RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat

Offline_Message_Use_DeepLink defaults to false

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Description

As of 3.1.1 this defaults to true, which means all links to direct messages go through go.rocket.chat as a deeplink proxy.

I personally find this to be the wrong default, it should be false as this is likely a breaking change for many of our setups. It's also kind of a privacy issue, as it means many people will now be sharing details of their user activity with the rocket chat community, which they may not have access to in their terms of service (We didn't and it was a bit of a headache to reverse this after deploying the update).

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The issue identifies the Offline_Message_Use_DeepLink setting but names no files, tests, or entry points. Locate where this setting's default is defined, review existing coverage for direct-message links, and confirm that a fresh configuration uses false without breaking the surrounding link behavior.

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Tech stack
typescript
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
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3/5
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