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NIP-05 is handy only to share one's profile, it is a shorter proxy to the npub, imho.

If you are not publicly connected with a well known domain it does not help with impersonation because it is not an authentication mechanism. In fact I can create a clone of your profile and a aeontropy@ NIP-05 with whatever service is around. Which is the real Aeontropy? Web of trust determinates it.

So NIP-05 has its uses, but its absence should not stop you from following more people :)

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τέχνη 2y ago

Attestations would be nice. Like link to a tweet where you tweet your npub. Link to a fb post where you post it. Link a blog where you blog it etc

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τέχνη 2y ago

Perhaps unnecessary in most cases though. Tedious

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daniele 2y ago

It exists and has been used a lot in the early days: https://nostr.directory

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