("Can't create", foldername, "probably it already exists:", str(e))
+            logging.warning(f"Cannot create '{foldername}', probably it already exists: {str(e)}")

    def select_folder(self, foldername: str) -> tuple:
        assert not self._idling
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ class DirectImap:
        messages = self.get_unread_messages()
        if messages:
            res = self.conn.flag(messages, MailMessageFlags.SEEN, True)
-            print("marked seen:", messages, res)
+            logging.info(f"Marked seen: {messages} {res}")

    def get_unread_cnt(self) -> int:
        return len(self.get_unread_messages())
@@ -107,3 +107,48 @@ def test_no_contact_request_call(acfactory) -> None:
            msg = bob.get_message_by_id(event.msg_id)
            if msg.get_snapshot().text == "Hello!":
                break
+
+
+def test_who_can_call_me_nobody(acfactory) -> None:
+    alice, bob = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
+
+    # Bob sets "who can call me" to "nobody" (2)
+    bob.set_config("who_can_call_me", "2")
+
+    # Bob even accepts Alice in advance so the chat does not appear as contact request.
+    bob.create_chat(alice)
+
+    alice_chat_bob = alice.create_chat(bob)
+    alice_chat_bob.place_outgoing_call("offer")
+    alice_chat_bob.send_text("Hello!")
+
+    # Notification for "Hello!" message should arrive
+    # without the call ringing.
+    while True:
+        event = bob.wait_for_event()
+
+        # There should be no incoming call notification.
+        assert event.kind != EventType.INCOMING_CALL
+
+        if event.kind == EventType.INCOMING_MSG:
+            msg = bob.get_message_by_id(event.msg_id)
+            if msg.get_snapshot().text == "Hello!":
+                break
+
+
+def test_who_can_call_me_everybody(acfactory) -> None:
+    """Test that if "who can call me" setting is set to "everybody", calls arrive even in contact request chats."""
+    alice, bob = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
+
+    # Bob sets "who can call me" to "nobody" (0)
+    bob.set_config("who_can_call_me", "0")
+
+    alice_chat_bob = alice.create_chat(bob)
+    alice_chat_bob.place_outgoing_call("offer")
+    incoming_call_event = bob.wait_for_event(EventType.INCOMING_CALL)
+
+    incoming_call_message = Message(bob, incoming_call_event.msg_id)
+
+    # Even with the call arriving, the chat is still in the contact request mode.
+    incoming_chat = incoming_call_message.get_snapshot().chat
+    assert incoming_chat.get_basic_snapshot().is_contact_request
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import annotations

-import base64
-import os
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING

 from deltachat_rpc_client import Account, EventType, const
@@ -129,7 +127,7 @@ def test_download_on_demand(acfactory: ACFactory) -> None:
    msg.get_snapshot().chat.accept()
    bob.get_chat_by_id(chat_id).send_message(
        "Hello World, this message is bigger than 5 bytes",
-        html=base64.b64encode(os.urandom(300000)).decode("utf-8"),
+        file="../test-data/image/screenshot.jpg",
    )

    message = alice.wait_for_incoming_msg()
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import subprocess
+
+import pytest
+
+from deltachat_rpc_client import DeltaChat, Rpc
+
+
+def test_install_venv_and_use_other_core(tmp_path, get_core_python_env):
+    python, rpc_server_path = get_core_python_env("2.24.0")
+    subprocess.check_call([python, "-m", "pip", "install", "deltachat-rpc-server==2.24.0"])
+    rpc = Rpc(accounts_dir=tmp_path.joinpath("accounts"), rpc_server_path=rpc_server_path)
+
+    with rpc:
+        dc = DeltaChat(rpc)
+        assert dc.rpc.get_system_info()["deltachat_core_version"] == "v2.24.0"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("version", ["2.24.0"])
+def test_qr_setup_contact(alice_and_remote_bob, version) -> None:
+    """Test other-core Bob profile can do securejoin with Alice on current core."""
+    alice, alice_contact_bob, remote_eval = alice_and_remote_bob(version)
+
+    qr_code = alice.get_qr_code()
+    remote_eval(f"bob.secure_join({qr_code!r})")
+    alice.wait_for_securejoin_inviter_success()
+
+    # Test that Alice verified Bob's profile.
+    alice_contact_bob_snapshot = alice_contact_bob.get_snapshot()
+    assert alice_contact_bob_snapshot.is_verified
+
+    remote_eval("bob.wait_for_securejoin_joiner_success()")
+
+    # Test that Bob verified Alice's profile.
+    assert remote_eval("bob_contact_alice.get_snapshot().is_verified")
+
+
+def test_send_and_receive_message(alice_and_remote_bob) -> None:
+    """Test other-core Bob profile can send a message to Alice on current core."""
+    alice, alice_contact_bob, remote_eval = alice_and_remote_bob("2.20.0")
+
+    remote_eval("bob_contact_alice.create_chat().send_text('hello')")
+
+    msg = alice.wait_for_incoming_msg()
+    assert msg.get_snapshot().text == "hello"
+
+
+def test_second_device(acfactory, alice_and_remote_bob) -> None:
+    """Test setting up current version as a second device for old version."""
+    _alice, alice_contact_bob, remote_eval = alice_and_remote_bob("2.20.0")
+
+    remote_eval("locals().setdefault('future', bob._rpc.provide_backup.future(bob.id))")
+    qr = remote_eval("bob._rpc.get_backup_qr(bob.id)")
+    new_account = acfactory.get_unconfigured_account()
+    new_account._rpc.get_backup(new_account.id, qr)
+    remote_eval("locals()['future']()")
+
+    assert new_account.get_config("addr") == remote_eval("bob.get_config('addr')")
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ from imap_tools import AND, U
 from deltachat_rpc_client import Contact, EventType, Message


-def test_move_works(acfactory):
+def test_move_works(acfactory, direct_imap):
    ac1, ac2 = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
+    ac2_direct_imap = direct_imap(ac2)
+    ac2_direct_imap.create_folder("DeltaChat")
    ac2.set_config("mvbox_move", "1")
    ac2.bring_online()

@@ -34,6 +36,8 @@ def test_move_avoids_loop(acfactory, direct_imap):
    We do not want to move this message from `INBOX.DeltaChat` to `DeltaChat` again.
    """
    ac1, ac2 = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
+    ac2_direct_imap = direct_imap(ac2)
+    ac2_direct_imap.create_folder("DeltaChat")
    ac2.set_config("mvbox_move", "1")
    ac2.set_config("delete_server_after", "0")
    ac2.bring_online()
@@ -97,6 +101,8 @@ def test_reactions_for_a_reordering_move(acfactory, direct_imap):
    addr, password = acfactory.get_credentials()
    ac2 = acfactory.get_unconfigured_account()
    ac2.add_or_update_transport({"addr": addr, "password": password})
+    ac2_direct_imap = direct_imap(ac2)
+    ac2_direct_imap.create_folder("DeltaChat")
    ac2.set_config("mvbox_move", "1")
    assert ac2.is_configured()

@@ -130,30 +136,6 @@ def test_reactions_for_a_reordering_move(acfactory, direct_imap):
    assert list(reactions.reactions_by_contact.values())[0] == [react_str]


-def test_delete_deltachat_folder(acfactory, direct_imap):
-    """Test that DeltaChat folder is recreated if user deletes it manually."""
-    ac1 = acfactory.new_configured_account()
-    ac1.set_config("mvbox_move", "1")
-    ac1.bring_online()
-
-    ac1_direct_imap = direct_imap(ac1)
-    ac1_direct_imap.conn.folder.delete("DeltaChat")
-    assert "DeltaChat" not in ac1_direct_imap.list_folders()
-
-    # Wait until new folder is created and UIDVALIDITY is updated.
-    while True:
-        event = ac1.wait_for_event()
-        if event.kind == EventType.INFO and "transport 1: UID validity for folder DeltaChat changed from " in event.msg:
-            break
-
-    ac2 = acfactory.get_online_account()
-    ac2.create_chat(ac1).send_text("hello")
-    msg = ac1.wait_for_incoming_msg().get_snapshot()
-    assert msg.text == "hello"
-
-    assert "DeltaChat" in ac1_direct_imap.list_folders()
-
-
 def test_dont_show_emails(acfactory, direct_imap, log):
    """Most mailboxes have a "Drafts" folder where constantly new emails appear but we don't actually want to show them.
    So: If it's outgoing AND there is no Received header, then ignore the email.
@@ -294,10 +276,12 @@ def test_dont_show_emails(acfactory, direct_imap, log):
    assert len(msg.chat.get_messages()) == 2


-def test_move_works_on_self_sent(acfactory):
+def test_move_works_on_self_sent(acfactory, direct_imap):
    ac1, ac2 = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)

-    # Enable movebox and wait until it is created.
+    # Create and enable movebox.
+    ac1_direct_imap = direct_imap(ac1)
+    ac1_direct_imap.create_folder("DeltaChat")
    ac1.set_config("mvbox_move", "1")
    ac1.set_config("bcc_self", "1")
    ac1.bring_online()
@@ -314,6 +298,8 @@ def test_move_works_on_self_sent(acfactory):
 def test_moved_markseen(acfactory, direct_imap):
    """Test that message already moved to DeltaChat folder is marked as seen."""
    ac1, ac2 = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
+    ac2_direct_imap = direct_imap(ac2)
+    ac2_direct_imap.create_folder("DeltaChat")
    ac2.set_config("mvbox_move", "1")
    ac2.set_config("delete_server_after", "0")
    ac2.set_config("sync_msgs", "0")  # Do not send a sync message when accepting a contact request.
@@ -356,6 +342,8 @@ def test_markseen_message_and_mdn(acfactory, direct_imap, mvbox_move):
    for ac in ac1, ac2:
        ac.set_config("delete_server_after", "0")
        if mvbox_move:
+            ac_direct_imap = direct_imap(ac)
+            ac_direct_imap.create_folder("DeltaChat")
            ac.set_config("mvbox_move", "1")
            ac.bring_online()

@@ -393,6 +381,8 @@ def test_markseen_message_and_mdn(acfactory, direct_imap, mvbox_move):
 def test_mvbox_and_trash(acfactory, direct_imap, log):
    log.section("ac1: start with mvbox")
    ac1 = acfactory.get_online_account()
+    ac1_direct_imap = direct_imap(ac1)
+    ac1_direct_imap.create_folder("DeltaChat")
    ac1.set_config("mvbox_move", "1")
    ac1.bring_online()

@@ -400,7 +390,6 @@ def test_mvbox_and_trash(acfactory, direct_imap, log):
    ac2 = acfactory.get_online_account()

    log.section("ac1: create trash")
-    ac1_direct_imap = direct_imap(ac1)
    ac1_direct_imap.create_folder("Trash")
    ac1.set_config("scan_all_folders_debounce_secs", "0")
    ac1.stop_io()
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import pytest

+from deltachat_rpc_client import EventType
 from deltachat_rpc_client.rpc import JsonRpcError


@@ -156,3 +157,154 @@ def test_reconfigure_transport(acfactory) -> None:
    # Reconfiguring the transport should not reset
    # the settings as if when configuring the first transport.
    assert account.get_config("mvbox_move") == "1"
+
+
+def test_transport_synchronization(acfactory, log) -> None:
+    """Test synchronization of transports between devices."""
+    ac1, ac2 = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
+    ac1_clone = ac1.clone()
+    ac1_clone.bring_online()
+
+    qr = acfactory.get_account_qr()
+
+    ac1.add_transport_from_qr(qr)
+    ac1_clone.wait_for_event(EventType.TRANSPORTS_MODIFIED)
+    assert len(ac1.list_transports()) == 2
+    assert len(ac1_clone.list_transports()) == 2
+
+    ac1_clone.add_transport_from_qr(qr)
+    ac1.wait_for_event(EventType.TRANSPORTS_MODIFIED)
+    assert len(ac1.list_transports()) == 3
+    assert len(ac1_clone.list_transports()) == 3
+
+    log.section("ac1 clone removes second transport")
+    [transport1, transport2, transport3] = ac1_clone.list_transports()
+    addr3 = transport3["addr"]
+    ac1_clone.delete_transport(transport2["addr"])
+
+    ac1.wait_for_event(EventType.TRANSPORTS_MODIFIED)
+    [transport1, transport3] = ac1.list_transports()
+
+    log.section("ac1 changes the primary transport")
+    ac1.set_config("configured_addr", transport3["addr"])
+
+    ac1_clone.wait_for_event(EventType.TRANSPORTS_MODIFIED)
+    [transport1, transport3] = ac1_clone.list_transports()
+    assert ac1_clone.get_config("configured_addr") == addr3
+
+    log.section("ac1 removes the first transport")
+    ac1.delete_transport(transport1["addr"])
+
+    ac1_clone.wait_for_event(EventType.TRANSPORTS_MODIFIED)
+    [transport3] = ac1_clone.list_transports()
+    assert transport3["addr"] == addr3
+    assert ac1_clone.get_config("configured_addr") == addr3
+
+    ac2_chat = ac2.create_chat(ac1)
+    ac2_chat.send_text("Hello!")
+
+    assert ac1.wait_for_incoming_msg().get_snapshot().text == "Hello!"
+    assert ac1_clone.wait_for_incoming_msg().get_snapshot().text == "Hello!"
+
+
+def test_transport_sync_new_as_primary(acfactory, log) -> None:
+    """Test synchronization of new transport as primary between devices."""
+    ac1, bob = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
+    ac1_clone = ac1.clone()
+    ac1_clone.bring_online()
+
+    qr = acfactory.get_account_qr()
+
+    ac1.add_transport_from_qr(qr)
+    ac1_transports = ac1.list_transports()
+    assert len(ac1_transports) == 2
+    [transport1, transport2] = ac1_transports
+    ac1_clone.wait_for_event(EventType.TRANSPORTS_MODIFIED)
+    assert len(ac1_clone.list_transports()) == 2
+    assert ac1_clone.get_config("configured_addr") == transport1["addr"]
+
+    log.section("ac1 changes the primary transport")
+    ac1.set_config("configured_addr", transport2["addr"])
+
+    ac1_clone.wait_for_event(EventType.TRANSPORTS_MODIFIED)
+    assert ac1_clone.get_config("configured_addr") == transport2["addr"]
+
+    log.section("ac1_clone receives a message via the new primary transport")
+    ac1_chat = ac1.create_chat(bob)
+    ac1_chat.send_text("Hello!")
+    bob_chat_id = bob.wait_for_incoming_msg_event().chat_id
+    bob_chat = bob.get_chat_by_id(bob_chat_id)
+    bob_chat.accept()
+    bob_chat.send_text("hello back")
+    assert ac1_clone.wait_for_incoming_msg().get_snapshot().text == "hello back"
+
+
+def test_recognize_self_address(acfactory) -> None:
+    alice, bob = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
+
+    bob_chat = bob.create_chat(alice)
+
+    qr = acfactory.get_account_qr()
+    alice.add_transport_from_qr(qr)
+
+    new_alice_addr = alice.list_transports()[1]["addr"]
+    alice.set_config("configured_addr", new_alice_addr)
+
+    bob_chat.send_text("Hello!")
+    msg = alice.wait_for_incoming_msg().get_snapshot()
+    assert msg.chat == alice.create_chat(bob)
+
+
+def test_transport_limit(acfactory) -> None:
+    """Test transports limit."""
+    account = acfactory.get_online_account()
+    qr = acfactory.get_account_qr()
+
+    limit = 5
+
+    for _ in range(1, limit):
+        account.add_transport_from_qr(qr)
+
+    assert len(account.list_transports()) == limit
+
+    with pytest.raises(JsonRpcError):
+        account.add_transport_from_qr(qr)
+
+    second_addr = account.list_transports()[1]["addr"]
+    account.delete_transport(second_addr)
+
+    # test that adding a transport after deleting one works again
+    account.add_transport_from_qr(qr)
+
+
+def test_message_info_imap_urls(acfactory, log) -> None:
+    """Test that message info contains IMAP URLs of where the message was received."""
+    alice, bob = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
+
+    log.section("Alice adds ac1 clone removes second transport")
+    qr = acfactory.get_account_qr()
+    for i in range(3):
+        alice.add_transport_from_qr(qr)
+        # Wait for all transports to go IDLE after adding each one.
+        for _ in range(i + 1):
+            alice.bring_online()
+
+    new_alice_addr = alice.list_transports()[2]["addr"]
+    alice.set_config("configured_addr", new_alice_addr)
+
+    # Enable multi-device mode so messages are not deleted immediately.
+    alice.set_config("bcc_self", "1")
+
+    # Bob creates chat, learning about Alice's currently selected transport.
+    # This is where he will send the message.
+    bob_chat = bob.create_chat(alice)
+
+    # Alice changes the transport again.
+    alice.set_config("configured_addr", alice.list_transports()[3]["addr"])
+
+    bob_chat.send_text("Hello!")
+
+    msg = alice.wait_for_incoming_msg()
+    for alice_transport in alice.list_transports():
+        addr = alice_transport["addr"]
+        assert (addr == new_alice_addr) == (addr in msg.get_info())
@@ -696,6 +696,6 @@ def test_withdraw_securejoin_qr(acfactory):
        event = alice.wait_for_event()
        if (
            event.kind == EventType.WARNING
-            and "Ignoring vg-request-with-auth message because of invalid auth code." in event.msg
+            and "Ignoring RequestWithAuth message because of invalid auth code." in event.msg
        ):
            break
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from unittest.mock import MagicMock

 import pytest

-from deltachat_rpc_client import Contact, EventType, Message, events
+from deltachat_rpc_client import EventType, events
 from deltachat_rpc_client.const import DownloadState, MessageState
 from deltachat_rpc_client.pytestplugin import E2EE_INFO_MSGS
 from deltachat_rpc_client.rpc import JsonRpcError
@@ -90,12 +90,9 @@ def test_lowercase_address(acfactory) -> None:
    assert account.get_config("configured_addr") == addr
    assert account.list_transports()[0]["addr"] == addr

-    for param in [
-        account.get_info()["used_account_settings"],
-        account.get_info()["entered_account_settings"],
-    ]:
-        assert addr in param
-        assert addr_upper not in param
+    param = account.get_info()["used_transport_settings"]
+    assert addr in param
+    assert addr_upper not in param


 def test_configure_ip(acfactory) -> None:
@@ -336,26 +333,27 @@ def test_receive_imf_failure(acfactory) -> None:
    alice_contact_bob = alice.create_contact(bob, "Bob")
    alice_chat_bob = alice_contact_bob.create_chat()

-    bob.set_config("fail_on_receiving_full_msg", "1")
+    bob.set_config("simulate_receive_imf_error", "1")
    alice_chat_bob.send_text("Hello!")
    event = bob.wait_for_event(EventType.MSGS_CHANGED)
    assert event.chat_id == bob.get_device_chat().id
    msg_id = event.msg_id
    message = bob.get_message_by_id(msg_id)
    snapshot = message.get_snapshot()
+    version = bob.get_info()["deltachat_core_version"]
    assert (
        snapshot.text == "❌ Failed to receive a message:"
-        " Condition failed: `!context.get_config_bool(Config::FailOnReceivingFullMsg).await?`."
+        " Condition failed: `!context.get_config_bool(Config::SimulateReceiveImfError).await?`."
+        f" Core version {version}."
        " Please report this bug to delta@merlinux.eu or https://support.delta.chat/."
    )

    # The failed message doesn't break the IMAP loop.
-    bob.set_config("fail_on_receiving_full_msg", "0")
+    bob.set_config("simulate_receive_imf_error", "0")
    alice_chat_bob.send_text("Hello again!")
    message = bob.wait_for_incoming_msg()
    snapshot = message.get_snapshot()
    assert snapshot.text == "Hello again!"
-    assert snapshot.download_state == DownloadState.DONE
    assert snapshot.error is None


@@ -373,17 +371,48 @@ def test_selfavatar_sync(acfactory, data, log) -> None:
    alice.set_config("selfavatar", image)
    avatar_config = alice.get_config("selfavatar")
    avatar_hash = os.path.basename(avatar_config)
-    print("Info: avatar hash is ", avatar_hash)
+    logging.info(f"Avatar hash is {avatar_hash}")

    log.section("First device receives avatar change")
    alice2.wait_for_event(EventType.SELFAVATAR_CHANGED)
    avatar_config2 = alice2.get_config("selfavatar")
    avatar_hash2 = os.path.basename(avatar_config2)
-    print("Info: avatar hash on second device is ", avatar_hash2)
+    logging.info(f"Avatar hash on second device is {avatar_hash2}")
    assert avatar_hash == avatar_hash2
    assert avatar_config != avatar_config2


+def test_dont_move_sync_msgs(acfactory, direct_imap):
+    addr, password = acfactory.get_credentials()
+    ac1 = acfactory.get_unconfigured_account()
+    ac1.set_config("bcc_self", "1")
+    ac1.set_config("fix_is_chatmail", "1")
+    ac1.add_or_update_transport({"addr": addr, "password": password})
+    ac1.start_io()
+    ac1_direct_imap = direct_imap(ac1)
+
+    # Sync messages may also be sent during configuration.
+    ac1.wait_for_event(EventType.MSG_DELIVERED)
+    ac1_direct_imap.select_folder("Inbox")
+    while True:
+        if len(ac1_direct_imap.get_all_messages()) == 1:
+            break
+        time.sleep(1)
+
+    ac1.set_config("displayname", "Alice")
+    ac1.wait_for_event(EventType.MSG_DELIVERED)
+    ac1.set_config("displayname", "Bob")
+    ac1.wait_for_event(EventType.MSG_DELIVERED)
+
+    # Message may not be delivered to IMAP immediately
+    # after sending over SMTP,
+    # retry until they are delivered to IMAP.
+    while True:
+        if len(ac1_direct_imap.get_all_messages()) == 3:
+            break
+        time.sleep(1)
+
+
 def test_reaction_seen_on_another_dev(acfactory) -> None:
    alice, bob = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
    alice2 = alice.clone()
@@ -508,6 +537,103 @@ def test_import_export_backup(acfactory, tmp_path) -> None:
    assert alice2.manager.get_system_info()


+def test_import_export_online_all(acfactory, tmp_path, data, log) -> None:
+    (ac1, some1) = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
+
+    log.section("create some chat content")
+    some1_addr = some1.get_config("addr")
+    chat1 = ac1.create_contact(some1).create_chat()
+    chat1.send_text("msg1")
+    assert len(ac1.get_contacts()) == 1
+
+    original_image_path = data.get_path("image/avatar64x64.png")
+    chat1.send_file(str(original_image_path))
+
+    # Add another 100KB file that ensures that the progress is smooth enough
+    path = tmp_path / "attachment.txt"
+    with path.open("w") as file:
+        file.truncate(100000)
+    chat1.send_file(str(path))
+
+    def assert_account_is_proper(ac):
+        contacts = ac.get_contacts()
+        assert len(contacts) == 1
+        contact2 = contacts[0]
+        assert contact2.get_snapshot().address == some1_addr
+        chat2 = contact2.create_chat()
+        messages = chat2.get_messages()
+        assert len(messages) == 3 + E2EE_INFO_MSGS
+        assert messages[0 + E2EE_INFO_MSGS].get_snapshot().text == "msg1"
+        snapshot = messages[1 + E2EE_INFO_MSGS].get_snapshot()
+        assert snapshot.file_mime == "image/png"
+        assert os.stat(snapshot.file).st_size == os.stat(original_image_path).st_size
+        ac.set_config("displayname", "new displayname")
+        assert ac.get_config("displayname") == "new displayname"
+
+    assert_account_is_proper(ac1)
+
+    backupdir = tmp_path / "backup"
+    backupdir.mkdir()
+
+    log.section(f"export all to {backupdir}")
+    ac1.stop_io()
+    ac1.export_backup(backupdir)
+    progress = 0
+    files_written = []
+    while True:
+        event = ac1.wait_for_event()
+        if event.kind == EventType.IMEX_PROGRESS:
+            assert event.progress > 0  # Progress 0 indicates error.
+            assert event.progress < progress + 250
+            progress = event.progress
+            if progress == 1000:
+                break
+        elif event.kind == EventType.IMEX_FILE_WRITTEN:
+            files_written.append(event.path)
+        else:
+            logging.info(event)
+    assert len(files_written) == 1
+    assert os.path.exists(files_written[0])
+    ac1.start_io()
+
+    log.section("get fresh empty account")
+    ac2 = acfactory.get_unconfigured_account()
+
+    log.section("import backup and check it's proper")
+    ac2.import_backup(files_written[0])
+    progress = 0
+    while True:
+        event = ac2.wait_for_event()
+        if event.kind == EventType.IMEX_PROGRESS:
+            assert event.progress > 0  # Progress 0 indicates error.
+            assert event.progress < progress + 250
+            progress = event.progress
+            if progress == 1000:
+                break
+        else:
+            logging.info(event)
+    assert_account_is_proper(ac1)
+    assert_account_is_proper(ac2)
+
+    log.section(f"Second-time export all to {backupdir}")
+    ac1.stop_io()
+    ac1.export_backup(backupdir)
+    while True:
+        event = ac1.wait_for_event()
+        if event.kind == EventType.IMEX_PROGRESS:
+            assert event.progress > 0
+            if event.progress == 1000:
+                break
+        elif event.kind == EventType.IMEX_FILE_WRITTEN:
+            files_written.append(event.path)
+        else:
+            logging.info(event)
+    assert len(files_written) == 2
+    assert os.path.exists(files_written[1])
+    assert files_written[1] != files_written[0]
+    assert len(list(backupdir.glob("*.tar"))) == 2
+
+
 def test_import_export_keys(acfactory, tmp_path) -> None:
    alice, bob = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)

@@ -591,60 +717,6 @@ def test_mdn_doesnt_break_autocrypt(acfactory) -> None:
    assert snapshot.show_padlock


-def test_reaction_to_partially_fetched_msg(acfactory, tmp_path):
-    """See https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/issues/3688 "Partially downloaded
-    messages are received out of order".
-
-    If the Inbox contains X small messages followed by Y large messages followed by Z small
-    messages, Delta Chat first downloaded a batch of X+Z messages, and then a batch of Y messages.
-
-    This bug was discovered by @Simon-Laux while testing reactions PR #3644 and can be reproduced
-    with online test as follows:
-    - Bob enables download limit and goes offline.
-    - Alice sends a large message to Bob and reacts to this message with a thumbs-up.
-    - Bob goes online
-    - Bob first processes a reaction message and throws it away because there is no corresponding
-      message, then processes a partially downloaded message.
-    - As a result, Bob does not see a reaction
-    """
-    download_limit = 300000
-    ac1, ac2 = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
-    ac1_addr = ac1.get_config("addr")
-    chat = ac1.create_chat(ac2)
-    ac2.set_config("download_limit", str(download_limit))
-    ac2.stop_io()
-
-    logging.info("sending small+large messages from ac1 to ac2")
-    msgs = []
-    msgs.append(chat.send_text("hi"))
-    path = tmp_path / "large"
-    path.write_bytes(os.urandom(download_limit + 1))
-    msgs.append(chat.send_file(str(path)))
-    for m in msgs:
-        m.wait_until_delivered()
-
-    logging.info("sending a reaction to the large message from ac1 to ac2")
-    # TODO: Find the reason of an occasional message reordering on the server (so that the reaction
-    # has a lower UID than the previous message). W/a is to sleep for some time to let the reaction
-    # have a later INTERNALDATE.
-    time.sleep(1.1)
-    react_str = "\N{THUMBS UP SIGN}"
-    msgs.append(msgs[-1].send_reaction(react_str))
-    msgs[-1].wait_until_delivered()
-
-    ac2.start_io()
-
-    logging.info("wait for ac2 to receive a reaction")
-    msg2 = Message(ac2, ac2.wait_for_reactions_changed().msg_id)
-    assert msg2.get_sender_contact().get_snapshot().address == ac1_addr
-    assert msg2.get_snapshot().download_state == DownloadState.AVAILABLE
-    reactions = msg2.get_reactions()
-    contacts = [Contact(ac2, int(i)) for i in reactions.reactions_by_contact]
-    assert len(contacts) == 1
-    assert contacts[0].get_snapshot().address == ac1_addr
-    assert list(reactions.reactions_by_contact.values())[0] == [react_str]
-
-
@pytest.mark.parametrize("n_accounts", [3, 2])
 def test_download_limit_chat_assignment(acfactory, tmp_path, n_accounts):
    download_limit = 300000
@@ -661,8 +733,6 @@ def test_download_limit_chat_assignment(acfactory, tmp_path, n_accounts):
        contact = alice.create_contact(account)
        alice_group.add_contact(contact)

-    if n_accounts == 2:
-        bob_chat_alice = bob.create_chat(alice)
    bob.set_config("download_limit", str(download_limit))

    alice_group.send_text("hi")
@@ -673,20 +743,157 @@ def test_download_limit_chat_assignment(acfactory, tmp_path, n_accounts):
    path = tmp_path / "large"
    path.write_bytes(os.urandom(download_limit + 1))

+    n_done = 0
    for i in range(10):
        logging.info("Sending message %s", i)
        alice_group.send_file(str(path))
        snapshot = bob.wait_for_incoming_msg().get_snapshot()
-        assert snapshot.download_state == DownloadState.AVAILABLE
-        if n_accounts > 2:
-            assert snapshot.chat == bob_group
+        if snapshot.download_state == DownloadState.DONE:
+            n_done += 1
+            # Work around lost and reordered pre-messages.
+            assert n_done <= 1
        else:
-            # Group contains only Alice and Bob,
-            # so partially downloaded messages are
-            # hard to distinguish from private replies to group messages.
-            #
-            # Message may be a private reply, so we assign it to 1:1 chat with Alice.
-            assert snapshot.chat == bob_chat_alice
+            assert snapshot.download_state == DownloadState.AVAILABLE
+        assert snapshot.chat == bob_group
+
+
+def test_download_small_msg_first(acfactory, tmp_path):
+    download_limit = 70000
+
+    alice, bob0 = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
+    bob1 = bob0.clone()
+    bob1.set_config("download_limit", str(download_limit))
+
+    chat = alice.create_chat(bob0)
+    path = tmp_path / "large_enough"
+    path.write_bytes(os.urandom(download_limit + 1))
+    # Less than 140K, so sent w/o a pre-message.
+    chat.send_file(str(path))
+    chat.send_text("hi")
+    bob0.create_chat(alice)
+    assert bob0.wait_for_incoming_msg().get_snapshot().text == ""
+    assert bob0.wait_for_incoming_msg().get_snapshot().text == "hi"
+
+    bob1.start_io()
+    bob1.create_chat(alice)
+    assert bob1.wait_for_incoming_msg().get_snapshot().text == "hi"
+    assert bob1.wait_for_incoming_msg().get_snapshot().text == ""
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("delete_chat", [False, True])
+def test_delete_available_msg(acfactory, tmp_path, direct_imap, delete_chat):
+    """
+    Tests `DownloadState.AVAILABLE` message deletion on the receiver side.
+    Also tests pre- and post-message deletion on the sender side.
+    """
+    # Min. UI setting as of v2.35
+    download_limit = 163840
+    alice, bob = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
+    bob.set_config("download_limit", str(download_limit))
+    # Avoid immediate deletion from the server
+    alice.set_config("bcc_self", "1")
+    bob.set_config("bcc_self", "1")
+
+    chat_alice = alice.create_chat(bob)
+    path = tmp_path / "large"
+    path.write_bytes(os.urandom(download_limit + 1))
+    msg_alice = chat_alice.send_file(str(path))
+    msg_bob = bob.wait_for_incoming_msg()
+    msg_bob_snapshot = msg_bob.get_snapshot()
+    assert msg_bob_snapshot.download_state == DownloadState.AVAILABLE
+    chat_bob = bob.get_chat_by_id(msg_bob_snapshot.chat_id)
+
+    # Avoid DeleteMessages sync message
+    bob.set_config("bcc_self", "0")
+    if delete_chat:
+        chat_bob.delete()
+    else:
+        bob.delete_messages([msg_bob])
+    alice.wait_for_event(EventType.SMTP_MESSAGE_SENT)
+    alice.wait_for_event(EventType.SMTP_MESSAGE_SENT)
+    alice.set_config("bcc_self", "0")
+    if delete_chat:
+        chat_alice.delete()
+    else:
+        alice.delete_messages([msg_alice])
+    for acc in [bob, alice]:
+        if not delete_chat:
+            acc.wait_for_event(EventType.MSG_DELETED)
+        acc_direct_imap = direct_imap(acc)
+        # Messages may be deleted separately
+        while True:
+            acc.wait_for_event(EventType.IMAP_MESSAGE_DELETED)
+            while True:
+                event = acc.wait_for_event()
+                if event.kind == EventType.INFO and "Close/expunge succeeded." in event.msg:
+                    break
+            if len(acc_direct_imap.get_all_messages()) == 0:
+                break
+
+
+def test_delete_fully_downloaded_msg(acfactory, tmp_path, direct_imap):
+    alice, bob = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
+    # Avoid immediate deletion from the server
+    bob.set_config("bcc_self", "1")
+
+    chat_alice = alice.create_chat(bob)
+    path = tmp_path / "large"
+    # Big enough to be sent with a pre-message
+    path.write_bytes(os.urandom(300000))
+    chat_alice.send_file(str(path))
+
+    msg = bob.wait_for_incoming_msg()
+    msg_snapshot = msg.get_snapshot()
+    assert msg_snapshot.download_state == DownloadState.AVAILABLE
+    msgs_changed_event = bob.wait_for_msgs_changed_event()
+    assert msgs_changed_event.msg_id == msg.id
+    msg_snapshot = msg.get_snapshot()
+    assert msg_snapshot.download_state == DownloadState.DONE
+
+    bob_direct_imap = direct_imap(bob)
+    assert len(bob_direct_imap.get_all_messages()) == 2
+    # Avoid DeleteMessages sync message
+    bob.set_config("bcc_self", "0")
+    bob.delete_messages([msg])
+    bob.wait_for_event(EventType.MSG_DELETED)
+    # Messages may be deleted separately
+    while True:
+        bob.wait_for_event(EventType.IMAP_MESSAGE_DELETED)
+        while True:
+            event = bob.wait_for_event()
+            if event.kind == EventType.INFO and "Close/expunge succeeded." in event.msg:
+                break
+        if len(bob_direct_imap.get_all_messages()) == 0:
+            break
+
+
+def test_imap_autodelete_fully_downloaded_msg(acfactory, tmp_path, direct_imap):
+    alice, bob = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
+
+    chat_alice = alice.create_chat(bob)
+    path = tmp_path / "large"
+    # Big enough to be sent with a pre-message
+    path.write_bytes(os.urandom(300000))
+    chat_alice.send_file(str(path))
+
+    msg = bob.wait_for_incoming_msg()
+    msg_snapshot = msg.get_snapshot()
+    assert msg_snapshot.download_state == DownloadState.AVAILABLE
+    msgs_changed_event = bob.wait_for_msgs_changed_event()
+    assert msgs_changed_event.msg_id == msg.id
+    msg_snapshot = msg.get_snapshot()
+    assert msg_snapshot.download_state == DownloadState.DONE
+
+    bob_direct_imap = direct_imap(bob)
+    # Messages may be deleted separately
+    while True:
+        if len(bob_direct_imap.get_all_messages()) == 0:
+            break
+        bob.wait_for_event(EventType.IMAP_MESSAGE_DELETED)
+        while True:
+            event = bob.wait_for_event()
+            if event.kind == EventType.INFO and "Close/expunge succeeded." in event.msg:
+                break


 def test_markseen_contact_request(acfactory):
@@ -712,6 +919,47 @@ def test_markseen_contact_request(acfactory):
    assert message2.get_snapshot().state == MessageState.IN_SEEN


+@pytest.mark.parametrize("team_profile", [True, False])
+def test_no_markseen_in_team_profile(team_profile, acfactory):
+    """
+    Test that seen status is synchronized iff `team_profile` isn't set.
+    """
+    alice, bob = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
+    if team_profile:
+        bob.set_config("team_profile", "1")
+
+    # Bob sets up a second device.
+    bob2 = bob.clone()
+    bob2.start_io()
+
+    alice_chat_bob = alice.create_chat(bob)
+    bob_chat_alice = bob.create_chat(alice)
+    bob2.create_chat(alice)
+    alice_chat_bob.send_text("Hello Bob!")
+
+    message = bob.wait_for_incoming_msg()
+    message2 = bob2.wait_for_incoming_msg()
+    assert message2.get_snapshot().state == MessageState.IN_FRESH
+
+    message.mark_seen()
+
+    # Send a message and wait until it arrives
+    # in order to wait until Bob2 gets the markseen message.
+    # This also tests that outgoing messages
+    # don't mark preceeding messages as seen in team profiles.
+    bob_chat_alice.send_text("Outgoing message")
+    while True:
+        outgoing = bob2.wait_for_msg(EventType.MSGS_CHANGED)
+        if outgoing.id != 0:
+            break
+    assert outgoing.get_snapshot().text == "Outgoing message"
+
+    if team_profile:
+        assert message2.get_snapshot().state == MessageState.IN_FRESH
+    else:
+        assert message2.get_snapshot().state == MessageState.IN_SEEN
+
+
 def test_read_receipt(acfactory):
    """
    Test sending a read receipt and ensure it is attributed to the correct contact.
@@ -731,6 +979,9 @@ def test_read_receipt(acfactory):
    assert len(read_receipts) == 1
    assert read_receipts[0].contact_id == alice_contact_bob.id

+    read_receipt_cnt = read_msg.get_read_receipt_count()
+    assert read_receipt_cnt == 1
+

 def test_get_http_response(acfactory):
    alice = acfactory.new_configured_account()
@@ -743,7 +994,7 @@ def test_configured_imap_certificate_checks(acfactory):
    alice = acfactory.new_configured_account()

    # Certificate checks should be configured (not None)
-    assert "cert_strict" in alice.get_info().used_account_settings
+    assert "cert_strict" in alice.get_info().used_transport_settings

    # "cert_old_automatic" is the value old Delta Chat core versions used
    # to mean user entered "imap_certificate_checks=0" (Automatic)
@@ -756,7 +1007,7 @@ def test_configured_imap_certificate_checks(acfactory):
    #
    # Core 1.142.4, 1.142.5 and 1.142.6 saved this value due to bug.
    # This test is a regression test to prevent this happening again.
-    assert "cert_old_automatic" not in alice.get_info().used_account_settings
+    assert "cert_old_automatic" not in alice.get_info().used_transport_settings


 def test_no_old_msg_is_fresh(acfactory):
@@ -934,6 +1185,30 @@ def test_leave_broadcast(acfactory, all_devices_online):
    check_account(bob2, bob2.create_contact(alice), inviter_side=False)


+def test_leave_and_delete_group(acfactory, log):
+    alice, bob = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
+
+    log.section("Alice creates a group")
+    alice_chat = alice.create_group("Group")
+    alice_chat.add_contact(bob)
+    assert len(alice_chat.get_contacts()) == 2  # Alice and Bob
+    alice_chat.send_text("hello")
+
+    log.section("Bob sees the group, and leaves and deletes it")
+    msg = bob.wait_for_incoming_msg().get_snapshot()
+    assert msg.text == "hello"
+    msg.chat.accept()
+
+    msg.chat.leave()
+    # Bob deletes the chat. This must not prevent the leave message from being sent.
+    msg.chat.delete()
+
+    log.section("Alice receives the delete message")
+    # After Bob left, only Alice will be left in the group:
+    while len(alice_chat.get_contacts()) != 1:
+        alice.wait_for_event(EventType.CHAT_MODIFIED)
+
+
 def test_immediate_autodelete(acfactory, direct_imap, log):
    ac1, ac2 = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)

@@ -1003,3 +1278,86 @@ def test_background_fetch(acfactory, dc):
        snapshot = messages[-1].get_snapshot()
        if snapshot.text == "Hello again!":
            break
+
+
+def test_message_exists(acfactory):
+    ac1, ac2 = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
+    chat = ac1.create_chat(ac2)
+    message1 = chat.send_text("Hello!")
+    message2 = chat.send_text("Hello again!")
+    assert message1.exists()
+    assert message2.exists()
+
+    ac1.delete_messages([message1])
+    assert not message1.exists()
+    assert message2.exists()
+
+    # There is no error when checking if
+    # the message exists for deleted account.
+    ac1.remove()
+    assert not message1.exists()
+    assert not message2.exists()
+
+
+def test_synchronize_member_list_on_group_rejoin(acfactory, log):
+    """
+    Test that user recreates group member list when it joins the group again.
+    ac1 creates a group with two other accounts: ac2 and ac3
+    Then it removes ac2, removes ac3 and adds ac2 back.
+    ac2 did not see that ac3 is removed, so it should rebuild member list from scratch.
+    """
+    log.section("setting up accounts, accepted with each other")
+    ac1, ac2, ac3 = accounts = acfactory.get_online_accounts(3)
+
+    log.section("ac1: creating group chat with 2 other members")
+    chat = ac1.create_group("title1")
+    chat.add_contact(ac2)
+    chat.add_contact(ac3)
+
+    log.section("ac1: send message to new group chat")
+    msg = chat.send_text("hello")
+    assert chat.num_contacts() == 3
+
+    log.section("checking that the chat arrived correctly")
+    for ac in accounts[1:]:
+        msg = ac.wait_for_incoming_msg().get_snapshot()
+        assert msg.text == "hello"
+        assert msg.chat.num_contacts() == 3
+        msg.chat.accept()
+
+    log.section("ac1: removing ac2")
+    chat.remove_contact(ac2)
+
+    log.section("ac2: wait for a message about removal from the chat")
+    ac2.wait_for_incoming_msg()
+    log.section("ac1: removing ac3")
+    chat.remove_contact(ac3)
+
+    log.section("ac1: adding ac2 back")
+    chat.add_contact(ac2)
+
+    log.section("ac2: check that ac3 is removed")
+    msg = ac2.wait_for_incoming_msg()
+
+    assert chat.num_contacts() == 2
+    assert msg.get_snapshot().chat.num_contacts() == 2
+
+
+def test_large_message(acfactory) -> None:
+    """
+    Test sending large message without download limit set,
+    so it is sent with pre-message but downloaded without user interaction.
+    """
+    alice, bob = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
+
+    alice_chat_bob = alice.create_chat(bob)
+    alice_chat_bob.send_message(
+        "Hello World, this message is bigger than 5 bytes",
+        file="../test-data/image/screenshot.jpg",
+    )
+
+    msg = bob.wait_for_incoming_msg()
+    msgs_changed_event = bob.wait_for_msgs_changed_event()
+    assert msg.id == msgs_changed_event.msg_id
+    snapshot = msg.get_snapshot()
+    assert snapshot.text == "Hello World, this message is bigger than 5 bytes"
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-rpc-server"
-version = "2.28.0"
+version = "2.39.0"
 description = "DeltaChat JSON-RPC server"
 edition = "2021"
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
  },
  "type": "module",
  "types": "index.d.ts",
-  "version": "2.28.0"
+  "version": "2.39.0"
 }
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ use yerpc::{RpcClient, RpcSession};

