Post AVvL89OBx6H89cW2Xw by craigmaloney@octodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #AVvL89OBx6H89cW2Xw by craigmaloney@octodon.social
       2023-05-22T20:02:22Z
       
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       Some folks think that defederation is a bad thing. OK.Here's a little experiment you can try at home.1) Stop using GMail, Hey, or whatever email service you're currently using.2) Set up your own mail server (there's instructions on the internet).3) When the instructions say to use a Remote Black List just ignore them.4) When the instructions say to validate domains, ignore those too.5) When the instructions say to set up SPF, DKIM, and DMARC just let those slide.6) Try to send / receive email7) Also try to read your inbox. For added benefit turn on all notifications for received mail.Voila. Now you have an unfettered email experience.And this, class, is why defederation is useful.Please send your comments to the overworked TA in the back of the room.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVvL9TJ3O0t8DQk5vE by ramsey@phpc.social
       2023-05-22T20:09:25Z
       
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       @craigmaloney Much of what you described will render your email useless because the entire email system now relies on those tools to cut down on spam, so not setting up those things means you have effectively defederated yourself from everyone else. That is, they’ll block any email you try to send because you’re not playing by the rules.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVvTPpyBguaoluIUGO by oblomov@sociale.network
       2023-05-22T20:46:05Z
       
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       @craigmaloney defederation is a double edged sword, and your example is perfect for that too. Set up everything correctly, the fund it that for some unknown reason and without appeal Gmail has blackholed your server. Now you cannot communicate with 98% of the world, and not by your fault. Meanwhile, people in Gmail keep getting spam and losing important messages because of how the filter works.It's one of those “damned if you do, damned if you don't” things.