Three questions from our instance's user base

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• dessalines@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Is there a way to see a list of all of the registered users on an instance?

  Not currently.

  Can we restrict registered usernames (e.g. not allow slur-filled usernames)?

  Yes, the slur_filter in the config.hjson will prevent any usernames with that slur in it.

  Are all Lemmy instances openly federated unless they are on the block list?

  3 types of federation: open (default), allowlist, and blocklist.

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  • suspended@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Thank you.

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• wintermute@feddit.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Is there a way to see a list of all of the registered users on an instance?

  afaik no (not yet?), you could look them up in the database

  Are all Lemmy instances openly federated unless they are on the block list?

  if your instance uses open federation, yes. it then basically federates with all other "open" instances and those who have yours on their allow-list (and which are not on your block-list).

  if your instance uses an allow-list, only allowed instances could federate, no need for blocking here.

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  • suspended@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Thank you.

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• Thann@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Can we restrict registered usernames (e.g. not allow slur-filled usernames)?

  Make an issue for this, it sounds like something that will get done.

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  • Gaywallet@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    As an aside, this question was prompted because we noticed someone had registered to our instance with the name of "hitlerschild" and posted, through federation, to the post "Do you read books?" posted on asklemmy@lemmy.ml.

    Given this is a potential abuse vector, it might be wise to also globally restrict federated posting on new accounts for some period of time such as 24-72 hours.

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    • dessalines@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      We recommend turning on registration applications in your server settings, almost all lemmy instances have been getting trolled these last 3 weeks.

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    • suspended@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      @dessalines@lemmy.ml @nutomic@lemmy.ml

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  • suspended@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Would this issue fall under the front-end UI or the back-end?

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    • Thann@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      backend

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