 #[tokio::main(flavor = "multi_thread")]
 async fn main() {
+    // Logs from `log` crate and traces from `tracing` crate
+    // are configurable with `RUST_LOG` environment variable
+    // and go to stderr to avoid interfering with JSON-RPC using stdout.
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt()
+        .with_env_filter(EnvFilter::from_default_env())
+        .with_writer(std::io::stderr)
+        .init();
+
    let r = main_impl().await;
    // From tokio documentation:
    // "For technical reasons, stdin is implemented by using an ordinary blocking read on a separate
@@ -43,7 +51,7 @@ async fn main_impl() -> Result<()> {
            if let Some(arg) = args.next() {
                return Err(anyhow!("Unrecognized argument {arg:?}"));
            }
-            eprintln!("{}", &*DC_VERSION_STR);
+            eprintln!("{DC_VERSION_STR}");
            return Ok(());
        } else if first_arg.to_str() == Some("--openrpc") {
            if let Some(arg) = args.next() {
@@ -64,14 +72,6 @@ async fn main_impl() -> Result<()> {
    #[cfg(target_family = "unix")]
    let mut sigterm = signal_unix::signal(signal_unix::SignalKind::terminate())?;

-    // Logs from `log` crate and traces from `tracing` crate
-    // are configurable with `RUST_LOG` environment variable
-    // and go to stderr to avoid interfering with JSON-RPC using stdout.
-    tracing_subscriber::fmt()
-        .with_env_filter(EnvFilter::from_default_env())
-        .with_writer(std::io::stderr)
-        .init();
-
    let path = std::env::var("DC_ACCOUNTS_PATH").unwrap_or_else(|_| "accounts".to_string());
    log::info!("Starting with accounts directory `{path}`.");
    let writable = true;
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@ ignore = [

    # Unmaintained paste
    "RUSTSEC-2024-0436",
+
+    # Unmaintained rustls-pemfile
+    # It is a transitive dependency of iroh 0.35.0,
+    # this should be fixed by upgrading to iroh 1.0 once it is released.
+    "RUSTSEC-2025-0134",
+
+    # Old versions of "lru" are transitive dependencies of iroh 0.35.0.
+    # <https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0002>
+    # <https://github.com/chatmail/core/issues/7692>
+    "RUSTSEC-2026-0002",
 ]

 [bans]
@@ -26,11 +36,10 @@ skip = [
     { name = "derive_more", version = "1.0.0" },
     { name = "event-listener", version = "2.5.3" },
     { name = "getrandom", version = "0.2.12" },
-     { name = "hashbrown", version = "0.14.5" },
     { name = "heck", version = "0.4.1" },
     { name = "http", version = "0.2.12" },
     { name = "linux-raw-sys", version = "0.4.14" },
-     { name = "lru", version = "0.12.3" },
+     { name = "lru", version = "0.12.5" },
     { name = "netlink-packet-route", version = "0.17.1" },
     { name = "nom", version = "7.1.3" },
     { name = "rand_chacha", version = "0.3.1" },
@@ -38,6 +47,7 @@ skip = [
     { name = "rand", version = "0.8.5" },
     { name = "rustix", version = "0.38.44" },
     { name = "serdect", version = "0.2.0" },
+     { name = "socket2", version = "0.5.9" },
     { name = "spin", version = "0.9.8" },
     { name = "strum_macros", version = "0.26.2" },
     { name = "strum", version = "0.26.2" },
@@ -62,7 +72,6 @@ skip = [
     { name = "windows_x86_64_gnu" },
     { name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm" },
     { name = "windows_x86_64_msvc" },
-     { name = "zerocopy", version = "0.7.32" },
 ]


@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=45", "wheel", "cffi>=1.0.0", "pkgconfig"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=77", "wheel", "cffi>=1.0.0", "pkgconfig"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"

 [project]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "2.28.0"
+version = "2.39.0"
+license = "MPL-2.0"
 description = "Python bindings for the Delta Chat Core library using CFFI against the Rust-implemented libdeltachat"
 readme = "README.rst"
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
 authors = [
    { name = "holger krekel, Floris Bruynooghe, Bjoern Petersen and contributors" },
 ]
 classifiers = [
    "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
    "Intended Audience :: Developers",
-    "License :: OSI Approved :: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL 2.0)",
    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
    "Topic :: Communications :: Chat",
    "Topic :: Communications :: Email",
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ classifiers = [
 dependencies = [
    "cffi>=1.0.0",
    "imap-tools",
-    "importlib_metadata;python_version<'3.8'",
    "pluggy",
    "requests",
 ]
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import sys
 import time

 import deltachat as dc
@@ -63,56 +62,6 @@ class TestGroupStressTests:
        # Message should be encrypted because keys of other members are gossiped
        assert msg.is_encrypted()

-    def test_synchronize_member_list_on_group_rejoin(self, acfactory, lp):
-        """
-        Test that user recreates group member list when it joins the group again.
-        ac1 creates a group with two other accounts: ac2 and ac3
-        Then it removes ac2, removes ac3 and adds ac2 back.
-        ac2 did not see that ac3 is removed, so it should rebuild member list from scratch.
-        """
-        lp.sec("setting up accounts, accepted with each other")
-        accounts = acfactory.get_online_accounts(3)
-        acfactory.introduce_each_other(accounts)
-        ac1, ac2, ac3 = accounts
-
-        lp.sec("ac1: creating group chat with 2 other members")
-        chat = ac1.create_group_chat("title1", contacts=[ac2, ac3])
-        assert not chat.is_promoted()
-
-        lp.sec("ac1: send message to new group chat")
-        msg = chat.send_text("hello")
-        assert chat.is_promoted() and msg.is_encrypted()
-
-        assert chat.num_contacts() == 3
-
-        lp.sec("checking that the chat arrived correctly")
-        for ac in accounts[1:]:
-            msg = ac._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message()
-            assert msg.text == "hello"
-            print("chat is", msg.chat)
-            assert msg.chat.num_contacts() == 3
-
-        lp.sec("ac1: removing ac2")
-        chat.remove_contact(ac2)
-
-        lp.sec("ac2: wait for a message about removal from the chat")
-        msg = ac2._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message()
-
-        lp.sec("ac1: removing ac3")
-        chat.remove_contact(ac3)
-
-        lp.sec("ac1: adding ac2 back")
-        # Group is promoted, message is sent automatically
-        assert chat.is_promoted()
-        chat.add_contact(ac2)
-
-        lp.sec("ac2: check that ac3 is removed")
-        msg = ac2._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message()
-
-        assert chat.num_contacts() == 2
-        assert msg.chat.num_contacts() == 2
-        acfactory.dump_imap_summary(sys.stdout)
-

 def test_qr_verified_group_and_chatting(acfactory, lp):
    ac1, ac2, ac3 = acfactory.get_online_accounts(3)
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import queue
 import sys
-import base64
 from datetime import datetime, timezone

 import pytest
@@ -9,7 +8,6 @@ from imap_tools import AND

 import deltachat as dc
 from deltachat import account_hookimpl, Message
-from deltachat.tracker import ImexTracker
 from deltachat.testplugin import E2EE_INFO_MSGS


@@ -222,71 +220,6 @@ def test_webxdc_huge_update(acfactory, data, lp):
    assert update["payload"] == payload


-def test_webxdc_download_on_demand(acfactory, data, lp):
-    ac1, ac2 = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
-    acfactory.introduce_each_other([ac1, ac2])
-    chat = acfactory.get_accepted_chat(ac1, ac2)
-
-    msg1 = Message.new_empty(ac1, "webxdc")
-    msg1.set_text("message1")
-    msg1.set_file(data.get_path("webxdc/minimal.xdc"))
-    msg1 = chat.send_msg(msg1)
-    assert msg1.is_webxdc()
-    assert msg1.filename
-
-    msg2 = ac2._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message()
-    assert msg2.is_webxdc()
-
-    lp.sec("ac2 sets download limit")
-    ac2.set_config("download_limit", "100")
-    assert msg1.send_status_update({"payload": base64.b64encode(os.urandom(300000))}, "some test data")
-    ac2_update = ac2._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message()
-    assert ac2_update.download_state == dc.const.DC_DOWNLOAD_AVAILABLE
-    assert not msg2.get_status_updates()
-
-    ac2_update.download_full()
-    ac2._evtracker.get_matching("DC_EVENT_WEBXDC_STATUS_UPDATE")
-    assert msg2.get_status_updates()
-
-    # Get a event notifying that the message disappeared from the chat.
-    msgs_changed_event = ac2._evtracker.get_matching("DC_EVENT_MSGS_CHANGED")
-    assert msgs_changed_event.data1 == msg2.chat.id
-    assert msgs_changed_event.data2 == 0
-
-
-def test_enable_mvbox_move(acfactory, lp):
-    (ac1,) = acfactory.get_online_accounts(1)
-
-    lp.sec("ac2: start without mvbox thread")
-    ac2 = acfactory.new_online_configuring_account(mvbox_move=False)
-    acfactory.bring_accounts_online()
-
-    lp.sec("ac2: configuring mvbox")
-    ac2.set_config("mvbox_move", "1")
-
-    lp.sec("ac1: send message and wait for ac2 to receive it")
-    acfactory.get_accepted_chat(ac1, ac2).send_text("message1")
-    assert ac2._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message().text == "message1"
-
-
-def test_move_sync_msgs(acfactory):
-    ac1 = acfactory.new_online_configuring_account(bcc_self=True, sync_msgs=True, fix_is_chatmail=True)
-    acfactory.bring_accounts_online()
-
-    ac1.direct_imap.select_folder("DeltaChat")
-    # Sync messages may also be sent during the configuration.
-    mvbox_msg_cnt = len(ac1.direct_imap.get_all_messages())
-
-    ac1.set_config("displayname", "Alice")
-    ac1._evtracker.get_matching("DC_EVENT_MSG_DELIVERED")
-    ac1.set_config("displayname", "Bob")
-    ac1._evtracker.get_matching("DC_EVENT_MSG_DELIVERED")
-    ac1.direct_imap.select_folder("Inbox")
-    assert len(ac1.direct_imap.get_all_messages()) == 0
-    ac1.direct_imap.select_folder("DeltaChat")
-    assert len(ac1.direct_imap.get_all_messages()) == mvbox_msg_cnt + 2
-
-
 def test_forward_messages(acfactory, lp):
    ac1, ac2 = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
    chat = ac1.create_chat(ac2)
@@ -402,7 +335,7 @@ def test_long_group_name(acfactory, lp):


 def test_send_self_message(acfactory, lp):
-    ac1 = acfactory.new_online_configuring_account(mvbox_move=True, bcc_self=True)
+    ac1 = acfactory.new_online_configuring_account(bcc_self=True)
    acfactory.bring_accounts_online()
    lp.sec("ac1: create self chat")
    chat = ac1.get_self_contact().create_chat()
@@ -561,7 +494,7 @@ def test_reply_privately(acfactory):


 def test_mdn_asymmetric(acfactory, lp):
-    ac1 = acfactory.new_online_configuring_account(mvbox_move=True)
+    ac1 = acfactory.new_online_configuring_account()
    ac2 = acfactory.new_online_configuring_account()
    acfactory.bring_accounts_online()

@@ -590,20 +523,14 @@ def test_mdn_asymmetric(acfactory, lp):
    ac2.mark_seen_messages([msg])

    lp.sec("ac1: waiting for incoming activity")
-    # MDN should be moved even though MDNs are already disabled
-    ac1._evtracker.get_matching("DC_EVENT_IMAP_MESSAGE_MOVED")
-
    assert len(chat.get_messages()) == 1 + E2EE_INFO_MSGS

    # Wait for the message to be marked as seen on IMAP.
-    ac1._evtracker.get_info_contains("Marked messages [0-9]+ in folder DeltaChat as seen.")
+    ac1._evtracker.get_info_contains("Marked messages [0-9]+ in folder INBOX as seen.")

    # MDN is received even though MDNs are already disabled
    assert msg_out.is_out_mdn_received()

-    ac1.direct_imap.select_config_folder("mvbox")
-    assert len(list(ac1.direct_imap.conn.fetch(AND(seen=True)))) == 1
-

 def test_send_receive_encrypt(acfactory, lp):
    ac1, ac2 = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
@@ -826,86 +753,6 @@ def test_send_and_receive_image(acfactory, lp, data):
    assert m == msg_in


-def test_import_export_online_all(acfactory, tmp_path, data, lp):
-    (ac1, some1) = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
-
-    lp.sec("create some chat content")
-    some1_addr = some1.get_config("addr")
-    chat1 = ac1.create_contact(some1).create_chat()
-    chat1.send_text("msg1")
-    assert len(ac1.get_contacts()) == 1
-
-    original_image_path = data.get_path("d.png")
-    chat1.send_image(original_image_path)
-
-    # Add another 100KB file that ensures that the progress is smooth enough
-    path = tmp_path / "attachment.txt"
-    with path.open("w") as file:
-        file.truncate(100000)
-    chat1.send_file(str(path))
-
-    def assert_account_is_proper(ac):
-        contacts = ac.get_contacts()
-        assert len(contacts) == 1
-        contact2 = contacts[0]
-        assert contact2.addr == some1_addr
-        chat2 = contact2.create_chat()
-        messages = chat2.get_messages()
-        assert len(messages) == 3 + E2EE_INFO_MSGS
-        assert messages[0 + E2EE_INFO_MSGS].text == "msg1"
-        assert messages[1 + E2EE_INFO_MSGS].filemime == "image/png"
-        assert os.stat(messages[1 + E2EE_INFO_MSGS].filename).st_size == os.stat(original_image_path).st_size
-        ac.set_config("displayname", "new displayname")
-        assert ac.get_config("displayname") == "new displayname"
-
-    assert_account_is_proper(ac1)
-
-    backupdir = tmp_path / "backup"
-    backupdir.mkdir()
-
-    lp.sec(f"export all to {backupdir}")
-    with ac1.temp_plugin(ImexTracker()) as imex_tracker:
-        ac1.stop_io()
-        ac1.imex(str(backupdir), dc.const.DC_IMEX_EXPORT_BACKUP)
-
-        # check progress events for export
-        assert imex_tracker.wait_progress(1, progress_upper_limit=249)
-        assert imex_tracker.wait_progress(250, progress_upper_limit=499)
-        assert imex_tracker.wait_progress(500, progress_upper_limit=749)
-        assert imex_tracker.wait_progress(750, progress_upper_limit=999)
-
-        paths = imex_tracker.wait_finish()
-        assert len(paths) == 1
-        path = paths[0]
-        assert os.path.exists(path)
-        ac1.start_io()
-
-    lp.sec("get fresh empty account")
-    ac2 = acfactory.get_unconfigured_account()
-
-    lp.sec("get latest backup file")
-    path2 = ac2.get_latest_backupfile(str(backupdir))
-    assert path2 == path
-
-    lp.sec("import backup and check it's proper")
-    with ac2.temp_plugin(ImexTracker()) as imex_tracker:
-        ac2.import_all(path)
-
-        # check progress events for import
-        assert imex_tracker.wait_progress(1, progress_upper_limit=249)
-        assert imex_tracker.wait_progress(1000)
-
-    assert_account_is_proper(ac1)
-    assert_account_is_proper(ac2)
-
-    lp.sec(f"Second-time export all to {backupdir}")
-    ac1.stop_io()
-    path2 = ac1.export_all(str(backupdir))
-    assert os.path.exists(path2)
-    assert path2 != path
-    assert ac2.get_latest_backupfile(str(backupdir)) == path2
-
-
 def test_qr_email_capitalization(acfactory, lp):
    """Regression test for a bug
    that resulted in failure to propagate verification
@@ -1295,16 +1142,17 @@ def test_configure_error_msgs_invalid_server(acfactory):
        ev = ac2._evtracker.get_matching("DC_EVENT_CONFIGURE_PROGRESS")
        if ev.data1 == 0:
            break
+    err_lower = ev.data2.lower()
    # Can't connect so it probably should say something about "internet"
    # again, should not repeat itself
    # If this fails then probably `e.msg.to_lowercase().contains("could not resolve")`
    # in configure.rs returned false because the error message was changed
    # (i.e. did not contain "could not resolve" anymore)
-    assert (ev.data2.count("internet") + ev.data2.count("network")) == 1
+    assert (err_lower.count("internet") + err_lower.count("network")) == 1
    # Should mention that it can't connect:
-    assert ev.data2.count("connect") == 1
+    assert err_lower.count("connect") == 1
    # The users do not know what "configuration" is
-    assert "configuration" not in ev.data2.lower()
+    assert "configuration" not in err_lower


 def test_status(acfactory):
@@ -258,9 +258,6 @@ class TestOfflineChat:
        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
            ac1.set_stock_translation(dc.const.DC_STR_FILE, "xyz %1$s")
        ac1._evtracker.get_matching("DC_EVENT_WARNING")
-        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-            ac1.set_stock_translation(dc.const.DC_STR_CONTACT_NOT_VERIFIED, "xyz %2$s")
-        ac1._evtracker.get_matching("DC_EVENT_WARNING")
        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
            ac1.set_stock_translation(500, "xyz %1$s")
        ac1._evtracker.get_matching("DC_EVENT_WARNING")
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2025-11-23
+2026-01-23
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ and an own build machine.
   i.e. `deltachat-rpc-client` and `deltachat-rpc-server`.

 - `remote_tests_python.sh` rsyncs to a build machine and runs
-  `run-python-test.sh` remotely on the build machine. 
+  JSON-RPC Python tests remotely on the build machine. 

 - `remote_tests_rust.sh` rsyncs to the build machine and runs
-  `run-rust-test.sh` remotely on the build machine. 
+  Rust tests remotely on the build machine. 

 - `run-doxygen.sh` generates C-docs which are then uploaded to https://c.delta.chat/

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 #
 # Avoid using rustup here as it depends on reading /proc/self/exe and
 # has problems running under QEMU.
-RUST_VERSION=1.91.0
+RUST_VERSION=1.93.0

 ARCH="$(uname -m)"
 test -f "/lib/libc.musl-$ARCH.so.1" && LIBC=musl || LIBC=gnu
@@ -1,45 +1,32 @@
-#!/bin/bash 
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail

-BUILD_ID=${1:?specify build ID}
-
-SSHTARGET=${SSHTARGET-ci@b1.delta.chat}
-BUILDDIR=ci_builds/$BUILD_ID
+set -x
+if ! test -v SSHTARGET; then
+	echo >&2 SSHTARGET is not set
+	exit 1
+fi
+BUILDDIR=ci_builds/chatmailcore

 echo "--- Copying files to $SSHTARGET:$BUILDDIR"

-set -xe
-
-ssh -oBatchMode=yes -oStrictHostKeyChecking=no  $SSHTARGET mkdir -p "$BUILDDIR"
-git ls-files >.rsynclist 
-# we seem to need .git for setuptools_scm versioning 
-find .git >>.rsynclist
-rsync --delete --files-from=.rsynclist -az ./ "$SSHTARGET:$BUILDDIR"
-
-set +x
+rsync -az --delete --mkpath --files-from=<(git ls-files) ./ "$SSHTARGET:$BUILDDIR"

 echo "--- Running Python tests remotely"

-ssh $SSHTARGET <<_HERE
+ssh -oBatchMode=yes -- "$SSHTARGET" <<_HERE
    set +x -e

    # make sure all processes exit when ssh dies
    shopt -s huponexit

-    export RUSTC_WRAPPER=\`which sccache\`
+    export RUSTC_WRAPPER=\`command -v sccache\`
    cd $BUILDDIR
-    export TARGET=release
    export CHATMAIL_DOMAIN=$CHATMAIL_DOMAIN

-    #we rely on tox/virtualenv being available in the host
-    #rm -rf virtualenv venv
-    #virtualenv -q -p python3.7 venv 
-    #source venv/bin/activate
-    #pip install -q tox virtualenv
+    scripts/make-rpc-testenv.sh
+    . venv/bin/activate

-    set -x
-    which python
-    source \$HOME/venv/bin/activate
-    which python
-
-    bash scripts/run-python-test.sh 
+    cd deltachat-rpc-client
+    pytest -n6 $@
 _HERE
@@ -1,29 +1,25 @@
-#!/bin/bash 
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail

-BUILD_ID=${1:?specify build ID}
-
-SSHTARGET=${SSHTARGET-ci@b1.delta.chat}
-BUILDDIR=ci_builds/$BUILD_ID
-
-set -e
+if ! test -v SSHTARGET; then
+        echo >&2 SSHTARGET is not set
+        exit 1
+fi
+BUILDDIR=ci_builds/chatmailcore

 echo "--- Copying files to $SSHTARGET:$BUILDDIR"

-ssh -oBatchMode=yes -oStrictHostKeyChecking=no $SSHTARGET mkdir -p "$BUILDDIR"
-git ls-files >.rsynclist
-rsync --delete --files-from=.rsynclist -az ./ "$SSHTARGET:$BUILDDIR"
+rsync -az --delete --mkpath --files-from=<(git ls-files) ./ "$SSHTARGET:$BUILDDIR"

 echo "--- Running Rust tests remotely"

-ssh $SSHTARGET <<_HERE
+ssh -oBatchMode=yes -- "$SSHTARGET" <<_HERE
    set +x -e
    # make sure all processes exit when ssh dies
    shopt -s huponexit
-    export RUSTC_WRAPPER=\`which sccache\`
+    export RUSTC_WRAPPER=\`command -v sccache\`
    cd $BUILDDIR
-    export TARGET=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
-    export RUSTC_WRAPPER=sccache

-    bash scripts/run-rust-test.sh
+    cargo nextest run
 _HERE

@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ unset CHATMAIL_DOMAIN

 # Try to build wheels for a range of interpreters, but don't fail if they are not available.
 # E.g. musllinux_1_1 does not have PyPy interpreters as of 2022-07-10
-tox --workdir "$TOXWORKDIR" -e py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,pypy38,pypy39,pypy310 --skip-missing-interpreters true
+tox --workdir "$TOXWORKDIR" -e py310,py311,py312,py313,pypy310 --skip-missing-interpreters true

 auditwheel repair "$TOXWORKDIR"/wheelhouse/deltachat* -w "$TOXWORKDIR/wheelhouse"
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ set -euo pipefail
 export TZ=UTC

 # Provider database revision.
-REV=d041136c19a48b493823b46d472f12b9ee94ae80
+REV=b21726d0c895ae43251579707229792e1fb4d837

 CORE_ROOT="$PWD"
 TMP="$(mktemp -d)"
-git clone --filter=blob:none https://github.com/deltachat/provider-db.git "$TMP"
+git clone --filter=blob:none https://github.com/chatmail/provider-db.git "$TMP"
 cd "$TMP"
 git checkout "$REV"
 DATE=$(git show -s --format=%cs)
@@ -60,8 +60,18 @@ impl Accounts {
        if writable && !dir.exists() {
            Accounts::create(&dir).await?;
        }
+        let events = Events::new();
+        Accounts::open(events, dir, writable).await
+    }

-        Accounts::open(dir, writable).await
+    /// Loads or creates an accounts folder at the given `dir`.
+    /// Uses an existing events channel.
+    pub async fn new_with_events(dir: PathBuf, writable: bool, events: Events) -> Result<Self> {
+        if writable && !dir.exists() {
+            Accounts::create(&dir).await?;
+        }
+
+        Accounts::open(events, dir, writable).await
    }

    /// Get the ID used to log events.
@@ -85,14 +95,14 @@ impl Accounts {

    /// Opens an existing accounts structure. Will error if the folder doesn't exist,
    /// no account exists and no config exists.
-    async fn open(dir: PathBuf, writable: bool) -> Result<Self> {
+    async fn open(events: Events, dir: PathBuf, writable: bool) -> Result<Self> {
        ensure!(dir.exists(), "directory does not exist");

        let config_file = dir.join(CONFIG_NAME);
        ensure!(config_file.exists(), "{config_file:?} does not exist");

        let config = Config::from_file(config_file, writable).await?;
-        let events = Events::new();
+
        let stockstrings = StockStrings::new();
        let push_subscriber = PushSubscriber::new();
        let accounts = config
@@ -377,6 +387,11 @@ impl Accounts {
                "Starting background fetch for {n_accounts} accounts."
            )),
        });
+        ::tracing::event!(
+            ::tracing::Level::INFO,
+            account_id = 0,
+            "Starting background fetch for {n_accounts} accounts."
+        );
        let mut set = JoinSet::new();
        for account in accounts {
            set.spawn(async move {
@@ -392,6 +407,11 @@ impl Accounts {
                "Finished background fetch for {n_accounts} accounts."
            )),
        });
+        ::tracing::event!(
+            ::tracing::Level::INFO,
+            account_id = 0,
+            "Finished background fetch for {n_accounts} accounts."
+        );
    }

    /// Auxiliary function for [Accounts::background_fetch].
@@ -429,6 +449,11 @@ impl Accounts {
                id: 0,
                typ: EventType::Warning("Background fetch timed out.".to_string()),
            });
+            ::tracing::event!(
+                ::tracing::Level::WARN,
+                account_id = 0,
+                "Background fetch timed out."
+            );
        }
        events.emit(Event {
            id: 0,
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! # Blob directory management.

-use core::cmp::max;
+use std::cmp::max;
 use std::io::{Cursor, Seek};
 use std::iter::FusedIterator;
 use std::mem;
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ impl<'a> BlobObject<'a> {

    /// Recode image to avatar size.
    pub async fn recode_to_avatar_size(&mut self, context: &Context) -> Result<()> {
-        let (img_wh, max_bytes) =
+        let (max_wh, max_bytes) =
            match MediaQuality::from_i32(context.get_config_int(Config::MediaQuality).await?)
                .unwrap_or_default()
            {
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ impl<'a> BlobObject<'a> {
        let is_avatar = true;
        self.check_or_recode_to_size(
            context, None, // The name of an avatar doesn't matter
-            viewtype, img_wh, max_bytes, is_avatar,
+            viewtype, max_wh, max_bytes, is_avatar,
        )?;

        Ok(())
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ impl<'a> BlobObject<'a> {
        name: Option<String>,
        viewtype: &mut Viewtype,
    ) -> Result<String> {
-        let (img_wh, max_bytes) =
+        let (max_wh, max_bytes) =
            match MediaQuality::from_i32(context.get_config_int(Config::MediaQuality).await?)
                .unwrap_or_default()
            {
@@ -305,13 +305,15 @@ impl<'a> BlobObject<'a> {
                MediaQuality::Worse => (constants::WORSE_IMAGE_SIZE, constants::WORSE_IMAGE_BYTES),
            };
        let is_avatar = false;
-        self.check_or_recode_to_size(context, name, viewtype, img_wh, max_bytes, is_avatar)
+        self.check_or_recode_to_size(context, name, viewtype, max_wh, max_bytes, is_avatar)
    }

-    /// Checks or recodes the image so that it fits into limits on width/height and byte size.
+    /// Checks or recodes the image so that it fits into limits on width/height and/or byte size.
    ///
-    /// If `!is_avatar`, then if `max_bytes` is exceeded, reduces the image to `img_wh` and proceeds
-    /// with the result without rechecking.
+    /// If `!is_avatar`, then if `max_bytes` is exceeded, reduces the image to `max_wh` and proceeds
+    /// with the result (even if `max_bytes` is still exceeded).
+    ///
+    /// If `is_avatar`, the resolution will be reduced in a loop until the image fits `max_bytes`.
    ///
    /// This modifies the blob object in-place.
    ///
@@ -324,7 +326,7 @@ impl<'a> BlobObject<'a> {
        context: &Context,
        name: Option<String>,
        viewtype: &mut Viewtype,
-        mut img_wh: u32,
+        max_wh: u32,
        max_bytes: usize,
        is_avatar: bool,
    ) -> Result<String> {
@@ -386,7 +388,14 @@ impl<'a> BlobObject<'a> {
                _ => img,
            };

-            let exceeds_wh = img.width() > img_wh || img.height() > img_wh;
+            // max_wh is the maximum image width and height, i.e. the resolution-limit.
+            // target_wh target-resolution for resizing the image.
+            let exceeds_wh = img.width() > max_wh || img.height() > max_wh;
+            let mut target_wh = if exceeds_wh {
+                max_wh
+            } else {
+                max(img.width(), img.height())
+            };
            let exceeds_max_bytes = nr_bytes > max_bytes as u64;

            let jpeg_quality = 75;
@@ -425,15 +434,6 @@ impl<'a> BlobObject<'a> {
                        });

            if do_scale {
-                if !exceeds_wh {
-                    img_wh = max(img.width(), img.height());
-                    // PNGs and WebPs may be huge because of animation, which is lost by the `image`
-                    // crate when recoding, so don't scale them down.
-                    if matches!(fmt, ImageFormat::Jpeg) || !encoded.is_empty() {
-                        img_wh = img_wh * 2 / 3;
-                    }
-                }
-
                loop {
                    if mem::take(&mut add_white_bg) {
                        self::add_white_bg(&mut img);
@@ -448,9 +448,9 @@ impl<'a> BlobObject<'a> {
                    // usually has less pixels by cropping, UI that needs to wait anyways,
                    // and also benefits from slightly better (5%) encoding of Triangle-filtered images.
                    let new_img = if is_avatar {
-                        img.resize(img_wh, img_wh, image::imageops::FilterType::Triangle)
+                        img.resize(target_wh, target_wh, image::imageops::FilterType::Triangle)
                    } else {
-                        img.thumbnail(img_wh, img_wh)
+                        img.thumbnail(target_wh, target_wh)
                    };

                    if encoded_img_exceeds_bytes(
@@ -461,19 +461,19 @@ impl<'a> BlobObject<'a> {
                        &mut encoded,
                    )? && is_avatar
                    {
-                        if img_wh < 20 {
+                        if target_wh < 20 {
                            return Err(format_err!(
                                "Failed to scale image to below {max_bytes}B.",
                            ));
                        }

-                        img_wh = img_wh * 2 / 3;
+                        target_wh = target_wh * 2 / 3;
                    } else {
                        info!(
                            context,
                            "Final scaled-down image size: {}B ({}px).",
                            encoded.len(),
-                            img_wh
+                            target_wh
                        );
                        break;
                    }
@@ -173,11 +173,8 @@ async fn test_selfavatar_outside_blobdir() {
        .unwrap();
    let avatar_blob = t.get_config(Config::Selfavatar).await.unwrap().unwrap();
    let avatar_path = Path::new(&avatar_blob);
-    assert!(
-        avatar_blob.ends_with("7dde69e06b5ae6c27520a436bbfd65b.jpg"),
-        "The avatar filename should be its hash, put instead it's {avatar_blob}"
-    );
    let scaled_avatar_size = file_size(avatar_path).await;
+    info!(&t, "Scaled avatar size: {scaled_avatar_size}.");
    assert!(scaled_avatar_size < avatar_bytes.len() as u64);

    check_image_size(avatar_src, 1000, 1000);
@@ -187,6 +184,11 @@ async fn test_selfavatar_outside_blobdir() {
        constants::BALANCED_AVATAR_SIZE,
    );

+    assert!(
+        avatar_blob.ends_with("2a048b6fcd86448032b854ea1ad7608.jpg"),
+        "The avatar filename should be its hash, but instead it's {avatar_blob}"
+    );
+
    let mut blob = BlobObject::create_and_deduplicate(&t, avatar_path, avatar_path).unwrap();
    let viewtype = &mut Viewtype::Image;
    let strict_limits = true;
@@ -796,3 +798,56 @@ async fn test_create_and_deduplicate_from_bytes() -> Result<()> {

    Ok(())
 }
+
+/// Tests that an image that already fits into the width limit,
+/// but not the bytes limit,
+/// is compressed without changing the resolution.
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn test_recode_without_downscaling() -> Result<()> {
+    let t = &TestContext::new().await;
+
+    let image = include_bytes!("../../test-data/image/screenshot120x120.jpg");
+    const { assert!(120 < constants::WORSE_AVATAR_SIZE) };
+
+    for is_avatar in [true, false] {
+        let mut blob =
+            BlobObject::create_and_deduplicate_from_bytes(t, image, "image.jpg").unwrap();
+        let image_path = blob.to_abs_path();
+        check_image_size(&image_path, 120, 120);
+
+        assert!(
+            fs::metadata(&image_path).await.unwrap().len() > constants::WORSE_AVATAR_BYTES as u64
+        );
+
+        // Repeat the check, because a second call to `check_or_recode_to_size()`
+        // is not supposed to change anything:
+        let mut imgs = vec![];
+        for _ in 0..2 {
+            let mut viewtype = Viewtype::Image;
+            let new_name = blob.check_or_recode_to_size(
+                t,
+                Some("image.jpg".to_string()),
+                &mut viewtype,
+                constants::WORSE_AVATAR_SIZE,
+                constants::WORSE_AVATAR_BYTES,
+                is_avatar,
+            )?;
+            let image_path = blob.to_abs_path();
+            assert_eq!(new_name, "image.jpg"); // The name shall not have changed
+            assert_eq!(viewtype, Viewtype::Image); // The viewtype shall not have changed
+            let img = check_image_size(&image_path, 120, 120); // The resolution shall not have changed
+            imgs.push(img);
+
+            let new_image_bytes = fs::metadata(&image_path).await.unwrap().len();
+            assert!(
+                new_image_bytes < constants::WORSE_AVATAR_BYTES as u64,
+                "The new image size, {new_image_bytes}, should be lower than {}, is_avatar={is_avatar}",
+                constants::WORSE_AVATAR_BYTES
+            );
+        }
+
+        assert_eq!(imgs[0], imgs[1]);
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
@@ -4,18 +4,21 @@
 //! This means, the "Call ID" is a "Message ID" - similar to Webxdc IDs.
 use crate::chat::ChatIdBlocked;
 use crate::chat::{Chat, ChatId, send_msg};
+use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::constants::{Blocked, Chattype};
 use crate::contact::ContactId;
-use crate::context::Context;
+use crate::context::{Context, WeakContext};
 use crate::events::EventType;
 use crate::headerdef::HeaderDef;
 use crate::log::warn;
-use crate::message::{self, Message, MsgId, Viewtype};
+use crate::message::{Message, MsgId, Viewtype};
 use crate::mimeparser::{MimeMessage, SystemMessage};
 use crate::net::dns::lookup_host_with_cache;
 use crate::param::Param;
-use crate::tools::time;
+use crate::tools::{normalize_text, time};
 use anyhow::{Context as _, Result, ensure};
+use deltachat_derive::{FromSql, ToSql};
+use num_traits::FromPrimitive;
 use sdp::SessionDescription;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::io::Cursor;
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@ use tokio::time::sleep;
 ///
 /// For the caller, this means they should also not wait longer,
 /// as the callee won't start the call afterwards.
-const RINGING_SECONDS: i64 = 60;
+const RINGING_SECONDS: i64 = 120;

 // For persisting parameters in the call, we use Param::Arg*

@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ impl CallInfo {
            .sql
            .execute(
                "UPDATE msgs SET txt=?, txt_normalized=? WHERE id=?",
-                (text, message::normalize_text(text), self.msg.id),
+                (text, normalize_text(text), self.msg.id),
            )
            .await?;
        Ok(())
@@ -199,8 +202,9 @@ impl Context {
        call.id = send_msg(self, chat_id, &mut call).await?;

        let wait = RINGING_SECONDS;
+        let context = self.get_weak_context();
        task::spawn(Context::emit_end_call_if_unaccepted(
-            self.clone(),
+            context,
            wait.try_into()?,
            call.id,
        ));
@@ -291,11 +295,12 @@ impl Context {
    }

    async fn emit_end_call_if_unaccepted(
-        context: Context,
+        context: WeakContext,
        wait: u64,
        call_id: MsgId,
    ) -> Result<()> {
        sleep(Duration::from_secs(wait)).await;
+        let context = context.upgrade()?;
        let Some(mut call) = context.load_call_by_id(call_id).await? else {
            warn!(
                context,
@@ -346,30 +351,39 @@ impl Context {
                            false
                        }
                    };
-                    if let Some(chat_id_blocked) =
-                        ChatIdBlocked::lookup_by_contact(self, from_id).await?
-                    {
-                        match chat_id_blocked.blocked {
-                            Blocked::Not => {
-                                self.emit_event(EventType::IncomingCall {
-                                    msg_id: call.msg.id,
-                                    chat_id: call.msg.chat_id,
-                                    place_call_info: call.place_call_info.to_string(),
-                                    has_video,
-                                });
-                            }
-                            Blocked::Yes | Blocked::Request => {
-                                // Do not notify about incoming calls
-                                // from contact requests and blocked contacts.
-                                //
-                                // User can still access the call and accept it
-                                // via the chat in case of contact requests.
-                            }
-                        }
+                    let can_call_me = match who_can_call_me(self).await? {
+                        WhoCanCallMe::Contacts => ChatIdBlocked::lookup_by_contact(self, from_id)
+                            .await?
+                            .is_some_and(|chat_id_blocked| {
+                                match chat_id_blocked.blocked {
+                                    Blocked::Not => true,
+                                    Blocked::Yes | Blocked::Request => {
+                                        // Do not notify about incoming calls
+                                        // from contact requests and blocked contacts.
+                                        //
+                                        // User can still access the call and accept it
+                                        // via the chat in case of contact requests.
+                                        false
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }),
+                        WhoCanCallMe::Everybody => ChatIdBlocked::lookup_by_contact(self, from_id)
+                            .await?
+                            .is_none_or(|chat_id_blocked| chat_id_blocked.blocked != Blocked::Yes),
+                        WhoCanCallMe::Nobody => false,
+                    };
+                    if can_call_me {
+                        self.emit_event(EventType::IncomingCall {
+                            msg_id: call.msg.id,
+                            chat_id: call.msg.chat_id,
+                            place_call_info: call.place_call_info.to_string(),
+                            has_video,
+                        });
                    }
                    let wait = call.remaining_ring_seconds();
+                    let context = self.get_weak_context();
                    task::spawn(Context::emit_end_call_if_unaccepted(
-                        self.clone(),
+                        context,
                        wait.try_into()?,
                        call.msg.id,
                    ));
@@ -603,33 +617,7 @@ struct IceServer {
    pub credential: Option<String>,
 }

-/// Creates JSON with ICE servers.
-async fn create_ice_servers(
-    context: &Context,
-    hostname: &str,
-    port: u16,
-    username: &str,
-    password: &str,
-) -> Result<String> {
-    // Do not use cache because there is no TLS.
-    let load_cache = false;
-    let urls: Vec<String> = lookup_host_with_cache(context, hostname, port, "", load_cache)
-        .await?
-        .into_iter()
-        .map(|addr| format!("turn:{addr}"))
-        .collect();
-
-    let ice_server = IceServer {
-        urls,
-        username: Some(username.to_string()),
-        credential: Some(password.to_string()),
-    };
-
-    let json = serde_json::to_string(&[ice_server])?;
-    Ok(json)
-}
-
-/// Creates JSON with ICE servers from a line received over IMAP METADATA.
+/// Creates ICE servers from a line received over IMAP METADATA.
 ///
 /// IMAP METADATA returns a line such as
 /// `example.com:3478:1758650868:8Dqkyyu11MVESBqjbIylmB06rv8=`
@@ -639,20 +627,107 @@ async fn create_ice_servers(
 /// while `8Dqkyyu11MVESBqjbIylmB06rv8=`
 /// is the password.
 pub(crate) async fn create_ice_servers_from_metadata(
-    context: &Context,
    metadata: &str,
-) -> Result<(i64, String)> {
+) -> Result<(i64, Vec<UnresolvedIceServer>)> {
    let (hostname, rest) = metadata.split_once(':').context("Missing hostname")?;
    let (port, rest) = rest.split_once(':').context("Missing port")?;
    let port = u16::from_str(port).context("Failed to parse the port")?;
    let (ts, password) = rest.split_once(':').context("Missing timestamp")?;
    let expiration_timestamp = i64::from_str(ts).context("Failed to parse the timestamp")?;
-    let ice_servers = create_ice_servers(context, hostname, port, ts, password).await?;
+    let ice_servers = vec![UnresolvedIceServer::Turn {
+        hostname: hostname.to_string(),
+        port,
+        username: ts.to_string(),
+        credential: password.to_string(),
+    }];
    Ok((expiration_timestamp, ice_servers))
 }

+/// STUN or TURN server with unresolved DNS name.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub(crate) enum UnresolvedIceServer {
+    /// STUN server.
+    Stun { hostname: String, port: u16 },
+
+    /// TURN server with the username and password.
+    Turn {
+        hostname: String,
+        port: u16,
+        username: String,
+        credential: String,
+    },
+}
+
+/// Resolves domain names of ICE servers.
+///
+/// On failure to resolve, logs the error
+/// and skips the server, but does not fail.
+pub(crate) async fn resolve_ice_servers(
+    context: &Context,
+    unresolved_ice_servers: Vec<UnresolvedIceServer>,
+) -> Result<String> {
+    let mut result: Vec<IceServer> = Vec::new();
+
+    // Do not use cache because there is no TLS.
+    let load_cache = false;
+
+    for unresolved_ice_server in unresolved_ice_servers {
+        match unresolved_ice_server {
+            UnresolvedIceServer::Stun { hostname, port } => {
+                match lookup_host_with_cache(context, &hostname, port, "", load_cache).await {
+                    Ok(addrs) => {
+                        let urls: Vec<String> = addrs
+                            .into_iter()
+                            .map(|addr| format!("stun:{addr}"))
+                            .collect();
+                        let stun_server = IceServer {
+                            urls,
+                            username: None,
+                            credential: None,
+                        };
+                        result.push(stun_server);
+                    }
+                    Err(err) => {
+                        warn!(
+                            context,
+                            "Failed to resolve STUN {hostname}:{port}: {err:#}."
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            UnresolvedIceServer::Turn {
+                hostname,
+                port,
+                username,
+                credential,
+            } => match lookup_host_with_cache(context, &hostname, port, "", load_cache).await {
+                Ok(addrs) => {
+                    let urls: Vec<String> = addrs
+                        .into_iter()
+                        .map(|addr| format!("turn:{addr}"))
+                        .collect();
+                    let turn_server = IceServer {
+                        urls,
+                        username: Some(username),
+                        credential: Some(credential),
+                    };
+                    result.push(turn_server);
+                }
+                Err(err) => {
+                    warn!(
+                        context,
+                        "Failed to resolve TURN {hostname}:{port}: {err:#}."
+                    );
+                }
+            },
+        }
+    }
+    let json = serde_json::to_string(&result)?;
+    Ok(json)
+}
+
 /// Creates JSON with ICE servers when no TURN servers are known.
-pub(crate) async fn create_fallback_ice_servers(context: &Context) -> Result<String> {
+pub(crate) fn create_fallback_ice_servers() -> Vec<UnresolvedIceServer> {
    // Do not use public STUN server from https://stunprotocol.org/.
    // It changes the hostname every year
    // (e.g. stunserver2025.stunprotocol.org
@@ -660,25 +735,18 @@ pub(crate) async fn create_fallback_ice_servers(context: &Context) -> Result<Str
    // because of bandwidth costs:
    // <https://github.com/jselbie/stunserver/issues/50>

