Nostr Web Client

I am sorry to see so many relays now require AUTH for reading. I don't AUTH to read. I want to read anonymously, just like I can read RSS or websites anonymously. Why require AUTH for reading (other than for DMs)?

NOTE: I totally understand requiring AUTH for writing. And if I reply to somebody and their inbox wants me to AUTH to send that reply, I get it. That is a good policy to prevent reply spam.

It feels to me that nostr is splitting, and a bunch of relays that have taken this AUTH-to-read policy are now unavailable.

DanConwayDev 1y ago

I completely agree. Normalising AUTH-to-read for outbox relays creates incentives for relays operators to track each user's reading habits and and sell the data to advertisers.

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Silberengel 1y ago

The clients can already do that.

DanConwayDev 1y ago

I can choose my clients but I can't choose other people's outbox relays.

Silberengel 1y ago

That's true, but some clients ask you to approve AUTH to a new relay. If that's important to you, use those clients or ask your client dev for that feature. It could just be a toggle, or something "ask before AUTHing".

Silberengel 1y ago

Or even, "deny all AUTH".

Silberengel 1y ago

Like in Nostrudel:

DanConwayDev 1y ago

I just deny all AUTH in my signer. That waybindont have to find the setting in every client / believe they will honour it.

Silberengel 1y ago

Well, then I'm not sure what the problem is.

DanConwayDev 1y ago

If relays deny requests for public events unless they have received an AUTH response, then it becomes a big problem. I won't be able to read a users public events from their outbox relays.

Silberengel 1y ago

Oh, you mean, if all of their relays are AUTH relays, but not read-limited? Yes, that could be a problem.

DanConwayDev 1y ago

What do you mean by read-limited?

Silberengel 1y ago

When they use auth, but anyone can read the notes, who isn't blacklisted.