johndoe on Nostr: The problem is that most people seem to think that relays are gateways: connecting to ...
The problem is that most people seem to think that relays are gateways: connecting to one should be enough to have your messages be broadcasted to all other clients, similar to bitcoin transactions. But it's not like this. That's why people are puzzled when they send a message and it doesn't appear in another client.
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2022-12-21 23:09:45Event JSON
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