-    // We use nine.testrun.org for a default STUN server.
-    let hostname = "nine.testrun.org";
-
-    // Do not use cache because there is no TLS.
-    let load_cache = false;
-    let urls: Vec<String> = lookup_host_with_cache(context, hostname, STUN_PORT, "", load_cache)
-        .await?
-        .into_iter()
-        .map(|addr| format!("stun:{addr}"))
-        .collect();
-
-    let ice_server = IceServer {
-        urls,
-        username: None,
-        credential: None,
-    };
-
-    let json = serde_json::to_string(&[ice_server])?;
-    Ok(json)
+    vec![
+        UnresolvedIceServer::Stun {
+            hostname: "nine.testrun.org".to_string(),
+            port: STUN_PORT,
+        },
+        UnresolvedIceServer::Turn {
+            hostname: "turn.delta.chat".to_string(),
+            port: STUN_PORT,
+            username: "public".to_string(),
+            credential: "o4tR7yG4rG2slhXqRUf9zgmHz".to_string(),
+        },
+    ]
 }

 /// Returns JSON with ICE servers.
@@ -692,11 +760,39 @@ pub(crate) async fn create_fallback_ice_servers(context: &Context) -> Result<Str
 /// <https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-desktop/issues/5447>.
 pub async fn ice_servers(context: &Context) -> Result<String> {
    if let Some(ref metadata) = *context.metadata.read().await {
-        Ok(metadata.ice_servers.clone())
+        let ice_servers = resolve_ice_servers(context, metadata.ice_servers.clone()).await?;
+        Ok(ice_servers)
    } else {
        Ok("[]".to_string())
    }
 }

+/// "Who can call me" config options.
+#[derive(
+    Debug, Default, Display, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, FromPrimitive, ToPrimitive, FromSql, ToSql,
+)]
+#[repr(u8)]
+pub enum WhoCanCallMe {
+    /// Everybody can call me if they are not blocked.
+    ///
+    /// This includes contact requests.
+    Everybody = 0,
+
+    /// Every contact who is not blocked and not a contact request, can call.
+    #[default]
+    Contacts = 1,
+
+    /// Nobody can call me.
+    Nobody = 2,
+}
+
+/// Returns currently configuration of the "who can call me" option.
+async fn who_can_call_me(context: &Context) -> Result<WhoCanCallMe> {
+    let who_can_call_me =
+        WhoCanCallMe::from_i32(context.get_config_int(Config::WhoCanCallMe).await?)
+            .unwrap_or_default();
+    Ok(who_can_call_me)
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod calls_tests;
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use super::*;
 use crate::chat::forward_msgs;
 use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::constants::DC_CHAT_ID_TRASH;
-use crate::receive_imf::{receive_imf, receive_imf_from_inbox};
+use crate::receive_imf::receive_imf;
 use crate::test_utils::{TestContext, TestContextManager};

 struct CallSetup {
@@ -610,65 +610,3 @@ async fn test_end_text_call() -> Result<()> {

    Ok(())
 }
-
-/// Tests that partially downloaded "call ended"
-/// messages are not processed.
-#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
-async fn test_no_partial_calls() -> Result<()> {
-    let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
-    let alice = &tcm.alice().await;
-
-    let seen = false;
-
-    // The messages in the test
-    // have no `Date` on purpose,
-    // so they are treated as new.
-    let received_call = receive_imf(
-        alice,
-        b"From: bob@example.net\n\
-        To: alice@example.org\n\
-        Message-ID: <first@example.net>\n\
-        Chat-Version: 1.0\n\
-        Chat-Content: call\n\
-        Chat-Webrtc-Room: YWFhYWFhYWFhCg==\n\
-        \n\
-        Hello, this is a call\n",
-        seen,
-    )
-    .await?
-    .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(received_call.msg_ids.len(), 1);
-    let call_msg = Message::load_from_db(alice, received_call.msg_ids[0])
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(call_msg.viewtype, Viewtype::Call);
-    assert_eq!(call_state(alice, call_msg.id).await?, CallState::Alerting);
-
-    let imf_raw = b"From: bob@example.net\n\
-        To: alice@example.org\n\
-        Message-ID: <second@example.net>\n\
-        In-Reply-To: <first@example.net>\n\
-        Chat-Version: 1.0\n\
-        Chat-Content: call-ended\n\
-        \n\
-        Call ended\n";
-    receive_imf_from_inbox(
-        alice,
-        "second@example.net",
-        imf_raw,
-        seen,
-        Some(imf_raw.len().try_into().unwrap()),
-    )
-    .await?;
-
-    // The call is still not ended.
-    assert_eq!(call_state(alice, call_msg.id).await?, CallState::Alerting);
-
-    // Fully downloading the message ends the call.
-    receive_imf_from_inbox(alice, "second@example.net", imf_raw, seen, None)
-        .await
-        .context("Failed to fully download end call message")?;
-    assert_eq!(call_state(alice, call_msg.id).await?, CallState::Missed);
-
-    Ok(())
-}
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use anyhow::{Context as _, Result, anyhow, bail, ensure};
 use chrono::TimeZone;
 use deltachat_contact_tools::{ContactAddress, sanitize_bidi_characters, sanitize_single_line};
+use humansize::{BINARY, format_size};
 use mail_builder::mime::MimePart;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use strum_macros::EnumIter;

 use crate::blob::BlobObject;
 use crate::chatlist::Chatlist;
+use crate::chatlist_events;
 use crate::color::str_to_color;
 use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::constants::{
@@ -27,7 +29,9 @@ use crate::constants::{
 use crate::contact::{self, Contact, ContactId, Origin};
 use crate::context::Context;
 use crate::debug_logging::maybe_set_logging_xdc;
-use crate::download::DownloadState;
+use crate::download::{
+    DownloadState, PRE_MSG_ATTACHMENT_SIZE_THRESHOLD, PRE_MSG_SIZE_WARNING_THRESHOLD,
+};
 use crate::ephemeral::{Timer as EphemeralTimer, start_chat_ephemeral_timers};
 use crate::events::EventType;
 use crate::key::self_fingerprint;
@@ -35,20 +39,19 @@ use crate::location;
 use crate::log::{LogExt, warn};
 use crate::logged_debug_assert;
 use crate::message::{self, Message, MessageState, MsgId, Viewtype};
-use crate::mimefactory::MimeFactory;
+use crate::mimefactory::{MimeFactory, RenderedEmail};
 use crate::mimeparser::SystemMessage;
 use crate::param::{Param, Params};
 use crate::receive_imf::ReceivedMsg;
-use crate::smtp::send_msg_to_smtp;
+use crate::smtp::{self, send_msg_to_smtp};
 use crate::stock_str;
 use crate::sync::{self, Sync::*, SyncData};
 use crate::tools::{
    IsNoneOrEmpty, SystemTime, buf_compress, create_broadcast_secret, create_id,
    create_outgoing_rfc724_mid, create_smeared_timestamp, create_smeared_timestamps, get_abs_path,
-    gm2local_offset, smeared_time, time, truncate_msg_text,
+    gm2local_offset, normalize_text, smeared_time, time, truncate_msg_text,
 };
 use crate::webxdc::StatusUpdateSerial;
-use crate::{chatlist_events, imap};

 pub(crate) const PARAM_BROADCAST_SECRET: Param = Param::Arg3;

@@ -286,10 +289,11 @@ impl ChatId {
        let timestamp = cmp::min(timestamp, smeared_time(context));
        let row_id =
            context.sql.insert(
-                "INSERT INTO chats (type, name, grpid, blocked, created_timestamp, protected, param) VALUES(?, ?, ?, ?, ?, 0, ?);",
+                "INSERT INTO chats (type, name, name_normalized, grpid, blocked, created_timestamp, protected, param) VALUES(?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, 0, ?)",
                (
                    chattype,
                    &grpname,
+                    normalize_text(&grpname),
                    grpid,
                    create_blocked,
                    timestamp,
@@ -431,14 +435,18 @@ impl ChatId {

        match chat.typ {
            Chattype::Single | Chattype::Group | Chattype::OutBroadcast | Chattype::InBroadcast => {
-                // User has "created a chat" with all these contacts.
-                //
                // Previously accepting a chat literally created a chat because unaccepted chats
                // went to "contact requests" list rather than normal chatlist.
+                // But for groups we use lower origin because users don't always check all members
+                // before accepting a chat and may not want to have the group members mixed with
+                // existing contacts. `IncomingTo` fits here by its definition.
+                let origin = match chat.typ {
+                    Chattype::Group => Origin::IncomingTo,
+                    _ => Origin::CreateChat,
+                };
                for contact_id in get_chat_contacts(context, self).await? {
                    if contact_id != ContactId::SELF {
-                        ContactId::scaleup_origin(context, &[contact_id], Origin::CreateChat)
-                            .await?;
+                        ContactId::scaleup_origin(context, &[contact_id], origin).await?;
                    }
                }
            }
@@ -595,6 +603,10 @@ impl ChatId {
    }

    /// Deletes a chat.
+    ///
+    /// Messages are deleted from the device and the chat database entry is deleted.
+    /// After that, a `MsgsChanged` event is emitted.
+    /// Messages are deleted from the server in background.
    pub async fn delete(self, context: &Context) -> Result<()> {
        self.delete_ex(context, Sync).await
    }
@@ -616,18 +628,26 @@ impl ChatId {
            .sql
            .transaction(|transaction| {
                transaction.execute(
-                    "UPDATE imap SET target=? WHERE rfc724_mid IN (SELECT rfc724_mid FROM msgs WHERE chat_id=?)",
-                    (delete_msgs_target, self,),
+                    "UPDATE imap SET target=? WHERE rfc724_mid IN (SELECT rfc724_mid FROM msgs WHERE chat_id=? AND rfc724_mid!='')",
+                    (&delete_msgs_target, self,),
                )?;
                transaction.execute(
-                    "DELETE FROM smtp WHERE msg_id IN (SELECT id FROM msgs WHERE chat_id=?)",
-                    (self,),
+                    "UPDATE imap SET target=? WHERE rfc724_mid IN (SELECT pre_rfc724_mid FROM msgs WHERE chat_id=? AND pre_rfc724_mid!='')",
+                    (&delete_msgs_target, self,),
                )?;
                transaction.execute(
                    "DELETE FROM msgs_mdns WHERE msg_id IN (SELECT id FROM msgs WHERE chat_id=?)",
                    (self,),
                )?;
-                transaction.execute("DELETE FROM msgs WHERE chat_id=?", (self,))?;
+                // If you change which information is preserved here, also change `MsgId::trash()`
+                // and other places it references.
+                transaction.execute(
+                    "
+INSERT OR REPLACE INTO msgs (id, rfc724_mid, pre_rfc724_mid, timestamp, chat_id, deleted)
+SELECT id, rfc724_mid, pre_rfc724_mid, timestamp, ?, 1 FROM msgs WHERE chat_id=?
+                    ",
+                    (DC_CHAT_ID_TRASH, self),
+                )?;
                transaction.execute("DELETE FROM chats_contacts WHERE chat_id=?", (self,))?;
                transaction.execute("DELETE FROM chats WHERE id=?", (self,))?;
                Ok(())
@@ -653,7 +673,7 @@ impl ChatId {
        context
            .set_config_internal(Config::LastHousekeeping, None)
            .await?;
-        context.scheduler.interrupt_inbox().await;
+        context.scheduler.interrupt_smtp().await;

        Ok(())
    }
@@ -782,7 +802,7 @@ impl ChatId {
                                    time(),
                                    msg.viewtype,
                                    &msg.text,
-                                    message::normalize_text(&msg.text),
+                                    normalize_text(&msg.text),
                                    msg.param.to_string(),
                                    msg.in_reply_to.as_deref().unwrap_or_default(),
                                    msg.id,
@@ -823,7 +843,7 @@ impl ChatId {
                        msg.viewtype,
                        MessageState::OutDraft,
                        &msg.text,
-                        message::normalize_text(&msg.text),
+                        normalize_text(&msg.text),
                        msg.param.to_string(),
                        1,
                        msg.in_reply_to.as_deref().unwrap_or_default(),
@@ -1132,7 +1152,7 @@ impl ChatId {
            return Ok(stock_str::encr_none(context).await);
        }

-        let mut ret = stock_str::e2e_available(context).await + "\n";
+        let mut ret = stock_str::messages_e2e_encrypted(context).await + "\n";

        for &contact_id in get_chat_contacts(context, self)
            .await?
@@ -1919,7 +1939,7 @@ impl Chat {
                        msg.viewtype,
                        msg.state,
                        msg_text,
-                        message::normalize_text(&msg_text),
+                        normalize_text(&msg_text),
                        &msg.subject,
                        msg.param.to_string(),
                        msg.hidden,
@@ -1970,7 +1990,7 @@ impl Chat {
                        msg.viewtype,
                        msg.state,
                        msg_text,
-                        message::normalize_text(&msg_text),
+                        normalize_text(&msg_text),
                        &msg.subject,
                        msg.param.to_string(),
                        msg.hidden,
@@ -2106,15 +2126,16 @@ pub(crate) async fn sync(context: &Context, id: SyncId, action: SyncAction) -> R
    context
        .add_sync_item(SyncData::AlterChat { id, action })
        .await?;
-    context.scheduler.interrupt_inbox().await;
+    context.scheduler.interrupt_smtp().await;
    Ok(())
 }

 /// Whether the chat is pinned or archived.
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Eq, PartialEq, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, EnumIter)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Eq, PartialEq, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, EnumIter, Default)]
 #[repr(i8)]
 pub enum ChatVisibility {
    /// Chat is neither archived nor pinned.
+    #[default]
    Normal = 0,

    /// Chat is archived.
@@ -2274,8 +2295,8 @@ async fn update_special_chat_name(
        context
            .sql
            .execute(
-                "UPDATE chats SET name=? WHERE id=? AND name!=?",
-                (&name, chat_id, &name),
+                "UPDATE chats SET name=?, name_normalized=? WHERE id=? AND name!=?",
+                (&name, normalize_text(&name), chat_id, &name),
            )
            .await?;
    }
@@ -2388,11 +2409,12 @@ impl ChatIdBlocked {
            .transaction(move |transaction| {
                transaction.execute(
                    "INSERT INTO chats
-                     (type, name, param, blocked, created_timestamp)
-                     VALUES(?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
+                     (type, name, name_normalized, param, blocked, created_timestamp)
+                     VALUES(?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
                    (
                        Chattype::Single,
-                        chat_name,
+                        &chat_name,
+                        normalize_text(&chat_name),
                        params.to_string(),
                        create_blocked as u8,
                        smeared_time,
@@ -2726,7 +2748,61 @@ async fn prepare_send_msg(
    Ok(row_ids)
 }

-/// Constructs jobs for sending a message and inserts them into the appropriate table.
+/// Renders the Message or splits it into Pre- and Post-Message.
+///
+/// Pre-Message is a small message with metadata which announces a larger Post-Message.
+/// Post-Messages are not downloaded in the background.
+///
+/// If pre-message is not nessesary, this returns `None` as the 0th value.
+async fn render_mime_message_and_pre_message(
+    context: &Context,
+    msg: &mut Message,
+    mimefactory: MimeFactory,
+) -> Result<(Option<RenderedEmail>, RenderedEmail)> {
+    let needs_pre_message = msg.viewtype.has_file()
+        && mimefactory.will_be_encrypted() // unencrypted is likely email, we don't want to spam by sending multiple messages
+        && msg
+            .get_filebytes(context)
+            .await?
+            .context("filebytes not available, even though message has attachment")?
+            > PRE_MSG_ATTACHMENT_SIZE_THRESHOLD;
+
+    if needs_pre_message {
+        info!(
+            context,
+            "Message {} is large and will be split into pre- and post-messages.", msg.id,
+        );
+
+        let mut mimefactory_post_msg = mimefactory.clone();
+        mimefactory_post_msg.set_as_post_message();
+        let rendered_msg = mimefactory_post_msg
+            .render(context)
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to render post-message")?;
+
+        let mut mimefactory_pre_msg = mimefactory;
+        mimefactory_pre_msg.set_as_pre_message_for(&rendered_msg);
+        let rendered_pre_msg = mimefactory_pre_msg
+            .render(context)
+            .await
+            .context("pre-message failed to render")?;
+
+        if rendered_pre_msg.message.len() > PRE_MSG_SIZE_WARNING_THRESHOLD {
+            warn!(
+                context,
+                "Pre-message for message {} is larger than expected: {}.",
+                msg.id,
+                rendered_pre_msg.message.len()
+            );
+        }
+
+        Ok((Some(rendered_pre_msg), rendered_msg))
+    } else {
+        Ok((None, mimefactory.render(context).await?))
+    }
+}
+
+/// Constructs jobs for sending a message and inserts them into the `smtp` table.
 ///
 /// Updates the message `GuaranteeE2ee` parameter and persists it
 /// in the database depending on whether the message
@@ -2759,24 +2835,11 @@ pub(crate) async fn create_send_msg_jobs(context: &Context, msg: &mut Message) -
    let from = context.get_primary_self_addr().await?;
    let lowercase_from = from.to_lowercase();

-    // Send BCC to self if it is enabled.
-    //
-    // Previous versions of Delta Chat did not send BCC self
-    // if DeleteServerAfter was set to immediately delete messages
-    // from the server. This is not the case anymore
-    // because BCC-self messages are also used to detect
-    // that message was sent if SMTP server is slow to respond
-    // and connection is frequently lost
-    // before receiving status line. NB: This is not a problem for chatmail servers, so `BccSelf`
-    // disabled by default is fine.
-    //
-    // `from` must be the last addr, see `receive_imf_inner()` why.
    recipients.retain(|x| x.to_lowercase() != lowercase_from);
-    if (context.get_config_bool(Config::BccSelf).await?
-        || msg.param.get_cmd() == SystemMessage::AutocryptSetupMessage)
-        && (context.get_config_delete_server_after().await? != Some(0) || !recipients.is_empty())
+    if context.get_config_bool(Config::BccSelf).await?
+        || msg.param.get_cmd() == SystemMessage::AutocryptSetupMessage
    {
-        recipients.push(from);
+        smtp::add_self_recipients(context, &mut recipients, needs_encryption).await?;
    }

    // Default Webxdc integrations are hidden messages and must not be sent out
@@ -2797,13 +2860,32 @@ pub(crate) async fn create_send_msg_jobs(context: &Context, msg: &mut Message) -
        return Ok(Vec::new());
    }

-    let rendered_msg = match mimefactory.render(context).await {
-        Ok(res) => Ok(res),
-        Err(err) => {
-            message::set_msg_failed(context, msg, &err.to_string()).await?;
-            Err(err)
-        }
-    }?;
+    let (rendered_pre_msg, rendered_msg) =
+        match render_mime_message_and_pre_message(context, msg, mimefactory).await {
+            Ok(res) => Ok(res),
+            Err(err) => {
+                message::set_msg_failed(context, msg, &err.to_string()).await?;
+                Err(err)
+            }
+        }?;
+
+    if let (post_msg, Some(pre_msg)) = (&rendered_msg, &rendered_pre_msg) {
+        info!(
+            context,
+            "Message {} sizes: pre-message: {}; post-message: {}.",
+            msg.id,
+            format_size(pre_msg.message.len(), BINARY),
+            format_size(post_msg.message.len(), BINARY),
+        );
+        msg.pre_rfc724_mid = pre_msg.rfc724_mid.clone();
+    } else {
+        info!(
+            context,
+            "Message {} will be sent in one shot (no pre- and post-message). Size: {}.",
+            msg.id,
+            format_size(rendered_msg.message.len(), BINARY),
+        );
+    }

    if needs_encryption && !rendered_msg.is_encrypted {
        /* unrecoverable */
@@ -2842,38 +2924,48 @@ pub(crate) async fn create_send_msg_jobs(context: &Context, msg: &mut Message) -
    context
        .sql
        .execute(
-            "UPDATE msgs SET subject=?, param=? WHERE id=?",
-            (&msg.subject, msg.param.to_string(), msg.id),
+            "UPDATE msgs SET pre_rfc724_mid=?, subject=?, param=? WHERE id=?",
+            (
+                &msg.pre_rfc724_mid,
+                &msg.subject,
+                msg.param.to_string(),
+                msg.id,
+            ),
        )
        .await?;

    let chunk_size = context.get_max_smtp_rcpt_to().await?;
    let trans_fn = |t: &mut rusqlite::Transaction| {
        let mut row_ids = Vec::<i64>::new();
+
        if let Some(sync_ids) = rendered_msg.sync_ids_to_delete {
            t.execute(
                &format!("DELETE FROM multi_device_sync WHERE id IN ({sync_ids})"),
                (),
            )?;
-            t.execute(
-                "INSERT INTO imap_send (mime, msg_id) VALUES (?, ?)",
-                (&rendered_msg.message, msg.id),
-            )?;
-        } else {
-            for recipients_chunk in recipients.chunks(chunk_size) {
-                let recipients_chunk = recipients_chunk.join(" ");
-                let row_id = t.execute(
-                    "INSERT INTO smtp (rfc724_mid, recipients, mime, msg_id) \
-                    VALUES            (?1,         ?2,         ?3,   ?4)",
-                    (
-                        &rendered_msg.rfc724_mid,
-                        recipients_chunk,
-                        &rendered_msg.message,
-                        msg.id,
-                    ),
-                )?;
+        }
+        let mut stmt = t.prepare(
+            "INSERT INTO smtp (rfc724_mid, recipients, mime, msg_id)
+            VALUES            (?1,         ?2,         ?3,   ?4)",
+        )?;
+        for recipients_chunk in recipients.chunks(chunk_size) {
+            let recipients_chunk = recipients_chunk.join(" ");
+            if let Some(pre_msg) = &rendered_pre_msg {
+                let row_id = stmt.execute((
+                    &pre_msg.rfc724_mid,
+                    &recipients_chunk,
+                    &pre_msg.message,
+                    msg.id,
+                ))?;
                row_ids.push(row_id.try_into()?);
            }
+            let row_id = stmt.execute((
+                &rendered_msg.rfc724_mid,
+                &recipients_chunk,
+                &rendered_msg.message,
+                msg.id,
+            ))?;
+            row_ids.push(row_id.try_into()?);
        }
        Ok(row_ids)
    };
@@ -2944,7 +3036,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn save_text_edit_to_db(
            "UPDATE msgs SET txt=?, txt_normalized=?, param=? WHERE id=?",
            (
                new_text,
-                message::normalize_text(new_text),
+                normalize_text(new_text),
                original_msg.param.to_string(),
                original_msg.id,
            ),
@@ -3088,7 +3180,7 @@ pub async fn get_chat_msgs_ex(
              WHERE m.chat_id=?
                AND m.hidden=0
                AND (
-                    m.param GLOB \"*S=*\"
+                    m.param GLOB '*\nS=*' OR param GLOB 'S=*'
                    OR m.from_id == ?
                    OR m.to_id == ?
                );",
@@ -3114,6 +3206,36 @@ pub async fn get_chat_msgs_ex(
    Ok(items)
 }

+/// Marks all unread messages in all chats as noticed.
+/// Ignores messages from blocked contacts, but does not ignore messages in muted chats.
+pub async fn marknoticed_all_chats(context: &Context) -> Result<()> {
+    // The sql statement here is similar to the one in get_fresh_msgs
+    let list = context
+        .sql
+        .query_map_vec(
+            "SELECT DISTINCT(c.id)
+                 FROM msgs m
+                 INNER JOIN chats c
+                        ON m.chat_id=c.id
+                 WHERE m.state=?
+                   AND m.hidden=0
+                   AND m.chat_id>9
+                   AND c.blocked=0;",
+            (MessageState::InFresh,),
+            |row| {
+                let msg_id: ChatId = row.get(0)?;
+                Ok(msg_id)
+            },
+        )
+        .await?;
+
+    for chat_id in list {
+        marknoticed_chat(context, chat_id).await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// Marks all messages in the chat as noticed.
 /// If the given chat-id is the archive-link, marks all messages in all archived chats as noticed.
 pub async fn marknoticed_chat(context: &Context, chat_id: ChatId) -> Result<()> {
@@ -3175,7 +3297,7 @@ pub async fn marknoticed_chat(context: &Context, chat_id: ChatId) -> Result<()>
        let hidden_messages = context
            .sql
            .query_map_vec(
-                "SELECT id, rfc724_mid FROM msgs
+                "SELECT id FROM msgs
                    WHERE state=?
                      AND hidden=1
                      AND chat_id=?
@@ -3183,16 +3305,11 @@ pub async fn marknoticed_chat(context: &Context, chat_id: ChatId) -> Result<()>
                (MessageState::InFresh, chat_id), // No need to check for InNoticed messages, because reactions are never InNoticed
                |row| {
                    let msg_id: MsgId = row.get(0)?;
-                    let rfc724_mid: String = row.get(1)?;
-                    Ok((msg_id, rfc724_mid))
+                    Ok(msg_id)
                },
            )
            .await?;
-        for (msg_id, rfc724_mid) in &hidden_messages {
-            message::update_msg_state(context, *msg_id, MessageState::InSeen).await?;
-            imap::markseen_on_imap_table(context, rfc724_mid).await?;
-        }
-
+        message::markseen_msgs(context, hidden_messages).await?;
        if noticed_msgs_count == 0 {
            return Ok(());
        }
@@ -3214,6 +3331,10 @@ pub(crate) async fn mark_old_messages_as_noticed(
    context: &Context,
    mut msgs: Vec<ReceivedMsg>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
+    if context.get_config_bool(Config::TeamProfile).await? {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
    msgs.retain(|m| m.state.is_outgoing());
    if msgs.is_empty() {
        return Ok(());
@@ -3433,9 +3554,15 @@ pub(crate) async fn create_group_ex(
        .sql
        .insert(
            "INSERT INTO chats
-        (type, name, grpid, param, created_timestamp)
-        VALUES(?, ?, ?, \'U=1\', ?);",
-            (Chattype::Group, &chat_name, &grpid, timestamp),
+        (type, name, name_normalized, grpid, param, created_timestamp)
+        VALUES(?, ?, ?, ?, \'U=1\', ?)",
+            (
+                Chattype::Group,
+                &chat_name,
+                normalize_text(&chat_name),
+                &grpid,
+                timestamp,
+            ),
        )
        .await?;

@@ -3519,9 +3646,15 @@ pub(crate) async fn create_out_broadcast_ex(

        t.execute(
            "INSERT INTO chats
-            (type, name, grpid, created_timestamp)
-            VALUES(?, ?, ?, ?);",
-            (Chattype::OutBroadcast, &chat_name, &grpid, timestamp),
+            (type, name, name_normalized, grpid, created_timestamp)
+            VALUES(?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
+            (
+                Chattype::OutBroadcast,
+                &chat_name,
+                normalize_text(&chat_name),
+                &grpid,
+                timestamp,
+            ),
        )?;
        let chat_id = ChatId::new(t.last_insert_rowid().try_into()?);

@@ -3730,10 +3863,16 @@ pub(crate) async fn add_contact_to_chat_ex(
        chat.typ != Chattype::OutBroadcast || contact_id != ContactId::SELF,
        "Cannot add SELF to broadcast channel."
    );
-    ensure!(
-        chat.is_encrypted(context).await? == contact.is_key_contact(),
-        "Only key-contacts can be added to encrypted chats"
-    );
+    match chat.is_encrypted(context).await? {
+        true => ensure!(
+            contact.is_key_contact(),
+            "Only key-contacts can be added to encrypted chats"
+        ),
+        false => ensure!(
+            !contact.is_key_contact(),
+            "Only address-contacts can be added to unencrypted chats"
+        ),
+    }

    if !chat.is_self_in_chat(context).await? {
        context.emit_event(EventType::ErrorSelfNotInGroup(
@@ -3817,7 +3956,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn add_contact_to_chat_ex(
                .log_err(context)
                .is_ok()
        {
-            context.scheduler.interrupt_inbox().await;
+            context.scheduler.interrupt_smtp().await;
        }
    }
    context.emit_event(EventType::ChatModified(chat_id));
@@ -3978,7 +4117,7 @@ pub async fn remove_contact_from_chat(
        } else {
            let mut sync = Nosync;

-            if chat.is_promoted() {
+            if chat.is_promoted() && chat.typ != Chattype::OutBroadcast {
                remove_from_chat_contacts_table(context, chat_id, contact_id).await?;
            } else {
                remove_from_chat_contacts_table_without_trace(context, chat_id, contact_id).await?;
@@ -4088,8 +4227,8 @@ async fn rename_ex(
            context
                .sql
                .execute(
-                    "UPDATE chats SET name=? WHERE id=?;",
-                    (new_name.to_string(), chat_id),
+                    "UPDATE chats SET name=?, name_normalized=? WHERE id=?",
+                    (&new_name, normalize_text(&new_name), chat_id),
                )
                .await?;
            if chat.is_promoted()
@@ -4183,6 +4322,16 @@ pub async fn set_chat_profile_image(

 /// Forwards multiple messages to a chat.
 pub async fn forward_msgs(context: &Context, msg_ids: &[MsgId], chat_id: ChatId) -> Result<()> {
+    forward_msgs_2ctx(context, msg_ids, context, chat_id).await
+}
+
+/// Forwards multiple messages to a chat in another context.
+pub async fn forward_msgs_2ctx(
+    ctx_src: &Context,
+    msg_ids: &[MsgId],
+    ctx_dst: &Context,
+    chat_id: ChatId,
+) -> Result<()> {
    ensure!(!msg_ids.is_empty(), "empty msgs_ids: nothing to forward");
    ensure!(!chat_id.is_special(), "can not forward to special chat");

@@ -4190,16 +4339,16 @@ pub async fn forward_msgs(context: &Context, msg_ids: &[MsgId], chat_id: ChatId)
    let mut curr_timestamp: i64;

    chat_id
-        .unarchive_if_not_muted(context, MessageState::Undefined)
+        .unarchive_if_not_muted(ctx_dst, MessageState::Undefined)
        .await?;
-    let mut chat = Chat::load_from_db(context, chat_id).await?;
-    if let Some(reason) = chat.why_cant_send(context).await? {
+    let mut chat = Chat::load_from_db(ctx_dst, chat_id).await?;
+    if let Some(reason) = chat.why_cant_send(ctx_dst).await? {
        bail!("cannot send to {chat_id}: {reason}");
    }
-    curr_timestamp = create_smeared_timestamps(context, msg_ids.len());
+    curr_timestamp = create_smeared_timestamps(ctx_dst, msg_ids.len());
    let mut msgs = Vec::with_capacity(msg_ids.len());
    for id in msg_ids {
-        let ts: i64 = context
+        let ts: i64 = ctx_src
            .sql
            .query_get_value("SELECT timestamp FROM msgs WHERE id=?", (id,))
            .await?
@@ -4209,11 +4358,14 @@ pub async fn forward_msgs(context: &Context, msg_ids: &[MsgId], chat_id: ChatId)
    msgs.sort_unstable();
    for (_, id) in msgs {
        let src_msg_id: MsgId = id;
-        let mut msg = Message::load_from_db(context, src_msg_id).await?;
+        let mut msg = Message::load_from_db(ctx_src, src_msg_id).await?;
        if msg.state == MessageState::OutDraft {
            bail!("cannot forward drafts.");
        }

+        let mut param = msg.param;
+        msg.param = Params::new();
+
        if msg.get_viewtype() != Viewtype::Sticker {
            msg.param
                .set_int(Param::Forwarded, src_msg_id.to_u32() as i32);
@@ -4222,18 +4374,25 @@ pub async fn forward_msgs(context: &Context, msg_ids: &[MsgId], chat_id: ChatId)
        if msg.get_viewtype() == Viewtype::Call {
            msg.viewtype = Viewtype::Text;
        }
+        msg.text += &msg.additional_text;

-        msg.param.remove(Param::GuaranteeE2ee);
-        msg.param.remove(Param::ForcePlaintext);
-        msg.param.remove(Param::Cmd);
-        msg.param.remove(Param::OverrideSenderDisplayname);
-        msg.param.remove(Param::WebxdcDocument);
-        msg.param.remove(Param::WebxdcDocumentTimestamp);
-        msg.param.remove(Param::WebxdcSummary);
-        msg.param.remove(Param::WebxdcSummaryTimestamp);
-        msg.param.remove(Param::IsEdited);
-        msg.param.remove(Param::WebrtcRoom);
-        msg.param.remove(Param::WebrtcAccepted);
+        let param = &mut param;
+
+        // When forwarding between different accounts, blob files must be physically copied
+        // because each account has its own blob directory.
+        if let Some(src_path) = param.get_file_path(ctx_src)? {
+            let new_blob = BlobObject::create_and_deduplicate(ctx_dst, &src_path, &src_path)
+                .context("Failed to copy blob file to destination account")?;
+            msg.param.set(Param::File, new_blob.as_name());
+        }
+        msg.param.steal(param, Param::Filename);
+        msg.param.steal(param, Param::Width);
+        msg.param.steal(param, Param::Height);
+        msg.param.steal(param, Param::Duration);
+        msg.param.steal(param, Param::MimeType);
+        msg.param.steal(param, Param::ProtectQuote);
+        msg.param.steal(param, Param::Quote);
+        msg.param.steal(param, Param::Summary1);
        msg.in_reply_to = None;

        // do not leak data as group names; a default subject is generated by mimefactory
@@ -4242,16 +4401,16 @@ pub async fn forward_msgs(context: &Context, msg_ids: &[MsgId], chat_id: ChatId)
        msg.state = MessageState::OutPending;
        msg.rfc724_mid = create_outgoing_rfc724_mid();
        msg.timestamp_sort = curr_timestamp;
-        chat.prepare_msg_raw(context, &mut msg, None).await?;
+        chat.prepare_msg_raw(ctx_dst, &mut msg, None).await?;

        curr_timestamp += 1;
-        if !create_send_msg_jobs(context, &mut msg).await?.is_empty() {
-            context.scheduler.interrupt_smtp().await;
+        if !create_send_msg_jobs(ctx_dst, &mut msg).await?.is_empty() {
+            ctx_dst.scheduler.interrupt_smtp().await;
        }
        created_msgs.push(msg.id);
    }
    for msg_id in created_msgs {
-        context.emit_msgs_changed(chat_id, msg_id);
+        ctx_dst.emit_msgs_changed(chat_id, msg_id);
    }
    Ok(())
 }
@@ -4279,7 +4438,7 @@ pub async fn save_msgs(context: &Context, msg_ids: &[MsgId]) -> Result<()> {
            })
            .await?;
    }
-    context.scheduler.interrupt_inbox().await;
+    context.scheduler.interrupt_smtp().await;
    Ok(())
 }

@@ -4300,12 +4459,16 @@ pub(crate) async fn save_copy_in_self_talk(
    msg.param.remove(Param::WebxdcDocumentTimestamp);
    msg.param.remove(Param::WebxdcSummary);
    msg.param.remove(Param::WebxdcSummaryTimestamp);
+    msg.param.remove(Param::PostMessageFileBytes);
+    msg.param.remove(Param::PostMessageViewtype);
+
+    msg.text += &msg.additional_text;

    if !msg.original_msg_id.is_unset() {
        bail!("message already saved.");
    }

-    let copy_fields = "from_id, to_id, timestamp_rcvd, type, txt,
+    let copy_fields = "from_id, to_id, timestamp_rcvd, type,
                       mime_modified, mime_headers, mime_compressed, mime_in_reply_to, subject, msgrmsg";
    let row_id = context
        .sql
@@ -4313,7 +4476,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn save_copy_in_self_talk(
            &format!(
                "INSERT INTO msgs ({copy_fields},
                                   timestamp_sent,
-                                   chat_id, rfc724_mid, state, timestamp, param, starred)
+                                   txt, chat_id, rfc724_mid, state, timestamp, param, starred)
                 SELECT            {copy_fields},
                                   -- Outgoing messages on originating device
                                   -- have timestamp_sent == 0.
@@ -4321,10 +4484,11 @@ pub(crate) async fn save_copy_in_self_talk(
                                   -- so UIs display the same timestamp
                                   -- for saved and original message.
                                   IIF(timestamp_sent == 0, timestamp, timestamp_sent),
-                                   ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?
+                                   ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?
                 FROM msgs WHERE id=?;"
            ),
            (
+                msg.text,
                dest_chat_id,
                dest_rfc724_mid,
                if msg.from_id == ContactId::SELF {
@@ -4523,7 +4687,7 @@ pub async fn add_device_msg_with_importance(
                    msg.viewtype,
                    state,
                    &msg.text,
-                    message::normalize_text(&msg.text),
+                    normalize_text(&msg.text),
                    msg.param.to_string(),
                    rfc724_mid,
                ),
@@ -4662,7 +4826,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn add_info_msg_with_cmd(
            Viewtype::Text,
            MessageState::InNoticed,
            text,
-            message::normalize_text(text),
+            normalize_text(text),
            rfc724_mid,
            ephemeral_timer,
            param.to_string(),
@@ -4704,7 +4868,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn update_msg_text_and_timestamp(
        .sql
        .execute(
            "UPDATE msgs SET txt=?, txt_normalized=?, timestamp=? WHERE id=?;",
-            (text, message::normalize_text(text), timestamp, msg_id),
+            (text, normalize_text(text), timestamp, msg_id),
        )
        .await?;
    context.emit_msgs_changed(chat_id, msg_id);
@@ -4784,12 +4948,20 @@ async fn set_contacts_by_fingerprints(
    context
        .sql
        .transaction(move |transaction| {
-            transaction.execute("DELETE FROM chats_contacts WHERE chat_id=?", (id,))?;
+            // For broadcast channels, we only add members,
+            // because we don't use the membership consistency algorithm,
+            // and are using sync messages as a basic way to ensure consistency between devices.
+            // For groups, we also remove members,
+            // because the sync message is used in order to sync unpromoted groups.
+            if chat.typ != Chattype::OutBroadcast {
+                transaction.execute("DELETE FROM chats_contacts WHERE chat_id=?", (id,))?;
+            }

            // We do not care about `add_timestamp` column
            // because timestamps are not used for broadcast channels.
-            let mut statement = transaction
-                .prepare("INSERT INTO chats_contacts (chat_id, contact_id) VALUES (?, ?)")?;
+            let mut statement = transaction.prepare(
+                "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO chats_contacts (chat_id, contact_id) VALUES (?, ?)",
+            )?;
            for contact_id in &contacts {
                statement.execute((id, contact_id))?;
            }
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;

 use super::*;
+use crate::Event;
 use crate::chatlist::get_archived_cnt;
 use crate::constants::{DC_GCL_ARCHIVED_ONLY, DC_GCL_NO_SPECIALS};
 use crate::ephemeral::Timer;
@@ -815,15 +816,6 @@ async fn test_self_talk() -> Result<()> {
    assert!(msg.get_showpadlock());

    let sent_msg = t.pop_sent_msg().await;
-    let payload = sent_msg.payload();
-    // Make sure the `To` field contains the address and not
-    // "undisclosed recipients".
-    // Otherwise Delta Chat core <1.153.0 assigns the message
-    // to the trash chat.
-    assert_eq!(
-        payload.match_indices("To: <alice@example.org>\r\n").count(),
-        1
-    );

    let t2 = TestContext::new_alice().await;
    t2.recv_msg(&sent_msg).await;
@@ -1249,6 +1241,96 @@ async fn test_unarchive_if_muted() -> Result<()> {
    Ok(())
 }

+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn test_marknoticed_all_chats() -> Result<()> {
+    let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
+    let alice = &tcm.alice().await;
+    let bob = &tcm.bob().await;
+
+    tcm.section("alice: create chats & promote them by sending a message");
+
+    let alice_chat_normal = alice
+        .create_group_with_members("Chat (normal)", &[alice, bob])
+        .await;
+    send_text_msg(alice, alice_chat_normal, "Hi".to_string()).await?;
+
+    let alice_chat_muted = alice
+        .create_group_with_members("Chat (muted)", &[alice, bob])
+        .await;
+    send_text_msg(alice, alice_chat_muted, "Hi".to_string()).await?;
+    set_muted(&alice.ctx, alice_chat_muted, MuteDuration::Forever).await?;
+
+    let alice_chat_archived_and_muted = alice
+        .create_group_with_members("Chat (archived and muted)", &[alice, bob])
+        .await;
+    send_text_msg(alice, alice_chat_archived_and_muted, "Hi".to_string()).await?;
+    set_muted(
+        &alice.ctx,
+        alice_chat_archived_and_muted,
+        MuteDuration::Forever,
+    )
+    .await?;
+    alice_chat_archived_and_muted
+        .set_visibility(&alice.ctx, ChatVisibility::Archived)
+        .await?;
+
+    tcm.section("bob: receive messages, accept all chats and send a reply to each messsage");
+
+    while let Some(sent_msg) = alice.pop_sent_msg_opt(Duration::default()).await {
+        let bob_message = bob.recv_msg(&sent_msg).await;
+        let bob_chat_id = bob_message.chat_id;
+        bob_chat_id.accept(bob).await?;
+        send_text_msg(bob, bob_chat_id, "reply".to_string()).await?;
+    }
+
+    tcm.section("alice: receive replies from bob");
+    while let Some(sent_msg) = bob.pop_sent_msg_opt(Duration::default()).await {
+        alice.recv_msg(&sent_msg).await;
+    }
+    // ensure chats have unread messages
+    assert_eq!(alice_chat_normal.get_fresh_msg_cnt(alice).await?, 1);
+    assert_eq!(alice_chat_muted.get_fresh_msg_cnt(alice).await?, 1);
+    assert_eq!(
+        alice_chat_archived_and_muted
+            .get_fresh_msg_cnt(alice)
+            .await?,
+        1
+    );
+
+    tcm.section("alice: mark as read");
+    alice.evtracker.clear_events();
+    marknoticed_all_chats(alice).await?;
+    tcm.section("alice: check that chats are no longer unread and that chatlist update events were received");
+    assert_eq!(alice_chat_normal.get_fresh_msg_cnt(alice).await?, 0);
+    assert_eq!(alice_chat_muted.get_fresh_msg_cnt(alice).await?, 0);
+    assert_eq!(
+        alice_chat_archived_and_muted
+            .get_fresh_msg_cnt(alice)
+            .await?,
+        0
+    );
+
+    let emitted_events = alice.evtracker.take_events();
+    for event in &[
+        EventType::ChatlistItemChanged {
+            chat_id: Some(alice_chat_normal),
+        },
+        EventType::ChatlistItemChanged {
+            chat_id: Some(alice_chat_muted),
+        },
+        EventType::ChatlistItemChanged {
+            chat_id: Some(alice_chat_archived_and_muted),
+        },
+        EventType::ChatlistItemChanged {
+            chat_id: Some(DC_CHAT_ID_ARCHIVED_LINK),
+        },
+    ] {
+        assert!(emitted_events.iter().any(|Event { typ, .. }| typ == event));
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
 async fn test_archive_fresh_msgs() -> Result<()> {
    let t = TestContext::new_alice().await;
@@ -2871,6 +2953,123 @@ async fn test_broadcast_multidev() -> Result<()> {
    Ok(())
 }

