Nostr DMs basically don't work. Even when two parties are using the same client, it fails often enough to not be practical by any means.
At this point in the game, using Nost to DM is like using an a...
i've never had a problem with nip-04 dms. nip-17 dms are hit or miss cause not all clients support it. so far 0 success with the mls dms.
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