How to cross subscribe Laconi.ca services

runciblejay:

Laconi.ca supports federation, allowing for subscriptions to microblog feeds on different domains. So I decided to give it a try. Of course I have an identi.ca account, but I needed another domain. So I installed laconi.ca on my own server… whojusttweeted.com. What follows are the seven steps necessary to subscribe to an identi.ca feed from whojusttweeted.com.

1. Login to whojusttweeted.com (create an account if necessary)
   
2. Copy your profile url to your clipboard (it should look something like http://whojusttweeted.com/jay2)
   
3. Go to identi.ca. Logout if logged in.
   
4. Find a user you want to follow (e.g. http://identi.ca/dave). Click subscribe.
   
5. Paste your profile url into the “Profile URL” box. Leave the “User nickname” alone. Click subscribe.
   
6. You should see a page titled “Authorize subscription”. Click accept.
   
7. Go back to your profile page on whojusttweeted.com and reload. You should see the identi.ca profile in your subscriptions.

The result is very cool but a tad painful. The problem is that you likely have a login to a laconi.ca based site you are visiting. If this is the case and you are logged in, you are not given the option for a remote subscription. However, this is a great first step.