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doing some initial investigation of how to serve RSS feeds for GtS profiles

RSS stands for really simple syndication and holy shit, it is really simple, it’s just some XML

so I think we can probably implement this soonish, if time allows between fixing bugs and implementing other core features

I think Mastodon has RSS feed capability turned on by default for accounts (can it actually be turned off?) but for GoToSocial–like with many other features related to exposing your posts–it’ll be strictly opt-in.

Looking forward to writing the code for this!

@dumpsterqueer
update: I found the PR removing atom support digging through the GitHub page: github.com/mastodon/mastodon/p
honestly digging through the GitHub PRs might have a better chance of actually explaining how it is implemented than trying to find anything official about this. ffs Mastodon docs.

GitHubRemove stream entry model by Gargron · Pull Request #11247 · mastodon/mastodonRemove Atom feeds Remove old URLs in the form of GET /:username/updates/:id Remove StreamEntry model and stream_entries table This PR is centered around the removal of the StreamEntry model. That ...

@dumpsterqueer
also I forgot - I couldn't find a way to turn this feature off in the settings nor did I find anything about it on GitHub. It's not that huge of a privacy issue considering that only public toots go there but it's still... not great. so I appreciate you making it an explicit opt in.
@feditips

@Yuvalne @dumpsterqueer

Yeah, the RSS on Mastodon only shows posts that are public anyway.

If you use non-public posts on Mastodon, they will not appear in the RSS feed.

So, the RSS feed doesn't really affect privacy on Masto.

And yes the .atom feed seems to have gone.

By the way, I've got RSS instructions on the fedi.tips website too:

fedi.tips/how-to-use-mastodon-

fedi.tips How To Use Mastodon and the Fediverse: Advanced Tips | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

@kaedechan @Yuvalne

Unlisted posts (despite their slightly misleading name) are a form of public post.

They don't appear on Explore or Local or Federated, however they do appear on public profile pages etc so anyone can see them.

The non-public options on Mastodon are followers-only (as long as you have requests switched on) and direct/mentioned.

@feditips @kaedechan exactly. Also, I've just tested to confirm, and yes, unlisted toots do appear in RSS feed. which again, isn't great.

@Yuvalne @kaedechan

To be fair, Unlisted does say "visible to everyone" when you're posting, but the name is definitely misleading. Maybe it should be "Public but not listed" or something...?

By the way, unlisted isn't an option on the official Masto app. No idea what this signifies though!

@feditips @Yuvalne thanks!
I'm okay with it because they're still visible to anyone visiting one's profile so why not :ChenShrug: . I use this unlisted thing when I post something I'm okay with being public but I feel like they might not be interesting for someone who doesn't know me or when I feel many similar-themed toots might be clogging up the timelines if they're public