If so, should I edit all my posts/comments and update them to generic hosting links?

I’ll use postimages.org in the future to prevent something like this from happening again.

    • throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      23 hours ago

      Hmm that’s weird. I deleted the image and I can still see it. Maybe bookmark the comment check back later, I don’t think the “delete” action is instantaneous.

      Anyways, if you open the image, you’ll see that its hosted on sh.itjust.works, which means your instance does not keep a copy of it.

      So I want you to think: What do you think happens to the image if, hypothetically, my instance sh.itjust.works shuts down?

      When you open the image, your webpage is still gonna attempt to find the image from the url, and since sh.itjust.works is gone, there is no way for there to be an image.

      But anyways you can check later and perhaps the delete action finishes.

      • FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.orgEnglish
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        20 hours ago

        Hmm 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. Whereas if your instance shut down it wouldn’t. The last federated copy of your comment/post/picture would be archived on the other instances you were federated with. I think?

        • throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          20 hours 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 then send back the image --> Your device receives 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.