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   Anil Dash (anildash@me.dm)'s status on Friday, 28-Apr-2023 04:54:36 JST Anil Dash

   • Eugen Rochko
   • Jackson Palmer

   @paulmwatson @ummjackson @Gargron Except that fediverse IDs *look* like email addresses but aren’t. I get people saying they tried to email me at my masto address about once a day.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Friday, 28-Apr-2023 04:54:34 JST Evan Prodromou

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     @kevinteljeur @anildash @paulmwatson @ummjackson @Gargron it already works that way. You can use domain names as fediverse handles. You don't have to use Webfinger.

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     Kevin Teljeur ❄️ (kevinteljeur@mastodon.online)'s status on Friday, 28-Apr-2023 04:54:35 JST Kevin Teljeur ❄️

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     @anildash @paulmwatson @ummjackson @Gargron What if the domain idea could be translated to a Fediverse handle? @anildash.me.dm @Gargron.mastodon.social - A thin layer to remove some friction. Underneath, it would work the same as it does today. It would just require that it be understood by the nodes and UIs in use (I know, I know, it's easier said than done).

     It could be a way to streamline sign-on too.

     Edit: Clarifications below by @evan that it is supported in ActivityPub.

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     Kevin Teljeur ❄️ (kevinteljeur@mastodon.online)'s status on Friday, 28-Apr-2023 04:54:50 JST Kevin Teljeur ❄️

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     • Evan Prodromou

     @evan @anildash @paulmwatson @ummjackson @Gargron I meant more the structure that Anil is referring to - it is confusing for new users and outsiders. Even OSes think that these handles are email addresses.

     I'm suggesting that if, for example, there was a landing page and people selected a user name and perhaps the domain appended to that (with terms and conditions depending on the domain selected) then perhaps it would all feel clearer and more seamless to the inexperienced user.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Friday, 28-Apr-2023 04:54:50 JST Evan Prodromou

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     • Eugen Rochko
     • Jackson Palmer
     • Kevin Teljeur ❄️

     @kevinteljeur @anildash @paulmwatson @ummjackson @Gargron

     I guess I wasn't clear: you can implement a server that uses username.domain.tld as usernames with ActivityPub. It will work fine.