+/// Test that, if the broadcast channel owner has multiple devices
+/// and they have diverging views on the recipients,
+/// it is synced when sending a member-addition message.
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn test_broadcast_recipients_sync1() -> Result<()> {
+    let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
+    let alice1 = &tcm.alice().await;
+    let alice2 = &tcm.alice().await;
+    let bob = &tcm.bob().await;
+    let charlie = &tcm.charlie().await;
+    for a in &[alice1, alice2] {
+        a.set_config_bool(Config::SyncMsgs, true).await?;
+    }
+
+    // Alice1 creates a broadcast and adds Bob, but for some reason
+    // (e.g. because alice2 runs an older version of DC),
+    // Alice2 doesn't get to know about it
+    let a1_broadcast_id = create_broadcast(alice1, "Channel".to_string()).await?;
+    alice1.send_sync_msg().await.unwrap();
+    alice1.pop_sent_msg().await;
+
+    let qr = get_securejoin_qr(alice1, Some(a1_broadcast_id))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    tcm.exec_securejoin_qr(bob, alice1, &qr).await;
+
+    // The first sync message got lost, so, alice2 doesn't know about the channel now
+    sync(alice1, alice2).await;
+    let a2_chatlist = Chatlist::try_load(alice2, 0, Some("Channel"), None).await?;
+    assert!(a2_chatlist.is_empty());
+
+    // Alice1 adds Charlie to the broadcast channel,
+    // and now, Alice2 receives the messages
+    join_securejoin(charlie, &qr).await.unwrap();
+
+    let request = charlie.pop_sent_msg().await;
+    alice1.recv_msg_trash(&request).await;
+    alice2.recv_msg_trash(&request).await;
+
+    let auth_required = alice1.pop_sent_msg().await;
+    charlie.recv_msg_trash(&auth_required).await;
+    alice2.recv_msg_trash(&auth_required).await;
+
+    let request_with_auth = charlie.pop_sent_msg().await;
+    alice1.recv_msg_trash(&request_with_auth).await;
+    alice2.recv_msg_trash(&request_with_auth).await;
+
+    let member_added = alice1.pop_sent_msg().await;
+    let a2_member_added = alice2.recv_msg(&member_added).await;
+    let _c_member_added = charlie.recv_msg(&member_added).await;
+
+    // Alice1 will now sync the full member list to Alice2:
+    sync(alice1, alice2).await;
+    let a2_chatlist = Chatlist::try_load(alice2, 0, Some("Channel"), None).await?;
+    assert_eq!(a2_chatlist.get_msg_id(0)?.unwrap(), a2_member_added.id);
+
+    let a2_bob_contact = alice2.add_or_lookup_contact_id(bob).await;
+    let a2_charlie_contact = alice2.add_or_lookup_contact_id(charlie).await;
+
+    let a2_chat_members = get_chat_contacts(alice2, a2_member_added.chat_id).await?;
+    assert!(a2_chat_members.contains(&a2_bob_contact));
+    assert!(a2_chat_members.contains(&a2_charlie_contact));
+    assert_eq!(a2_chat_members.len(), 2);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Test that, if the broadcast channel owner has multiple devices
+/// and they have diverging views on the recipients,
+/// sync messages only add members but don't remove them.
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn test_broadcast_recipients_sync2() -> Result<()> {
+    let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
+    let alice1 = &tcm.alice().await;
+    let alice2 = &tcm.alice().await;
+    let bob = &tcm.bob().await;
+    let charlie = &tcm.charlie().await;
+    for a in &[alice1, alice2] {
+        a.set_config_bool(Config::SyncMsgs, true).await?;
+    }
+
+    let a1_broadcast_id = create_broadcast(alice1, "Channel".to_string()).await?;
+    sync(alice1, alice2).await;
+
+    tcm.section("Alice1 adds Bob, but Alice2 misses it for some reason");
+    let qr = get_securejoin_qr(alice1, Some(a1_broadcast_id))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    tcm.exec_securejoin_qr(bob, alice1, &qr).await;
+
+    tcm.section("Alice2 adds Charlie, but Alice1 misses it for some reason");
+    let a2_broadcast_id = Chatlist::try_load(alice2, 0, Some("Channel"), None)
+        .await?
+        .get_chat_id(0)
+        .unwrap();
+    let qr = get_securejoin_qr(alice2, Some(a2_broadcast_id))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    tcm.exec_securejoin_qr(charlie, alice2, &qr).await;
+
+    tcm.section("The sync messages should correct the problem");
+    sync(alice1, alice2).await;
+    sync(alice2, alice1).await;
+
+    for (alice, broadcast_id) in [(alice1, a1_broadcast_id), (alice2, a2_broadcast_id)] {
+        let bob_contact = alice.add_or_lookup_contact_id(bob).await;
+        let charlie_contact = alice.add_or_lookup_contact_id(charlie).await;
+
+        let chat_members = get_chat_contacts(alice, broadcast_id).await?;
+        assert!(chat_members.contains(&bob_contact));
+        assert!(chat_members.contains(&charlie_contact));
+        assert_eq!(chat_members.len(), 2);
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// - Create a broadcast channel
 /// - Send a message into it in order to promote it
 /// - Add a contact
@@ -3125,7 +3324,7 @@ async fn test_broadcast_channel_protected_listid() -> Result<()> {
        .await?
        .grpid;

-    let parsed = mimeparser::MimeMessage::from_bytes(bob, sent.payload.as_bytes(), None).await?;
+    let parsed = mimeparser::MimeMessage::from_bytes(bob, sent.payload.as_bytes()).await?;
    assert_eq!(
        parsed.get_mailinglist_header().unwrap(),
        format!("My Channel <{}>", alice_list_id)
@@ -3236,6 +3435,11 @@ async fn test_remove_member_from_broadcast() -> Result<()> {
    let alice_bob_contact_id = alice.add_or_lookup_contact_id(bob).await;
    remove_contact_from_chat(alice, alice_chat_id, alice_bob_contact_id).await?;

+    // Alice must not remember old members,
+    // because we would like to remember the minimum information possible
+    let past_contacts = get_past_chat_contacts(alice, alice_chat_id).await?;
+    assert_eq!(past_contacts.len(), 0);
+
    let remove_msg = alice.pop_sent_msg().await;
    let rcvd = bob.recv_msg(&remove_msg).await;
    assert_eq!(rcvd.text, "Member Me removed by alice@example.org.");
@@ -3320,11 +3524,8 @@ async fn test_leave_broadcast_multidevice() -> Result<()> {
    remove_contact_from_chat(bob0, bob_chat_id, ContactId::SELF).await?;

    let leave_msg = bob0.pop_sent_msg().await;
-    let parsed = MimeMessage::from_bytes(bob1, leave_msg.payload().as_bytes(), None).await?;
-    assert_eq!(
-        parsed.parts[0].msg,
-        stock_str::msg_group_left_remote(bob0).await
-    );
+    let parsed = MimeMessage::from_bytes(bob1, leave_msg.payload().as_bytes()).await?;
+    assert_eq!(parsed.parts[0].msg, "I left the group.");

    let rcvd = bob1.recv_msg(&leave_msg).await;

@@ -3615,13 +3816,13 @@ async fn test_chat_get_encryption_info() -> Result<()> {
    let chat_id = create_group(alice, "Group").await?;
    assert_eq!(
        chat_id.get_encryption_info(alice).await?,
-        "End-to-end encryption available"
+        "Messages are end-to-end encrypted."
    );

    add_contact_to_chat(alice, chat_id, contact_bob).await?;
    assert_eq!(
        chat_id.get_encryption_info(alice).await?,
-        "End-to-end encryption available\n\
+        "Messages are end-to-end encrypted.\n\
         \n\
         bob@example.net\n\
         CCCB 5AA9 F6E1 141C 9431\n\
@@ -3631,7 +3832,7 @@ async fn test_chat_get_encryption_info() -> Result<()> {
    add_contact_to_chat(alice, chat_id, contact_fiona).await?;
    assert_eq!(
        chat_id.get_encryption_info(alice).await?,
-        "End-to-end encryption available\n\
+        "Messages are end-to-end encrypted.\n\
         \n\
         fiona@example.net\n\
         C8BA 50BF 4AC1 2FAF 38D7\n\
@@ -3645,13 +3846,13 @@ async fn test_chat_get_encryption_info() -> Result<()> {
    let email_chat = alice.create_email_chat(bob).await;
    assert_eq!(
        email_chat.id.get_encryption_info(alice).await?,
-        "No encryption"
+        "No encryption."
    );

    alice.sql.execute("DELETE FROM public_keys", ()).await?;
    assert_eq!(
        chat_id.get_encryption_info(alice).await?,
-        "End-to-end encryption available\n\
+        "Messages are end-to-end encrypted.\n\
         \n\
         fiona@example.net\n\
         (key missing)\n\
@@ -5252,6 +5453,135 @@ async fn test_send_delete_request_no_encryption() -> Result<()> {
    Ok(())
 }

+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn test_forward_msgs_2ctx() -> Result<()> {
+    let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
+    let alice = &tcm.alice().await;
+    let bob = &tcm.bob().await;
+
+    let alice_chat = alice.create_chat(bob).await;
+    let alice_sent = alice.send_text(alice_chat.id, "hi").await;
+    let bob_alice_msg = bob.recv_msg(&alice_sent).await;
+    let bob_chat_id = bob_alice_msg.chat_id;
+    bob_chat_id.accept(bob).await?;
+
+    let bob_text = "Hi, did you know we're using the same device so i have access to your profile?";
+    let bob_sent = bob.send_text(bob_chat_id, bob_text).await;
+    alice.recv_msg(&bob_sent).await;
+    let alice_chat_len = alice_chat.id.get_msg_cnt(alice).await?;
+
+    forward_msgs_2ctx(
+        bob,
+        &[bob_alice_msg.id, bob_sent.sender_msg_id],
+        alice,
+        alice_chat.id,
+    )
+    .await?;
+    assert_eq!(alice_chat.id.get_msg_cnt(alice).await?, alice_chat_len + 2);
+    let msg = alice.get_last_msg().await;
+    assert!(msg.is_forwarded());
+    assert_eq!(msg.text, bob_text);
+    assert_eq!(msg.from_id, ContactId::SELF);
+
+    let sent = alice.pop_sent_msg().await;
+    let msg = bob.recv_msg(&sent).await;
+    assert!(msg.is_forwarded());
+    assert_eq!(msg.text, bob_text);
+    assert_eq!(msg.from_id, bob_alice_msg.from_id);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn test_forward_msgs_2ctx_with_file() -> Result<()> {
+    let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
+    let alice = &tcm.alice().await;
+    let bob = &tcm.bob().await;
+
+    // First, establish a chat between Alice and Bob to have the chat IDs
+    let alice_chat = alice.create_chat(bob).await;
+    let alice_initial = alice.send_text(alice_chat.id, "hi").await;
+    let bob_alice_msg = bob.recv_msg(&alice_initial).await;
+    let bob_chat_id = bob_alice_msg.chat_id;
+    bob_chat_id.accept(bob).await?;
+
+    // Alice sends a message with an attached file to her self-chat
+    let alice_self_chat = alice.get_self_chat().await;
+    let file_bytes = b"test file content";
+    let file = alice.get_blobdir().join("test.txt");
+    tokio::fs::write(&file, file_bytes).await?;
+
+    let mut msg = Message::new(Viewtype::File);
+    msg.set_file_and_deduplicate(alice, &file, Some("test.txt"), Some("text/plain"))?;
+    msg.set_text("Here's a file".to_string());
+
+    alice.send_msg(alice_self_chat.id, &mut msg).await;
+    let alice_self_msg = alice.get_last_msg().await;
+
+    // Verify the file exists in Alice's blobdir
+    assert_eq!(alice_self_msg.viewtype, Viewtype::File);
+    let alice_original_file_path = alice_self_msg.get_file(alice).unwrap();
+    let alice_original_content = tokio::fs::read(&alice_original_file_path).await?;
+    assert_eq!(alice_original_content, file_bytes);
+
+    // Alice forwards the message to Bob using forward_msgs_2ctx
+    forward_msgs_2ctx(alice, &[alice_self_msg.id], bob, bob_chat_id).await?;
+
+    // Bob should have the forwarded message with the file in his database
+    let bob_msg = bob.get_last_msg().await;
+    assert_eq!(bob_msg.viewtype, Viewtype::File);
+    assert!(bob_msg.is_forwarded());
+    assert_eq!(bob_msg.text, "Here's a file");
+    assert_eq!(bob_msg.from_id, ContactId::SELF);
+
+    // Verify Bob has the file in his blobdir with correct content
+    let bob_file_path = bob_msg.get_file(bob).unwrap();
+    let bob_file_content = tokio::fs::read(&bob_file_path).await?;
+    assert_eq!(bob_file_content, file_bytes);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn test_forward_msgs_2ctx_missing_blob() -> Result<()> {
+    let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
+    let alice = &tcm.alice().await;
+    let bob = &tcm.bob().await;
+
+    let alice_chat = alice.create_chat(bob).await;
+    let alice_initial = alice.send_text(alice_chat.id, "hi").await;
+    let bob_alice_msg = bob.recv_msg(&alice_initial).await;
+    let bob_chat_id = bob_alice_msg.chat_id;
+    bob_chat_id.accept(bob).await?;
+    // Alice sends a file to her self-chat
+    let alice_self_chat = alice.get_self_chat().await;
+    let file_bytes = b"test content";
+    let file = alice.get_blobdir().join("test.txt");
+    tokio::fs::write(&file, file_bytes).await?;
+
+    let mut msg = Message::new(Viewtype::File);
+    msg.set_file_and_deduplicate(alice, &file, Some("test.txt"), Some("text/plain"))?;
+    msg.set_text("File message".to_string());
+
+    alice.send_msg(alice_self_chat.id, &mut msg).await;
+    let alice_self_msg = alice.get_last_msg().await;
+
+    // Delete the blob file from Alice's blobdir to simulate a missing file
+    let alice_file_path = alice_self_msg.get_file(alice).unwrap();
+    tokio::fs::remove_file(&alice_file_path).await?;
+
+    // Alice tries to forward the message - this should fail with an error
+    let result = forward_msgs_2ctx(alice, &[alice_self_msg.id], bob, bob_chat_id).await;
+    assert!(result.is_err());
+    assert!(
+        result
+            .unwrap_err()
+            .to_string()
+            .contains("Failed to copy blob file")
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// Tests that in multi-device setup
 /// second device learns the key of a contact
 /// via Autocrypt-Gossip in 1:1 chats.
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ impl Chatlist {
    ///   the pseudo-chat DC_CHAT_ID_ARCHIVED_LINK is added if there are *any* archived
    ///   chats
    /// - the flag DC_GCL_FOR_FORWARDING sorts "Saved messages" to the top of the chatlist
-    ///   and hides the device-chat and contact requests
+    ///   and hides the device-chat, contact requests and incoming broadcasts.
    ///   typically used on forwarding, may be combined with DC_GCL_NO_SPECIALS
    /// - if the flag DC_GCL_NO_SPECIALS is set, archive link is not added
    ///   to the list (may be used eg. for selecting chats on forwarding, the flag is
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ impl Chatlist {
                warn!(context, "Cannot update special chat names: {err:#}.")
            }

-            let str_like_cmd = format!("%{query}%");
+            let str_like_cmd = format!("%{}%", query.to_lowercase());
            context
                .sql
                .query_map_vec(
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ impl Chatlist {
                                  ORDER BY timestamp DESC, id DESC LIMIT 1)
                 WHERE c.id>9 AND c.id!=?2
                   AND c.blocked!=1
-                   AND c.name LIKE ?3
+                   AND IFNULL(c.name_normalized,c.name) LIKE ?3
                   AND (NOT ?4 OR EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM msgs m WHERE m.chat_id = c.id AND m.state == ?5 AND hidden=0))
                 GROUP BY c.id
                 ORDER BY IFNULL(m.timestamp,c.created_timestamp) DESC, m.id DESC;",
@@ -224,8 +224,9 @@ impl Chatlist {
                let process_rows = |rows: rusqlite::AndThenRows<_>| {
                    rows.filter_map(|row: std::result::Result<(_, _, Params, _), _>| match row {
                        Ok((chat_id, typ, param, msg_id)) => {
-                            if typ == Chattype::Mailinglist
-                                && param.get(Param::ListPost).is_none_or_empty()
+                            if typ == Chattype::InBroadcast
+                                || (typ == Chattype::Mailinglist
+                                    && param.get(Param::ListPost).is_none_or_empty())
                            {
                                None
                            } else {
@@ -396,8 +397,6 @@ impl Chatlist {
            if lastmsg.from_id == ContactId::SELF {
                None
            } else if chat.typ == Chattype::Group
-                || chat.typ == Chattype::OutBroadcast
-                || chat.typ == Chattype::InBroadcast
                || chat.typ == Chattype::Mailinglist
                || chat.is_self_talk()
            {
@@ -471,10 +470,11 @@ mod tests {
    use super::*;
    use crate::chat::save_msgs;
    use crate::chat::{
-        add_contact_to_chat, create_group, get_chat_contacts, remove_contact_from_chat,
-        send_text_msg,
+        add_contact_to_chat, create_broadcast, create_group, get_chat_contacts,
+        remove_contact_from_chat, send_text_msg, set_chat_name,
    };
    use crate::receive_imf::receive_imf;
+    use crate::securejoin::get_securejoin_qr;
    use crate::stock_str::StockMessage;
    use crate::test_utils::TestContext;
    use crate::test_utils::TestContextManager;
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ mod tests {
    use std::time::Duration;

    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
-    async fn test_try_load() {
+    async fn test_try_load() -> Result<()> {
        let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
        let bob = &tcm.bob().await;
        let chat_id1 = create_group(bob, "a chat").await.unwrap();
@@ -552,6 +552,15 @@ mod tests {
            .await
            .unwrap();
        assert_eq!(chats.len(), 1);
+
+        let chat_id = create_group(bob, "Δ-chat").await.unwrap();
+        let chats = Chatlist::try_load(bob, 0, Some("δ"), None).await?;
+        assert_eq!(chats.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(chats.ids[0].0, chat_id);
+        set_chat_name(bob, chat_id, "abcδe").await?;
+        let chats = Chatlist::try_load(bob, 0, Some("Δ"), None).await?;
+        assert_eq!(chats.len(), 1);
+        Ok(())
    }

    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
@@ -589,6 +598,41 @@ mod tests {
        assert_eq!(chats.len(), 1);
    }

+    /// Test that DC_CHAT_TYPE_IN_BROADCAST are hidden
+    /// and DC_CHAT_TYPE_OUT_BROADCAST are shown in chatlist for forwarding.
+    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+    async fn test_broadcast_visiblity_on_forward() -> Result<()> {
+        let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
+        let alice = &tcm.alice().await;
+        let bob = &tcm.bob().await;
+
+        let alice_broadcast_a_id = create_broadcast(alice, "Channel Alice".to_string()).await?;
+        let qr = get_securejoin_qr(alice, Some(alice_broadcast_a_id))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        let bob_broadcast_a_id = tcm.exec_securejoin_qr(bob, alice, &qr).await;
+        let bob_broadcast_b_id = create_broadcast(bob, "Channel Bob".to_string()).await?;
+
+        let chats = Chatlist::try_load(bob, DC_GCL_FOR_FORWARDING, None, None)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert!(
+            !chats
+                .iter()
+                .any(|(chat_id, _)| chat_id == &bob_broadcast_a_id),
+            "alice broadcast is not shown in bobs forwarding chatlist"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            chats
+                .iter()
+                .any(|(chat_id, _)| chat_id == &bob_broadcast_b_id),
+            "bobs own broadcast is shown in his forwarding chatlist"
+        );
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
    async fn test_search_special_chat_names() {
        let t = TestContext::new_alice().await;
@@ -797,6 +841,32 @@ mod tests {
        Ok(())
    }

+    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+    async fn test_no_summary_prefix_for_channel() -> Result<()> {
+        let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
+        let alice = tcm.alice().await;
+        let bob = tcm.bob().await;
+
+        let alice_chat_id = create_broadcast(&alice, "alice's channel".to_string()).await?;
+        let qr = get_securejoin_qr(&alice, Some(alice_chat_id)).await?;
+        tcm.exec_securejoin_qr(&bob, &alice, &qr).await;
+
+        send_text_msg(&alice, alice_chat_id, "hi".into()).await?;
+        let sent1 = alice.pop_sent_msg().await;
+        let chatlist = Chatlist::try_load(&alice, 0, None, None).await?;
+        let summary = chatlist.get_summary(&alice, 0, None).await?;
+        assert!(summary.prefix.is_none());
+        assert_eq!(summary.text, "hi");
+
+        bob.recv_msg(&sent1).await;
+        let chatlist = Chatlist::try_load(&bob, 0, None, None).await?;
+        let summary = chatlist.get_summary(&bob, 0, None).await?;
+        assert!(summary.prefix.is_none());
+        assert_eq!(summary.text, "hi");
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
    async fn test_load_broken() {
        let t = TestContext::new_bob().await;
@@ -13,15 +13,14 @@ use strum_macros::{AsRefStr, Display, EnumIter, EnumString};
 use tokio::fs;

 use crate::blob::BlobObject;
-use crate::configure::EnteredLoginParam;
 use crate::context::Context;
 use crate::events::EventType;
 use crate::log::LogExt;
 use crate::mimefactory::RECOMMENDED_FILE_SIZE;
-use crate::provider::{Provider, get_provider_by_id};
+use crate::provider::Provider;
 use crate::sync::{self, Sync::*, SyncData};
 use crate::tools::get_abs_path;
-use crate::transport::ConfiguredLoginParam;
+use crate::transport::{ConfiguredLoginParam, add_pseudo_transport, send_sync_transports};
 use crate::{constants, stats};

 /// The available configuration keys.
@@ -176,11 +175,6 @@ pub enum Config {
    #[strum(props(default = "0"))] // also change MediaQuality.default() on changes
    MediaQuality,

-    /// If set to "1", then existing messages are considered to be already fetched.
-    /// This flag is reset after successful configuration.
-    #[strum(props(default = "1"))]
-    FetchedExistingMsgs,
-
    /// Timer in seconds after which the message is deleted from the
    /// server.
    ///
@@ -204,7 +198,7 @@ pub enum Config {
    /// `ProviderOptions::delete_to_trash`.
    DeleteToTrash,

-    /// The primary email address. Also see `SecondaryAddrs`.
+    /// The primary email address.
    ConfiguredAddr,

    /// List of configured IMAP servers as a JSON array.
@@ -306,10 +300,6 @@ pub enum Config {
    /// Meant to help profile owner to differ between profiles with similar names.
    PrivateTag,

-    /// All secondary self addresses separated by spaces
-    /// (`addr1@example.org addr2@example.org addr3@example.org`)
-    SecondaryAddrs,
-
    /// Read-only core version string.
    #[strum(serialize = "sys.version")]
    SysVersion,
@@ -359,7 +349,17 @@ pub enum Config {
    DonationRequestNextCheck,

    /// Defines the max. size (in bytes) of messages downloaded automatically.
+    ///
+    /// For messages with large attachments, two messages are sent:
+    /// a Pre-Message containing metadata and text and a Post-Message additionally
+    /// containing the attachment. NB: Some "extra" metadata like avatars and gossiped
+    /// encryption keys is stripped from post-messages to save traffic.
+    /// Pre-Messages are shown as placeholder messages. They can be downloaded fully using
+    /// `MsgId::download_full()` later. Post-Messages are automatically downloaded if they are
+    /// smaller than the download_limit. Other messages are always auto-downloaded.
+    ///
    /// 0 = no limit.
+    /// Changes only affect future messages.
    #[strum(props(default = "0"))]
    DownloadLimit,

@@ -443,14 +443,24 @@ pub enum Config {
    /// using this still run unmodified code.
    TestHooks,

-    /// Return an error from `receive_imf_inner()` for a fully downloaded message. For tests.
-    FailOnReceivingFullMsg,
+    /// Return an error from `receive_imf_inner()`. For tests.
+    SimulateReceiveImfError,

    /// Enable composing emails with Header Protection as defined in
    /// <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9788.html> "Header Protection for Cryptographically
    /// Protected Email".
    #[strum(props(default = "1"))]
    StdHeaderProtectionComposing,
+
+    /// Who can call me.
+    ///
+    /// The options are from the `WhoCanCallMe` enum.
+    #[strum(props(default = "1"))]
+    WhoCanCallMe,
+
+    /// Experimental option denoting that the current profile is shared between multiple team members.
+    /// For now, the only effect of this option is that seen flags are not synchronized.
+    TeamProfile,
 }

 impl Config {
@@ -509,7 +519,7 @@ impl Context {
                        .into_owned()
                })
            }
-            Config::SysVersion => Some((*constants::DC_VERSION_STR).clone()),
+            Config::SysVersion => Some(constants::DC_VERSION_STR.to_string()),
            Config::SysMsgsizeMaxRecommended => Some(format!("{RECOMMENDED_FILE_SIZE}")),
            Config::SysConfigKeys => Some(get_config_keys_string()),
            _ => self.sql.get_raw_config(key.as_ref()).await?,
@@ -610,12 +620,6 @@ impl Context {
            && !self.get_config_bool(Config::Bot).await?)
    }

-    /// Returns whether sync messages should be uploaded to the mvbox.
-    pub(crate) async fn should_move_sync_msgs(&self) -> Result<bool> {
-        Ok(self.get_config_bool(Config::MvboxMove).await?
-            || !self.get_config_bool(Config::IsChatmail).await?)
-    }
-
    /// Returns whether MDNs should be requested.
    pub(crate) async fn should_request_mdns(&self) -> Result<bool> {
        match self.get_config_bool_opt(Config::MdnsEnabled).await? {
@@ -646,15 +650,14 @@ impl Context {
        Ok(val)
    }

-    /// Gets the configured provider, as saved in the `configured_provider` value.
+    /// Gets the configured provider.
    ///
-    /// The provider is determined by `get_provider_info()` during configuration and then saved
-    /// to the db in `param.save_to_database()`, together with all the other `configured_*` values.
+    /// The provider is determined by the current primary transport.
    pub async fn get_configured_provider(&self) -> Result<Option<&'static Provider>> {
-        if let Some(cfg) = self.get_config(Config::ConfiguredProvider).await? {
-            return Ok(get_provider_by_id(&cfg));
-        }
-        Ok(None)
+        let provider = ConfiguredLoginParam::load(self)
+            .await?
+            .and_then(|(_transport_id, param)| param.provider);
+        Ok(provider)
    }

    /// Gets configured "delete_device_after" value.
@@ -820,42 +823,43 @@ impl Context {
                        self,
                        "Creating a pseudo configured account which will not be able to send or receive messages. Only meant for tests!"
                    );
-                    ConfiguredLoginParam::from_json(&format!(
-                        r#"{{"addr":"{addr}","imap":[],"imap_user":"","imap_password":"","smtp":[],"smtp_user":"","smtp_password":"","certificate_checks":"Automatic","oauth2":false}}"#
-                    ))?
-                    .save_to_transports_table(self, &EnteredLoginParam::default())
-                    .await?;
+                    add_pseudo_transport(self, addr).await?;
+                    self.sql
+                        .set_raw_config(Config::ConfiguredAddr.as_ref(), Some(addr))
+                        .await?;
+                } else {
+                    self.sql
+                        .transaction(|transaction| {
+                            if transaction.query_row(
+                                "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM transports WHERE addr=?",
+                                (addr,),
+                                |row| {
+                                    let res: i64 = row.get(0)?;
+                                    Ok(res)
+                                },
+                            )? == 0
+                            {
+                                bail!("Address does not belong to any transport.");
+                            }
+                            transaction.execute(
+                                "UPDATE config SET value=? WHERE keyname='configured_addr'",
+                                (addr,),
+                            )?;
+
+                            // Clean up SMTP and IMAP APPEND queue.
+                            //
+                            // The messages in the queue have a different
+                            // From address so we cannot send them over
+                            // the new SMTP transport.
+                            transaction.execute("DELETE FROM smtp", ())?;
+                            transaction.execute("DELETE FROM imap_send", ())?;
+
+                            Ok(())
+                        })
+                        .await?;
+                    send_sync_transports(self).await?;
+                    self.sql.uncache_raw_config("configured_addr").await;
                }
-                self.sql
-                    .transaction(|transaction| {
-                        if transaction.query_row(
-                            "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM transports WHERE addr=?",
-                            (addr,),
-                            |row| {
-                                let res: i64 = row.get(0)?;
-                                Ok(res)
-                            },
-                        )? == 0
-                        {
-                            bail!("Address does not belong to any transport.");
-                        }
-                        transaction.execute(
-                            "UPDATE config SET value=? WHERE keyname='configured_addr'",
-                            (addr,),
-                        )?;
-
-                        // Clean up SMTP and IMAP APPEND queue.
-                        //
-                        // The messages in the queue have a different
-                        // From address so we cannot send them over
-                        // the new SMTP transport.
-                        transaction.execute("DELETE FROM smtp", ())?;
-                        transaction.execute("DELETE FROM imap_send", ())?;
-
-                        Ok(())
-                    })
-                    .await?;
-                self.sql.uncache_raw_config("configured_addr").await;
            }
            _ => {
                self.sql.set_raw_config(key.as_ref(), value).await?;
@@ -885,7 +889,7 @@ impl Context {
        {
            return Ok(());
        }
-        self.scheduler.interrupt_inbox().await;
+        self.scheduler.interrupt_smtp().await;
        Ok(())
    }

@@ -949,17 +953,7 @@ impl Context {
    /// This should only be used by test code and during configure.
    #[cfg(test)] // AEAP is disabled, but there are still tests for it
    pub(crate) async fn set_primary_self_addr(&self, primary_new: &str) -> Result<()> {
-        self.quota.write().await.take();
-
-        // add old primary address (if exists) to secondary addresses
-        let mut secondary_addrs = self.get_all_self_addrs().await?;
-        // never store a primary address also as a secondary
-        secondary_addrs.retain(|a| !addr_cmp(a, primary_new));
-        self.set_config_internal(
-            Config::SecondaryAddrs,
-            Some(secondary_addrs.join(" ").as_str()),
-        )
-        .await?;
+        self.quota.write().await.clear();

        self.sql
            .set_raw_config(Config::ConfiguredAddr.as_ref(), Some(primary_new))
@@ -968,7 +962,7 @@ impl Context {
        Ok(())
    }

-    /// Returns all primary and secondary self addresses.
+    /// Returns the primary self address followed by all secondary ones.
    pub(crate) async fn get_all_self_addrs(&self) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
        let primary_addrs = self.get_config(Config::ConfiguredAddr).await?.into_iter();
        let secondary_addrs = self.get_secondary_self_addrs().await?.into_iter();
@@ -978,14 +972,10 @@ impl Context {

    /// Returns all secondary self addresses.
    pub(crate) async fn get_secondary_self_addrs(&self) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
-        let secondary_addrs = self
-            .get_config(Config::SecondaryAddrs)
-            .await?
-            .unwrap_or_default();
-        Ok(secondary_addrs
-            .split_ascii_whitespace()
-            .map(|s| s.to_string())
-            .collect())
+        self.sql.query_map_vec("SELECT addr FROM transports WHERE addr NOT IN (SELECT value FROM config WHERE keyname='configured_addr')", (), |row| {
+            let addr: String = row.get(0)?;
+            Ok(addr)
+        }).await
    }

    /// Returns the primary self address.
@@ -1008,5 +998,18 @@ fn get_config_keys_string() -> String {
    format!(" {keys} ")
 }

+/// Returns all `ui.*` config keys that were set by the UI.
+pub async fn get_all_ui_config_keys(context: &Context) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
+    let ui_keys = context
+        .sql
+        .query_map_vec(
+            "SELECT keyname FROM config WHERE keyname GLOB 'ui.*' ORDER BY config.id",
+            (),
+            |row| Ok(row.get::<_, String>(0)?),
+        )
+        .await?;
+    Ok(ui_keys)
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod config_tests;
@@ -81,6 +81,37 @@ async fn test_ui_config() -> Result<()> {
    Ok(())
 }

+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn test_get_all_ui_config_keys() -> Result<()> {
+    let t = TestContext::new().await;
+
+    t.set_ui_config("ui.android.screen_security", Some("safe"))
+        .await?;
+    t.set_ui_config("ui.lastchatid", Some("231")).await?;
+    t.set_ui_config(
+        "ui.desktop.webxdcBounds.528490",
+        Some(r#"{"x":954,"y":356,"width":378,"height":671}"#),
+    )
+    .await?;
+    t.set_ui_config(
+        "ui.desktop.webxdcBounds.556543",
+        Some(r#"{"x":954,"y":356,"width":378,"height":671}"#),
+    )
+    .await?;
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        get_all_ui_config_keys(&t).await?,
+        vec![
+            "ui.android.screen_security",
+            "ui.lastchatid",
+            "ui.desktop.webxdcBounds.528490",
+            "ui.desktop.webxdcBounds.556543"
+        ]
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// Regression test for https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/issues/3012
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
 async fn test_set_config_bool() -> Result<()> {
@@ -94,59 +125,6 @@ async fn test_set_config_bool() -> Result<()> {
    Ok(())
 }

-#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
-async fn test_self_addrs() -> Result<()> {
-    let alice = TestContext::new_alice().await;
-
-    assert!(alice.is_self_addr("alice@example.org").await?);
-    assert_eq!(alice.get_all_self_addrs().await?, vec!["alice@example.org"]);
-    assert!(!alice.is_self_addr("alice@alice.com").await?);
-
-    // Test adding the same primary address
-    alice.set_primary_self_addr("alice@example.org").await?;
-    alice.set_primary_self_addr("Alice@Example.Org").await?;
-    assert_eq!(alice.get_all_self_addrs().await?, vec!["Alice@Example.Org"]);
-
-    // Test adding a new (primary) self address
-    // The address is trimmed during configure by `LoginParam::from_database()`,
-    // so `set_primary_self_addr()` doesn't have to trim it.
-    alice.set_primary_self_addr("Alice@alice.com").await?;
-    assert!(alice.is_self_addr("aliCe@example.org").await?);
-    assert!(alice.is_self_addr("alice@alice.com").await?);
-    assert_eq!(
-        alice.get_all_self_addrs().await?,
-        vec!["Alice@alice.com", "Alice@Example.Org"]
-    );
-
-    // Check that the entry is not duplicated
-    alice.set_primary_self_addr("alice@alice.com").await?;
-    alice.set_primary_self_addr("alice@alice.com").await?;
-    assert_eq!(
-        alice.get_all_self_addrs().await?,
-        vec!["alice@alice.com", "Alice@Example.Org"]
-    );
-
-    // Test switching back
-    alice.set_primary_self_addr("alice@example.org").await?;
-    assert_eq!(
-        alice.get_all_self_addrs().await?,
-        vec!["alice@example.org", "alice@alice.com"]
-    );
-
-    // Test setting a new primary self address, the previous self address
-    // should be kept as a secondary self address
-    alice.set_primary_self_addr("alice@alice.xyz").await?;
-    assert_eq!(
-        alice.get_all_self_addrs().await?,
-        vec!["alice@alice.xyz", "alice@example.org", "alice@alice.com"]
-    );
-    assert!(alice.is_self_addr("alice@example.org").await?);
-    assert!(alice.is_self_addr("alice@alice.com").await?);
-    assert!(alice.is_self_addr("Alice@alice.xyz").await?);
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
 async fn test_mdns_default_behaviour() -> Result<()> {
    let t = &TestContext::new_alice().await;
@@ -278,7 +256,6 @@ async fn test_sync() -> Result<()> {
    Ok(())
 }

-/// Sync message mustn't be sent if self-{status,avatar} is changed by a self-sent message.
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
 async fn test_no_sync_on_self_sent_msg() -> Result<()> {
    let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
@@ -288,16 +265,16 @@ async fn test_no_sync_on_self_sent_msg() -> Result<()> {
        a.set_config_bool(Config::SyncMsgs, true).await?;
    }

-    let status = "Synced via usual message";
+    let status = "Sent via usual message";
    alice0.set_config(Config::Selfstatus, Some(status)).await?;
    alice0.send_sync_msg().await?;
-    alice0.pop_sent_sync_msg().await;
+    alice0.pop_sent_msg().await;
    let status1 = "Synced via sync message";
    alice1.set_config(Config::Selfstatus, Some(status1)).await?;
    tcm.send_recv(alice0, alice1, "hi Alice!").await;
    assert_eq!(
        alice1.get_config(Config::Selfstatus).await?,
-        Some(status.to_string())
+        Some(status1.to_string())
    );
    sync(alice1, alice0).await;
    assert_eq!(
@@ -315,7 +292,7 @@ async fn test_no_sync_on_self_sent_msg() -> Result<()> {
        .set_config(Config::Selfavatar, Some(file.to_str().unwrap()))
        .await?;
    alice0.send_sync_msg().await?;
-    alice0.pop_sent_sync_msg().await;
+    alice0.pop_sent_msg().await;
    let file = alice1.dir.path().join("avatar.jpg");
    let bytes = include_bytes!("../../test-data/image/avatar1000x1000.jpg");
    tokio::fs::write(&file, bytes).await?;
@@ -328,7 +305,7 @@ async fn test_no_sync_on_self_sent_msg() -> Result<()> {
        alice1
            .get_config(Config::Selfavatar)
            .await?
-            .filter(|path| path.ends_with(".png"))
+            .filter(|path| path.ends_with(".jpg"))
            .is_some()
    );
    sync(alice1, alice0).await;
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ use percent_encoding::utf8_percent_encode;
 use server_params::{ServerParams, expand_param_vector};
 use tokio::task;

-use crate::config::{self, Config};
+use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::constants::NON_ALPHANUMERIC_WITHOUT_DOT;
 use crate::context::Context;
 use crate::imap::Imap;
-use crate::log::{LogExt, warn};
+use crate::log::warn;
 use crate::login_param::EnteredCertificateChecks;
 pub use crate::login_param::EnteredLoginParam;
 use crate::message::Message;
@@ -40,11 +40,14 @@ use crate::sync::Sync::*;
 use crate::tools::time;
 use crate::transport::{
    ConfiguredCertificateChecks, ConfiguredLoginParam, ConfiguredServerLoginParam,
-    ConnectionCandidate,
+    ConnectionCandidate, send_sync_transports,
 };
 use crate::{EventType, stock_str};
 use crate::{chat, provider};
-use deltachat_contact_tools::addr_cmp;
+
+/// Maximum number of relays
+/// see <https://github.com/chatmail/core/issues/7608>
+pub(crate) const MAX_TRANSPORT_RELAYS: usize = 5;

 macro_rules! progress {
    ($context:tt, $progress:expr, $comment:expr) => {
@@ -206,7 +209,9 @@ impl Context {
    /// Removes the transport with the specified email address
    /// (i.e. [EnteredLoginParam::addr]).
    pub async fn delete_transport(&self, addr: &str) -> Result<()> {
-        self.sql
+        let now = time();
+        let removed_transport_id = self
+            .sql
            .transaction(|transaction| {
                let primary_addr = transaction.query_row(
                    "SELECT value FROM config WHERE keyname='configured_addr'",
@@ -220,12 +225,13 @@ impl Context {
                if primary_addr == addr {
                    bail!("Cannot delete primary transport");
                }
-                let transport_id = transaction.query_row(
-                    "DELETE FROM transports WHERE addr=? RETURNING id",
+                let (transport_id, add_timestamp) = transaction.query_row(
+                    "DELETE FROM transports WHERE addr=? RETURNING id, add_timestamp",
                    (addr,),
                    |row| {
                        let id: u32 = row.get(0)?;
-                        Ok(id)
+                        let add_timestamp: i64 = row.get(1)?;
+                        Ok((id, add_timestamp))
                    },
                )?;
                transaction.execute("DELETE FROM imap WHERE transport_id=?", (transport_id,))?;
@@ -234,9 +240,24 @@ impl Context {
                    (transport_id,),
                )?;

-                Ok(())
+                // Removal timestamp should not be lower than addition timestamp
+                // to be accepted by other devices when synced.
+                let remove_timestamp = std::cmp::max(now, add_timestamp);
+
+                transaction.execute(
+                    "INSERT INTO removed_transports (addr, remove_timestamp)
+                     VALUES (?, ?)
+                     ON CONFLICT (addr)
+                     DO UPDATE SET remove_timestamp = excluded.remove_timestamp",
+                    (addr, remove_timestamp),
+                )?;
+
+                Ok(transport_id)
            })
            .await?;
+        send_sync_transports(self).await?;
+        self.quota.write().await.remove(&removed_transport_id);
+
        Ok(())
    }

@@ -253,21 +274,56 @@ impl Context {
                )
                .await?
        {
-            if self.get_config(Config::MvboxMove).await?.as_deref() != Some("0") {
-                bail!("Cannot use multi-transport with mvbox_move enabled.");
-            }
+            // Should be checked before `MvboxMove` because the latter makes no sense in presense of
+            // `OnlyFetchMvbox` and even grayed out in the UIs in this case.
            if self.get_config(Config::OnlyFetchMvbox).await?.as_deref() != Some("0") {
-                bail!("Cannot use multi-transport with only_fetch_mvbox enabled.");
+                bail!(
+                    "To use additional relays, disable the legacy option \"Settings / Advanced / Only Fetch from DeltaChat Folder\"."
+                );
+            }
+            if self.get_config(Config::MvboxMove).await?.as_deref() != Some("0") {
+                bail!(
+                    "To use additional relays, disable the legacy option \"Settings / Advanced / Move automatically to DeltaChat Folder\"."
+                );
            }
            if self.get_config(Config::ShowEmails).await?.as_deref() != Some("2") {
-                bail!("Cannot use multi-transport with disabled fetching of classic emails.");
+                bail!(
+                    "To use additional relays, set the legacy option \"Settings / Advanced / Show Classic Emails\" to \"All\"."
+                );
+            }
+
+            if self
+                .sql
+                .count("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM transports", ())
+                .await?
+                >= MAX_TRANSPORT_RELAYS
+            {
+                bail!(
+                    "You have reached the maximum number of relays ({}).",
+                    MAX_TRANSPORT_RELAYS
+                )
            }
        }

