CyberTailor@lemmy.world to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoYour explanation of federation that it "works like email" will be misunderstoodtransfem.socialexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up11file-text
arrow-up11external-linkYour explanation of federation that it "works like email" will be misunderstoodtransfem.socialCyberTailor@lemmy.world to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square14linkfedilinkfile-text
The linked post shows how most non-tech people’s understanding of email is very very different from most of the people here.
minus-squarexigoi@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoAnd you know how, when you subscribe to a mailing list, you will only receive new mail sent to the list if your server happens to “federate” with the sender’s server? Oh wait, that’s not how e-mail works.
minus-squareconciselyverbose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoEmail providers absolutely block other email providers who abuse their system.
And you know how, when you subscribe to a mailing list, you will only receive new mail sent to the list if your server happens to “federate” with the sender’s server?
Oh wait, that’s not how e-mail works.
Email providers absolutely block other email providers who abuse their system.