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This process may take some time because it depends on the availability / responsiveness
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-of all the ActivityPub servers involved (webfinger, accounts, posts, etc.). Also, if
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+of all the ActivityPub servers involved (webfinger, accounts, posts, etc.). Some errors
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+may be transient and retried later. Also, if
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-complains that it can't find any of these files, please check that they really are
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-in the current directory and that their names match exactly. Some of them may be empty
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-(for example, if you didn't create any list) and that's fine.
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+complains that it can't find any of these files, please check that they are really
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+stored in the current directory and that their names match exactly. Some of them may be
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+empty (for example, if you didn't create any list) and that's fine.
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3. Again on your
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@@ -511,7 +512,7 @@ snac alias $SNAC_BASEDIR destination "@origin@mastodon.example.com"
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Check that no errors were shown. If they do, the origin Mastodon server may be
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-busy or down. Try again later.
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+busy or down; try again later.
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4. Move back to the web interface of the origin Mastodon account, go to
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.Vt Preferences
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@@ -524,10 +525,11 @@ and follow the instructions there. Set the handle of the new account to your
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one; as of our example, @destination@snac.example.org. This will start the migration
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process: it's the duty of your old Mastodon instance to send an automatic
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.Vt Move
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-message to all your followers in their respective instances. According to the great
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-document I linked above, this process may or may not start immediately, and its
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-success may depend heavily on how all the servers involved behave. Just cross your
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-fingers and hope for the best.
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+message to every one of your followers. Eventually, you will start receiving follow notifications to your
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+.Nm
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+account from all accounts that followed the Mastodon one. According to the great document
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+I linked above, this process may or may not start immediately, and its success may depend
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+heavily on how all the servers involved behave. Just cross your fingers and hope for the best.
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.Ss Instance blocking
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Full instances can be blocked. This operation must be done from
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