Unicode in handles
I'm assuming Unicode in handles is not allowed? At least by Mastodon.
This user is not able to have their content federated because the username is all Hebrew (I think?) characters!
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I'm assuming Unicode in handles is not allowed? At least by Mastodon.
This user is not able to have their content federated because the username is all Hebrew (I think?) characters!
like this
Scott M. Stolz
in reply to julian • • •Would their ActivityPub username be לאצי@community.nodebb.org then?
I tried to follow that username and it would not let me.
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julian
in reply to Scott M. Stolz • • •Re: Unicode in handles
scott@loves.tech said in Unicode in handles:
> Would their ActivityPub username be לאצי@community.nodebb.org then?
I tried to follow that username and it would not let me.
Indeed, that's probably the characters in their handle.
Scott M. Stolz
2025-05-14 04:03:01
Scott M. Stolz
in reply to julian • • •In Hubzilla, I was able to follow this user by pasting this URL into the "Add Connection" box:
community.nodebb.org/user/%D7%…
I copied the URL in the browser for that user's profile (which contained the Hebrew characters). When I pasted it, it converted it to UTF-8 text (seen above).
Hubzilla was able to find the user based on that UTF-8 URL. So it is possible to follow such an account, at least with Hubzilla, via the UTF-8 URL.
It could not find %D7%9C%D7%90%D7%A6%D7%99@community.nodebb.org though, probably because NodeBB is not expecting the UTF-8 version of the username.
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Marcus Rohrmoser 🌻
in reply to julian • • •Hi @julian,
as long as nobody cares about the according standards, the #fediverse will be a brittle nerd niche.
The according standard is IMO rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7565.htm… ( #RFC7033 and #RFC7565 ) referring to rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7564#sec….
What you find in the wild, however, is a different story as thee is no agreed upon #validator service nowhere.
RFC 7565: The 'acct' URI Scheme
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לאצי
in reply to julian • • •Re: Unicode in handles
Also, should I change my username to English characters?
julian
in reply to לאצי • • •Re: Unicode in handles
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schnurrito
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Scott M. Stolz
in reply to לאצי • • •@לאצי I agree with @julian, you shouldn't don't have to change your username. It's just a technical hurdle to jump over.
Since I can follow you on Hubzilla (via a specific URL), I don't think it is an issue with ActivityPub or WebFinger. I'm sure there is some solution that would allow other platforms to follow your account.
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Kichae
in reply to julian • • •Re: Unicode in handles
Huh. My Lemmy mobile client has the handle and host inverted. It doesn't look like this in the default web UI, though.
Also, my post from Lemmy hasn't landed here yet.
Marcus Rohrmoser 🌻
in reply to Kichae • • •fun with RTL. How is it supposed to be?
julian
in reply to Marcus Rohrmoser 🌻 • • •Re: Unicode in handles
<bdi>tags so the rest of the line isn't affected 🙂like this
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Scott M. Stolz
in reply to julian • • •@julian I just reported the issue over on the @Hubzilla Support Forum and created an issue in our repository.
#^hubzilla.org/channel/adminsfor…
Note: To prevent spam, you must be following
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לאצי
in reply to julian • • •Re: Unicode in handles
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Pamasich
in reply to julian • • •ActivityPub and WebFinger
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