lemmy.fmhy.ml is gone [update from the team] (very.bignutty.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago by Blaze@sh.itjust.works to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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An update:

fmhy.ml is gone, due to the ongoing fiasco with mali government taking all their .ml domains back
As such, lemmy.fmhy.ml is also gone, we are currently exploring ways to refederate (or somehow restart federation entirely) without breaking anything substantial
We have backups, so don't worry about data loss (you can view them on other instances anyway)

Currently, we have fmhy.net and are exploring options to somehow migrate, thank you for your patience.

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[-] nodiet@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

What's the issue with those TLDs?

[-] JoeyJoeJoeJr@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

See https://youtu.be/GCVJsz7EODA and https://youtu.be/V82lHNsSPww

There are a few problems, but I believe the biggest issue is that .zip and .mov are valid and common file extensions, and it's common for people to write something like 'example dot zip' or 'attachment dot mov' in emails, tweets, etc. Things like email clients have features where they automatically convert text that looks like a web address into clickable links. So now, retroactively, all those emails etc suddenly have a link, where they used to just have text, and the domains that are equivalent to those previously benign file names are being purchased by nefarious actors to exploit people unaware of the issue.