-        let provider = configure(self, param).await?;
+        let provider = match configure(self, param).await {
+            Err(error) => {
+                // Log entered and actual params
+                let configured_param = get_configured_param(self, param).await;
+                warn!(
+                    self,
+                    "configure failed: Entered params: {}. Used params: {}. Error: {error}.",
+                    param.to_string(),
+                    configured_param
+                        .map(|param| param.to_string())
+                        .unwrap_or("error".to_owned())
+                );
+                return Err(error);
+            }
+            Ok(provider) => provider,
+        };
        self.set_config_internal(Config::NotifyAboutWrongPw, Some("1"))
            .await?;
-        on_configure_completed(self, provider, old_addr).await?;
+        on_configure_completed(self, provider).await?;
        Ok(())
    }
 }
@@ -275,7 +331,6 @@ impl Context {
 async fn on_configure_completed(
    context: &Context,
    provider: Option<&'static Provider>,
-    old_addr: Option<String>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
    if let Some(provider) = provider {
        if let Some(config_defaults) = provider.config_defaults {
@@ -305,20 +360,6 @@ async fn on_configure_completed(
        }
    }

-    if let Some(new_addr) = context.get_config(Config::ConfiguredAddr).await?
-        && let Some(old_addr) = old_addr
-        && !addr_cmp(&new_addr, &old_addr)
-    {
-        let mut msg = Message::new_text(
-            stock_str::aeap_explanation_and_link(context, &old_addr, &new_addr).await,
-        );
-        chat::add_device_msg(context, None, Some(&mut msg))
-            .await
-            .context("Cannot add AEAP explanation")
-            .log_err(context)
-            .ok();
-    }
-
    Ok(())
 }

@@ -554,12 +595,11 @@ async fn configure(ctx: &Context, param: &EnteredLoginParam) -> Result<Option<&'
    let (_s, r) = async_channel::bounded(1);
    let mut imap = Imap::new(ctx, transport_id, configured_param.clone(), r).await?;
    let configuring = true;
-    let mut imap_session = match imap.connect(ctx, configuring).await {
-        Ok(session) => session,
-        Err(err) => bail!(
+    if let Err(err) = imap.connect(ctx, configuring).await {
+        bail!(
            "{}",
            nicer_configuration_error(ctx, format!("{err:#}")).await
-        ),
+        );
    };

    progress!(ctx, 850);
@@ -569,31 +609,28 @@ async fn configure(ctx: &Context, param: &EnteredLoginParam) -> Result<Option<&'

    progress!(ctx, 900);

-    if !ctx.is_configured().await? {
+    let is_configured = ctx.is_configured().await?;
+    if !is_configured {
        ctx.sql.set_raw_config("mvbox_move", Some("0")).await?;
        ctx.sql.set_raw_config("only_fetch_mvbox", None).await?;
    }

-    let create_mvbox = false;
-    imap.configure_folders(ctx, &mut imap_session, create_mvbox)
-        .await?;
-
    drop(imap);

    progress!(ctx, 910);

    let provider = configured_param.provider;
    configured_param
-        .save_to_transports_table(ctx, param)
+        .clone()
+        .save_to_transports_table(ctx, param, time())
        .await?;
+    send_sync_transports(ctx).await?;

    ctx.set_config_internal(Config::ConfiguredTimestamp, Some(&time().to_string()))
        .await?;

    progress!(ctx, 920);

-    ctx.set_config_internal(Config::FetchedExistingMsgs, config::from_bool(false))
-        .await?;
    ctx.scheduler.interrupt_inbox().await;

    progress!(ctx, 940);
@@ -2,16 +2,13 @@

 #![allow(missing_docs)]

-use std::sync::LazyLock;
-
 use deltachat_derive::{FromSql, ToSql};
 use percent_encoding::{AsciiSet, NON_ALPHANUMERIC};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};

 use crate::chat::ChatId;

-pub static DC_VERSION_STR: LazyLock<String> =
-    LazyLock::new(|| env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").to_string());
+pub static DC_VERSION_STR: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");

 /// Set of characters to percent-encode in email addresses and names.
 pub(crate) const NON_ALPHANUMERIC_WITHOUT_DOT: &AsciiSet = &NON_ALPHANUMERIC.remove(b'.');
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ use crate::message::MessageState;
 use crate::mimeparser::AvatarAction;
 use crate::param::{Param, Params};
 use crate::sync::{self, Sync::*};
-use crate::tools::{SystemTime, duration_to_str, get_abs_path, time, to_lowercase};
+use crate::tools::{SystemTime, duration_to_str, get_abs_path, normalize_text, time, to_lowercase};
 use crate::{chat, chatlist_events, ensure_and_debug_assert_ne, stock_str};

 /// Time during which a contact is considered as seen recently.
@@ -115,9 +115,23 @@ impl ContactId {
        let row = context
            .sql
            .transaction(|transaction| {
+                let authname;
+                let name_or_authname = if !name.is_empty() {
+                    name
+                } else {
+                    authname = transaction.query_row(
+                        "SELECT authname FROM contacts WHERE id=?",
+                        (self,),
+                        |row| {
+                            let authname: String = row.get(0)?;
+                            Ok(authname)
+                        },
+                    )?;
+                    &authname
+                };
                let is_changed = transaction.execute(
-                    "UPDATE contacts SET name=?1 WHERE id=?2 AND name!=?1",
-                    (name, self),
+                    "UPDATE contacts SET name=?1, name_normalized=?2 WHERE id=?3 AND name!=?1",
+                    (name, normalize_text(name_or_authname), self),
                )? > 0;
                if is_changed {
                    update_chat_names(context, transaction, self)?;
@@ -383,20 +397,16 @@ async fn import_vcard_contact(context: &Context, contact: &VcardContact) -> Resu
        },
        None => None,
    };
-    if let Some(path) = path {
-        // Currently this value doesn't matter as we don't import the contact of self.
-        let was_encrypted = false;
-        if let Err(e) =
-            set_profile_image(context, id, &AvatarAction::Change(path), was_encrypted).await
-        {
-            warn!(
-                context,
-                "import_vcard_contact: Could not set avatar for {}: {e:#}.", contact.addr
-            );
-        }
+    if let Some(path) = path
+        && let Err(e) = set_profile_image(context, id, &AvatarAction::Change(path)).await
+    {
+        warn!(
+            context,
+            "import_vcard_contact: Could not set avatar for {}: {e:#}.", contact.addr
+        );
    }
    if let Some(biography) = &contact.biography
-        && let Err(e) = set_status(context, id, biography.to_owned(), false, false).await
+        && let Err(e) = set_status(context, id, biography.to_owned()).await
    {
        warn!(
            context,
@@ -971,11 +981,22 @@ impl Contact {
                        } else {
                            row_name
                        };
+                        let new_authname = if update_authname {
+                            name.to_string()
+                        } else {
+                            row_authname
+                        };

                        transaction.execute(
-                            "UPDATE contacts SET name=?, addr=?, origin=?, authname=? WHERE id=?;",
+                            "UPDATE contacts SET name=?, name_normalized=?, addr=?, origin=?, authname=? WHERE id=?",
                            (
-                                new_name,
+                                &new_name,
+                                normalize_text(
+                                    if !new_name.is_empty() {
+                                        &new_name
+                                    } else {
+                                        &new_authname
+                                    }),
                                if update_addr {
                                    addr.to_string()
                                } else {
@@ -986,11 +1007,7 @@ impl Contact {
                                } else {
                                    row_origin
                                },
-                                if update_authname {
-                                    name.to_string()
-                                } else {
-                                    row_authname
-                                },
+                                &new_authname,
                                row_id,
                            ),
                        )?;
@@ -1002,18 +1019,18 @@ impl Contact {
                        sth_modified = Modifier::Modified;
                    }
                } else {
-                    let update_name = manual;
-                    let update_authname = !manual;
-
                    transaction.execute(
-                        "INSERT INTO contacts (name, addr, fingerprint, origin, authname)
-                         VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?);",
+                        "
+INSERT INTO contacts (name, name_normalized, addr, fingerprint, origin, authname)
+VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+                        ",
                        (
-                            if update_name { &name } else { "" },
+                            if manual { &name } else { "" },
+                            normalize_text(&name),
                            &addr,
                            fingerprint,
                            origin,
-                            if update_authname { &name } else { "" },
+                            if manual { "" } else { &name },
                        ),
                    )?;

@@ -1116,23 +1133,27 @@ impl Contact {
            Origin::IncomingReplyTo
        };
        if query.is_some() {
-            let s3str_like_cmd = format!("%{}%", query.unwrap_or(""));
+            let query_lowercased = query.unwrap_or("").to_lowercase();
+            let s3str_like_cmd = format!("%{}%", query_lowercased);
            context
                .sql
                .query_map(
-                    "SELECT c.id, c.addr FROM contacts c
-                 WHERE c.id>?
-                 AND (c.fingerprint='')=?
-                 AND c.origin>=? \
-                 AND c.blocked=0 \
-                 AND (iif(c.name='',c.authname,c.name) LIKE ? OR c.addr LIKE ?) \
-                 ORDER BY c.last_seen DESC, c.id DESC;",
+                    "
+SELECT c.id, c.addr FROM contacts c
+WHERE c.id>?
+    AND (c.fingerprint='')=?
+    AND c.origin>=?
+    AND c.blocked=0
+    AND (IFNULL(c.name_normalized,IIF(c.name='',c.authname,c.name)) LIKE ? OR c.addr LIKE ?)
+ORDER BY c.origin>=? DESC, c.last_seen DESC, c.id DESC
+                    ",
                    (
                        ContactId::LAST_SPECIAL,
                        flag_address,
                        minimal_origin,
                        &s3str_like_cmd,
-                        &s3str_like_cmd,
+                        &query_lowercased,
+                        Origin::CreateChat,
                    ),
                    |row| {
                        let id: ContactId = row.get(0)?;
@@ -1182,8 +1203,13 @@ impl Contact {
                 AND (fingerprint='')=?
                 AND origin>=?
                 AND blocked=0
-                 ORDER BY last_seen DESC, id DESC;",
-                    (ContactId::LAST_SPECIAL, flag_address, minimal_origin),
+                 ORDER BY origin>=? DESC, last_seen DESC, id DESC",
+                    (
+                        ContactId::LAST_SPECIAL,
+                        flag_address,
+                        minimal_origin,
+                        Origin::CreateChat,
+                    ),
                    |row| {
                        let id: ContactId = row.get(0)?;
                        let addr: String = row.get(1)?;
@@ -1253,8 +1279,18 @@ impl Contact {
                    };
                    // Always do an update in case the blocking is reset or name is changed.
                    transaction.execute(
-                        "UPDATE contacts SET name=?, origin=?, blocked=1, fingerprint=? WHERE addr=?",
-                        (&name, Origin::MailinglistAddress, fingerprint, &grpid),
+                        "
+UPDATE contacts
+SET name=?, name_normalized=IIF(?1='',name_normalized,?), origin=?, blocked=1, fingerprint=?
+WHERE addr=?
+                        ",
+                        (
+                            &name,
+                            normalize_text(&name),
+                            Origin::MailinglistAddress,
+                            fingerprint,
+                            &grpid,
+                        ),
                    )?;
                }
                Ok(())
@@ -1263,18 +1299,6 @@ impl Contact {
        Ok(())
    }

-    /// Returns number of blocked contacts.
-    pub async fn get_blocked_cnt(context: &Context) -> Result<usize> {
-        let count = context
-            .sql
-            .count(
-                "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM contacts WHERE id>? AND blocked!=0",
-                (ContactId::LAST_SPECIAL,),
-            )
-            .await?;
-        Ok(count)
-    }
-
    /// Get blocked contacts.
    pub async fn get_all_blocked(context: &Context) -> Result<Vec<ContactId>> {
        Contact::update_blocked_mailinglist_contacts(context)
@@ -1318,13 +1342,13 @@ impl Contact {
        let fingerprint_other = fingerprint_other.to_string();

        let stock_message = if contact.public_key(context).await?.is_some() {
-            stock_str::e2e_available(context).await
+            stock_str::messages_e2e_encrypted(context).await
        } else {
            stock_str::encr_none(context).await
        };

        let finger_prints = stock_str::finger_prints(context).await;
-        let mut ret = format!("{stock_message}.\n{finger_prints}:");
+        let mut ret = format!("{stock_message}\n{finger_prints}:");

        let fingerprint_self = load_self_public_key(context)
            .await?
@@ -1430,7 +1454,7 @@ impl Contact {
    /// Returns true if the contact is a key-contact.
    /// Otherwise it is an addresss-contact.
    pub fn is_key_contact(&self) -> bool {
-        self.fingerprint.is_some()
+        self.fingerprint.is_some() || self.id == ContactId::SELF
    }

    /// Returns OpenPGP fingerprint of a contact.
@@ -1509,18 +1533,6 @@ impl Contact {
        &self.addr
    }

-    /// Get authorized name or address.
-    ///
-    /// This string is suitable for sending over email
-    /// as it does not leak the locally set name.
-    pub(crate) fn get_authname_or_addr(&self) -> String {
-        if !self.authname.is_empty() {
-            (&self.authname).into()
-        } else {
-            (&self.addr).into()
-        }
-    }
-
    /// Get a summary of name and address.
    ///
    /// The returned string is either "Name (email@domain.com)" or just
@@ -1635,8 +1647,7 @@ impl Contact {
    ///
    /// If this returns Some(_),
    /// display green checkmark in the profile and "Introduced by ..." line
-    /// with the name and address of the contact
-    /// formatted by [Self::get_name_n_addr].
+    /// with the name of the contact.
    ///
    /// If this returns `Some(None)`, then the contact is verified,
    /// but it's unclear by whom.
@@ -1741,8 +1752,8 @@ fn update_chat_names(
        };

        let count = transaction.execute(
-            "UPDATE chats SET name=?1 WHERE id=?2 AND name!=?1",
-            (chat_name, chat_id),
+            "UPDATE chats SET name=?1, name_normalized=?2 WHERE id=?3 AND name!=?1",
+            (&chat_name, normalize_text(&chat_name), chat_id),
        )?;

        if count > 0 {
@@ -1836,25 +1847,19 @@ WHERE type=? AND id IN (
 /// The given profile image is expected to be already in the blob directory
 /// as profile images can be set only by receiving messages, this should be always the case, however.
 ///
-/// For contact SELF, the image is not saved in the contact-database but as Config::Selfavatar;
-/// this typically happens if we see message with our own profile image.
+/// For contact SELF, the image is not saved in the contact-database but as Config::Selfavatar.
 pub(crate) async fn set_profile_image(
    context: &Context,
    contact_id: ContactId,
    profile_image: &AvatarAction,
-    was_encrypted: bool,
 ) -> Result<()> {
    let mut contact = Contact::get_by_id(context, contact_id).await?;
    let changed = match profile_image {
        AvatarAction::Change(profile_image) => {
            if contact_id == ContactId::SELF {
-                if was_encrypted {
-                    context
-                        .set_config_ex(Nosync, Config::Selfavatar, Some(profile_image))
-                        .await?;
-                } else {
-                    info!(context, "Do not use unencrypted selfavatar.");
-                }
+                context
+                    .set_config_ex(Nosync, Config::Selfavatar, Some(profile_image))
+                    .await?;
            } else {
                contact.param.set(Param::ProfileImage, profile_image);
            }
@@ -1862,13 +1867,9 @@ pub(crate) async fn set_profile_image(
        }
        AvatarAction::Delete => {
            if contact_id == ContactId::SELF {
-                if was_encrypted {
-                    context
-                        .set_config_ex(Nosync, Config::Selfavatar, None)
-                        .await?;
-                } else {
-                    info!(context, "Do not use unencrypted selfavatar deletion.");
-                }
+                context
+                    .set_config_ex(Nosync, Config::Selfavatar, None)
+                    .await?;
            } else {
                contact.param.remove(Param::ProfileImage);
            }
@@ -1885,22 +1886,16 @@ pub(crate) async fn set_profile_image(

 /// Sets contact status.
 ///
-/// For contact SELF, the status is not saved in the contact table, but as Config::Selfstatus.  This
-/// is only done if message is sent from Delta Chat and it is encrypted, to synchronize signature
-/// between Delta Chat devices.
+/// For contact SELF, the status is not saved in the contact table, but as Config::Selfstatus.
 pub(crate) async fn set_status(
    context: &Context,
    contact_id: ContactId,
    status: String,
-    encrypted: bool,
-    has_chat_version: bool,
 ) -> Result<()> {
    if contact_id == ContactId::SELF {
-        if encrypted && has_chat_version {
-            context
-                .set_config_ex(Nosync, Config::Selfstatus, Some(&status))
-                .await?;
-        }
+        context
+            .set_config_ex(Nosync, Config::Selfstatus, Some(&status))
+            .await?;
    } else {
        let mut contact = Contact::get_by_id(context, contact_id).await?;

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use super::*;
 use crate::chat::{Chat, get_chat_contacts, send_text_msg};
 use crate::chatlist::Chatlist;
 use crate::receive_imf::receive_imf;
-use crate::test_utils::{self, TestContext, TestContextManager, TimeShiftFalsePositiveNote};
+use crate::test_utils::{self, TestContext, TestContextManager, TimeShiftFalsePositiveNote, sync};

 #[test]
 fn test_contact_id_values() {
@@ -60,16 +60,16 @@ async fn test_get_contacts() -> Result<()> {
    let context = tcm.bob().await;
    let alice = tcm.alice().await;
    alice
-        .set_config(Config::Displayname, Some("MyName"))
+        .set_config(Config::Displayname, Some("MyNameIsΔ"))
        .await?;

    // Alice is not in the contacts yet.
    let contacts = Contact::get_all(&context.ctx, 0, Some("Alice")).await?;
    assert_eq!(contacts.len(), 0);
-    let contacts = Contact::get_all(&context.ctx, 0, Some("MyName")).await?;
+    let contacts = Contact::get_all(&context.ctx, 0, Some("MyNameIsΔ")).await?;
    assert_eq!(contacts.len(), 0);

-    let claire_id = Contact::create(&context, "someone", "claire@example.org").await?;
+    let claire_id = Contact::create(&context, "Δ-someone", "claire@example.org").await?;
    let dave_id = Contact::create(&context, "", "dave@example.org").await?;

    let id = context.add_or_lookup_contact_id(&alice).await;
@@ -77,28 +77,33 @@ async fn test_get_contacts() -> Result<()> {

    let contact = Contact::get_by_id(&context, id).await.unwrap();
    assert_eq!(contact.get_name(), "");
-    assert_eq!(contact.get_authname(), "MyName");
-    assert_eq!(contact.get_display_name(), "MyName");
+    assert_eq!(contact.get_authname(), "MyNameIsΔ");
+    assert_eq!(contact.get_display_name(), "MyNameIsΔ");

    // Search by name.
    let contacts = Contact::get_all(&context, 0, Some("myname")).await?;
    assert_eq!(contacts.len(), 1);
    assert_eq!(contacts.first(), Some(&id));

-    // Search by address.
+    // Search by address is case-insensitive, but only returns direct matches.
    let contacts = Contact::get_all(&context, 0, Some("alice@example.org")).await?;
    assert_eq!(contacts.len(), 1);
    assert_eq!(contacts.first(), Some(&id));
+    let contacts = Contact::get_all(&context, 0, Some("Alice@example.org")).await?;
+    assert_eq!(contacts.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(contacts.first(), Some(&id));
+    let contacts = Contact::get_all(&context, 0, Some("alice@")).await?;
+    assert_eq!(contacts.len(), 0);

    let contacts = Contact::get_all(&context, 0, Some("Foobar")).await?;
    assert_eq!(contacts.len(), 0);

-    // Set Alice name to "someone" manually.
-    id.set_name(&context, "someone").await?;
+    // Set Alice name manually.
+    id.set_name(&context, "Δ-someone").await?;
    let contact = Contact::get_by_id(&context.ctx, id).await.unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(contact.get_name(), "someone");
-    assert_eq!(contact.get_authname(), "MyName");
-    assert_eq!(contact.get_display_name(), "someone");
+    assert_eq!(contact.get_name(), "Δ-someone");
+    assert_eq!(contact.get_authname(), "MyNameIsΔ");
+    assert_eq!(contact.get_display_name(), "Δ-someone");

    // Not searchable by authname, because it is not displayed.
    let contacts = Contact::get_all(&context, 0, Some("MyName")).await?;
@@ -108,7 +113,9 @@ async fn test_get_contacts() -> Result<()> {
        info!(&context, "add_self={add_self}");

        // Search key-contacts by display name (same as manually set name).
-        let contacts = Contact::get_all(&context.ctx, add_self, Some("someone")).await?;
+        let contacts = Contact::get_all(&context.ctx, add_self, Some("Δ-someone")).await?;
+        assert_eq!(contacts, vec![id]);
+        let contacts = Contact::get_all(&context.ctx, add_self, Some("δ-someon")).await?;
        assert_eq!(contacts, vec![id]);

        // Get all key-contacts.
@@ -120,7 +127,7 @@ async fn test_get_contacts() -> Result<()> {
    }

    // Search address-contacts by display name.
-    let contacts = Contact::get_all(&context, constants::DC_GCL_ADDRESS, Some("someone")).await?;
+    let contacts = Contact::get_all(&context, constants::DC_GCL_ADDRESS, Some("Δ-someone")).await?;
    assert_eq!(contacts, vec![claire_id]);

    // Get all address-contacts. Newer contacts go first.
@@ -134,6 +141,16 @@ async fn test_get_contacts() -> Result<()> {
    .await?;
    assert_eq!(contacts, vec![dave_id, claire_id, ContactId::SELF]);

+    // Reset the user-provided name for Alice.
+    id.set_name(&context, "").await?;
+    let contact = Contact::get_by_id(&context.ctx, id).await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(contact.get_name(), "");
+    assert_eq!(contact.get_authname(), "MyNameIsΔ");
+    assert_eq!(contact.get_display_name(), "MyNameIsΔ");
+    let contacts = Contact::get_all(&context, 0, Some("MyName")).await?;
+    assert_eq!(contacts.len(), 1);
+    let contacts = Contact::get_all(&context, 0, Some("δ")).await?;
+    assert_eq!(contacts.len(), 1);
    Ok(())
 }

@@ -806,7 +823,7 @@ async fn test_contact_get_encrinfo() -> Result<()> {

    let address_contact_bob_id = alice.add_or_lookup_address_contact_id(bob).await;
    let encrinfo = Contact::get_encrinfo(alice, address_contact_bob_id).await?;
-    assert_eq!(encrinfo, "No encryption");
+    assert_eq!(encrinfo, "No encryption.");

    let contact = Contact::get_by_id(alice, address_contact_bob_id).await?;
    assert!(!contact.e2ee_avail(alice).await?);
@@ -815,7 +832,7 @@ async fn test_contact_get_encrinfo() -> Result<()> {
    let encrinfo = Contact::get_encrinfo(alice, contact_bob_id).await?;
    assert_eq!(
        encrinfo,
-        "End-to-end encryption available.
+        "Messages are end-to-end encrypted.
 Fingerprints:

 Me (alice@example.org):
@@ -850,8 +867,7 @@ CCCB 5AA9 F6E1 141C 9431
    Ok(())
 }

-/// Tests that status is synchronized when sending encrypted BCC-self messages and not
-/// synchronized when the message is not encrypted.
+/// Tests that self-status is not synchronized from outgoing messages.
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
 async fn test_synchronize_status() -> Result<()> {
    let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
@@ -870,21 +886,12 @@ async fn test_synchronize_status() -> Result<()> {
        .await?;
    let chat = alice1.create_email_chat(bob).await;

-    // Alice sends a message to Bob from the first device.
+    // Alice sends an unencrypted message to Bob from the first device.
    send_text_msg(alice1, chat.id, "Hello".to_string()).await?;
    let sent_msg = alice1.pop_sent_msg().await;

-    // Message is not encrypted.
-    let message = sent_msg.load_from_db().await;
-    assert!(!message.get_showpadlock());
-
    // Alice's second devices receives a copy of outgoing message.
    alice2.recv_msg(&sent_msg).await;
-
-    // Bob receives message.
-    bob.recv_msg(&sent_msg).await;
-
-    // Message was not encrypted, so status is not copied.
    assert_eq!(alice2.get_config(Config::Selfstatus).await?, default_status);

    // Alice sends encrypted message.
@@ -892,17 +899,9 @@ async fn test_synchronize_status() -> Result<()> {
    send_text_msg(alice1, chat.id, "Hello".to_string()).await?;
    let sent_msg = alice1.pop_sent_msg().await;

-    // Second message is encrypted.
-    let message = sent_msg.load_from_db().await;
-    assert!(message.get_showpadlock());
-
    // Alice's second devices receives a copy of second outgoing message.
    alice2.recv_msg(&sent_msg).await;
-
-    assert_eq!(
-        alice2.get_config(Config::Selfstatus).await?,
-        Some("New status".to_string())
-    );
+    assert_eq!(alice2.get_config(Config::Selfstatus).await?, default_status);

    Ok(())
 }
@@ -915,9 +914,9 @@ async fn test_selfavatar_changed_event() -> Result<()> {
    // Alice has two devices.
    let alice1 = &tcm.alice().await;
    let alice2 = &tcm.alice().await;
-
-    // Bob has one device.
-    let bob = &tcm.bob().await;
+    for a in [alice1, alice2] {
+        a.set_config_bool(Config::SyncMsgs, true).await?;
+    }

    assert_eq!(alice1.get_config(Config::Selfavatar).await?, None);

@@ -933,17 +932,7 @@ async fn test_selfavatar_changed_event() -> Result<()> {
        .get_matching(|e| matches!(e, EventType::SelfavatarChanged))
        .await;

-    // Alice sends a message.
-    let alice1_chat_id = alice1.create_chat(bob).await.id;
-    send_text_msg(alice1, alice1_chat_id, "Hello".to_string()).await?;
-    let sent_msg = alice1.pop_sent_msg().await;
-
-    // The message is encrypted.
-    let message = sent_msg.load_from_db().await;
-    assert!(message.get_showpadlock());
-
-    // Alice's second device receives a copy of the outgoing message.
-    alice2.recv_msg(&sent_msg).await;
+    sync(alice1, alice2).await;

    // Alice's second device applies the selfavatar.
    assert!(alice2.get_config(Config::Selfavatar).await?.is_some());
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::ffi::OsString;
 use std::ops::Deref;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool;
-use std::sync::{Arc, OnceLock};
+use std::sync::{Arc, OnceLock, Weak};
 use std::time::Duration;

 use anyhow::{Context as _, Result, bail, ensure};
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ use crate::imap::{FolderMeaning, Imap, ServerMetadata};
 use crate::key::self_fingerprint;
 use crate::log::warn;
 use crate::logged_debug_assert;
-use crate::login_param::EnteredLoginParam;
 use crate::message::{self, MessageState, MsgId};
 use crate::net::tls::TlsSessionStore;
 use crate::peer_channels::Iroh;
@@ -37,6 +36,8 @@ use crate::tools::{self, duration_to_str, time, time_elapsed};
 use crate::transport::ConfiguredLoginParam;
 use crate::{chatlist_events, stats};

+pub use crate::scheduler::connectivity::Connectivity;
+
 /// Builder for the [`Context`].
 ///
 /// Many arguments to the [`Context`] are kind of optional and only needed to handle
@@ -201,6 +202,25 @@ impl Deref for Context {
    }
 }

+/// A weak reference to a [`Context`]
+///
+/// Can be used to obtain a [`Context`]. An existing weak reference does not prevent the corresponding [`Context`] from being dropped.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct WeakContext {
+    inner: Weak<InnerContext>,
+}
+
+impl WeakContext {
+    /// Returns the [`Context`] if it is still available.
+    pub(crate) fn upgrade(&self) -> Result<Context> {
+        let inner = self
+            .inner
+            .upgrade()
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Inner struct has been dropped"))?;
+        Ok(Context { inner })
+    }
+}
+
 /// Actual context, expensive to clone.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct InnerContext {
@@ -225,9 +245,9 @@ pub struct InnerContext {
    pub(crate) scheduler: SchedulerState,
    pub(crate) ratelimit: RwLock<Ratelimit>,

-    /// Recently loaded quota information, if any.
-    /// Set to `None` if quota was never tried to load.
-    pub(crate) quota: RwLock<Option<QuotaInfo>>,
+    /// Recently loaded quota information for each trasnport, if any.
+    /// If quota was never tried to load, then the transport doesn't have an entry in the BTreeMap.
+    pub(crate) quota: RwLock<BTreeMap<u32, QuotaInfo>>,

    /// Notify about new messages.
    ///
@@ -333,7 +353,7 @@ pub fn get_info() -> BTreeMap<&'static str, String> {
    #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
    res.insert("debug_assertions", "Off".to_string());

-    res.insert("deltachat_core_version", format!("v{}", &*DC_VERSION_STR));
+    res.insert("deltachat_core_version", format!("v{DC_VERSION_STR}"));
    res.insert("sqlite_version", rusqlite::version().to_string());
    res.insert("arch", (std::mem::size_of::<usize>() * 8).to_string());
    res.insert("num_cpus", num_cpus::get().to_string());
@@ -385,6 +405,13 @@ impl Context {
        Ok(context)
    }

+    /// Returns a weak reference to this [`Context`].
+    pub(crate) fn get_weak_context(&self) -> WeakContext {
+        WeakContext {
+            inner: Arc::downgrade(&self.inner),
+        }
+    }
+
    /// Opens the database with the given passphrase.
    /// NB: Db encryption is deprecated, so `passphrase` should be empty normally. See
    /// [`ContextBuilder::with_password()`] for reasoning.
@@ -453,8 +480,8 @@ impl Context {
            translated_stockstrings: stockstrings,
            events,
            scheduler: SchedulerState::new(),
-            ratelimit: RwLock::new(Ratelimit::new(Duration::new(60, 0), 6.0)), // Allow at least 1 message every 10 seconds + a burst of 6.
-            quota: RwLock::new(None),
+            ratelimit: RwLock::new(Ratelimit::new(Duration::new(3, 0), 3.0)), // Allow at least 1 message every second + a burst of 3.
+            quota: RwLock::new(BTreeMap::new()),
            new_msgs_notify,
            server_id: RwLock::new(None),
            metadata: RwLock::new(None),
@@ -485,12 +512,6 @@ impl Context {
            return;
        }

-        if self.is_chatmail().await.unwrap_or_default() {
-            let mut lock = self.ratelimit.write().await;
-            // Allow at least 1 message every second + a burst of 3.
-            *lock = Ratelimit::new(Duration::new(3, 0), 3.0);
-        }
-
        // The next line is mainly for iOS:
        // iOS starts a separate process for receiving notifications and if the user concurrently
        // starts the app, the UI process opens the database but waits with calling start_io()
@@ -595,8 +616,13 @@ impl Context {
            }

            // Update quota (to send warning if full) - but only check it once in a while.
+            // note: For now this only checks quota of primary transport,
+            // because background check only checks primary transport at the moment
            if self
-                .quota_needs_update(DC_BACKGROUND_FETCH_QUOTA_CHECK_RATELIMIT)
+                .quota_needs_update(
+                    session.transport_id(),
+                    DC_BACKGROUND_FETCH_QUOTA_CHECK_RATELIMIT,
+                )
                .await
                && let Err(err) = self.update_recent_quota(&mut session).await
            {
@@ -796,12 +822,17 @@ impl Context {

    /// Returns information about the context as key-value pairs.
    pub async fn get_info(&self) -> Result<BTreeMap<&'static str, String>> {
-        let l = EnteredLoginParam::load(self).await?;
-        let l2 = ConfiguredLoginParam::load(self).await?.map_or_else(
-            || "Not configured".to_string(),
-            |(_transport_id, param)| param.to_string(),
-        );
        let secondary_addrs = self.get_secondary_self_addrs().await?.join(", ");
+        let all_transports: Vec<String> = ConfiguredLoginParam::load_all(self)
+            .await?
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|(transport_id, param)| format!("{transport_id}: {param}"))
+            .collect();
+        let all_transports = if all_transports.is_empty() {
+            "Not configured".to_string()
+        } else {
+            all_transports.join(",")
+        };
        let chats = get_chat_cnt(self).await?;
        let unblocked_msgs = message::get_unblocked_msg_cnt(self).await;
        let request_msgs = message::get_request_msg_cnt(self).await;
@@ -880,8 +911,7 @@ impl Context {
                .unwrap_or_else(|| "<unset>".to_string()),
        );
        res.insert("proxy_enabled", proxy_enabled.to_string());
-        res.insert("entered_account_settings", l.to_string());
-        res.insert("used_account_settings", l2);
+        res.insert("used_transport_settings", all_transports);

        if let Some(server_id) = &*self.server_id.read().await {
            res.insert("imap_server_id", format!("{server_id:?}"));
@@ -916,16 +946,14 @@ impl Context {
        }

        res.insert("secondary_addrs", secondary_addrs);
-        res.insert(
-            "fetched_existing_msgs",
-            self.get_config_bool(Config::FetchedExistingMsgs)
-                .await?
-                .to_string(),
-        );
        res.insert(
            "show_emails",
            self.get_config_int(Config::ShowEmails).await?.to_string(),
        );
+        res.insert(
+            "who_can_call_me",
+            self.get_config_int(Config::WhoCanCallMe).await?.to_string(),
+        );
        res.insert(
            "download_limit",
            self.get_config_int(Config::DownloadLimit)
@@ -1060,13 +1088,6 @@ impl Context {
                .await?
                .unwrap_or_default(),
        );
-        res.insert(
-            "fail_on_receiving_full_msg",
-            self.sql
-                .get_raw_config("fail_on_receiving_full_msg")
-                .await?
-                .unwrap_or_default(),
-        );
        res.insert(
            "std_header_protection_composing",
            self.sql
@@ -1074,6 +1095,10 @@ impl Context {
                .await?
                .unwrap_or_default(),
        );
+        res.insert(
+            "team_profile",
+            self.get_config_bool(Config::TeamProfile).await?.to_string(),
+        );

        let elapsed = time_elapsed(&self.creation_time);
        res.insert("uptime", duration_to_str(elapsed));
@@ -1091,21 +1116,19 @@ impl Context {
        let list = self
            .sql
            .query_map_vec(
-                concat!(
-                    "SELECT m.id",
-                    " FROM msgs m",
-                    " LEFT JOIN contacts ct",
-                    "        ON m.from_id=ct.id",
-                    " LEFT JOIN chats c",
-                    "        ON m.chat_id=c.id",
-                    " WHERE m.state=?",
-                    "   AND m.hidden=0",
-                    "   AND m.chat_id>9",
-                    "   AND ct.blocked=0",
-                    "   AND c.blocked=0",
-                    "   AND NOT(c.muted_until=-1 OR c.muted_until>?)",
-                    " ORDER BY m.timestamp DESC,m.id DESC;"
-                ),
+                "SELECT m.id
+FROM msgs m
+LEFT JOIN contacts ct
+    ON m.from_id=ct.id
+LEFT JOIN chats c
+    ON m.chat_id=c.id
+WHERE m.state=?
+AND m.hidden=0
+AND m.chat_id>9
+AND ct.blocked=0
+AND c.blocked=0
+AND NOT(c.muted_until=-1 OR c.muted_until>?)
+ORDER BY m.timestamp DESC,m.id DESC",
                (MessageState::InFresh, time()),
                |row| {
                    let msg_id: MsgId = row.get(0)?;
@@ -1257,12 +1280,6 @@ impl Context {
        Ok(list)
    }

-    /// Returns true if given folder name is the name of the inbox.
-    pub async fn is_inbox(&self, folder_name: &str) -> Result<bool> {
-        let inbox = self.get_config(Config::ConfiguredInboxFolder).await?;
-        Ok(inbox.as_deref() == Some(folder_name))
-    }
-
    /// Returns true if given folder name is the name of the "DeltaChat" folder.
    pub async fn is_mvbox(&self, folder_name: &str) -> Result<bool> {
        let mvbox = self.get_config(Config::ConfiguredMvboxFolder).await?;
@@ -1311,10 +1328,5 @@ impl Context {
    }
 }

-/// Returns core version as a string.
-pub fn get_version_str() -> &'static str {
-    &DC_VERSION_STR
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod context_tests;
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ async fn test_get_info_completeness() {
        "encrypted_device_token",
        "stats_last_update",
        "stats_last_old_contact_id",
+        "simulate_receive_imf_error", // only used in tests
    ];
    let t = TestContext::new().await;
    let info = t.get_info().await.unwrap();
@@ -1,27 +1,19 @@
 //! # Download large messages manually.

