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This should work like Domain <-> web Hosting type. So you can register your id at one place (similar to domain with any tld registrar) and change to another ins
by someonenice 8y ago
This should work like Domain <-> web Hosting type. So you can register your id at one place (similar to domain with any tld registrar) and change to another instance (web hosting). So you do not lose the need to change the id when changing instance.
- vageli 8y agoThis would lead to IDs being globally unique, which means if you have a common name you are unlikely to get a handle that you want. Secure scuttlebutt has a method to allow multiple people to share the same "public id" (multiple people may be named "Jill" for example) but preserves uniqueness by addressing individuals by a public key associated with their public name. I'm not sure how the mapping from public key to handle is done though.
- WorldMaker 8y agoYou can do that today in the same way that email allows it: register your own domain and you can find a Mastodon host to service it and even CNAME it to a different Mastodon host if your needs change or a hosting provider becomes broken. It is part of why it was important to me to use an instance on a domain I control.