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
If I understand correctly, only public toots appear in a Mastodon user's RSS feed ( @feditips also seems to confirm this notion in this toot: https://mstdn.social/@feditips/108357998963885456 ), which is the correct choice in my belief.
For some reason there is absolutely no documentation of how it works in the official docs site
Also it seems Mastodon also supported .atom feeds in the past but not anymore? as I said, no docs, so idrk.
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:
https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-advanced-tips/#FollowingAccountsThroughRSS
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.
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!