-use std::cmp::max;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;

 use anyhow::{Result, anyhow, bail, ensure};
 use deltachat_derive::{FromSql, ToSql};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};

-use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::context::Context;
 use crate::imap::session::Session;
-use crate::message::{Message, MsgId, Viewtype};
-use crate::mimeparser::{MimeMessage, Part};
-use crate::tools::time;
-use crate::{EventType, chatlist_events, stock_str};
+use crate::log::warn;
+use crate::message::{self, Message, MsgId, rfc724_mid_exists};
+use crate::{EventType, chatlist_events};

-/// Download limits should not be used below `MIN_DOWNLOAD_LIMIT`.
-///
-/// For better UX, some messages as add-member, non-delivery-reports (NDN) or read-receipts (MDN)
-/// should always be downloaded completely to handle them correctly,
-/// also in larger groups and if group and contact avatar are attached.
-/// Most of these cases are caught by `MIN_DOWNLOAD_LIMIT`.
-pub(crate) const MIN_DOWNLOAD_LIMIT: u32 = 163840;
+pub(crate) mod post_msg_metadata;
+pub(crate) use post_msg_metadata::PostMsgMetadata;

 /// If a message is downloaded only partially
 /// and `delete_server_after` is set to small timeouts (eg. "at once"),
@@ -29,6 +21,16 @@ pub(crate) const MIN_DOWNLOAD_LIMIT: u32 = 163840;
 /// `MIN_DELETE_SERVER_AFTER` increases the timeout in this case.
 pub(crate) const MIN_DELETE_SERVER_AFTER: i64 = 48 * 60 * 60;

+/// From this point onward outgoing messages are considered large
+/// and get a Pre-Message, which announces the Post-Message.
+/// This is only about sending so we can modify it any time.
+/// Current value is a bit less than the minimum auto-download setting from the UIs (which is 160
+/// KiB).
+pub(crate) const PRE_MSG_ATTACHMENT_SIZE_THRESHOLD: u64 = 140_000;
+
+/// Max size for pre messages. A warning is emitted when this is exceeded.
+pub(crate) const PRE_MSG_SIZE_WARNING_THRESHOLD: usize = 150_000;
+
 /// Download state of the message.
 #[derive(
    Debug,
@@ -64,20 +66,8 @@ pub enum DownloadState {
    InProgress = 1000,
 }

-impl Context {
-    // Returns validated download limit or `None` for "no limit".
-    pub(crate) async fn download_limit(&self) -> Result<Option<u32>> {
-        let download_limit = self.get_config_int(Config::DownloadLimit).await?;
-        if download_limit <= 0 {
-            Ok(None)
-        } else {
-            Ok(Some(max(MIN_DOWNLOAD_LIMIT, download_limit as u32)))
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 impl MsgId {
-    /// Schedules full message download for partially downloaded message.
+    /// Schedules Post-Message download for partially downloaded message.
    pub async fn download_full(self, context: &Context) -> Result<()> {
        let msg = Message::load_from_db(context, self).await?;
        match msg.download_state() {
@@ -86,11 +76,22 @@ impl MsgId {
            }
            DownloadState::InProgress => return Err(anyhow!("Download already in progress.")),
            DownloadState::Available | DownloadState::Failure => {
+                if msg.rfc724_mid().is_empty() {
+                    return Err(anyhow!("Download not possible, message has no rfc724_mid"));
+                }
                self.update_download_state(context, DownloadState::InProgress)
                    .await?;
+                info!(
+                    context,
+                    "Requesting full download of {:?}.",
+                    msg.rfc724_mid()
+                );
                context
                    .sql
-                    .execute("INSERT INTO download (msg_id) VALUES (?)", (self,))
+                    .execute(
+                        "INSERT INTO download (rfc724_mid, msg_id) VALUES (?,?)",
+                        (msg.rfc724_mid(), msg.id),
+                    )
                    .await?;
                context.scheduler.interrupt_inbox().await;
            }
@@ -139,25 +140,18 @@ impl Message {
 /// Most messages are downloaded automatically on fetch instead.
 pub(crate) async fn download_msg(
    context: &Context,
-    msg_id: MsgId,
+    rfc724_mid: String,
    session: &mut Session,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    let Some(msg) = Message::load_from_db_optional(context, msg_id).await? else {
-        // If partially downloaded message was already deleted
-        // we do not know its Message-ID anymore
-        // so cannot download it.
-        //
-        // Probably the message expired due to `delete_device_after`
-        // setting or was otherwise removed from the device,
-        // so we don't want it to reappear anyway.
-        return Ok(());
-    };
-
+    let transport_id = session.transport_id();
    let row = context
        .sql
        .query_row_optional(
-            "SELECT uid, folder FROM imap WHERE rfc724_mid=? AND target!=''",
-            (&msg.rfc724_mid,),
+            "SELECT uid, folder FROM imap
+             WHERE rfc724_mid=?
+             AND transport_id=?
+             AND target!=''",
+            (&rfc724_mid, transport_id),
            |row| {
                let server_uid: u32 = row.get(0)?;
                let server_folder: String = row.get(1)?;
@@ -168,11 +162,13 @@ pub(crate) async fn download_msg(

    let Some((server_uid, server_folder)) = row else {
        // No IMAP record found, we don't know the UID and folder.
-        return Err(anyhow!("Call download_full() again to try over."));
+        return Err(anyhow!(
+            "IMAP location for {rfc724_mid:?} post-message is unknown"
+        ));
    };

    session
-        .fetch_single_msg(context, &server_folder, server_uid, msg.rfc724_mid.clone())
+        .fetch_single_msg(context, &server_folder, server_uid, rfc724_mid)
        .await?;
    Ok(())
 }
@@ -193,10 +189,7 @@ impl Session {
            bail!("Attempt to fetch UID 0");
        }

-        let create = false;
-        let folder_exists = self
-            .select_with_uidvalidity(context, folder, create)
-            .await?;
+        let folder_exists = self.select_with_uidvalidity(context, folder).await?;
        ensure!(folder_exists, "No folder {folder}");

        // we are connected, and the folder is selected
@@ -205,7 +198,7 @@ impl Session {
        let mut uid_message_ids: BTreeMap<u32, String> = BTreeMap::new();
        uid_message_ids.insert(uid, rfc724_mid);
        let (sender, receiver) = async_channel::unbounded();
-        self.fetch_many_msgs(context, folder, vec![uid], &uid_message_ids, false, sender)
+        self.fetch_many_msgs(context, folder, vec![uid], &uid_message_ids, sender)
            .await?;
        if receiver.recv().await.is_err() {
            bail!("Failed to fetch UID {uid}");
@@ -214,41 +207,139 @@ impl Session {
    }
 }

-impl MimeMessage {
-    /// Creates a placeholder part and add that to `parts`.
-    ///
-    /// To create the placeholder, only the outermost header can be used,
-    /// the mime-structure itself is not available.
-    ///
-    /// The placeholder part currently contains a text with size and availability of the message.
-    pub(crate) async fn create_stub_from_partial_download(
-        &mut self,
-        context: &Context,
-        org_bytes: u32,
-    ) -> Result<()> {
-        let mut text = format!(
-            "[{}]",
-            stock_str::partial_download_msg_body(context, org_bytes).await
-        );
-        if let Some(delete_server_after) = context.get_config_delete_server_after().await? {
-            let until = stock_str::download_availability(
-                context,
-                time() + max(delete_server_after, MIN_DELETE_SERVER_AFTER),
-            )
-            .await;
-            text += format!(" [{until}]").as_str();
-        };
-
-        info!(context, "Partial download: {}", text);
-
-        self.do_add_single_part(Part {
-            typ: Viewtype::Text,
-            msg: text,
-            ..Default::default()
-        });
-
-        Ok(())
+async fn set_state_to_failure(context: &Context, rfc724_mid: &str) -> Result<()> {
+    if let Some(msg_id) = rfc724_mid_exists(context, rfc724_mid).await? {
+        // Update download state to failure
+        // so it can be retried.
+        //
+        // On success update_download_state() is not needed
+        // as receive_imf() already
+        // set the state and emitted the event.
+        msg_id
+            .update_download_state(context, DownloadState::Failure)
+            .await?;
    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn available_post_msgs_contains_rfc724_mid(
+    context: &Context,
+    rfc724_mid: &str,
+) -> Result<bool> {
+    Ok(context
+        .sql
+        .query_get_value::<String>(
+            "SELECT rfc724_mid FROM available_post_msgs WHERE rfc724_mid=?",
+            (&rfc724_mid,),
+        )
+        .await?
+        .is_some())
+}
+
+async fn delete_from_available_post_msgs(context: &Context, rfc724_mid: &str) -> Result<()> {
+    context
+        .sql
+        .execute(
+            "DELETE FROM available_post_msgs WHERE rfc724_mid=?",
+            (&rfc724_mid,),
+        )
+        .await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn delete_from_downloads(context: &Context, rfc724_mid: &str) -> Result<()> {
+    context
+        .sql
+        .execute("DELETE FROM download WHERE rfc724_mid=?", (&rfc724_mid,))
+        .await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub(crate) async fn msg_is_downloaded_for(context: &Context, rfc724_mid: &str) -> Result<bool> {
+    Ok(message::rfc724_mid_exists(context, rfc724_mid)
+        .await?
+        .is_some())
+}
+
+pub(crate) async fn download_msgs(context: &Context, session: &mut Session) -> Result<()> {
+    let rfc724_mids = context
+        .sql
+        .query_map_vec("SELECT rfc724_mid FROM download", (), |row| {
+            let rfc724_mid: String = row.get(0)?;
+            Ok(rfc724_mid)
+        })
+        .await?;
+
+    for rfc724_mid in &rfc724_mids {
+        let res = download_msg(context, rfc724_mid.clone(), session).await;
+        if res.is_ok() {
+            delete_from_downloads(context, rfc724_mid).await?;
+            delete_from_available_post_msgs(context, rfc724_mid).await?;
+        }
+        if let Err(err) = res {
+            warn!(
+                context,
+                "Failed to download message rfc724_mid={rfc724_mid}: {:#}.", err
+            );
+            if !msg_is_downloaded_for(context, rfc724_mid).await? {
+                // This is probably a classical email that vanished before we could download it
+                warn!(
+                    context,
+                    "{rfc724_mid} download failed and there is no downloaded pre-message."
+                );
+                delete_from_downloads(context, rfc724_mid).await?;
+            } else if available_post_msgs_contains_rfc724_mid(context, rfc724_mid).await? {
+                warn!(
+                    context,
+                    "{rfc724_mid} is in available_post_msgs table but we failed to fetch it,
+                    so set the message to DownloadState::Failure - probably it was deleted on the server in the meantime"
+                );
+                set_state_to_failure(context, rfc724_mid).await?;
+                delete_from_downloads(context, rfc724_mid).await?;
+                delete_from_available_post_msgs(context, rfc724_mid).await?;
+            } else {
+                // leave the message in DownloadState::InProgress;
+                // it will be downloaded once it arrives.
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Downloads known post-messages without pre-messages
+/// in order to guard against lost pre-messages.
+pub(crate) async fn download_known_post_messages_without_pre_message(
+    context: &Context,
+    session: &mut Session,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let rfc724_mids = context
+        .sql
+        .query_map_vec("SELECT rfc724_mid FROM available_post_msgs", (), |row| {
+            let rfc724_mid: String = row.get(0)?;
+            Ok(rfc724_mid)
+        })
+        .await?;
+    for rfc724_mid in &rfc724_mids {
+        if !msg_is_downloaded_for(context, rfc724_mid).await? {
+            // Download the Post-Message unconditionally,
+            // because the Pre-Message got lost.
+            // The message may be in the wrong order,
+            // but at least we have it at all.
+            let res = download_msg(context, rfc724_mid.clone(), session).await;
+            if res.is_ok() {
+                delete_from_available_post_msgs(context, rfc724_mid).await?;
+            }
+            if let Err(err) = res {
+                warn!(
+                    context,
+                    "download_known_post_messages_without_pre_message: Failed to download message rfc724_mid={rfc724_mid}: {:#}.",
+                    err
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
 }

 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -256,11 +347,8 @@ mod tests {
    use num_traits::FromPrimitive;

    use super::*;
-    use crate::chat::{get_chat_msgs, send_msg};
-    use crate::ephemeral::Timer;
-    use crate::message::delete_msgs;
-    use crate::receive_imf::receive_imf_from_inbox;
-    use crate::test_utils::{E2EE_INFO_MSGS, TestContext, TestContextManager};
+    use crate::chat::send_msg;
+    use crate::test_utils::TestContext;

    #[test]
    fn test_downloadstate_values() {
@@ -278,29 +366,6 @@ mod tests {
        );
    }

-    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
-    async fn test_download_limit() -> Result<()> {
-        let t = TestContext::new_alice().await;
-
-        assert_eq!(t.download_limit().await?, None);
-
-        t.set_config(Config::DownloadLimit, Some("200000")).await?;
-        assert_eq!(t.download_limit().await?, Some(200000));
-
-        t.set_config(Config::DownloadLimit, Some("20000")).await?;
-        assert_eq!(t.download_limit().await?, Some(MIN_DOWNLOAD_LIMIT));
-
-        t.set_config(Config::DownloadLimit, None).await?;
-        assert_eq!(t.download_limit().await?, None);
-
-        for val in &["0", "-1", "-100", "", "foo"] {
-            t.set_config(Config::DownloadLimit, Some(val)).await?;
-            assert_eq!(t.download_limit().await?, None);
-        }
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
    async fn test_update_download_state() -> Result<()> {
        let t = TestContext::new_alice().await;
@@ -332,230 +397,4 @@ mod tests {

        Ok(())
    }
-
-    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
-    async fn test_partial_receive_imf() -> Result<()> {
-        let t = TestContext::new_alice().await;
-
-        let header = "Received: (Postfix, from userid 1000); Mon, 4 Dec 2006 14:51:39 +0100 (CET)\n\
-             From: bob@example.com\n\
-             To: alice@example.org\n\
-             Subject: foo\n\
-             Message-ID: <Mr.12345678901@example.com>\n\
-             Chat-Version: 1.0\n\
-             Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2020 22:37:57 +0000\
-             Content-Type: text/plain";
-
-        receive_imf_from_inbox(
-            &t,
-            "Mr.12345678901@example.com",
-            header.as_bytes(),
-            false,
-            Some(100000),
-        )
-        .await?;
-        let msg = t.get_last_msg().await;
-        assert_eq!(msg.download_state(), DownloadState::Available);
-        assert_eq!(msg.get_subject(), "foo");
-        assert!(
-            msg.get_text()
-                .contains(&stock_str::partial_download_msg_body(&t, 100000).await)
-        );
-
-        receive_imf_from_inbox(
-            &t,
-            "Mr.12345678901@example.com",
-            format!("{header}\n\n100k text...").as_bytes(),
-            false,
-            None,
-        )
-        .await?;
-        let msg = t.get_last_msg().await;
-        assert_eq!(msg.download_state(), DownloadState::Done);
-        assert_eq!(msg.get_subject(), "foo");
-        assert_eq!(msg.get_text(), "100k text...");
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
-    async fn test_partial_download_and_ephemeral() -> Result<()> {
-        let t = TestContext::new_alice().await;
-        let chat_id = t
-            .create_chat_with_contact("bob", "bob@example.org")
-            .await
-            .id;
-        chat_id
-            .set_ephemeral_timer(&t, Timer::Enabled { duration: 60 })
-            .await?;
-
-        // download message from bob partially, this must not change the ephemeral timer
-        receive_imf_from_inbox(
-            &t,
-            "first@example.org",
-            b"From: Bob <bob@example.org>\n\
-                    To: Alice <alice@example.org>\n\
-                    Chat-Version: 1.0\n\
-                    Subject: subject\n\
-                    Message-ID: <first@example.org>\n\
-                    Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2021 00:10:00 +0000\
-                    Content-Type: text/plain",
-            false,
-            Some(100000),
-        )
-        .await?;
-        assert_eq!(
-            chat_id.get_ephemeral_timer(&t).await?,
-            Timer::Enabled { duration: 60 }
-        );
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
-    async fn test_status_update_expands_to_nothing() -> Result<()> {
-        let alice = TestContext::new_alice().await;
-        let bob = TestContext::new_bob().await;
-        let chat_id = alice.create_chat(&bob).await.id;
-
-        let file = alice.get_blobdir().join("minimal.xdc");
-        tokio::fs::write(&file, include_bytes!("../test-data/webxdc/minimal.xdc")).await?;
-        let mut instance = Message::new(Viewtype::File);
-        instance.set_file_and_deduplicate(&alice, &file, None, None)?;
-        let _sent1 = alice.send_msg(chat_id, &mut instance).await;
-
-        alice
-            .send_webxdc_status_update(instance.id, r#"{"payload":7}"#)
-            .await?;
-        alice.flush_status_updates().await?;
-        let sent2 = alice.pop_sent_msg().await;
-        let sent2_rfc724_mid = sent2.load_from_db().await.rfc724_mid;
-
-        // not downloading the status update results in an placeholder
-        receive_imf_from_inbox(
-            &bob,
-            &sent2_rfc724_mid,
-            sent2.payload().as_bytes(),
-            false,
-            Some(sent2.payload().len() as u32),
-        )
-        .await?;
-        let msg = bob.get_last_msg().await;
-        let chat_id = msg.chat_id;
-        assert_eq!(
-            get_chat_msgs(&bob, chat_id).await?.len(),
-            E2EE_INFO_MSGS + 1
-        );
-        assert_eq!(msg.download_state(), DownloadState::Available);
-
-        // downloading the status update afterwards expands to nothing and moves the placeholder to trash-chat
-        // (usually status updates are too small for not being downloaded directly)
-        receive_imf_from_inbox(
-            &bob,
-            &sent2_rfc724_mid,
-            sent2.payload().as_bytes(),
-            false,
-            None,
-        )
-        .await?;
-        assert_eq!(get_chat_msgs(&bob, chat_id).await?.len(), E2EE_INFO_MSGS);
-        assert!(
-            Message::load_from_db_optional(&bob, msg.id)
-                .await?
-                .is_none()
-        );
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
-    async fn test_mdn_expands_to_nothing() -> Result<()> {
-        let bob = TestContext::new_bob().await;
-        let raw = b"Subject: Message opened\n\
-            Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000\n\
-            Chat-Version: 1.0\n\
-            Message-ID: <bar@example.org>\n\
-            To: Alice <alice@example.org>\n\
-            From: Bob <bob@example.org>\n\
-            Content-Type: multipart/report; report-type=disposition-notification;\n\t\
-            boundary=\"kJBbU58X1xeWNHgBtTbMk80M5qnV4N\"\n\
-            \n\
-            \n\
-            --kJBbU58X1xeWNHgBtTbMk80M5qnV4N\n\
-            Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\n\
-            \n\
-            bla\n\
-            \n\
-            \n\
-            --kJBbU58X1xeWNHgBtTbMk80M5qnV4N\n\
-            Content-Type: message/disposition-notification\n\
-            \n\
-            Reporting-UA: Delta Chat 1.88.0\n\
-            Original-Recipient: rfc822;bob@example.org\n\
-            Final-Recipient: rfc822;bob@example.org\n\
-            Original-Message-ID: <foo@example.org>\n\
-            Disposition: manual-action/MDN-sent-automatically; displayed\n\
-            \n\
-            \n\
-            --kJBbU58X1xeWNHgBtTbMk80M5qnV4N--\n\
-            ";
-
-        // not downloading the mdn results in an placeholder
-        receive_imf_from_inbox(&bob, "bar@example.org", raw, false, Some(raw.len() as u32)).await?;
-        let msg = bob.get_last_msg().await;
-        let chat_id = msg.chat_id;
-        assert_eq!(get_chat_msgs(&bob, chat_id).await?.len(), 1);
-        assert_eq!(msg.download_state(), DownloadState::Available);
-
-        // downloading the mdn afterwards expands to nothing and deletes the placeholder directly
-        // (usually mdn are too small for not being downloaded directly)
-        receive_imf_from_inbox(&bob, "bar@example.org", raw, false, None).await?;
-        assert_eq!(get_chat_msgs(&bob, chat_id).await?.len(), 0);
-        assert!(
-            Message::load_from_db_optional(&bob, msg.id)
-                .await?
-                .is_none()
-        );
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    /// Tests that fully downloading the message
-    /// works even if the Message-ID already exists
-    /// in the database assigned to the trash chat.
-    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
-    async fn test_partial_download_trashed() -> Result<()> {
-        let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
-        let alice = &tcm.alice().await;
-
-        let imf_raw = b"From: Bob <bob@example.org>\n\
-              To: Alice <alice@example.org>\n\
-              Chat-Version: 1.0\n\
-              Subject: subject\n\
-              Message-ID: <first@example.org>\n\
-              Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2021 00:10:00 +0000\
-              Content-Type: text/plain";
-
-        // Download message from Bob partially.
-        let partial_received_msg =
-            receive_imf_from_inbox(alice, "first@example.org", imf_raw, false, Some(100000))
-                .await?
-                .unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(partial_received_msg.msg_ids.len(), 1);
-
-        // Delete the received message.
-        // Not it is still in the database,
-        // but in the trash chat.
-        delete_msgs(alice, &[partial_received_msg.msg_ids[0]]).await?;
-
-        // Fully download message after deletion.
-        let full_received_msg =
-            receive_imf_from_inbox(alice, "first@example.org", imf_raw, false, None).await?;
-
-        // The message does not reappear.
-        // However, `receive_imf` should not fail.
-        assert!(full_received_msg.is_none());
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
 }
@@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+use anyhow::{Context as _, Result};
+use num_traits::ToPrimitive;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+use crate::context::Context;
+use crate::log::warn;
+use crate::message::Message;
+use crate::message::Viewtype;
+use crate::param::{Param, Params};
+
+/// Metadata contained in Pre-Message that describes the Post-Message.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct PostMsgMetadata {
+    /// size of the attachment in bytes
+    pub(crate) size: u64,
+    /// Real viewtype of message
+    pub(crate) viewtype: Viewtype,
+    /// the original file name
+    pub(crate) filename: String,
+    /// Width and height of the image or video
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub(crate) wh: Option<(i32, i32)>,
+    /// Duration of audio file or video in milliseconds
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub(crate) duration: Option<i32>,
+}
+
+impl PostMsgMetadata {
+    /// Returns `PostMsgMetadata` for messages with file attachment and `None` otherwise.
+    pub(crate) async fn from_msg(context: &Context, message: &Message) -> Result<Option<Self>> {
+        if !message.viewtype.has_file() {
+            return Ok(None);
+        }
+
+        let size = message
+            .get_filebytes(context)
+            .await?
+            .context("Unexpected: file has no size")?;
+        let filename = message
+            .param
+            .get(Param::Filename)
+            .unwrap_or_default()
+            .to_owned();
+        let wh = {
+            match (
+                message.param.get_int(Param::Width),
+                message.param.get_int(Param::Height),
+            ) {
+                (None, None) => None,
+                (Some(width), Some(height)) => Some((width, height)),
+                wh => {
+                    warn!(
+                        context,
+                        "Message {} misses width or height: {:?}.", message.id, wh
+                    );
+                    None
+                }
+            }
+        };
+        let duration = message.param.get_int(Param::Duration);
+
+        Ok(Some(Self {
+            size,
+            filename,
+            viewtype: message.viewtype,
+            wh,
+            duration,
+        }))
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn to_header_value(&self) -> Result<String> {
+        Ok(serde_json::to_string(&self)?)
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn try_from_header_value(value: &str) -> Result<Self> {
+        Ok(serde_json::from_str(value)?)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Params {
+    /// Applies data from post_msg_metadata to Params
+    pub(crate) fn apply_post_msg_metadata(
+        &mut self,
+        post_msg_metadata: &PostMsgMetadata,
+    ) -> &mut Self {
+        self.set(Param::PostMessageFileBytes, post_msg_metadata.size);
+        if !post_msg_metadata.filename.is_empty() {
+            self.set(Param::Filename, &post_msg_metadata.filename);
+        }
+        self.set_i64(
+            Param::PostMessageViewtype,
+            post_msg_metadata.viewtype.to_i64().unwrap_or_default(),
+        );
+        if let Some((width, height)) = post_msg_metadata.wh {
+            self.set(Param::Width, width);
+            self.set(Param::Height, height);
+        }
+        if let Some(duration) = post_msg_metadata.duration {
+            self.set(Param::Duration, duration);
+        }
+
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use anyhow::Result;
+    use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
+
+    use crate::{
+        message::{Message, Viewtype},
+        test_utils::{TestContextManager, create_test_image},
+    };
+
+    use super::PostMsgMetadata;
+
+    /// Build from message with file attachment
+    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+    async fn test_build_from_file_msg() -> Result<()> {
+        let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
+        let alice = &tcm.alice().await;
+
+        let mut file_msg = Message::new(Viewtype::File);
+        file_msg.set_file_from_bytes(alice, "test.bin", &vec![0u8; 1_000_000], None)?;
+        let post_msg_metadata = PostMsgMetadata::from_msg(alice, &file_msg).await?;
+        assert_eq!(
+            post_msg_metadata,
+            Some(PostMsgMetadata {
+                size: 1_000_000,
+                viewtype: Viewtype::File,
+                filename: "test.bin".to_string(),
+                wh: None,
+                duration: None,
+            })
+        );
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Build from message with image attachment
+    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+    async fn test_build_from_image_msg() -> Result<()> {
+        let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
+        let alice = &tcm.alice().await;
+        let mut image_msg = Message::new(Viewtype::Image);
+
+        let (width, height) = (1080, 1920);
+        let test_img = create_test_image(width, height)?;
+        image_msg.set_file_from_bytes(alice, "vacation.png", &test_img, None)?;
+        // this is usually done while sending,
+        // but we don't send it here, so we need to call it ourself
+        image_msg.try_calc_and_set_dimensions(alice).await?;
+        let post_msg_metadata = PostMsgMetadata::from_msg(alice, &image_msg).await?;
+        assert_eq!(
+            post_msg_metadata,
+            Some(PostMsgMetadata {
+                size: 1816098,
+                viewtype: Viewtype::Image,
+                filename: "vacation.png".to_string(),
+                wh: Some((width as i32, height as i32)),
+                duration: None,
+            })
+        );
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Test that serialisation results in expected format
+    #[test]
+    fn test_serialize_to_header() -> Result<()> {
+        assert_eq!(
+            PostMsgMetadata {
+                size: 1_000_000,
+                viewtype: Viewtype::File,
+                filename: "test.bin".to_string(),
+                wh: None,
+                duration: None,
+            }
+            .to_header_value()?,
+            "{\"size\":1000000,\"viewtype\":\"File\",\"filename\":\"test.bin\"}"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            PostMsgMetadata {
+                size: 5_342_765,
+                viewtype: Viewtype::Image,
+                filename: "vacation.png".to_string(),
+                wh: Some((1080, 1920)),
+                duration: None,
+            }
+            .to_header_value()?,
+            "{\"size\":5342765,\"viewtype\":\"Image\",\"filename\":\"vacation.png\",\"wh\":[1080,1920]}"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            PostMsgMetadata {
+                size: 5_000,
+                viewtype: Viewtype::Audio,
+                filename: "audio-DD-MM-YY.ogg".to_string(),
+                wh: None,
+                duration: Some(152_310),
+            }
+            .to_header_value()?,
+            "{\"size\":5000,\"viewtype\":\"Audio\",\"filename\":\"audio-DD-MM-YY.ogg\",\"duration\":152310}"
+        );
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Test that deserialisation from expected format works
+    /// This test will become important for compatibility between versions in the future
+    #[test]
+    fn test_deserialize_from_header() -> Result<()> {
+        assert_eq!(
+            serde_json::from_str::<PostMsgMetadata>(
+                "{\"size\":1000000,\"viewtype\":\"File\",\"filename\":\"test.bin\",\"wh\":null,\"duration\":null}"
+            )?,
+            PostMsgMetadata {
+                size: 1_000_000,
+                viewtype: Viewtype::File,
+                filename: "test.bin".to_string(),
+                wh: None,
+                duration: None,
+            }
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            serde_json::from_str::<PostMsgMetadata>(
+                "{\"size\":5342765,\"viewtype\":\"Image\",\"filename\":\"vacation.png\",\"wh\":[1080,1920]}"
+            )?,
+            PostMsgMetadata {
+                size: 5_342_765,
+                viewtype: Viewtype::Image,
+                filename: "vacation.png".to_string(),
+                wh: Some((1080, 1920)),
+                duration: None,
+            }
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            serde_json::from_str::<PostMsgMetadata>(
+                "{\"size\":5000,\"viewtype\":\"Audio\",\"filename\":\"audio-DD-MM-YY.ogg\",\"duration\":152310}"
+            )?,
+            PostMsgMetadata {
+                size: 5_000,
+                viewtype: Viewtype::Audio,
+                filename: "audio-DD-MM-YY.ogg".to_string(),
+                wh: None,
+                duration: Some(152_310),
+            }
+        );
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
@@ -8,33 +8,27 @@ use mail_builder::mime::MimePart;
 use crate::aheader::{Aheader, EncryptPreference};
 use crate::context::Context;
 use crate::key::{SignedPublicKey, load_self_public_key, load_self_secret_key};
-use crate::pgp;
+use crate::pgp::{self, SeipdVersion};

 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct EncryptHelper {
-    pub prefer_encrypt: EncryptPreference,
    pub addr: String,
    pub public_key: SignedPublicKey,
 }

 impl EncryptHelper {
    pub async fn new(context: &Context) -> Result<EncryptHelper> {
-        let prefer_encrypt = EncryptPreference::Mutual;
        let addr = context.get_primary_self_addr().await?;
        let public_key = load_self_public_key(context).await?;

-        Ok(EncryptHelper {
-            prefer_encrypt,
-            addr,
-            public_key,
-        })
+        Ok(EncryptHelper { addr, public_key })
    }

    pub fn get_aheader(&self) -> Aheader {
        Aheader {
            addr: self.addr.clone(),
            public_key: self.public_key.clone(),
-            prefer_encrypt: self.prefer_encrypt,
+            prefer_encrypt: EncryptPreference::Mutual,
            verified: false,
        }
    }
@@ -47,6 +41,7 @@ impl EncryptHelper {
        mail_to_encrypt: MimePart<'static>,
        compress: bool,
        anonymous_recipients: bool,
+        seipd_version: SeipdVersion,
    ) -> Result<String> {
        let sign_key = load_self_secret_key(context).await?;

@@ -57,9 +52,10 @@ impl EncryptHelper {
        let ctext = pgp::pk_encrypt(
            raw_message,
            keyring,
-            Some(sign_key),
+            sign_key,
            compress,
            anonymous_recipients,
+            seipd_version,
        )
        .await?;

@@ -474,8 +474,10 @@ pub(crate) async fn delete_expired_messages(context: &Context, now: i64) -> Resu
                // If you change which information is preserved here, also change `MsgId::trash()`
                // and other places it references.
                let mut del_msg_stmt = transaction.prepare(
-                    "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO msgs (id, rfc724_mid, timestamp, chat_id)
-                     SELECT ?1, rfc724_mid, timestamp, ? FROM msgs WHERE id=?1",
+                    "
+INSERT OR REPLACE INTO msgs (id, rfc724_mid, pre_rfc724_mid, timestamp, chat_id)
+SELECT ?1, rfc724_mid, pre_rfc724_mid, timestamp, ? FROM msgs WHERE id=?1
+                    ",
                )?;
                let mut del_location_stmt =
                    transaction.prepare("DELETE FROM locations WHERE independent=1 AND id=?")?;
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ pub(crate) async fn emit_chatlist_item_changed_for_contact_chat(
    match ChatId::lookup_by_contact(context, contact_id).await {
        Ok(Some(chat_id)) => self::emit_chatlist_item_changed(context, chat_id),
        Ok(None) => {}
-        Err(error) => context.emit_event(EventType::Error(format!(
+        Err(error) => error!(
+            context,
            "failed to find chat id for contact for chatlist event: {error:?}"
-        ))),
+        ),
    }
 }

@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ pub enum EventType {
        /// Progress.
        ///
        /// 0=error, 1-999=progress in permille, 1000=success and done
-        progress: usize,
+        progress: u16,

        /// Progress comment or error, something to display to the user.
        comment: Option<String>,
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ pub enum EventType {
    ///
    /// @param data1 (usize) 0=error, 1-999=progress in permille, 1000=success and done
    /// @param data2 0
-    ImexProgress(usize),
+    ImexProgress(u16),

    /// A file has been exported. A file has been written by imex().
    /// This event may be sent multiple times by a single call to imex().
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ pub enum EventType {
        chat_type: Chattype,

        /// Progress, always 1000.
-        progress: usize,
+        progress: u16,
    },

    /// Progress information of a secure-join handshake from the view of the joiner
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ pub enum EventType {
        /// 400=vg-/vc-request-with-auth sent, typically shown as "alice@addr verified, introducing myself."
        /// (Bob has verified alice and waits until Alice does the same for him)
        /// 1000=vg-member-added/vc-contact-confirm received
-        progress: usize,
+        progress: u16,
    },

    /// The connectivity to the server changed.
@@ -417,6 +417,15 @@ pub enum EventType {
        chat_id: ChatId,
    },

+    /// One or more transports has changed or another transport is primary now.
+    ///
+    /// UI should update the list.
+    ///
+    /// This event is emitted when a transport
+    /// synchronization message modifies transports,
+    /// but not when the UI modifies the transport list by itself.
+    TransportsModified,
+
    /// Event for using in tests, e.g. as a fence between normally generated events.
    #[cfg(test)]
    Test,
@@ -102,6 +102,21 @@ pub enum HeaderDef {
    /// used to encrypt and decrypt messages.
    /// This secret is sent to a new member in the member-addition message.
    ChatBroadcastSecret,
+    /// A message with a large attachment is split into two messages:
+    /// A pre-message, which contains everything but the attachment,
+    /// and a Post-Message.
+    /// The Pre-Message gets a `Chat-Post-Message-Id` header
+    /// referencing the Post-Message's rfc724_mid.
+    ChatPostMessageId,
+
+    /// Announces Post-Message metadata in a Pre-Message.
+    /// Contains a serialized `PostMsgMetadata` struct.
+    ChatPostMessageMetadata,
+
+    /// This message is preceded by a Pre-Message
+    /// and thus this message can be skipped while fetching messages.
+    /// This is an unprotected header.
+    ChatIsPostMessage,

    /// [Autocrypt](https://autocrypt.org/) header.
    Autocrypt,
@@ -147,6 +162,9 @@ pub enum HeaderDef {

 impl HeaderDef {
    /// Returns the corresponding header string.
+    ///
+    /// Format is lower-kebab-case for easy comparisons.
+    /// This method is used in message receiving and testing.
    pub fn get_headername(&self) -> &'static str {
        self.into()
    }
@@ -16,19 +16,20 @@ use std::{
 use anyhow::{Context as _, Result, bail, ensure, format_err};
 use async_channel::{self, Receiver, Sender};
 use async_imap::types::{Fetch, Flag, Name, NameAttribute, UnsolicitedResponse};
-use deltachat_contact_tools::ContactAddress;
 use futures::{FutureExt as _, TryStreamExt};
 use futures_lite::FutureExt;
 use num_traits::FromPrimitive;
 use ratelimit::Ratelimit;
 use url::Url;

-use crate::calls::{create_fallback_ice_servers, create_ice_servers_from_metadata};
+use crate::calls::{
+    UnresolvedIceServer, create_fallback_ice_servers, create_ice_servers_from_metadata,
+};
 use crate::chat::{self, ChatId, ChatIdBlocked, add_device_msg};
 use crate::chatlist_events;
 use crate::config::Config;
-use crate::constants::{self, Blocked, Chattype, ShowEmails};
-use crate::contact::{Contact, ContactId, Modifier, Origin};
+use crate::constants::{self, Blocked, DC_VERSION_STR, ShowEmails};
+use crate::contact::ContactId;
 use crate::context::Context;
 use crate::events::EventType;
 use crate::headerdef::{HeaderDef, HeaderDefMap};
@@ -57,7 +58,6 @@ pub mod select_folder;
 pub(crate) mod session;

 use client::{Client, determine_capabilities};
-use mailparse::SingleInfo;
 use session::Session;

 pub(crate) const GENERATED_PREFIX: &str = "GEN_";
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ const RFC724MID_UID: &str = "(UID BODY.PEEK[HEADER.FIELDS (\
                             X-MICROSOFT-ORIGINAL-MESSAGE-ID\
                             )])";
 const BODY_FULL: &str = "(FLAGS BODY.PEEK[])";
-const BODY_PARTIAL: &str = "(FLAGS RFC822.SIZE BODY.PEEK[HEADER])";

 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub(crate) struct Imap {
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ pub(crate) struct Imap {
    pub(crate) idle_interrupt_receiver: Receiver<()>,

    /// Email address.
-    addr: String,
+    pub(crate) addr: String,

    /// Login parameters.
    lp: Vec<ConfiguredServerLoginParam>,
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ struct OAuth2 {
    access_token: String,
 }

-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
 pub(crate) struct ServerMetadata {
    /// IMAP METADATA `/shared/comment` as defined in
    /// <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5464#section-6.2.1>.
@@ -135,16 +134,15 @@ pub(crate) struct ServerMetadata {

    pub iroh_relay: Option<Url>,

-    /// JSON with ICE servers for WebRTC calls
-    /// and the expiration timestamp.
-    ///
-    /// If JSON is about to expire, new TURN credentials
-    /// should be fetched from the server
-    /// to be ready for WebRTC calls.
-    pub ice_servers: String,
+    /// ICE servers for WebRTC calls.
+    pub ice_servers: Vec<UnresolvedIceServer>,

    /// Timestamp when ICE servers are considered
    /// expired and should be updated.
+    ///
+    /// If ICE servers are about to expire, new TURN credentials
+    /// should be fetched from the server
+    /// to be ready for WebRTC calls.
    pub ice_servers_expiration_timestamp: i64,
 }

@@ -501,13 +499,7 @@ impl Imap {
            .get_raw_config_int(constants::DC_FOLDERS_CONFIGURED_KEY)
            .await?;
        if folders_configured.unwrap_or_default() < constants::DC_FOLDERS_CONFIGURED_VERSION {
-            let is_chatmail = match context.get_config_bool(Config::FixIsChatmail).await? {
-                false => session.is_chatmail(),
-                true => context.get_config_bool(Config::IsChatmail).await?,
-            };
-            let create_mvbox = !is_chatmail || context.get_config_bool(Config::MvboxMove).await?;
-            self.configure_folders(context, &mut session, create_mvbox)
-                .await?;
+            self.configure_folders(context, &mut session).await?;
        }

        Ok(session)
@@ -565,9 +557,8 @@ impl Imap {
            return Ok(false);
        }

-        let create = false;
        let folder_exists = session
-            .select_with_uidvalidity(context, folder, create)
+            .select_with_uidvalidity(context, folder)
            .await
            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to select folder {folder:?}"))?;
        if !folder_exists {
@@ -615,12 +606,18 @@ impl Imap {
            .context("prefetch")?;
        let read_cnt = msgs.len();

-        let download_limit = context.download_limit().await?;
-        let mut uids_fetch = Vec::<(u32, bool /* partially? */)>::with_capacity(msgs.len() + 1);
+        let mut uids_fetch: Vec<u32> = Vec::new();
+        let mut available_post_msgs: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+        let mut download_later: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
        let mut uid_message_ids = BTreeMap::new();
        let mut largest_uid_skipped = None;
        let delete_target = context.get_delete_msgs_target().await?;

+        let download_limit: Option<u32> = context
+            .get_config_parsed(Config::DownloadLimit)
+            .await?
+            .filter(|&l| 0 < l);
+
        // Store the info about IMAP messages in the database.
        for (uid, ref fetch_response) in msgs {
            let headers = match get_fetch_headers(fetch_response) {
@@ -632,6 +629,9 @@ impl Imap {
            };

            let message_id = prefetch_get_message_id(&headers);
+            let size = fetch_response
+                .size
+                .context("imap fetch response does not contain size")?;

            // Determine the target folder where the message should be moved to.
            //
@@ -706,14 +706,27 @@ impl Imap {
                )
                .await.context("prefetch_should_download")?
            {
-                match download_limit {
-                    Some(download_limit) => uids_fetch.push((
-                        uid,
-                        fetch_response.size.unwrap_or_default() > download_limit,
-                    )),
-                    None => uids_fetch.push((uid, false)),
-                }
-                uid_message_ids.insert(uid, message_id);
+                if headers
+                    .get_header_value(HeaderDef::ChatIsPostMessage)
+                    .is_some()
+                {
+                    info!(context, "{message_id:?} is a post-message.");
+                    available_post_msgs.push(message_id.clone());
+
+                    if download_limit.is_none_or(|download_limit| size <= download_limit) {
+                        download_later.push(message_id.clone());
+                    }
+                    largest_uid_skipped = Some(uid);
+                } else {
+                    info!(context, "{message_id:?} is not a post-message.");
+                    if download_limit.is_none_or(|download_limit| size <= download_limit) {
+                        uids_fetch.push(uid);
+                        uid_message_ids.insert(uid, message_id);
+                    } else {
+                        download_later.push(message_id.clone());
+                        largest_uid_skipped = Some(uid);
+                    }
+                };
            } else {
                largest_uid_skipped = Some(uid);
            }
@@ -747,29 +760,10 @@ impl Imap {
        };

        let actually_download_messages_future = async {
-            let sender = sender;
-            let mut uids_fetch_in_batch = Vec::with_capacity(max(uids_fetch.len(), 1));
-            let mut fetch_partially = false;
-            uids_fetch.push((0, !uids_fetch.last().unwrap_or(&(0, false)).1));
-            for (uid, fp) in uids_fetch {
-                if fp != fetch_partially {
-                    session
-                        .fetch_many_msgs(
-                            context,
-                            folder,
-                            uids_fetch_in_batch.split_off(0),
-                            &uid_message_ids,
-                            fetch_partially,
-                            sender.clone(),
-                        )
-                        .await
-                        .context("fetch_many_msgs")?;
-                    fetch_partially = fp;
-                }
-                uids_fetch_in_batch.push(uid);
-            }
-
-            anyhow::Ok(())
+            session
+                .fetch_many_msgs(context, folder, uids_fetch, &uid_message_ids, sender)
+                .await
+                .context("fetch_many_msgs")
        };

        let (largest_uid_fetched, fetch_res) =
@@ -804,33 +798,36 @@ impl Imap {

        chat::mark_old_messages_as_noticed(context, received_msgs).await?;

+        if fetch_res.is_ok() {
+            info!(
+                context,
+                "available_post_msgs: {}, download_later: {}.",
+                available_post_msgs.len(),
+                download_later.len(),
+            );
+            let trans_fn = |t: &mut rusqlite::Transaction| {
+                let mut stmt = t.prepare("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO available_post_msgs VALUES (?)")?;
+                for rfc724_mid in available_post_msgs {
+                    stmt.execute((rfc724_mid,))
+                        .context("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO available_post_msgs")?;
+                }
+                let mut stmt =
+                    t.prepare("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO download (rfc724_mid, msg_id) VALUES (?,0)")?;
+                for rfc724_mid in download_later {
+                    stmt.execute((rfc724_mid,))
+                        .context("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO download")?;
+                }
+                Ok(())
+            };
+            context.sql.transaction(trans_fn).await?;
+        }
+
        // Now fail if fetching failed, so we will
        // establish a new session if this one is broken.
        fetch_res?;

        Ok((read_cnt, fetch_more))
    }
-
-    /// Read the recipients from old emails sent by the user and add them as contacts.
-    /// This way, we can already offer them some email addresses they can write to.
-    ///
-    /// Then, Fetch the last messages DC_FETCH_EXISTING_MSGS_COUNT emails from the server
-    /// and show them in the chat list.
-    pub(crate) async fn fetch_existing_msgs(
-        &mut self,
-        context: &Context,
-        session: &mut Session,
-    ) -> Result<()> {
-        add_all_recipients_as_contacts(context, session, Config::ConfiguredMvboxFolder)
-            .await
-            .context("failed to get recipients from the movebox")?;
-        add_all_recipients_as_contacts(context, session, Config::ConfiguredInboxFolder)
-            .await
-            .context("failed to get recipients from the inbox")?;
-
-        info!(context, "Done fetching existing messages.");
-        Ok(())
-    }
 }

 impl Session {
@@ -869,10 +866,7 @@ impl Session {
        // Collect pairs of UID and Message-ID.
        let mut msgs = BTreeMap::new();

-        let create = false;
-        let folder_exists = self
-            .select_with_uidvalidity(context, folder, create)
-            .await?;
+        let folder_exists = self.select_with_uidvalidity(context, folder).await?;
        let transport_id = self.transport_id();
        if folder_exists {
            let mut list = self
@@ -916,7 +910,7 @@ impl Session {
        context
            .sql
            .transaction(move |transaction| {
-                transaction.execute("DELETE FROM imap WHERE folder=?", (folder,))?;
+                transaction.execute("DELETE FROM imap WHERE transport_id=? AND folder=?", (transport_id, folder,))?;
                for (uid, (rfc724_mid, target)) in &msgs {
                    // This may detect previously undetected moved
                    // messages, so we update server_folder too.
@@ -1054,14 +1048,16 @@ impl Session {
    ///
    /// This is the only place where messages are moved or deleted on the IMAP server.
    async fn move_delete_messages(&mut self, context: &Context, folder: &str) -> Result<()> {
+        let transport_id = self.transport_id();
        let rows = context
            .sql
            .query_map_vec(
                "SELECT id, uid, target FROM imap
-        WHERE folder = ?
-        AND target != folder
-        ORDER BY target, uid",
-                (folder,),
+                 WHERE folder = ?
+                 AND transport_id = ?
+                 AND target != folder
+                 ORDER BY target, uid",
+                (folder, transport_id),
                |row| {
                    let rowid: i64 = row.get(0)?;
                    let uid: u32 = row.get(1)?;
@@ -1076,10 +1072,7 @@ impl Session {
            // MOVE/DELETE operations. This does not result in multiple SELECT commands
            // being sent because `select_folder()` does nothing if the folder is already
            // selected.
-            let create = false;
-            let folder_exists = self
-                .select_with_uidvalidity(context, folder, create)
-                .await?;
+            let folder_exists = self.select_with_uidvalidity(context, folder).await?;
            ensure!(folder_exists, "No folder {folder}");

            // Empty target folder name means messages should be deleted.
@@ -1108,61 +1101,22 @@ impl Session {
        Ok(())
    }

-    /// Uploads sync messages from the `imap_send` table with `\Seen` flag set.
-    pub(crate) async fn send_sync_msgs(&mut self, context: &Context, folder: &str) -> Result<()> {
-        context.send_sync_msg().await?;
-        while let Some((id, mime, msg_id, attempts)) = context
-            .sql
-            .query_row_optional(
-                "SELECT id, mime, msg_id, attempts FROM imap_send ORDER BY id LIMIT 1",
-                (),
-                |row| {
-                    let id: i64 = row.get(0)?;
-                    let mime: String = row.get(1)?;
-                    let msg_id: MsgId = row.get(2)?;
-                    let attempts: i64 = row.get(3)?;
-                    Ok((id, mime, msg_id, attempts))
-                },
-            )
-            .await
-            .context("Failed to SELECT from imap_send")?
-        {
-            let res = self
-                .append(folder, Some("(\\Seen)"), None, mime)
-                .await
-                .with_context(|| format!("IMAP APPEND to {folder} failed for {msg_id}"))
-                .log_err(context);
-            if res.is_ok() {
-                msg_id.set_delivered(context).await?;
-            }
-            const MAX_ATTEMPTS: i64 = 2;
-            if res.is_ok() || attempts >= MAX_ATTEMPTS - 1 {
-                context
-                    .sql
-                    .execute("DELETE FROM imap_send WHERE id=?", (id,))
-                    .await
-                    .context("Failed to delete from imap_send")?;
-            } else {
-                context
-                    .sql
-                    .execute("UPDATE imap_send SET attempts=attempts+1 WHERE id=?", (id,))
-                    .await
-                    .context("Failed to update imap_send.attempts")?;
-                res?;
-            }
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
    /// Stores pending `\Seen` flags for messages in `imap_markseen` table.
    pub(crate) async fn store_seen_flags_on_imap(&mut self, context: &Context) -> Result<()> {
+        if context.get_config_bool(Config::TeamProfile).await? {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
+        let transport_id = self.transport_id();
        let rows = context
            .sql
            .query_map_vec(
                "SELECT imap.id, uid, folder FROM imap, imap_markseen
-                 WHERE imap.id = imap_markseen.id AND target = folder
+                 WHERE imap.id = imap_markseen.id
+                 AND imap.transport_id=?
+                 AND target = folder
                 ORDER BY folder, uid",
-                [],
+                (transport_id,),
                |row| {
                    let rowid: i64 = row.get(0)?;
                    let uid: u32 = row.get(1)?;
@@ -1173,8 +1127,7 @@ impl Session {
            .await?;

        for (folder, rowid_set, uid_set) in UidGrouper::from(rows) {
-            let create = false;
-            let folder_exists = match self.select_with_uidvalidity(context, &folder, create).await {
+            let folder_exists = match self.select_with_uidvalidity(context, &folder).await {
                Err(err) => {
                    warn!(
                        context,
@@ -1224,9 +1177,12 @@ impl Session {
            return Ok(());
        }

