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> I feel the real problem with Mastodon is that there's no way to reclaim an identity if a server goes down. The idea of a fediverse is to be robust against ins
by basscomm 3y ago
> I feel the real problem with Mastodon is that there's no way to reclaim an identity if a server goes down. The idea of a fediverse is to be robust against instances collapsing, but it seems the only way to move server is to leave a pointer on the old server.
Email has the same problem, but is it really a problem?
- timmb 3y agoI guess with email you can at least use your own domain with a third party provider because it has a DNS record, which gives you somewhere between self-hosting and a federated community. Of course, if you lose your domain you're out of luck.