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Is there a fix for, "This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete." (media.thebrainbin.org)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/AskMbin@thebrainbin.org
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I use Mbin because it seems to be the only software that provides subscriptions to Fediverse microblogs (e.g. from Mastodon) as well as subscription to Fediverse forums/communities/magazines (e.g. from Lemmy).

Unfortunately, when viewed from Mbin, Mastodon profiles often have the warning, This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. View on remote instance

Example: https://thebrainbin.org/u/@transitous@en.osm.town

What's the source of this issue? E.g. is it:

  • Due to a choice by the admin of the Mbin server hosting my account?
  • Due to a bug in Mbin?
  • Something else?
Screenshot of profile page for Transitous microblog as viewed from Mbin
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[–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

About backfilling, if @modem_down@thebrainbin.org come across any yet unfederated links in the wild, maybe worth mentioning search links are standardized and hard-coded, making even redirect scripts efficient. Like e.g. https://thebrainbin.org/search?search[q]=https://mastodon.social/@artologica@chaos.social/116986639666818550 yielding https://thebrainbin.org/m/random/p/829840 (and using a remote link from a third instance to further make my point hehe).

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago*

    Though about the instance itself doing backfilling by an automated worker, it could be pretty taxing on both the requesting and requested instances, so I worry communications may get timed-out or the requesting instance may inflate to the point storage becomes a big concern.

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