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Contents 1 Frequently Asked Questions 1.1 How can I install the Sphinx plugin? 1.2 How to effectively stop blog comment spam? 1.3 How can I edit the languages? 1.4 Where is HTML stored? 1.5 How about StatusNet translations? 1.6 What's the difference between tags and groups? 1.7 How is StatusNet different from using existing microblogging services? 1.8 How do I tie my StatusNet instance with other OMB services/other services like Twitter or Facebook? 1.9 Can I integrate StatusNet with LDAP? 1.10 How do I correctly configure attachment upload? 1.11 Where do I report problems I encounter? 1.12 How can I stop automated account creation? 2 What is Identi.ca? 3 How is Identi.ca different from Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce, Plurk, others? 4 Where is feature X?

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[edit] How can I install the Sphinx plugin?

[edit] How to effectively stop blog comment spam?

How can we prevent comment spam ?

[edit] How can I edit the languages?

I'd like to edit parts of the languages. For example, if you would want to change the phrase "Friends" into "Buddies", how would I do that? I couldn't find a language file.

[edit] Where is HTML stored?

I would like to modify the default text on the main page where I installed the micro-blog, example:

This is example.com, a micro-blogging
service based on the Free Software StatusNet
tool. Join now to share notices about yourself
with friends, family, and colleagues! (Read 
more)

I've grep'ed for this to no avail. Where is this text stored?

These are sitting in the doc-src directory.

but i could not find the words in the doc-src or doc directory. even i delete all the files in the directory,it still there.

Dear friend you can go to the file /lib/action.php and find and edit the text you desired

I cannot find the text in StatusNet 0.8.2! It is hidden somewhere in function showAnonymousMessage(). Can sbd help on that?

I found it in action/public.php . Translation isn't working... It may missing some translation in french for example, the line :

This is %%site.name%%, a [micro-blogging](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro-blogging) service based on the Free Software [StatusNet](http://status.net/) tool.

isn't in statusnet.po locale file

[edit] How about StatusNet translations?

Is there a i18n project? What's the way to contribute?

Yes! Please feel free to join the existing translators in the latrans group on identi.ca or the statusnet-i18n mailing list.

We're working on an updated on-web localization editor, but in the meantime folks can pull the software translations in standard .po format from git:

http://gitorious.org/statusnet/mainline/trees/0.9.x/locale

You can submit updates by attaching the files to an issue on our our bug tracker, or by submitting a merge through gitorious if you're comfortable with the general development workflow.

See Translations for more information...

[edit] What's the difference between tags and groups?

• see http://lists.status.net/pipermail/statusnet-dev/2009-February/000911.html
• also see tags and groups (need to be worked on)

[edit] How is StatusNet different from using existing microblogging services?

• see Why identi.ca is different from other services

[edit] How do I tie my StatusNet instance with other OMB services/other services like Twitter or Facebook?

• to tie your service to Twitter, see Twitter
• Facebook application

[edit] Can I integrate StatusNet with LDAP?

• LDAP authentication is available as a plugin since 0.9.0

[edit] How do I correctly configure attachment upload?

• See Attachments for more details.

[edit] Where do I report problems I encounter?

• and how do I add a bug so it shows up here?

[edit] How can I stop automated account creation?

Installing the reCAPTCHA plugin can help significantly with cutting down on unwanted spam account creation.

These are some Frequently Asked Questions about this service, with some answers.

[edit] What is Identi.ca?

Identi.ca is a micro-blogging service. You can use it to write short notices about yourself, where you are, and what you're doing, and those notices will be sent to all your friends and fans.

[edit] How is Identi.ca different from Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce, Plurk, others?

Identi.ca is an Open Network Service. Our main goal is to provide a fair and transparent service that preserves users' autonomy. In particular, all the software used for Identi.ca is Free Software, and all the data is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license, making it Open Data.

The software also implements the OpenMicroBlogging protocol, meaning that you can have friends on other microblogging services that can receive your notices.

The goal here is autonomy -- you deserve the right to manage your own on-line presence. If you don't like how Identi.ca works, you can take your data and the source code and set up your own server (or move your account to another one).

[edit] Where is feature X?

The software we run, StatusNet, is still in development, and many features people expect from microblogging sites are not yet implemented. Some important ones that are expected "soon":

• SMS updates and notifications
• More AJAX-y interface
• Maps
• Cross-post to Pownce, Jaiku, etc.
• Pull messages from Twitter, Pownce, Jaiku, etc.
• Facebook integration - openmicroblogging->facebook status update provided by http://apps.facebook.com/openmicroblogging/
• Image, video, audio notices

We have a roadmap that we use to plan the development of future versions of Identi.ca.

There is a list of bugs and features that you may find interesting. New ideas or complaints are very welcome.

UserDocs - back to user documentation main page

These are some Frequently Asked Questions about this service, with some answers.