-        let create = false;
+        if context.get_config_bool(Config::TeamProfile).await? {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
        let folder_exists = self
-            .select_with_uidvalidity(context, folder, create)
+            .select_with_uidvalidity(context, folder)
            .await
            .context("Failed to select folder")?;
        if !folder_exists {
@@ -1277,10 +1233,10 @@ impl Session {
            };
            let is_seen = fetch.flags().any(|flag| flag == Flag::Seen);
            if is_seen
-                && let Some(chat_id) = mark_seen_by_uid(context, folder, uid_validity, uid)
+                && let Some(chat_id) = mark_seen_by_uid(context, transport_id, folder, uid_validity, uid)
                    .await
                    .with_context(|| {
-                        format!("failed to update seen status for msg {folder}/{uid}")
+                        format!("Transport {transport_id}: Failed to update seen status for msg {folder}/{uid}")
                    })?
            {
                updated_chat_ids.insert(chat_id);
@@ -1318,41 +1274,6 @@ impl Session {
        Ok(())
    }

-    /// Gets the from, to and bcc addresses from all existing outgoing emails.
-    pub async fn get_all_recipients(&mut self, context: &Context) -> Result<Vec<SingleInfo>> {
-        let mut uids: Vec<_> = self
-            .uid_search(get_imap_self_sent_search_command(context).await?)
-            .await?
-            .into_iter()
-            .collect();
-        uids.sort_unstable();
-
-        let mut result = Vec::new();
-        for (_, uid_set) in build_sequence_sets(&uids)? {
-            let mut list = self
-                .uid_fetch(uid_set, "(UID BODY.PEEK[HEADER.FIELDS (FROM TO CC BCC)])")
-                .await
-                .context("IMAP Could not fetch")?;
-
-            while let Some(msg) = list.try_next().await? {
-                match get_fetch_headers(&msg) {
-                    Ok(headers) => {
-                        if let Some(from) = mimeparser::get_from(&headers)
-                            && context.is_self_addr(&from.addr).await?
-                        {
-                            result.extend(mimeparser::get_recipients(&headers));
-                        }
-                    }
-                    Err(err) => {
-                        warn!(context, "{}", err);
-                        continue;
-                    }
-                };
-            }
-        }
-        Ok(result)
-    }
-
    /// Fetches a list of messages by server UID.
    ///
    /// Sends pairs of UID and info about each downloaded message to the provided channel.
@@ -1373,7 +1294,6 @@ impl Session {
        folder: &str,
        request_uids: Vec<u32>,
        uid_message_ids: &BTreeMap<u32, String>,
-        fetch_partially: bool,
        received_msgs_channel: Sender<(u32, Option<ReceivedMsg>)>,
    ) -> Result<()> {
        if request_uids.is_empty() {
@@ -1381,25 +1301,10 @@ impl Session {
        }

        for (request_uids, set) in build_sequence_sets(&request_uids)? {
-            info!(
-                context,
-                "Starting a {} FETCH of message set \"{}\".",
-                if fetch_partially { "partial" } else { "full" },
-                set
-            );
-            let mut fetch_responses = self
-                .uid_fetch(
-                    &set,
-                    if fetch_partially {
-                        BODY_PARTIAL
-                    } else {
-                        BODY_FULL
-                    },
-                )
-                .await
-                .with_context(|| {
-                    format!("fetching messages {} from folder \"{}\"", &set, folder)
-                })?;
+            info!(context, "Starting UID FETCH of message set \"{}\".", set);
+            let mut fetch_responses = self.uid_fetch(&set, BODY_FULL).await.with_context(|| {
+                format!("fetching messages {} from folder \"{}\"", &set, folder)
+            })?;

            // Map from UIDs to unprocessed FETCH results. We put unprocessed FETCH results here
            // when we want to process other messages first.
@@ -1456,11 +1361,7 @@ impl Session {
                count += 1;

                let is_deleted = fetch_response.flags().any(|flag| flag == Flag::Deleted);
-                let (body, partial) = if fetch_partially {
-                    (fetch_response.header(), fetch_response.size) // `BODY.PEEK[HEADER]` goes to header() ...
-                } else {
-                    (fetch_response.body(), None) // ... while `BODY.PEEK[]` goes to body() - and includes header()
-                };
+                let body = fetch_response.body();

                if is_deleted {
                    info!(context, "Not processing deleted msg {}.", request_uid);
@@ -1494,13 +1395,13 @@ impl Session {
                    context,
                    "Passing message UID {} to receive_imf().", request_uid
                );
-                let res = receive_imf_inner(context, rfc724_mid, body, is_seen, partial).await;
+                let res = receive_imf_inner(context, rfc724_mid, body, is_seen).await;
                let received_msg = match res {
                    Err(err) => {
                        warn!(context, "receive_imf error: {err:#}.");

                        let text = format!(
-                            "❌ Failed to receive a message: {err:#}. Please report this bug to delta@merlinux.eu or https://support.delta.chat/."
+                            "❌ Failed to receive a message: {err:#}. Core version v{DC_VERSION_STR}. Please report this bug to delta@merlinux.eu or https://support.delta.chat/.",
                        );
                        let mut msg = Message::new_text(text);
                        add_device_msg(context, None, Some(&mut msg)).await?;
@@ -1546,17 +1447,17 @@ impl Session {
        Ok(())
    }

-    /// Retrieves server metadata if it is supported.
+    /// Retrieves server metadata if it is supported, otherwise uses fallback one.
    ///
    /// We get [`/shared/comment`](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5464#section-6.2.1)
    /// and [`/shared/admin`](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5464#section-6.2.2)
    /// metadata.
-    pub(crate) async fn fetch_metadata(&mut self, context: &Context) -> Result<()> {
-        if !self.can_metadata() {
-            return Ok(());
-        }
-
+    pub(crate) async fn update_metadata(&mut self, context: &Context) -> Result<()> {
        let mut lock = context.metadata.write().await;
+
+        if !self.can_metadata() {
+            *lock = Some(Default::default());
+        }
        if let Some(ref mut old_metadata) = *lock {
            let now = time();

@@ -1565,34 +1466,36 @@ impl Session {
                return Ok(());
            }

-            info!(context, "ICE servers expired, requesting new credentials.");
-            let mailbox = "";
-            let options = "";
-            let metadata = self
-                .get_metadata(mailbox, options, "(/shared/vendor/deltachat/turn)")
-                .await?;
            let mut got_turn_server = false;
-            for m in metadata {
-                if m.entry == "/shared/vendor/deltachat/turn"
-                    && let Some(value) = m.value
-                {
-                    match create_ice_servers_from_metadata(context, &value).await {
-                        Ok((parsed_timestamp, parsed_ice_servers)) => {
-                            old_metadata.ice_servers_expiration_timestamp = parsed_timestamp;
-                            old_metadata.ice_servers = parsed_ice_servers;
-                            got_turn_server = false;
-                        }
-                        Err(err) => {
-                            warn!(context, "Failed to parse TURN server metadata: {err:#}.");
+            if self.can_metadata() {
+                info!(context, "ICE servers expired, requesting new credentials.");
+                let mailbox = "";
+                let options = "";
+                let metadata = self
+                    .get_metadata(mailbox, options, "(/shared/vendor/deltachat/turn)")
+                    .await?;
+                for m in metadata {
+                    if m.entry == "/shared/vendor/deltachat/turn"
+                        && let Some(value) = m.value
+                    {
+                        match create_ice_servers_from_metadata(&value).await {
+                            Ok((parsed_timestamp, parsed_ice_servers)) => {
+                                old_metadata.ice_servers_expiration_timestamp = parsed_timestamp;
+                                old_metadata.ice_servers = parsed_ice_servers;
+                                got_turn_server = true;
+                            }
+                            Err(err) => {
+                                warn!(context, "Failed to parse TURN server metadata: {err:#}.");
+                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
-
            if !got_turn_server {
+                info!(context, "Will use fallback ICE servers.");
                // Set expiration timestamp 7 days in the future so we don't request it again.
                old_metadata.ice_servers_expiration_timestamp = time() + 3600 * 24 * 7;
-                old_metadata.ice_servers = create_fallback_ice_servers(context).await?;
+                old_metadata.ice_servers = create_fallback_ice_servers();
            }
            return Ok(());
        }
@@ -1639,7 +1542,7 @@ impl Session {
                }
                "/shared/vendor/deltachat/turn" => {
                    if let Some(value) = m.value {
-                        match create_ice_servers_from_metadata(context, &value).await {
+                        match create_ice_servers_from_metadata(&value).await {
                            Ok((parsed_timestamp, parsed_ice_servers)) => {
                                ice_servers_expiration_timestamp = parsed_timestamp;
                                ice_servers = Some(parsed_ice_servers);
@@ -1658,7 +1561,7 @@ impl Session {
        } else {
            // Set expiration timestamp 7 days in the future so we don't request it again.
            ice_servers_expiration_timestamp = time() + 3600 * 24 * 7;
-            create_fallback_ice_servers(context).await?
+            create_fallback_ice_servers()
        };

        *lock = Some(ServerMetadata {
@@ -1790,17 +1693,16 @@ impl Session {

    /// Attempts to configure mvbox.
    ///
-    /// Tries to find any folder examining `folders` in the order they go. If none is found, tries
-    /// to create any folder in the same order. This method does not use LIST command to ensure that
+    /// Tries to find any folder examining `folders` in the order they go.
+    /// This method does not use LIST command to ensure that
    /// configuration works even if mailbox lookup is forbidden via Access Control List (see
    /// <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4314>).
    ///
-    /// Returns first found or created folder name.
+    /// Returns first found folder name.
    async fn configure_mvbox<'a>(
        &mut self,
        context: &Context,
        folders: &[&'a str],
-        create_mvbox: bool,
    ) -> Result<Option<&'a str>> {
        // Close currently selected folder if needed.
        // We are going to select folders using low-level EXAMINE operations below.
@@ -1817,34 +1719,12 @@ impl Session {
                self.close().await?;
                // Before moving emails to the mvbox we need to remember its UIDVALIDITY, otherwise
                // emails moved before that wouldn't be fetched but considered "old" instead.
-                let create = false;
-                let folder_exists = self
-                    .select_with_uidvalidity(context, folder, create)
-                    .await?;
+                let folder_exists = self.select_with_uidvalidity(context, folder).await?;
                ensure!(folder_exists, "No MVBOX folder {:?}??", &folder);
                return Ok(Some(folder));
            }
        }

-        if !create_mvbox {
-            return Ok(None);
-        }
-        // Some servers require namespace-style folder names like "INBOX.DeltaChat", so we try all
-        // the variants here.
-        for folder in folders {
-            match self
-                .select_with_uidvalidity(context, folder, create_mvbox)
-                .await
-            {
-                Ok(_) => {
-                    info!(context, "MVBOX-folder {} created.", folder);
-                    return Ok(Some(folder));
-                }
-                Err(err) => {
-                    warn!(context, "Cannot create MVBOX-folder {:?}: {}", folder, err);
-                }
-            }
-        }
        Ok(None)
    }
 }
@@ -1854,7 +1734,6 @@ impl Imap {
        &mut self,
        context: &Context,
        session: &mut Session,
-        create_mvbox: bool,
    ) -> Result<()> {
        let mut folders = session
            .list(Some(""), Some("*"))
@@ -1895,7 +1774,7 @@ impl Imap {

        let fallback_folder = format!("INBOX{delimiter}DeltaChat");
        let mvbox_folder = session
-            .configure_mvbox(context, &["DeltaChat", &fallback_folder], create_mvbox)
+            .configure_mvbox(context, &["DeltaChat", &fallback_folder])
            .await
            .context("failed to configure mvbox")?;

@@ -2109,17 +1988,6 @@ async fn needs_move_to_mvbox(
    headers: &[mailparse::MailHeader<'_>],
 ) -> Result<bool> {
    let has_chat_version = headers.get_header_value(HeaderDef::ChatVersion).is_some();
-    if !context.get_config_bool(Config::IsChatmail).await?
-        && has_chat_version
-        && headers
-            .get_header_value(HeaderDef::AutoSubmitted)
-            .filter(|val| val.eq_ignore_ascii_case("auto-generated"))
-            .is_some()
-        && let Some(from) = mimeparser::get_from(headers)
-        && context.is_self_addr(&from.addr).await?
-    {
-        return Ok(true);
-    }
    if !context.get_config_bool(Config::MvboxMove).await? {
        return Ok(false);
    }
@@ -2255,21 +2123,6 @@ pub(crate) fn create_message_id() -> String {
    format!("{}{}", GENERATED_PREFIX, create_id())
 }

-/// Returns chat by prefetched headers.
-async fn prefetch_get_chat(
-    context: &Context,
-    headers: &[mailparse::MailHeader<'_>],
-) -> Result<Option<chat::Chat>> {
-    let parent = get_prefetch_parent_message(context, headers).await?;
-    if let Some(parent) = &parent {
-        return Ok(Some(
-            chat::Chat::load_from_db(context, parent.get_chat_id()).await?,
-        ));
-    }
-
-    Ok(None)
-}
-
 /// Determines whether the message should be downloaded based on prefetched headers.
 pub(crate) async fn prefetch_should_download(
    context: &Context,
@@ -2277,26 +2130,18 @@ pub(crate) async fn prefetch_should_download(
    message_id: &str,
    mut flags: impl Iterator<Item = Flag<'_>>,
 ) -> Result<bool> {
-    if message::rfc724_mid_exists(context, message_id)
-        .await?
-        .is_some()
-    {
-        markseen_on_imap_table(context, message_id).await?;
+    if message::rfc724_mid_download_tried(context, message_id).await? {
+        if let Some(from) = mimeparser::get_from(headers)
+            && context.is_self_addr(&from.addr).await?
+        {
+            markseen_on_imap_table(context, message_id).await?;
+        }
        return Ok(false);
    }

    // We do not know the Message-ID or the Message-ID is missing (in this case, we create one in
    // the further process).

-    if let Some(chat) = prefetch_get_chat(context, headers).await?
-        && chat.typ == Chattype::Group
-        && !chat.id.is_special()
-    {
-        // This might be a group command, like removing a group member.
-        // We really need to fetch this to avoid inconsistent group state.
-        return Ok(true);
-    }
-
    let maybe_ndn = if let Some(from) = headers.get_header_value(HeaderDef::From_) {
        let from = from.to_ascii_lowercase();
        from.contains("mailer-daemon") || from.contains("mail-daemon")
@@ -2357,6 +2202,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn prefetch_should_download(
 /// Returns updated chat ID if any message was marked as seen.
 async fn mark_seen_by_uid(
    context: &Context,
+    transport_id: u32,
    folder: &str,
    uid_validity: u32,
    uid: u32,
@@ -2367,12 +2213,13 @@ async fn mark_seen_by_uid(
            "SELECT id, chat_id FROM msgs
                 WHERE id > 9 AND rfc724_mid IN (
                   SELECT rfc724_mid FROM imap
-                   WHERE folder=?1
-                   AND uidvalidity=?2
-                   AND uid=?3
+                   WHERE transport_id=?
+                   AND folder=?
+                   AND uidvalidity=?
+                   AND uid=?
                   LIMIT 1
                 )",
-            (&folder, uid_validity, uid),
+            (transport_id, &folder, uid_validity, uid),
            |row| {
                let msg_id: MsgId = row.get(0)?;
                let chat_id: ChatId = row.get(1)?;
@@ -2523,18 +2370,6 @@ async fn get_modseq(context: &Context, transport_id: u32, folder: &str) -> Resul
        .unwrap_or(0))
 }

-/// Compute the imap search expression for all self-sent mails (for all self addresses)
-pub(crate) async fn get_imap_self_sent_search_command(context: &Context) -> Result<String> {
-    // See https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3501#section-6.4.4 for syntax of SEARCH and OR
-    let mut search_command = format!("FROM \"{}\"", context.get_primary_self_addr().await?);
-
-    for item in context.get_secondary_self_addrs().await? {
-        search_command = format!("OR ({search_command}) (FROM \"{item}\")");
-    }
-
-    Ok(search_command)
-}
-
 /// Whether to ignore fetching messages from a folder.
 ///
 /// This caters for the [`Config::OnlyFetchMvbox`] setting which means mails from folders
@@ -2607,66 +2442,6 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for UidRange {
        }
    }
 }
-async fn add_all_recipients_as_contacts(
-    context: &Context,
-    session: &mut Session,
-    folder: Config,
-) -> Result<()> {
-    let mailbox = if let Some(m) = context.get_config(folder).await? {
-        m
-    } else {
-        info!(
-            context,
-            "Folder {} is not configured, skipping fetching contacts from it.", folder
-        );
-        return Ok(());
-    };
-    let create = false;
-    let folder_exists = session
-        .select_with_uidvalidity(context, &mailbox, create)
-        .await
-        .with_context(|| format!("could not select {mailbox}"))?;
-    if !folder_exists {
-        return Ok(());
-    }
-
-    let recipients = session
-        .get_all_recipients(context)
-        .await
-        .context("could not get recipients")?;
-
-    let mut any_modified = false;
-    for recipient in recipients {
-        let recipient_addr = match ContactAddress::new(&recipient.addr) {
-            Err(err) => {
-                warn!(
-                    context,
-                    "Could not add contact for recipient with address {:?}: {:#}",
-                    recipient.addr,
-                    err
-                );
-                continue;
-            }
-            Ok(recipient_addr) => recipient_addr,
-        };
-
-        let (_, modified) = Contact::add_or_lookup(
-            context,
-            &recipient.display_name.unwrap_or_default(),
-            &recipient_addr,
-            Origin::OutgoingTo,
-        )
-        .await?;
-        if modified != Modifier::None {
-            any_modified = true;
-        }
-    }
-    if any_modified {
-        context.emit_event(EventType::ContactsChanged(None));
-    }
-
-    Ok(())
-}

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod imap_tests;
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ impl Client {
        hostname: &str,
        strict_tls: bool,
    ) -> Result<Self> {
+        let use_sni = true;
        let tcp_stream = connect_tcp_inner(addr).await?;
        let account_id = context.get_id();
        let events = context.events.clone();
@@ -215,6 +216,7 @@ impl Client {
            strict_tls,
            hostname,
            addr.port(),
+            use_sni,
            alpn(addr.port()),
            logging_stream,
            &context.tls_session_store,
@@ -251,6 +253,7 @@ impl Client {
        host: &str,
        strict_tls: bool,
    ) -> Result<Self> {
+        let use_sni = false;
        let tcp_stream = connect_tcp_inner(addr).await?;

        let account_id = context.get_id();
@@ -275,6 +278,7 @@ impl Client {
            strict_tls,
            host,
            addr.port(),
+            use_sni,
            "",
            tcp_stream,
            &context.tls_session_store,
@@ -294,6 +298,7 @@ impl Client {
        strict_tls: bool,
        proxy_config: ProxyConfig,
    ) -> Result<Self> {
+        let use_sni = true;
        let proxy_stream = proxy_config
            .connect(context, domain, port, strict_tls)
            .await?;
@@ -301,6 +306,7 @@ impl Client {
            strict_tls,
            domain,
            port,
+            use_sni,
            alpn(port),
            proxy_stream,
            &context.tls_session_store,
@@ -340,6 +346,7 @@ impl Client {
        proxy_config: ProxyConfig,
        strict_tls: bool,
    ) -> Result<Self> {
+        let use_sni = false;
        let proxy_stream = proxy_config
            .connect(context, hostname, port, strict_tls)
            .await?;
@@ -362,6 +369,7 @@ impl Client {
            strict_tls,
            hostname,
            port,
+            use_sni,
            "",
            proxy_stream,
            &context.tls_session_store,
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ impl Session {
        idle_interrupt_receiver: Receiver<()>,
        folder: &str,
    ) -> Result<Self> {
-        let create = true;
-        self.select_with_uidvalidity(context, folder, create)
-            .await?;
+        self.select_with_uidvalidity(context, folder).await?;

        if self.drain_unsolicited_responses(context)? {
            self.new_mail = true;
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use super::*;
+use crate::contact::Contact;
 use crate::test_utils::TestContext;

 #[test]
@@ -263,29 +264,6 @@ async fn test_target_folder_setupmsg() -> Result<()> {
    Ok(())
 }

-#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
-async fn test_get_imap_search_command() -> Result<()> {
-    let t = TestContext::new_alice().await;
-    assert_eq!(
-        get_imap_self_sent_search_command(&t.ctx).await?,
-        r#"FROM "alice@example.org""#
-    );
-
-    t.ctx.set_primary_self_addr("alice@another.com").await?;
-    assert_eq!(
-        get_imap_self_sent_search_command(&t.ctx).await?,
-        r#"OR (FROM "alice@another.com") (FROM "alice@example.org")"#
-    );
-
-    t.ctx.set_primary_self_addr("alice@third.com").await?;
-    assert_eq!(
-        get_imap_self_sent_search_command(&t.ctx).await?,
-        r#"OR (OR (FROM "alice@third.com") (FROM "alice@another.com")) (FROM "alice@example.org")"#
-    );
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 #[test]
 fn test_uid_grouper() {
    // Input: sequence of (rowid: i64, uid: u32, target: String)
@@ -89,33 +89,6 @@ impl ImapSession {
        }
    }

-    /// Selects a folder. Tries to create it once and select again if the folder does not exist.
-    pub(super) async fn select_or_create_folder(
-        &mut self,
-        context: &Context,
-        folder: &str,
-    ) -> anyhow::Result<NewlySelected> {
-        match self.select_folder(context, folder).await {
-            Ok(newly_selected) => Ok(newly_selected),
-            Err(err) => match err {
-                Error::NoFolder(..) => {
-                    info!(context, "Failed to select folder {folder:?} because it does not exist, trying to create it.");
-                    let create_res = self.create(folder).await;
-                    if let Err(ref err) = create_res {
-                        info!(context, "Couldn't select folder, then create() failed: {err:#}.");
-                        // Need to recheck, could have been created in parallel.
-                    }
-                    let select_res = self.select_folder(context, folder).await.with_context(|| format!("failed to select newely created folder {folder}"));
-                    if select_res.is_err() {
-                        create_res?;
-                    }
-                    select_res
-                }
-                _ => Err(err).with_context(|| format!("failed to select folder {folder} with error other than NO, not trying to create it")),
-            },
-        }
-    }
-
    /// Selects a folder optionally creating it and takes care of UIDVALIDITY changes. Returns false
    /// iff `folder` doesn't exist.
    ///
@@ -129,23 +102,16 @@ impl ImapSession {
        &mut self,
        context: &Context,
        folder: &str,
-        create: bool,
    ) -> anyhow::Result<bool> {
-        let newly_selected = if create {
-            self.select_or_create_folder(context, folder)
-                .await
-                .with_context(|| format!("Failed to select or create folder {folder:?}"))?
-        } else {
-            match self.select_folder(context, folder).await {
-                Ok(newly_selected) => newly_selected,
-                Err(err) => match err {
-                    Error::NoFolder(..) => return Ok(false),
-                    _ => {
-                        return Err(err)
-                            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to select folder {folder:?}"))?;
-                    }
-                },
-            }
+        let newly_selected = match self.select_folder(context, folder).await {
+            Ok(newly_selected) => newly_selected,
+            Err(err) => match err {
+                Error::NoFolder(..) => return Ok(false),
+                _ => {
+                    return Err(err)
+                        .with_context(|| format!("Failed to select folder {folder:?}"))?;
+                }
+            },
        };
        let transport_id = self.transport_id();

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use crate::tools;
 /// - Chat-Version to check if a message is a chat message
 /// - Autocrypt-Setup-Message to check if a message is an autocrypt setup message,
 ///   not necessarily sent by Delta Chat.
+/// - Chat-Is-Post-Message to skip it in background fetch or when it is > `DownloadLimit`.
 const PREFETCH_FLAGS: &str = "(UID INTERNALDATE RFC822.SIZE BODY.PEEK[HEADER.FIELDS (\
                              MESSAGE-ID \
                              DATE \
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ const PREFETCH_FLAGS: &str = "(UID INTERNALDATE RFC822.SIZE BODY.PEEK[HEADER.FIE
                              FROM \
                              IN-REPLY-TO REFERENCES \
                              CHAT-VERSION \
+                              CHAT-IS-POST-MESSAGE \
                              AUTO-SUBMITTED \
                              AUTOCRYPT-SETUP-MESSAGE\
                              )])";
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ use crate::pgp;
 use crate::qr::DCBACKUP_VERSION;
 use crate::sql;
 use crate::tools::{
-    TempPathGuard, create_folder, delete_file, get_filesuffix_lc, read_file, time, write_file,
+    TempPathGuard, create_folder, delete_file, get_filesuffix_lc, read_file, time, usize_to_u64,
+    write_file,
 };

 mod key_transfer;
@@ -263,14 +264,14 @@ struct ProgressReader<R> {
    inner: R,

    /// Number of bytes successfully read from the internal reader.
-    read: usize,
+    read: u64,

    /// Total size of the backup .tar file expected to be read from the reader.
    /// Used to calculate the progress.
-    file_size: usize,
+    file_size: u64,

    /// Last progress emitted to avoid emitting the same progress value twice.
-    last_progress: usize,
+    last_progress: u16,

    /// Context for emitting progress events.
    context: Context,
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ impl<R> ProgressReader<R> {
        Self {
            inner: r,
            read: 0,
-            file_size: file_size as usize,
+            file_size,
            last_progress: 1,
            context,
        }
@@ -301,9 +302,11 @@ where
        let before = buf.filled().len();
        let res = this.inner.poll_read(cx, buf);
        if let std::task::Poll::Ready(Ok(())) = res {
-            *this.read = this.read.saturating_add(buf.filled().len() - before);
+            *this.read = this
+                .read
+                .saturating_add(usize_to_u64(buf.filled().len() - before));

-            let progress = std::cmp::min(1000 * *this.read / *this.file_size, 999);
+            let progress = std::cmp::min(1000 * *this.read / *this.file_size, 999) as u16;
            if progress > *this.last_progress {
                this.context.emit_event(EventType::ImexProgress(progress));
                *this.last_progress = progress;
@@ -490,14 +493,14 @@ struct ProgressWriter<W> {
    inner: W,

    /// Number of bytes successfully written into the internal writer.
-    written: usize,
+    written: u64,

    /// Total size of the backup .tar file expected to be written into the writer.
    /// Used to calculate the progress.
-    file_size: usize,
+    file_size: u64,

    /// Last progress emitted to avoid emitting the same progress value twice.
-    last_progress: usize,
+    last_progress: u16,

    /// Context for emitting progress events.
    context: Context,
@@ -508,7 +511,7 @@ impl<W> ProgressWriter<W> {
        Self {
            inner: w,
            written: 0,
-            file_size: file_size as usize,
+            file_size,
            last_progress: 1,
            context,
        }
@@ -527,9 +530,9 @@ where
        let this = self.project();
        let res = this.inner.poll_write(cx, buf);
        if let std::task::Poll::Ready(Ok(written)) = res {
-            *this.written = this.written.saturating_add(written);
+            *this.written = this.written.saturating_add(usize_to_u64(written));

-            let progress = std::cmp::min(1000 * *this.written / *this.file_size, 999);
+            let progress = std::cmp::min(1000 * *this.written / *this.file_size, 999) as u16;
            if progress > *this.last_progress {
                this.context.emit_event(EventType::ImexProgress(progress));
                *this.last_progress = progress;
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub async fn store_self_keypair(context: &Context, keypair: &KeyPair) -> Result<
 }

 pub async fn parse_and_get_text(context: &Context, imf_raw: &[u8]) -> Result<String> {
-    let mime_parser = MimeMessage::from_bytes(context, imf_raw, None).await?;
+    let mime_parser = MimeMessage::from_bytes(context, imf_raw).await?;
    Ok(mime_parser.parts.into_iter().next().unwrap().msg)
 }

@@ -156,24 +156,14 @@ pub(crate) async fn load_self_public_key(context: &Context) -> Result<SignedPubl
 }

 /// Returns our own public keyring.
+///
+/// No keys are generated and at most one key is returned.
 pub(crate) async fn load_self_public_keyring(context: &Context) -> Result<Vec<SignedPublicKey>> {
-    let keys = context
-        .sql
-        .query_map_vec(
-            r#"SELECT public_key
-               FROM keypairs
-               ORDER BY id=(SELECT value FROM config WHERE keyname='key_id') DESC"#,
-            (),
-            |row| {
-                let public_key_bytes: Vec<u8> = row.get(0)?;
-                Ok(public_key_bytes)
-            },
-        )
-        .await?
-        .into_iter()
-        .filter_map(|bytes| SignedPublicKey::from_slice(&bytes).log_err(context).ok())
-        .collect();
-    Ok(keys)
+    if let Some(public_key) = load_self_public_key_opt(context).await? {
+        Ok(vec![public_key])
+    } else {
+        Ok(vec![])
+    }
 }

 /// Returns own public key fingerprint in (not human-readable) hex representation.
@@ -15,16 +15,17 @@ use pin_project::pin_project;

 use crate::events::{Event, EventType, Events};
 use crate::net::session::SessionStream;
+use crate::tools::usize_to_u64;

 use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite, ReadBuf};

 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct Metrics {
    /// Total number of bytes read.
-    pub total_read: usize,
+    pub total_read: u64,

    /// Total number of bytes written.
-    pub total_written: usize,
+    pub total_written: u64,
 }

 impl Metrics {
@@ -91,6 +92,11 @@ impl<S: SessionStream> AsyncRead for LoggingStream<S> {
                "Read error on stream {peer_addr:?} after reading {} and writing {} bytes: {err}.",
                this.metrics.total_read, this.metrics.total_written
            );
+            tracing::event!(
+                ::tracing::Level::WARN,
+                account_id = *this.account_id,
+                log_message
+            );
            this.events.emit(Event {
                id: *this.account_id,
                typ: EventType::Warning(log_message),
@@ -98,7 +104,7 @@ impl<S: SessionStream> AsyncRead for LoggingStream<S> {
        }

        let n = old_remaining - buf.remaining();
-        this.metrics.total_read = this.metrics.total_read.saturating_add(n);
+        this.metrics.total_read = this.metrics.total_read.saturating_add(usize_to_u64(n));

        res
    }
@@ -113,7 +119,7 @@ impl<S: SessionStream> AsyncWrite for LoggingStream<S> {
        let this = self.project();
        let res = this.inner.poll_write(cx, buf);
        if let Poll::Ready(Ok(n)) = res {
-            this.metrics.total_written = this.metrics.total_written.saturating_add(n);
+            this.metrics.total_written = this.metrics.total_written.saturating_add(usize_to_u64(n));
        }
        res
    }
@@ -140,7 +146,7 @@ impl<S: SessionStream> AsyncWrite for LoggingStream<S> {
        let this = self.project();
        let res = this.inner.poll_write_vectored(cx, bufs);
        if let Poll::Ready(Ok(n)) = res {
-            this.metrics.total_written = this.metrics.total_written.saturating_add(n);
+            this.metrics.total_written = this.metrics.total_written.saturating_add(usize_to_u64(n));
        }
        res
    }
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ use std::str;
 use anyhow::{Context as _, Result, ensure, format_err};
 use deltachat_contact_tools::{VcardContact, parse_vcard};
 use deltachat_derive::{FromSql, ToSql};
+use humansize::BINARY;
+use humansize::format_size;
+use num_traits::FromPrimitive;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use tokio::{fs, io};

@@ -84,12 +87,10 @@ impl MsgId {
        let result = context
            .sql
            .query_row_optional(
-                concat!(
-                    "SELECT m.state, mdns.msg_id",
-                    " FROM msgs m LEFT JOIN msgs_mdns mdns ON mdns.msg_id=m.id",
-                    " WHERE id=?",
-                    " LIMIT 1",
-                ),
+                "SELECT m.state, mdns.msg_id
+                  FROM msgs m LEFT JOIN msgs_mdns mdns ON mdns.msg_id=m.id
+                  WHERE id=?
+                  LIMIT 1",
                (self,),
                |row| {
                    let state: MessageState = row.get(0)?;
@@ -128,10 +129,12 @@ impl MsgId {
            .sql
            .execute(
                // If you change which information is preserved here, also change
-                // `delete_expired_messages()` and which information `receive_imf::add_parts()`
-                // still adds to the db if chat_id is TRASH.
-                "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO msgs (id, rfc724_mid, timestamp, chat_id, deleted)
-                 SELECT ?1, rfc724_mid, timestamp, ?, ? FROM msgs WHERE id=?1",
+                // `ChatId::delete_ex()`, `delete_expired_messages()` and which information
+                // `receive_imf::add_parts()` still adds to the db if chat_id is TRASH.
+                "
+INSERT OR REPLACE INTO msgs (id, rfc724_mid, pre_rfc724_mid, timestamp, chat_id, deleted)
+SELECT ?1, rfc724_mid, pre_rfc724_mid, timestamp, ?, ? FROM msgs WHERE id=?1
+                ",
                (self, DC_CHAT_ID_TRASH, on_server),
            )
            .await?;
@@ -171,12 +174,17 @@ impl MsgId {
        context
            .sql
            .query_map_vec(
-                "SELECT folder, uid FROM imap WHERE rfc724_mid=?",
+                "SELECT transports.addr, imap.folder, imap.uid
+                 FROM imap
+                 LEFT JOIN transports
+                 ON transports.id = imap.transport_id
+                 WHERE imap.rfc724_mid=?",
                (rfc724_mid,),
                |row| {
-                    let folder: String = row.get("folder")?;
-                    let uid: u32 = row.get("uid")?;
-                    Ok(format!("</{folder}/;UID={uid}>"))
+                    let addr: String = row.get(0)?;
+                    let folder: String = row.get(1)?;
+                    let uid: u32 = row.get(2)?;
+                    Ok(format!("<{addr}/{folder}/;UID={uid}>"))
                },
            )
            .await
@@ -202,10 +210,9 @@ impl MsgId {
        ret += &format!("Sent: {fts}");

        let from_contact = Contact::get_by_id(context, msg.from_id).await?;
-        let name = from_contact.get_name_n_addr();
+        let name = from_contact.get_display_name();
        if let Some(override_sender_name) = msg.get_override_sender_name() {
-            let addr = from_contact.get_addr();
-            ret += &format!(" by ~{override_sender_name} ({addr})");
+            ret += &format!(" by ~{override_sender_name}");
        } else {
            ret += &format!(" by {name}");
        }
@@ -253,7 +260,7 @@ impl MsgId {

                let name = Contact::get_by_id(context, contact_id)
                    .await
-                    .map(|contact| contact.get_name_n_addr())
+                    .map(|contact| contact.get_display_name().to_owned())
                    .unwrap_or_default();

                ret += &format!(" by {name}");
@@ -425,6 +432,10 @@ pub struct Message {
    pub(crate) ephemeral_timer: EphemeralTimer,
    pub(crate) ephemeral_timestamp: i64,
    pub(crate) text: String,
+    /// Text that is added to the end of Message.text
+    ///
+    /// Currently used for adding the download information on pre-messages
+    pub(crate) additional_text: String,

    /// Message subject.
    ///
@@ -433,12 +444,15 @@ pub struct Message {

    /// `Message-ID` header value.
    pub(crate) rfc724_mid: String,
+    /// `Message-ID` header value of the pre-message, if any.
+    pub(crate) pre_rfc724_mid: String,

    /// `In-Reply-To` header value.
    pub(crate) in_reply_to: Option<String>,
    pub(crate) is_dc_message: MessengerMessage,
    pub(crate) original_msg_id: MsgId,
    pub(crate) mime_modified: bool,
+    pub(crate) chat_visibility: ChatVisibility,
    pub(crate) chat_blocked: Blocked,
    pub(crate) location_id: u32,
    pub(crate) error: Option<String>,
@@ -483,42 +497,42 @@ impl Message {
            !id.is_special(),
            "Can not load special message ID {id} from DB"
        );
-        let msg = context
+        let mut msg = context
            .sql
            .query_row_optional(
-                concat!(
-                    "SELECT",
-                    "    m.id AS id,",
-                    "    rfc724_mid AS rfc724mid,",
-                    "    m.mime_in_reply_to AS mime_in_reply_to,",
-                    "    m.chat_id AS chat_id,",
-                    "    m.from_id AS from_id,",
-                    "    m.to_id AS to_id,",
-                    "    m.timestamp AS timestamp,",
-                    "    m.timestamp_sent AS timestamp_sent,",
-                    "    m.timestamp_rcvd AS timestamp_rcvd,",
-                    "    m.ephemeral_timer AS ephemeral_timer,",
-                    "    m.ephemeral_timestamp AS ephemeral_timestamp,",
-                    "    m.type AS type,",
-                    "    m.state AS state,",
-                    "    mdns.msg_id AS mdn_msg_id,",
-                    "    m.download_state AS download_state,",
-                    "    m.error AS error,",
-                    "    m.msgrmsg AS msgrmsg,",
-                    "    m.starred AS original_msg_id,",
-                    "    m.mime_modified AS mime_modified,",
-                    "    m.txt AS txt,",
-                    "    m.subject AS subject,",
-                    "    m.param AS param,",
-                    "    m.hidden AS hidden,",
-                    "    m.location_id AS location,",
-                    "    c.blocked AS blocked",
-                    " FROM msgs m",
-                    " LEFT JOIN chats c ON c.id=m.chat_id",
-                    " LEFT JOIN msgs_mdns mdns ON mdns.msg_id=m.id",
-                    " WHERE m.id=? AND chat_id!=3",
-                    " LIMIT 1",
-                ),
+                "SELECT
+                    m.id AS id,
+                    rfc724_mid AS rfc724mid,
+                    pre_rfc724_mid AS pre_rfc724mid,
+                    m.mime_in_reply_to AS mime_in_reply_to,
+                    m.chat_id AS chat_id,
+                    m.from_id AS from_id,
+                    m.to_id AS to_id,
+                    m.timestamp AS timestamp,
+                    m.timestamp_sent AS timestamp_sent,
+                    m.timestamp_rcvd AS timestamp_rcvd,
+                    m.ephemeral_timer AS ephemeral_timer,
+                    m.ephemeral_timestamp AS ephemeral_timestamp,
+                    m.type AS type,
+                    m.state AS state,
+                    mdns.msg_id AS mdn_msg_id,
+                    m.download_state AS download_state,
+                    m.error AS error,
+                    m.msgrmsg AS msgrmsg,
+                    m.starred AS original_msg_id,
+                    m.mime_modified AS mime_modified,
+                    m.txt AS txt,
+                    m.subject AS subject,
+                    m.param AS param,
+                    m.hidden AS hidden,
+                    m.location_id AS location,
+                    c.archived AS visibility,
+                    c.blocked AS blocked
+                 FROM msgs m
+                 LEFT JOIN chats c ON c.id=m.chat_id
+                 LEFT JOIN msgs_mdns mdns ON mdns.msg_id=m.id
+                 WHERE m.id=? AND chat_id!=3
+                 LIMIT 1",
                (id,),
                |row| {
                    let state: MessageState = row.get("state")?;
@@ -545,6 +559,7 @@ impl Message {
                    let msg = Message {
                        id: row.get("id")?,
                        rfc724_mid: row.get::<_, String>("rfc724mid")?,
+                        pre_rfc724_mid: row.get::<_, String>("pre_rfc724mid")?,
                        in_reply_to: row
                            .get::<_, Option<String>>("mime_in_reply_to")?
                            .and_then(|in_reply_to| parse_message_id(&in_reply_to).ok()),
@@ -565,10 +580,12 @@ impl Message {
                        original_msg_id: row.get("original_msg_id")?,
                        mime_modified: row.get("mime_modified")?,
                        text,
+                        additional_text: String::new(),
                        subject: row.get("subject")?,
                        param: row.get::<_, String>("param")?.parse().unwrap_or_default(),
                        hidden: row.get("hidden")?,
                        location_id: row.get("location")?,
+                        chat_visibility: row.get::<_, Option<_>>("visibility")?.unwrap_or_default(),
                        chat_blocked: row
                            .get::<_, Option<Blocked>>("blocked")?
                            .unwrap_or_default(),
@@ -579,9 +596,48 @@ impl Message {
            .await
            .with_context(|| format!("failed to load message {id} from the database"))?;

+        if let Some(msg) = &mut msg {
+            msg.additional_text =
+                Self::get_additional_text(context, msg.download_state, &msg.param).await?;
+        }
+
        Ok(msg)
    }

+    /// Returns additional text which is appended to the message's text field
+    /// when it is loaded from the database.
+    /// Currently this is used to add infomation to pre-messages of what the download will be and how large it is
+    async fn get_additional_text(
+        context: &Context,
+        download_state: DownloadState,
+        param: &Params,
+    ) -> Result<String> {
+        if download_state != DownloadState::Done {
+            let file_size = param
+                .get(Param::PostMessageFileBytes)
+                .and_then(|s| s.parse().ok())
+                .map(|file_size: usize| format_size(file_size, BINARY))
+                .unwrap_or("?".to_owned());
+            let viewtype = param
+                .get_i64(Param::PostMessageViewtype)
+                .and_then(Viewtype::from_i64)
+                .unwrap_or(Viewtype::Unknown);
+            let file_name = param
+                .get(Param::Filename)
+                .map(sanitize_filename)
+                .unwrap_or("?".to_owned());
+
+            return match viewtype {
+                Viewtype::File => Ok(format!(" [{file_name} – {file_size}]")),
+                _ => {
+                    let translated_viewtype = viewtype.to_locale_string(context).await;
+                    Ok(format!(" [{translated_viewtype} – {file_size}]"))
+                }
+            };
+        }
+        Ok(String::new())
+    }
+
    /// Returns the MIME type of an attached file if it exists.
    ///
    /// If the MIME type is not known, the function guesses the MIME type
@@ -763,8 +819,11 @@ impl Message {
    }

    /// Returns the text of the message.
+    ///
+    /// Currently this includes `additional_text`, but this may change in future, when the UIs show
+    /// the necessary info themselves.
    pub fn get_text(&self) -> String {
-        self.text.clone()
+        self.text.clone() + &self.additional_text
    }

    /// Returns message subject.
@@ -786,7 +845,16 @@ impl Message {
    }

    /// Returns the size of the file in bytes, if applicable.
+    /// If message is a pre-message, then this returns the size of the file to be downloaded.
    pub async fn get_filebytes(&self, context: &Context) -> Result<Option<u64>> {
+        if self.download_state != DownloadState::Done
+            && let Some(file_size) = self
+                .param
+                .get(Param::PostMessageFileBytes)
+                .and_then(|s| s.parse().ok())
+        {
+            return Ok(Some(file_size));
+        }
        if let Some(path) = self.param.get_file_path(context)? {
            Ok(Some(get_filebytes(context, &path).await.with_context(
                || format!("failed to get {} size in bytes", path.display()),
@@ -796,6 +864,19 @@ impl Message {
        }
    }

