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Proper method to share and access lemmy links that avoids login problems? (self.fediverse)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by neutron to c/[email protected]
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It often happens that a given lemmy link didn't match with my own login from another instance. This causes troubles to comment and participate in the thread. This is what I have learned so far. Is there a better method of doing this? Browser extension suggestions are welcome.

Context:

  • Have an account @username on instance lemmy.test and being logged in
  • Given a lemmy link lemmy.example.com/post/12345
  • Want to comment as @[email protected] on lemmy.example.com/post/12345

Expected behavior:

  • Opening links from lemmy.example.com automatically recognizes login from lemmy.test, commenting and voting done without problems

Actual behavior:

  • Instance lemmy.example.com expects logins only from its own server, not other federated servers like lemmy.test

Manual fix (for web browsers):

  • Check for the "federation link" (the icon with five-colored star, is there a name for this?) from linked URL's page. (If the icon does not exist, check Observations below)
  • Open "search" from own instance (lemmy.test > search)
  • Enter the "federation link" at search bar.
  • First result should be a URL that's compatible with the own instance: e.g. lemmy.test/post/98765

Observations:

  • If the link and its OP shares the same instance domain (@[email protected] posting to [[email protected]](/c/[email protected])), then the federation link should be the link itself (please confirm if this is actually true).
  • If not, then the "federation link" has to be obtained.
  • INCLUDE HTTPS before domain, otherwise it won't appear in the search:

https://lemmy.example.com/post/12345 OK
lemmy.example.com/post/12345 NOT OK

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If the link and its OP shares the same instance domain (@[email protected] posting to [email protected]), then the federation link should be the link itself (please confirm if this is actually true).
If not, then the “federation link” has to be obtained.

This is my understanding

If you're given a link to a post, call the CommunityLinkFixer Bot, which should give you the URL of the post from your own instance (so you stay logged in):

[AT] CommunityLinkFixer [AT] lemmings.world

If someone gives you an absolute link to a Community, then the Bot should pop up to fix it itself.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I say that, and I'm actually 100% sure how it works, so lets try:

https://lemmy.world/post/2263362