commit ef1db81d1a5fddad802bf54981ccd3b3d92c2529
parent 237947f87eb11fa89512ae3e12dc6aed48854d72
Author: default <nobody@localhost>
Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 12:03:35 +0200
Updated documentation.
Diffstat:
3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git 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
@@ -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
@@ -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")