+    /// If message is a Pre-Message,
+    /// then this returns the viewtype it will have when it is downloaded.
+    #[cfg(test)]
+    pub(crate) fn get_post_message_viewtype(&self) -> Option<Viewtype> {
+        if self.download_state != DownloadState::Done {
+            return self
+                .param
+                .get_i64(Param::PostMessageViewtype)
+                .and_then(Viewtype::from_i64);
+        }
+        None
+    }
+
    /// Returns width of associated image or video file.
    pub fn get_width(&self) -> i32 {
        self.param.get_int(Param::Width).unwrap_or_default()
@@ -845,11 +926,10 @@ impl Message {

        let contact = if self.from_id != ContactId::SELF {
            match chat.typ {
-                Chattype::Group
-                | Chattype::OutBroadcast
-                | Chattype::InBroadcast
-                | Chattype::Mailinglist => Some(Contact::get_by_id(context, self.from_id).await?),
-                Chattype::Single => None,
+                Chattype::Group | Chattype::Mailinglist => {
+                    Some(Contact::get_by_id(context, self.from_id).await?)
+                }
+                Chattype::Single | Chattype::OutBroadcast | Chattype::InBroadcast => None,
            }
        } else {
            None
@@ -1426,6 +1506,16 @@ pub async fn get_msg_read_receipts(
        .await
 }

+/// Returns count of read receipts on message.
+///
+/// This view count is meant as a feedback measure for the channel owner only.
+pub async fn get_msg_read_receipt_count(context: &Context, msg_id: MsgId) -> Result<usize> {
+    context
+        .sql
+        .count("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM msgs_mdns WHERE msg_id=?", (msg_id,))
+        .await
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn guess_msgtype_from_suffix(msg: &Message) -> Option<(Viewtype, &'static str)> {
    msg.param
        .get(Param::Filename)
@@ -1674,11 +1764,20 @@ pub async fn delete_msgs_ex(

        let target = context.get_delete_msgs_target().await?;
        let update_db = |trans: &mut rusqlite::Transaction| {
-            trans.execute(
-                "UPDATE imap SET target=? WHERE rfc724_mid=?",
-                (target, msg.rfc724_mid),
-            )?;
+            let mut stmt = trans.prepare("UPDATE imap SET target=? WHERE rfc724_mid=?")?;
+            stmt.execute((&target, &msg.rfc724_mid))?;
+            if !msg.pre_rfc724_mid.is_empty() {
+                stmt.execute((&target, &msg.pre_rfc724_mid))?;
+            }
            trans.execute("DELETE FROM smtp WHERE msg_id=?", (msg_id,))?;
+            trans.execute(
+                "DELETE FROM download WHERE rfc724_mid=?",
+                (&msg.rfc724_mid,),
+            )?;
+            trans.execute(
+                "DELETE FROM available_post_msgs WHERE rfc724_mid=?",
+                (&msg.rfc724_mid,),
+            )?;
            Ok(())
        };
        if let Err(e) = context.sql.transaction(update_db).await {
@@ -1712,6 +1811,7 @@ pub async fn delete_msgs_ex(
                msgs: deleted_rfc724_mid,
            })
            .await?;
+        context.scheduler.interrupt_smtp().await;
    }

    for &msg_id in msg_ids {
@@ -1746,11 +1846,11 @@ pub async fn markseen_msgs(context: &Context, msg_ids: Vec<MsgId>) -> Result<()>
                "SELECT
                    m.chat_id AS chat_id,
                    m.state AS state,
-                    m.download_state as download_state,
                    m.ephemeral_timer AS ephemeral_timer,
                    m.param AS param,
                    m.from_id AS from_id,
                    m.rfc724_mid AS rfc724_mid,
+                    m.hidden AS hidden,
                    c.archived AS archived,
                    c.blocked AS blocked
                 FROM msgs m LEFT JOIN chats c ON c.id=m.chat_id
@@ -1759,10 +1859,10 @@ pub async fn markseen_msgs(context: &Context, msg_ids: Vec<MsgId>) -> Result<()>
                |row| {
                    let chat_id: ChatId = row.get("chat_id")?;
                    let state: MessageState = row.get("state")?;
-                    let download_state: DownloadState = row.get("download_state")?;
                    let param: Params = row.get::<_, String>("param")?.parse().unwrap_or_default();
                    let from_id: ContactId = row.get("from_id")?;
                    let rfc724_mid: String = row.get("rfc724_mid")?;
+                    let hidden: bool = row.get("hidden")?;
                    let visibility: ChatVisibility = row.get("archived")?;
                    let blocked: Option<Blocked> = row.get("blocked")?;
                    let ephemeral_timer: EphemeralTimer = row.get("ephemeral_timer")?;
@@ -1771,10 +1871,10 @@ pub async fn markseen_msgs(context: &Context, msg_ids: Vec<MsgId>) -> Result<()>
                            id,
                            chat_id,
                            state,
-                            download_state,
                            param,
                            from_id,
                            rfc724_mid,
+                            hidden,
                            visibility,
                            blocked.unwrap_or_default(),
                        ),
@@ -1804,31 +1904,25 @@ pub async fn markseen_msgs(context: &Context, msg_ids: Vec<MsgId>) -> Result<()>
            id,
            curr_chat_id,
            curr_state,
-            curr_download_state,
            curr_param,
            curr_from_id,
            curr_rfc724_mid,
+            curr_hidden,
            curr_visibility,
            curr_blocked,
        ),
        _curr_ephemeral_timer,
    ) in msgs
    {
-        if curr_download_state != DownloadState::Done {
-            if curr_state == MessageState::InFresh {
-                // Don't mark partially downloaded messages as seen or send a read receipt since
-                // they are not really seen by the user.
-                update_msg_state(context, id, MessageState::InNoticed).await?;
-                updated_chat_ids.insert(curr_chat_id);
-            }
-        } else if curr_state == MessageState::InFresh || curr_state == MessageState::InNoticed {
+        if curr_state == MessageState::InFresh || curr_state == MessageState::InNoticed {
            update_msg_state(context, id, MessageState::InSeen).await?;
            info!(context, "Seen message {}.", id);

            markseen_on_imap_table(context, &curr_rfc724_mid).await?;

-            // Read receipts for system messages are never sent. These messages have no place to
-            // display received read receipt anyway.  And since their text is locally generated,
+            // Read receipts for system messages are never sent to contacts.
+            // These messages have no place to display received read receipt
+            // anyway. And since their text is locally generated,
            // quoting them is dangerous as it may contain contact names. E.g., for original message
            // "Group left by me", a read receipt will quote "Group left by <name>", and the name can
            // be a display name stored in address book rather than the name sent in the From field by
@@ -1836,25 +1930,35 @@ pub async fn markseen_msgs(context: &Context, msg_ids: Vec<MsgId>) -> Result<()>
            //
            // We also don't send read receipts for contact requests.
            // Read receipts will not be sent even after accepting the chat.
-            if curr_blocked == Blocked::Not
+            let to_id = if curr_blocked == Blocked::Not
                && curr_param.get_bool(Param::WantsMdn).unwrap_or_default()
                && curr_param.get_cmd() == SystemMessage::Unknown
                && context.should_send_mdns().await?
            {
+                Some(curr_from_id)
+            } else if context.get_config_bool(Config::BccSelf).await? {
+                Some(ContactId::SELF)
+            } else {
+                None
+            };
+            if let Some(to_id) = to_id {
                context
                    .sql
                    .execute(
                        "INSERT INTO smtp_mdns (msg_id, from_id, rfc724_mid) VALUES(?, ?, ?)",
-                        (id, curr_from_id, curr_rfc724_mid),
+                        (id, to_id, curr_rfc724_mid),
                    )
                    .await
                    .context("failed to insert into smtp_mdns")?;
                context.scheduler.interrupt_smtp().await;
            }
-            updated_chat_ids.insert(curr_chat_id);
+            if !curr_hidden {
+                updated_chat_ids.insert(curr_chat_id);
+            }
        }
-        archived_chats_maybe_noticed |=
-            curr_state == MessageState::InFresh && curr_visibility == ChatVisibility::Archived;
+        archived_chats_maybe_noticed |= curr_state == MessageState::InFresh
+            && !curr_hidden
+            && curr_visibility == ChatVisibility::Archived;
    }

    for updated_chat_id in updated_chat_ids {
@@ -2092,7 +2196,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn rfc724_mid_exists_ex(
        .query_row_optional(
            &("SELECT id, timestamp_sent, MIN(".to_string()
                + expr
-                + ") FROM msgs WHERE rfc724_mid=?
+                + ") FROM msgs WHERE rfc724_mid=?1 OR pre_rfc724_mid=?1
              HAVING COUNT(*) > 0 -- Prevent MIN(expr) from returning NULL when there are no rows.
              ORDER BY timestamp_sent DESC"),
            (rfc724_mid,),
@@ -2107,6 +2211,32 @@ pub(crate) async fn rfc724_mid_exists_ex(
    Ok(res)
 }

+/// Returns `true` iff there is a message
+/// with the given `rfc724_mid`
+/// and a download state other than `DownloadState::Available`,
+/// i.e. it was already tried to download the message or it's sent locally.
+pub(crate) async fn rfc724_mid_download_tried(context: &Context, rfc724_mid: &str) -> Result<bool> {
+    let rfc724_mid = rfc724_mid.trim_start_matches('<').trim_end_matches('>');
+    if rfc724_mid.is_empty() {
+        warn!(
+            context,
+            "Empty rfc724_mid passed to rfc724_mid_download_tried"
+        );
+        return Ok(false);
+    }
+
+    let res = context
+        .sql
+        .exists(
+            "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM msgs
+             WHERE rfc724_mid=? AND download_state<>?",
+            (rfc724_mid, DownloadState::Available),
+        )
+        .await?;
+
+    Ok(res)
+}
+
 /// Given a list of Message-IDs, returns the most relevant message found in the database.
 ///
 /// Relevance here is `(download_state == Done, index)`, where `index` is an index of Message-ID in
@@ -2248,14 +2378,5 @@ impl Viewtype {
    }
 }

-/// Returns text for storing in the `msgs.txt_normalized` column (to make case-insensitive search
-/// possible for non-ASCII messages).
-pub(crate) fn normalize_text(text: &str) -> Option<String> {
-    if text.is_ascii() {
-        return None;
-    };
-    Some(text.to_lowercase()).filter(|t| t != text)
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod message_tests;
@@ -326,79 +326,7 @@ async fn test_markseen_msgs() -> Result<()> {
    Ok(())
 }

-#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
-async fn test_markseen_not_downloaded_msg() -> Result<()> {
-    let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
-    let alice = &tcm.alice().await;
-    alice.set_config(Config::DownloadLimit, Some("1")).await?;
-    let bob = &tcm.bob().await;
-    let bob_chat_id = bob.create_chat(alice).await.id;
-    alice.create_chat(bob).await; // Make sure the chat is accepted.
-
-    tcm.section("Bob sends a large message to Alice");
-    let file_bytes = include_bytes!("../../test-data/image/screenshot.png");
-    let mut msg = Message::new(Viewtype::Image);
-    msg.set_file_from_bytes(bob, "a.jpg", file_bytes, None)?;
-    let sent_msg = bob.send_msg(bob_chat_id, &mut msg).await;
-
-    tcm.section("Alice receives a large message from Bob");
-    let msg = alice.recv_msg(&sent_msg).await;
-    assert_eq!(msg.download_state, DownloadState::Available);
-    assert!(!msg.param.get_bool(Param::WantsMdn).unwrap_or_default());
-    assert_eq!(msg.state, MessageState::InFresh);
-    markseen_msgs(alice, vec![msg.id]).await?;
-    // A not downloaded message can be seen only if it's seen on another device.
-    assert_eq!(msg.id.get_state(alice).await?, MessageState::InNoticed);
-    // Marking the message as seen again is a no op.
-    markseen_msgs(alice, vec![msg.id]).await?;
-    assert_eq!(msg.id.get_state(alice).await?, MessageState::InNoticed);
-
-    msg.id
-        .update_download_state(alice, DownloadState::InProgress)
-        .await?;
-    markseen_msgs(alice, vec![msg.id]).await?;
-    assert_eq!(msg.id.get_state(alice).await?, MessageState::InNoticed);
-    msg.id
-        .update_download_state(alice, DownloadState::Failure)
-        .await?;
-    markseen_msgs(alice, vec![msg.id]).await?;
-    assert_eq!(msg.id.get_state(alice).await?, MessageState::InNoticed);
-    msg.id
-        .update_download_state(alice, DownloadState::Undecipherable)
-        .await?;
-    markseen_msgs(alice, vec![msg.id]).await?;
-    assert_eq!(msg.id.get_state(alice).await?, MessageState::InNoticed);
-
-    assert!(
-        !alice
-            .sql
-            .exists("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM smtp_mdns", ())
-            .await?
-    );
-
-    alice.set_config(Config::DownloadLimit, None).await?;
-    // Let's assume that Alice and Bob resolved the problem with encryption.
-    let old_msg = msg;
-    let msg = alice.recv_msg(&sent_msg).await;
-    assert_eq!(msg.chat_id, old_msg.chat_id);
-    assert_eq!(msg.download_state, DownloadState::Done);
-    assert!(msg.param.get_bool(Param::WantsMdn).unwrap_or_default());
-    assert!(msg.get_showpadlock());
-    // The message state mustn't be downgraded to `InFresh`.
-    assert_eq!(msg.state, MessageState::InNoticed);
-    markseen_msgs(alice, vec![msg.id]).await?;
-    let msg = Message::load_from_db(alice, msg.id).await?;
-    assert_eq!(msg.state, MessageState::InSeen);
-    assert_eq!(
-        alice
-            .sql
-            .count("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM smtp_mdns", ())
-            .await?,
-        1
-    );
-    Ok(())
-}
-
+/// Message has been seen on another device when fully downloaded. `state` should be updated.
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
 async fn test_msg_seen_on_imap_when_downloaded() -> Result<()> {
    let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
@@ -411,20 +339,17 @@ async fn test_msg_seen_on_imap_when_downloaded() -> Result<()> {
    let mut msg = Message::new(Viewtype::Image);
    msg.set_file_from_bytes(bob, "a.jpg", file_bytes, None)?;
    let sent_msg = bob.send_msg(bob_chat_id, &mut msg).await;
-    let msg = alice.recv_msg(&sent_msg).await;
+    let pre_msg = bob.pop_sent_msg().await;
+    let msg = alice.recv_msg(&pre_msg).await;
    assert_eq!(msg.download_state, DownloadState::Available);
    assert_eq!(msg.state, MessageState::InFresh);

-    alice.set_config(Config::DownloadLimit, None).await?;
    let seen = true;
    let rcvd_msg = receive_imf(alice, sent_msg.payload().as_bytes(), seen)
-        .await
-        .unwrap()
-        .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(rcvd_msg.chat_id, msg.chat_id);
-    let msg = Message::load_from_db(alice, *rcvd_msg.msg_ids.last().unwrap())
-        .await
+        .await?
        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(rcvd_msg.chat_id, DC_CHAT_ID_TRASH);
+    let msg = Message::load_from_db(alice, msg.id).await?;
    assert_eq!(msg.download_state, DownloadState::Done);
    assert!(msg.param.get_bool(Param::WantsMdn).unwrap_or_default());
    assert!(msg.get_showpadlock());
@@ -432,6 +357,60 @@ async fn test_msg_seen_on_imap_when_downloaded() -> Result<()> {
    Ok(())
 }

+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn test_pre_and_post_msgs_deleted() -> Result<()> {
+    let reorder = false;
+    test_pre_and_post_msgs_deleted_ex(reorder).await
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn test_reordered_pre_and_post_msgs_deleted() -> Result<()> {
+    let reorder = true;
+    test_pre_and_post_msgs_deleted_ex(reorder).await
+}
+
+async fn test_pre_and_post_msgs_deleted_ex(reorder: bool) -> Result<()> {
+    let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
+    let alice = &tcm.alice().await;
+    let bob = &tcm.bob().await;
+    let alice_chat_id = alice.create_group_with_members("", &[bob]).await;
+
+    let file_bytes = include_bytes!("../../test-data/image/screenshot.gif");
+    let mut msg = Message::new(Viewtype::Image);
+    msg.set_file_from_bytes(alice, "a.jpg", file_bytes, None)?;
+    let full_msg = alice.send_msg(alice_chat_id, &mut msg).await;
+    let pre_msg = alice.pop_sent_msg().await;
+
+    let rfc724_mid_pre = bob.parse_msg(&pre_msg).await.get_rfc724_mid().unwrap();
+    let msg = if reorder {
+        let msg = bob.recv_msg(&full_msg).await;
+        bob.recv_msg_trash(&pre_msg).await;
+        Message::load_from_db(bob, msg.id).await?
+    } else {
+        let msg = bob.recv_msg(&pre_msg).await;
+        bob.recv_msg_trash(&full_msg).await;
+        msg
+    };
+    assert_ne!(rfc724_mid_pre, msg.rfc724_mid);
+    for (rfc724_mid, uid) in [(&rfc724_mid_pre, 1), (&msg.rfc724_mid, 2)] {
+        bob.sql
+            .execute(
+                "INSERT INTO imap (transport_id, rfc724_mid, folder, uid, target, uidvalidity) VALUES (1, ?, 'INBOX', ?, 'INBOX', 12345)",
+                (rfc724_mid, uid),
+            )
+            .await?;
+    }
+
+    delete_msgs(bob, &[msg.id]).await?;
+    assert_eq!(
+        bob.sql
+            .count("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM imap WHERE target!=''", ())
+            .await?,
+        0
+    );
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
 async fn test_get_state() -> Result<()> {
    let alice = TestContext::new_alice().await;
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use data_encoding::BASE32_NOPAD;
 use deltachat_contact_tools::sanitize_bidi_characters;
 use iroh_gossip::proto::TopicId;
 use mail_builder::headers::HeaderType;
-use mail_builder::headers::address::{Address, EmailAddress};
+use mail_builder::headers::address::Address;
 use mail_builder::mime::MimePart;
 use tokio::fs;

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use crate::constants::{ASM_SUBJECT, BROADCAST_INCOMPATIBILITY_MSG};
 use crate::constants::{Chattype, DC_FROM_HANDSHAKE};
 use crate::contact::{Contact, ContactId, Origin};
 use crate::context::Context;
+use crate::download::PostMsgMetadata;
 use crate::e2ee::EncryptHelper;
 use crate::ensure_and_debug_assert;
 use crate::ephemeral::Timer as EphemeralTimer;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ use crate::message::{Message, MsgId, Viewtype};
 use crate::mimeparser::{SystemMessage, is_hidden};
 use crate::param::Param;
 use crate::peer_channels::{create_iroh_header, get_iroh_topic_for_msg};
+use crate::pgp::SeipdVersion;
 use crate::simplify::escape_message_footer_marks;
 use crate::stock_str;
 use crate::tools::{
@@ -58,6 +60,17 @@ pub enum Loaded {
    },
 }

+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub enum PreMessageMode {
+    /// adds the Chat-Is-Post-Message header in unprotected part
+    Post,
+    /// adds the Chat-Post-Message-ID header to protected part
+    /// also adds metadata and explicitly excludes attachment
+    Pre { post_msg_rfc724_mid: String },
+    /// Atomic ("normal") message.
+    None,
+}
+
 /// Helper to construct mime messages.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct MimeFactory {
@@ -93,6 +106,7 @@ pub struct MimeFactory {
    /// addresses and OpenPGP keys
    /// to use for encryption.
    ///
+    /// If `Some`, encrypt to self also.
    /// `None` if the message is not encrypted.
    encryption_pubkeys: Option<Vec<(String, SignedPublicKey)>>,

@@ -145,6 +159,9 @@ pub struct MimeFactory {

    /// This field is used to sustain the topic id of webxdcs needed for peer channels.
    webxdc_topic: Option<TopicId>,
+
+    /// Pre-message / post-message / atomic message.
+    pre_message_mode: PreMessageMode,
 }

 /// Result of rendering a message, ready to be submitted to a send job.
@@ -218,7 +235,6 @@ impl MimeFactory {
            encryption_pubkeys = if msg.param.get_bool(Param::ForcePlaintext).unwrap_or(false) {
                None
            } else {
-                // Encrypt, but only to self.
                Some(Vec::new())
            };
        } else if chat.is_mailing_list() {
@@ -231,6 +247,37 @@ impl MimeFactory {

            // Do not encrypt messages to mailing lists.
            encryption_pubkeys = None;
+        } else if let Some(fp) = must_have_only_one_recipient(&msg, &chat) {
+            let fp = fp?;
+            // In a broadcast channel, only send member-added/removed messages
+            // to the affected member
+            let (authname, addr) = context
+                .sql
+                .query_row(
+                    "SELECT authname, addr FROM contacts WHERE fingerprint=?",
+                    (fp,),
+                    |row| {
+                        let authname: String = row.get(0)?;
+                        let addr: String = row.get(1)?;
+                        Ok((authname, addr))
+                    },
+                )
+                .await?;
+
+            let public_key_bytes: Vec<_> = context
+                .sql
+                .query_get_value(
+                    "SELECT public_key FROM public_keys WHERE fingerprint=?",
+                    (fp,),
+                )
+                .await?
+                .context("Can't send member addition/removal: missing key")?;
+
+            recipients.push(addr.clone());
+            to.push((authname, addr.clone()));
+
+            let public_key = SignedPublicKey::from_slice(&public_key_bytes)?;
+            encryption_pubkeys = Some(vec![(addr, public_key)]);
        } else {
            let email_to_remove = if msg.param.get_cmd() == SystemMessage::MemberRemovedFromGroup {
                msg.param.get(Param::Arg)
@@ -290,13 +337,6 @@ impl MimeFactory {
                        for row in rows {
                            let (authname, addr, fingerprint, id, add_timestamp, remove_timestamp, public_key_bytes_opt) = row?;

-                            // In a broadcast channel, only send member-added/removed messages
-                            // to the affected member:
-                            if let Some(fp) = must_have_only_one_recipient(&msg, &chat)
-                                && fp? != fingerprint {
-                                    continue;
-                                }
-
                            let public_key_opt = if let Some(public_key_bytes) = &public_key_bytes_opt {
                                Some(SignedPublicKey::from_slice(public_key_bytes)?)
                            } else {
@@ -410,8 +450,16 @@ impl MimeFactory {
                    },
                )
                .await?;
-            let recipient_ids: Vec<_> = recipient_ids.into_iter().collect();
-            ContactId::scaleup_origin(context, &recipient_ids, Origin::OutgoingTo).await?;
+            let recipient_ids: Vec<_> = recipient_ids
+                .into_iter()
+                .filter(|id| *id != ContactId::SELF)
+                .collect();
+            if recipient_ids.len() == 1
+                && msg.param.get_cmd() != SystemMessage::MemberRemovedFromGroup
+                && chat.typ != Chattype::OutBroadcast
+            {
+                ContactId::scaleup_origin(context, &recipient_ids, Origin::OutgoingTo).await?;
+            }

            if !msg.is_system_message()
                && msg.param.get_int(Param::Reaction).unwrap_or_default() == 0
@@ -464,7 +512,11 @@ impl MimeFactory {
                .unwrap_or_default(),
            false => "".to_string(),
        };
-        let attach_selfavatar = Self::should_attach_selfavatar(context, &msg).await;
+        // We don't display avatars for address-contacts, so sending avatars w/o encryption is not
+        // useful and causes e.g. Outlook to reject a message with a big header, see
+        // https://support.delta.chat/t/invalid-mime-content-single-text-value-size-32822-exceeded-allowed-maximum-32768-for-the-chat-user-avatar-header/4067.
+        let attach_selfavatar =
+            Self::should_attach_selfavatar(context, &msg).await && encryption_pubkeys.is_some();

        ensure_and_debug_assert!(
            member_timestamps.is_empty()
@@ -495,6 +547,7 @@ impl MimeFactory {
            sync_ids_to_delete: None,
            attach_selfavatar,
            webxdc_topic,
+            pre_message_mode: PreMessageMode::None,
        };
        Ok(factory)
    }
@@ -510,7 +563,9 @@ impl MimeFactory {
        let timestamp = create_smeared_timestamp(context);

        let addr = contact.get_addr().to_string();
-        let encryption_pubkeys = if contact.is_key_contact() {
+        let encryption_pubkeys = if from_id == ContactId::SELF {
+            Some(Vec::new())
+        } else if contact.is_key_contact() {
            if let Some(key) = contact.public_key(context).await? {
                Some(vec![(addr.clone(), key)])
            } else {
@@ -543,6 +598,7 @@ impl MimeFactory {
            sync_ids_to_delete: None,
            attach_selfavatar: false,
            webxdc_topic: None,
+            pre_message_mode: PreMessageMode::None,
        };

        Ok(res)
@@ -774,7 +830,10 @@ impl MimeFactory {
        headers.push(("Date", mail_builder::headers::raw::Raw::new(date).into()));

        let rfc724_mid = match &self.loaded {
-            Loaded::Message { msg, .. } => msg.rfc724_mid.clone(),
+            Loaded::Message { msg, .. } => match &self.pre_message_mode {
+                PreMessageMode::Pre { .. } => create_outgoing_rfc724_mid(),
+                _ => msg.rfc724_mid.clone(),
+            },
            Loaded::Mdn { .. } => create_outgoing_rfc724_mid(),
        };
        headers.push((
@@ -888,7 +947,7 @@ impl MimeFactory {
            ));
        }

-        let is_encrypted = self.encryption_pubkeys.is_some();
+        let is_encrypted = self.will_be_encrypted();

        // Add ephemeral timer for non-MDN messages.
        // For MDNs it does not matter because they are not visible
@@ -973,6 +1032,23 @@ impl MimeFactory {
            "MIME-Version",
            mail_builder::headers::raw::Raw::new("1.0").into(),
        ));
+
+        if self.pre_message_mode == PreMessageMode::Post {
+            unprotected_headers.push((
+                "Chat-Is-Post-Message",
+                mail_builder::headers::raw::Raw::new("1").into(),
+            ));
+        } else if let PreMessageMode::Pre {
+            post_msg_rfc724_mid,
+        } = &self.pre_message_mode
+        {
+            protected_headers.push((
+                "Chat-Post-Message-ID",
+                mail_builder::headers::message_id::MessageId::new(post_msg_rfc724_mid.clone())
+                    .into(),
+            ));
+        }
+
        for header @ (original_header_name, _header_value) in &headers {
            let header_name = original_header_name.to_lowercase();
            if header_name == "message-id" {
@@ -993,24 +1069,7 @@ impl MimeFactory {
            } else if header_name == "to" {
                protected_headers.push(header.clone());
                if is_encrypted {
-                    let mut to_without_names = to
-                        .clone()
-                        .into_iter()
-                        .filter_map(|header| match header {
-                            Address::Address(mb) => Some(Address::Address(EmailAddress {
-                                name: None,
-                                email: mb.email,
-                            })),
-                            _ => None,
-                        })
-                        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-                    if to_without_names.is_empty() {
-                        to_without_names.push(hidden_recipients());
-                    }
-                    unprotected_headers.push((
-                        original_header_name,
-                        Address::new_list(to_without_names).into(),
-                    ));
+                    unprotected_headers.push(("To", hidden_recipients().into()));
                } else {
                    unprotected_headers.push(header.clone());
                }
@@ -1131,6 +1190,10 @@ impl MimeFactory {
                        for (addr, key) in &encryption_pubkeys {
                            let fingerprint = key.dc_fingerprint().hex();
                            let cmd = msg.param.get_cmd();
+                            if self.pre_message_mode == PreMessageMode::Post {
+                                continue;
+                            }
+
                            let should_do_gossip = cmd == SystemMessage::MemberAddedToGroup
                                || cmd == SystemMessage::SecurejoinMessage
                                || multiple_recipients && {
@@ -1271,6 +1334,17 @@ impl MimeFactory {
            } else {
                // Asymmetric encryption

+                let seipd_version = if encryption_pubkeys.is_empty() {
+                    // If message is sent only to self,
+                    // use v2 SEIPD.
+                    SeipdVersion::V2
+                } else {
+                    // If message is sent to others,
+                    // they may not support v2 SEIPD yet,
+                    // so use v1 SEIPD.
+                    SeipdVersion::V1
+                };
+
                // Encrypt to self unconditionally,
                // even for a single-device setup.
                let mut encryption_keyring = vec![encrypt_helper.public_key.clone()];
@@ -1284,6 +1358,7 @@ impl MimeFactory {
                        message,
                        compress,
                        anonymous_recipients,
+                        seipd_version,
                    )
                    .await?
            };
@@ -1538,10 +1613,9 @@ impl MimeFactory {
                            .await?
                            .unwrap_or_default()
                    {
-                        placeholdertext = Some(stock_str::msg_group_left_remote(context).await);
+                        placeholdertext = Some("I left the group.".to_string());
                    } else {
-                        placeholdertext =
-                            Some(stock_str::msg_del_member_remote(context, email_to_remove).await);
+                        placeholdertext = Some(format!("I removed member {email_to_remove}."));
                    };

                    if !email_to_remove.is_empty() {
@@ -1564,8 +1638,7 @@ impl MimeFactory {
                    let email_to_add = msg.param.get(Param::Arg).unwrap_or_default();
                    let fingerprint_to_add = msg.param.get(Param::Arg4).unwrap_or_default();

-                    placeholdertext =
-                        Some(stock_str::msg_add_member_remote(context, email_to_add).await);
+                    placeholdertext = Some(format!("I added member {email_to_add}."));

                    if !email_to_add.is_empty() {
                        headers.push((
@@ -1601,7 +1674,7 @@ impl MimeFactory {
                        "Chat-Content",
                        mail_builder::headers::text::Text::new("group-avatar-changed").into(),
                    ));
-                    if grpimage.is_none() {
+                    if grpimage.is_none() && is_encrypted {
                        headers.push((
                            "Chat-Group-Avatar",
                            mail_builder::headers::raw::Raw::new("0").into(),
@@ -1728,7 +1801,9 @@ impl MimeFactory {
            _ => {}
        }

-        if let Some(grpimage) = grpimage {
+        if let Some(grpimage) = grpimage
+            && is_encrypted
+        {
            info!(context, "setting group image '{}'", grpimage);
            let avatar = build_avatar_file(context, grpimage)
                .await
@@ -1831,19 +1906,23 @@ impl MimeFactory {

        let footer = if is_reaction { "" } else { &self.selfstatus };

-        let message_text = format!(
-            "{}{}{}{}{}{}",
-            fwdhint.unwrap_or_default(),
-            quoted_text.unwrap_or_default(),
-            escape_message_footer_marks(final_text),
-            if !final_text.is_empty() && !footer.is_empty() {
-                "\r\n\r\n"
-            } else {
-                ""
-            },
-            if !footer.is_empty() { "-- \r\n" } else { "" },
-            footer
-        );
+        let message_text = if self.pre_message_mode == PreMessageMode::Post {
+            "".to_string()
+        } else {
+            format!(
+                "{}{}{}{}{}{}",
+                fwdhint.unwrap_or_default(),
+                quoted_text.unwrap_or_default(),
+                escape_message_footer_marks(final_text),
+                if !final_text.is_empty() && !footer.is_empty() {
+                    "\r\n\r\n"
+                } else {
+                    ""
+                },
+                if !footer.is_empty() { "-- \r\n" } else { "" },
+                footer
+            )
+        };

        let mut main_part = MimePart::new("text/plain", message_text);
        if is_reaction {
@@ -1875,8 +1954,19 @@ impl MimeFactory {

        // add attachment part
        if msg.viewtype.has_file() {
-            let file_part = build_body_file(context, &msg).await?;
-            parts.push(file_part);
+            if let PreMessageMode::Pre { .. } = self.pre_message_mode {
+                let Some(metadata) = PostMsgMetadata::from_msg(context, &msg).await? else {
+                    bail!("Failed to generate metadata for pre-message")
+                };
+
+                headers.push((
+                    HeaderDef::ChatPostMessageMetadata.into(),
+                    mail_builder::headers::raw::Raw::new(metadata.to_header_value()?).into(),
+                ));
+            } else {
+                let file_part = build_body_file(context, &msg).await?;
+                parts.push(file_part);
+            }
        }

        if let Some(msg_kml_part) = self.get_message_kml_part() {
@@ -1921,6 +2011,8 @@ impl MimeFactory {
            }
        }

+        self.attach_selfavatar =
+            self.attach_selfavatar && self.pre_message_mode != PreMessageMode::Post;
        if self.attach_selfavatar {
            match context.get_config(Config::Selfavatar).await? {
                Some(path) => match build_avatar_file(context, &path).await {
@@ -1990,6 +2082,20 @@ impl MimeFactory {

        Ok(message)
    }
+
+    pub fn will_be_encrypted(&self) -> bool {
+        self.encryption_pubkeys.is_some()
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_as_post_message(&mut self) {
+        self.pre_message_mode = PreMessageMode::Post;
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_as_pre_message_for(&mut self, post_message: &RenderedEmail) {
+        self.pre_message_mode = PreMessageMode::Pre {
+            post_msg_rfc724_mid: post_message.rfc724_mid.clone(),
+        };
+    }
 }

 fn hidden_recipients() -> Address<'static> {
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ use std::time::Duration;

 use super::*;
 use crate::chat::{
-    self, ChatId, add_contact_to_chat, create_group, remove_contact_from_chat, send_text_msg,
+    self, ChatId, add_contact_to_chat, create_group, create_group_unencrypted,
+    remove_contact_from_chat, send_text_msg,
 };
 use crate::chatlist::Chatlist;
 use crate::constants;
@@ -351,7 +352,7 @@ async fn test_subject_in_group() -> Result<()> {
    let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
    let t = tcm.alice().await;
    let bob = tcm.bob().await;
-    let group_id = chat::create_group(&t, "groupname").await.unwrap();
+    let group_id = create_group(&t, "groupname").await.unwrap();
    let bob_contact_id = t.add_or_lookup_contact_id(&bob).await;
    chat::add_contact_to_chat(&t, group_id, bob_contact_id).await?;

@@ -558,7 +559,7 @@ async fn test_render_reply() {
        "1.0"
    );

-    let _mime_msg = MimeMessage::from_bytes(context, rendered_msg.message.as_bytes(), None)
+    let _mime_msg = MimeMessage::from_bytes(context, rendered_msg.message.as_bytes())
        .await
        .unwrap();
 }
@@ -592,26 +593,6 @@ async fn test_selfavatar_unencrypted() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    assert_eq!(outer.match_indices("Autocrypt:").count(), 1);
    assert_eq!(outer.match_indices("Chat-User-Avatar:").count(), 0);

-    assert_eq!(inner.match_indices("text/plain").count(), 1);
-    assert_eq!(inner.match_indices("Message-ID:").count(), 1);
-    assert_eq!(inner.match_indices("Chat-User-Avatar:").count(), 1);
-    assert_eq!(inner.match_indices("Subject:").count(), 0);
-
-    assert_eq!(body.match_indices("this is the text!").count(), 1);
-
-    // if another message is sent, that one must not contain the avatar
-    let sent_msg = t.send_msg(chat.id, &mut msg).await;
-    let mut payload = sent_msg.payload().splitn(3, "\r\n\r\n");
-    let outer = payload.next().unwrap();
-    let inner = payload.next().unwrap();
-    let body = payload.next().unwrap();
-
-    assert_eq!(outer.match_indices("multipart/mixed").count(), 1);
-    assert_eq!(outer.match_indices("Message-ID:").count(), 1);
-    assert_eq!(outer.match_indices("Subject:").count(), 1);
-    assert_eq!(outer.match_indices("Autocrypt:").count(), 1);
-    assert_eq!(outer.match_indices("Chat-User-Avatar:").count(), 0);
-
    assert_eq!(inner.match_indices("text/plain").count(), 1);
    assert_eq!(inner.match_indices("Message-ID:").count(), 1);
    assert_eq!(inner.match_indices("Chat-User-Avatar:").count(), 0);
@@ -670,7 +651,7 @@ async fn test_selfavatar_unencrypted_signed() {
    assert_eq!(part.match_indices("text/plain").count(), 1);
    assert_eq!(part.match_indices("From:").count(), 0);
    assert_eq!(part.match_indices("Message-ID:").count(), 1);
-    assert_eq!(part.match_indices("Chat-User-Avatar:").count(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(part.match_indices("Chat-User-Avatar:").count(), 0);
    assert_eq!(part.match_indices("Subject:").count(), 0);

    let body = payload.next().unwrap();
@@ -684,58 +665,6 @@ async fn test_selfavatar_unencrypted_signed() {
        .unwrap();
    let alice_contact = Contact::get_by_id(&bob.ctx, alice_id).await.unwrap();
    assert_eq!(alice_contact.is_key_contact(), false);
-    assert!(
-        alice_contact
-            .get_profile_image(&bob.ctx)
-            .await
-            .unwrap()
-            .is_some()
-    );
-
-    // if another message is sent, that one must not contain the avatar
-    let mut msg = Message::new_text("this is the text!".to_string());
-    let sent_msg = t.send_msg(chat.id, &mut msg).await;
-    let mut payload = sent_msg.payload().splitn(4, "\r\n\r\n");
-
-    let part = payload.next().unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(part.match_indices("multipart/signed").count(), 1);
-    assert_eq!(part.match_indices("From:").count(), 1);
-    assert_eq!(part.match_indices("Message-ID:").count(), 1);
-    assert_eq!(part.match_indices("Subject:").count(), 1);
-    assert_eq!(part.match_indices("Autocrypt:").count(), 1);
-    assert_eq!(part.match_indices("Chat-User-Avatar:").count(), 0);
-
-    let part = payload.next().unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(
-        part.match_indices("multipart/mixed; protected-headers=\"v1\"")
-            .count(),
-        1
-    );
-    assert_eq!(part.match_indices("From:").count(), 1);
-    assert_eq!(part.match_indices("Message-ID:").count(), 0);
-    assert_eq!(part.match_indices("Subject:").count(), 1);
-    assert_eq!(part.match_indices("Autocrypt:").count(), 1);
-    assert_eq!(part.match_indices("Chat-User-Avatar:").count(), 0);
-
-    let part = payload.next().unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(part.match_indices("text/plain").count(), 1);
-    assert_eq!(body.match_indices("From:").count(), 0);
-    assert_eq!(part.match_indices("Message-ID:").count(), 1);
-    assert_eq!(part.match_indices("Chat-User-Avatar:").count(), 0);
-    assert_eq!(part.match_indices("Subject:").count(), 0);
-
-    let body = payload.next().unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(body.match_indices("this is the text!").count(), 1);
-
-    bob.recv_msg(&sent_msg).await;
-    let alice_contact = Contact::get_by_id(&bob.ctx, alice_id).await.unwrap();
-    assert!(
-        alice_contact
-            .get_profile_image(&bob.ctx)
-            .await
-            .unwrap()
-            .is_some()
-    );
 }

 /// Test that removed member address does not go into the `To:` field.
@@ -743,17 +672,20 @@ async fn test_selfavatar_unencrypted_signed() {
 async fn test_remove_member_bcc() -> Result<()> {
    let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();

-    // Alice creates a group with Bob and Claire and then removes Bob.
+    // Alice creates a group with Bob and Charlie and then removes Charlie.
+
    let alice = &tcm.alice().await;
    let bob = &tcm.bob().await;
    let charlie = &tcm.charlie().await;

-    let bob_id = alice.add_or_lookup_contact_id(bob).await;
-    let charlie_id = alice.add_or_lookup_contact_id(charlie).await;
-    let charlie_contact = Contact::get_by_id(alice, charlie_id).await?;
-    let charlie_addr = charlie_contact.get_addr();
+    let alice_addr = alice.get_config(Config::Addr).await?.unwrap();
+    let bob_addr = bob.get_config(Config::Addr).await?.unwrap();
+    let charlie_addr = charlie.get_config(Config::Addr).await?.unwrap();

-    let alice_chat_id = create_group(alice, "foo").await?;
+    let bob_id = alice.add_or_lookup_address_contact_id(bob).await;
+    let charlie_id = alice.add_or_lookup_address_contact_id(charlie).await;
+
+    let alice_chat_id = create_group_unencrypted(alice, "foo").await?;
    add_contact_to_chat(alice, alice_chat_id, bob_id).await?;
    add_contact_to_chat(alice, alice_chat_id, charlie_id).await?;
    send_text_msg(alice, alice_chat_id, "Creating a group".to_string()).await?;
@@ -770,8 +702,9 @@ async fn test_remove_member_bcc() -> Result<()> {
    for to_addr in to.iter() {
        match to_addr {
            mailparse::MailAddr::Single(info) => {
-                // Addresses should be of existing members (Alice and Bob) and not Charlie.
+                // Addresses should be of existing members and not Charlie.
                assert_ne!(info.addr, charlie_addr);
+                assert!(info.addr == alice_addr || info.addr == bob_addr);
            }
            mailparse::MailAddr::Group(_) => {
                panic!("Group addresses are not expected here");
@@ -824,7 +757,7 @@ async fn test_protected_headers_directive() -> Result<()> {
    assert!(msg.get_showpadlock());
    assert!(sent.payload.contains("\r\nSubject: [...]\r\n"));

-    let mime = MimeMessage::from_bytes(&alice, sent.payload.as_bytes(), None).await?;
+    let mime = MimeMessage::from_bytes(&alice, sent.payload.as_bytes()).await?;
    let mut payload = str::from_utf8(&mime.decoded_data)?.splitn(2, "\r\n\r\n");
    let part = payload.next().unwrap();
    assert_eq!(
@@ -848,7 +781,7 @@ async fn test_hp_outer_headers() -> Result<()> {
            .await?;
        chat::send_text_msg(t, chat_id, "hi!".to_string()).await?;
        let sent_msg = t.pop_sent_msg().await;
-        let msg = MimeMessage::from_bytes(t, sent_msg.payload.as_bytes(), None).await?;
+        let msg = MimeMessage::from_bytes(t, sent_msg.payload.as_bytes()).await?;
        assert_eq!(msg.header_exists(HeaderDef::HpOuter), std_hp_composing);
        for hdr in ["Date", "From", "Message-ID"] {
            assert_eq!(
@@ -878,7 +811,7 @@ async fn test_dont_remove_self() -> Result<()> {
        .await;

    println!("{}", sent.payload);
-    let mime_message = MimeMessage::from_bytes(alice, sent.payload.as_bytes(), None)
+    let mime_message = MimeMessage::from_bytes(alice, sent.payload.as_bytes())
        .await
        .unwrap();
    assert!(!mime_message.header_exists(HeaderDef::ChatGroupPastMembers));
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More
@@ -1 +1 @@
 -11-23
 -01-23