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Mastodon isn't truly decentralized. Every instance is its own feifdom and you have to communicate directly with them to exchange messages. This is unlike how Us
by kevin_thibedeau 3y ago
Mastodon isn't truly decentralized. Every instance is its own feifdom and you have to communicate directly with them to exchange messages. This is unlike how Usenet, FidoNet, and SMTP work. They are truly decentralized as you can exchange data without directly accessing a peer's host server.
- kstrauser 3y agoI genuinely don't understand what you mean here. I don't directly access any peer's server when I want to talk to them.
- tedunangst 3y agoHow do plan to send me an email without talking to my mail server?