From ef1db81d1a5fddad802bf54981ccd3b3d92c2529 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: default Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 12:03:35 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Updated documentation. --- RELEASE_NOTES.md | 2 +- doc/snac.1 | 5 +++++ html.c | 2 +- 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md index ebb3c66..18ea6ef 100644 --- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md +++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ## 2.32 -New user setup flag to block direct messages from people you don't follow, in order to mitigate spam from Mastodon open registration instances. +New user setup flag to drop direct messages from people you don't follow, in order to mitigate spam from Mastodon open registration instances. When updating user information, the changes are also sent to the people being followed (so they have an updated description about who the user is). diff --git a/doc/snac.1 b/doc/snac.1 index ef84f3d..473be39 100644 --- a/doc/snac.1 +++ b/doc/snac.1 @@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ only if it's lesser (i.e. you cannot keep posts for longer than what the admin desires). A value of 0 (the default) means that the global server settings will apply to the posts in your timeline. +.It Drop direct messages from people you don't follow +Just what it says in the tin. This is to mitigate spammers +coming from Fediverse instances with lax / open registration +processes. Please take note that this also avoids possibly +legitimate people trying to contact you. .It Password Write the same string in these two fields to change your password. Don't write anything if you don't want to do this. diff --git a/html.c b/html.c index f4349a3..e2760ca 100644 --- a/html.c +++ b/html.c @@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ d_char *html_top_controls(snac *snac, d_char *s) L("Maximum days to keep posts (0: server settings)"), purge_days, xs_type(d_dm_f_u) == XSTYPE_TRUE ? "checked" : "", - L("Block direct messages from people you don't follow"), + L("Drop direct messages from people you don't follow"), L("Password (only to change it)"), L("Repeat Password"), L("Update user info")