molly.im (a Signal fork) domain registration has lapsed

https://github.com/mollyim/mollyim-android/issues/787

Their website and F-Droid repo is unreachable now. No update about this on Mastodon and apparently they haven't updated the app in 3 months.

Edit: Some updates from their Matrix channel

Edit2: They responded to the ticket

Thanks for reporting it. The domain automatic renewal failed because the credit card we used for payment was expired, and OpenCollective didn't issue a new card.

The domain is still ours, but the DNS services are suspended. We've already paid for the renewal (11 hours after the domain expired). Unfortunately, our registrar, Gandi, seems to need to take a manual action, and they haven't responded to our support requests yet. Today is bank public holiday in France.

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squirrel@cake.kobel.fyi · 11 pts · 70d

Update: Some updates from their Matrix channel

benjirenji@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 70d

Ah shame, that's why good governance is critical for projects like these.

squirrel@cake.kobel.fyi · 3 pts · 70d

Update 2: They responded to the ticket

Thanks for reporting it. The domain automatic renewal failed because the credit card we used for payment was expired, and OpenCollective didn't issue a new card.

The domain is still ours, but the DNS services are suspended. We've already paid for the renewal (11 hours after the domain expired). Unfortunately, our registrar, Gandi, seems to need to take a manual action, and they haven't responded to our support requests yet. Today is bank public holiday in France.

MonaySimpson@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 70d

Thanks for sharing. Its a bit concerning. Especially when you look at how regular updates were and that they've dropped off.

bartleby1@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 68d (1 reply)

Why does signal need a fork

squirrel@cake.kobel.fyi · 5 pts · 68d

It relies on Google Services for push notifications. Molly provides notifications through Websocket and UnifiedPush.