From d2b8e5ec0f9bb53634f3baca09f67b7c43044269 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aminda Suomalainen Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2023 13:34:03 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Matrix: capital usernames got banned in Nov 2017 Resolves: mikaela/gist#37 --- pages/matrix.markdown | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/pages/matrix.markdown b/pages/matrix.markdown index d2cf021..4307be5 100644 --- a/pages/matrix.markdown +++ b/pages/matrix.markdown @@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ links._ - [How about DAG splits?](#how-about-dag-splits) - [What are these idlekicks for inactivity, why are they for?](#what-are-these-idlekicks-for-inactivity-why-are-they-for) - [But the relaybots look so ugly](#but-the-relaybots-look-so-ugly) +- [Why does one of your accounts have capital letter in the username?](#why-does-one-of-your-accounts-have-capital-letter-in-the-username) - [Which client do you recommend?](#which-client-do-you-recommend) - [Which homeserver do you recommend?](#which-homeserver-do-you-recommend) - [Why don't you run your own?](#why-dont-you-run-your-own) @@ -171,6 +172,11 @@ This means that even before IRCv3 RELAYMSG and displayname proposals, which I wi I hope Matrix will get better at this too. +### Why does one of your accounts have capital letter in the username? + +In 2016 or so I mistakenly thought that usernames would be case-insensitive +and they only [got banned in Synapse on 10th November 2017](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/2662). + ### Which client do you recommend? The one that fits your needs. Personally I mix-and-match: