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Re:Internet Archive launches Mastodon server at archive.org by mdaniel on Friday November 11, 2022 @04:40PM (#33567238)
Aww, I was going to suggest changing the submitted URL to be the "/public" of Mastodon instances which allows previewing who's there and what they're talking about, but it seems theirs has it switched off: https://mastodon.archive.org/public is a 404
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Re:Internet Archive launches Mastodon server at archive.org by riffic on Friday November 11, 2022 @04:52PM (#33567370)
it's generally a good idea to disable /public, for reasons.

This endpoint shows those who choose to be listed in the directory:

https://mastodon.archive.org/explore

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Re:Internet Archive launches Mastodon server at archive.org by yjftsjthsd-h on Friday November 11, 2022 @05:00PM (#33567459)
> it's generally a good idea to disable /public, for reasons.

Okay, I'll bite; what reasons?

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Re:Internet Archive launches Mastodon server at archive.org by riffic on Friday November 11, 2022 @05:08PM (#33567535)
You may inadvertently publish unsavory things. It's a risk and there's a reason the author gave admins the option to turn it off.
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Re:Internet Archive launches Mastodon server at archive.org by jamjom on Friday November 11, 2022 @05:07PM (#33567530)
Bite what? Your teeth are irrelevant to this conversation. Hold your gums, sir.
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