Remove Nostr direct messaging feature

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The @samthomson/nostr-messaging library opens fresh NRelay1 sockets per
participant per relay outside the shared NPool, fanning out to every
conversation partner's NIP-65 + NIP-17 inbox relays plus all
discoveryRelays in hybrid mode. In practice this drives connection counts
to several hundred relays per session.

Rather than band-aid the fan-out, drop the feature entirely and point
users to White Noise for end-to-end encrypted Nostr chat.

- Replace /messages with a 'Install White Noise' CTA card (route kept)
- Delete MessagingSettingsPage, DMProviderWrapper, messaging-intro.png
- Remove DMProvider wrapper and PROTOCOL_MODE config from App.tsx
- Drop messaging config from AppConfig, AppConfigSchema,
  EncryptedSettingsSchema, EncryptedSettings, and the NostrSync /
  useInitialSync sync paths
- Remove messages sidebar entry, default sidebarOrder slot, and
  SettingsPage messaging card
- Uninstall @samthomson/nostr-messaging and drop its tailwind content
  glob and vitest deps.inline entry
- Update copy in PrivacyPolicy, AdvancedSettings delete-account warning,
  ProfileSettings nsec warning, RequestToVanishDialog deletion checklist,
  MainLayout comment, and NIP.md
- Leave kind 4 rendering (EncryptedMessageContent) intact so DM events
  authored elsewhere still display in feeds and quote embeds

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Alex Gleason

2026-05-17 14:37:49 -05:00

parent 119307d13b

commit c5b929187a

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