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Fix federation with Mastodon when authorized fetch enabled
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Description

Overview

As reported on the forum, when a Mastodon issue has authorized fetch enabled, fediverse users are unable to follow a collection (blog).

Impact

  • Users are unable to initially follow a blog

Background

https://discuss.write.as/t/federation-cant-follow-from-mastodon-with-authorized-fetch-enabled/2063

Implementation

See forum discussion for fix.

Revisions and Commits

Event Timeline

matt triaged this task as High priority.Feb 18 2021, 1:34 PM
matt created this task.
matt added a project: Bugs.
matt moved this task from Unclassified to Severe on the Bugs board.
matt added a project: Restricted Project.Mar 3 2021, 7:21 PM
matt moved this task from Restricted Project Column to Restricted Project Column on the Restricted Project board.
matt added a commit: Restricted Diffusion Commit.Mar 8 2021, 4:27 PM

This is deployed on Write.as, and will be in the next version of WriteFreely (see #439)!