[OOC] Hi friends- there appears to be an error in the Mastodon code for DMs that is affecting DMs between local users, and I've witnessed similar behavior with another instance as well.
PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN USING THE DM SYSTEM RIGHT NOW.
I've reported this to the dev team- hopefully it's something we can get sorted sooner than later.
-Crom
[OOC] After watching this for a bit, the general problem seems to be something like this:
1. A DM is submitted to the server
2. The server seems to default to a public view for a brief while
3. After the toot is processed, it is set to being a DM
For a brief moment I was able to view the public atom feed link and see the DM from an anonymous browsing window, which is why I'm announcing this- it's a big problem for private communications.
-Crom
