Comment on Will all my uploaded images be deleted once lemm.ee shuts down?
FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org 1 day agoHmm I’m still a bit unclear. Because wouldn’t deleting the image be different than just the instance going down? Because with a deletion you’re actually pushing through a deletion request for federation.
throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
When you are reading a text post/comment your request goes from:
Your Device --> eviltoast.org (your instance) send you the text --> You receive [eviltoast.org]'s copy of the text
When you see an image that goes from
Your Device --> eviltoast.org gives you the link to image --> Your Device receives the link, then sends a request to retreive image --> OP’s instance --> OP’s instance send back the image, and you see the image
Most instances do not keep a local copy of the image. I don’t think I know any instance that makes a local copy. Your instance certainly does not.
FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org 1 day ago
Oh interesting. I would have thought there’s always a local copy. Thx for explaining.