I previously asked on AskMbin@thebrainbin.org on how to migrate my account to a different instance as I got a error saying “email not verified” after completing my email verification (original post here: https://kbin.earth/m/AskMbin@thebrainbin.org/t/1532246). This made question the security of kbin.earth. And now, I can’t enable 2FA! It says “Error enabling 2FA for account”! Seriously what the hell is going on in kbin.earth? To the developer of Interstellar- You shouldn’t have made kbin.earth the default instance when signing up from the Interstellar app if your instance has some serious security issues! I need answers NOW!

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    18 hours ago

    As for your kbin.earth issues, are you saying anytime you try to log in, you get an “email not verified” message?

    I got “email not verified” error right after I completed my email verification when I signed up on kbin.earth. Not every time I login. I’ve described it in detail in my original post here-https://kbin.earth/index.php/m/AskMbin@thebrainbin.org/t/1532246 . And yes, you are correct I wouldn’t be able to reply or post if my account was really not email verified. But I am able to, so this might be due to some technical error in the code which is executed when the user signs up.

    @jwr1

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      18 hours ago

      Honestly, I wouldn’t worry about it. It’s likely just a technical issue, like bentigorlich mentioned in your other thread. I’d say as long as you’re able to access your account, then you’re good to go on that aspect. My only guess as to why the message popped up is due to some sort of delay in the system after you actually verified your account through your email.

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      18 hours ago

      is it possible your phone’s (or whatever device you have the 2FA app on) clock is slightly off? Which could definitely cause issues for TOTP based 2FA.

      I used Ente auth on Android phone running Android 13. And I checked my clock is synced correctly.

      If you think kbin.earth has security issues, then you probably shouldn’t use Mbin at all. That said, if you’d like to migrate to a different Mbin instance, Mbin doesn’t really have a good way to do that. If you have tons of magazine or user subscriptions, then you could try using Interstellar’s account transfer feature

      Not just this sentence but your whole reply is slightly passive aggressive and you’re asking ME to keep a nicer tone? Haha! I pointed 2 crucial errors both of which are related to account security - one error when the user onboards on the server and the other one when the user tries to secure their account through 2FA. And the reply you gave to both of these are “I’m actually surprised that’s happening” and “I’m not really sure what the issue is there”. You can’t seem to pinpoint on how a specific error pops up and have the audacity to ask other users to “keep a nicer tone” when the user was just pinpointing errors in your instance! And, when did I even have a harsher tone? Is it from the “Seriously what the hell is going on in kbin.earth” from my title? If so, you’re very prudish and shouldn’t be browsing the internet. And you have no right to tell me not to use Mbin at all! I’ll try the account transfer feature in your app or better yet, create my own instance and Android app for Mbin! Try being less of a snowflake and try to accept criticisms for your creations next time. And, if you have time, think about going back to college because you lack CS basics if you can’t pinpoint 2 errors.

      @jwr1

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        or better yet, create my own instance and Android app for Mbin!

        Please do actually, if you can. One app is good, but it’s not ideal. There needs to be a wider selection for Mbin.

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          35 minutes ago

          Not to shit on Interstellar or anything but when I first used it using a guest account I ran into some really weird errors where it would display raw while randomly browsing. It made me frustrated. But there was no alternative so I was stuck with Interstellar. Guess that’ll change in a few months from now.

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          38 minutes ago

          I’ve actually started working on it. If you see an app for Mbin on Google Play Store/F-Droid/Apple App Store with the publisher name “Ida Josephine” then it’s me!

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        I agree that jwr1 comes across as a bit passive aggressive here, but you’re the one that started it. If you’re wondering why, take another look at what you wrote:

        You shouldn’t have made kbin.earth the default instance when signing up from the Interstellar app if your instance has some serious security issues! I need answers NOW!

        No comment from the admin of kbin.earth even after 13 hours of posting! This doesn’t inspire much confidence in you or your instance or your app

        This is definitely really rude. Your comment here is also significantly ruder and way more aggressive than jwr1’s was.

        Judging by what jwr1 said, this seems to be a rare issue with Mbin itself, likely caused by something on your end. It has nothing to do with kbin.earth specifically, or at least that’s what it looks like. That’s probably why jwr1 is taking it more lightly and not as seriously as you are. kbin.earth just runs the latest Mbin code after all, and jwr1 isn’t an Mbin dev themselves — they just use the API. So while they’re willing to help, this isn’t really their problem directly. You should be bringing it up with the Mbin devs instead.


        On a side note, are you seriously upvoting and boosting your own content…?

        If you’re doing the upvoting because Lemmy users start at 1 upvote: don’t. The initial Lemmy self-upvote is a lie, or at least was when I last checked. It’s there to discourage users from upvoting their own posts, and it’s only cosmetic. There’s no initial self-upvote behnd the scenes, at least as seen from the federated side. Newly created posts and comments federate with 0 upvotes from Lemmy instances.

        No good faith idea why you’d boost your own content though.

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        18 hours ago

        Not just this sentence but your whole reply is slightly passive aggressive and you’re asking ME to keep a nicer tone?

        I am very sorry that I came across that way, I was certainly not trying to sound passive aggressive.

        And the reply you gave to both of these are “I’m actually surprised that’s happening” and “I’m not really sure what the issue is there”.

        I only mentioned I was surprised about it just because I’ve never had any other users report the error to me, that’s all. I also haven’t encountered either of the two issues myself.

        You can’t seem to pinpoint on how a specific error pops up

        That is true. I run this Mbin instance, but I’m not necessarily an Mbin dev, so I wouldn’t say I know the ins and outs of everything.

        And you have no right to tell me not to use Mbin

        That wasn’t what I was trying to say. I was just suggesting that maybe it’s not for you, but of course, you can use whatever you want.