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mastodns.net
Languages English (en)
Users 82
Active users (last month) 21
Active users (last six months) 34
Characters per post (max) 500
Known instances 12,462
First sight Dec 27, 2022 UTC
Last successful check Nov 25, 2025 UTC
Noxious No
New No
Software Mastodon 4.5.2
Registrations Open (by admin approval)
Meta’s Threads moderation Unknown (this instance is not listed in the Anti-Meta Fedi Pact list), and its list of moderated instances is not accessible.
Most used hashtags (last week) catsofmastodon, Cats, Cat, Russia, gaza, rust, security, Monsterdon, palestine
Short description
MastoDNS is being run by DNS-OARC as part of our public benefit mission to support the DNS community.
Long description
MastoDNS is being run by DNS-OARC as part of our public benefit mission to support the DNS community.
Instance rules
  1. Posts on MastoDNS must comply with the DNS-OARC Code of Conduct, which is available here: https://www.dns-oarc.net/oarc/policies/conduct
  2. When participating, treat others with tolerance, respect and courtesy, regardless of who they are and who you are.
  3. Do not use language which is racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, uses slurs, or is otherwise discriminatory.
  4. Do not use personal attacks in discussion with others. Vigorous debate is welcome, but ad hominem does nothing to advance an open exchange of ideas.
  5. Content which is illegal or endangers the safety of others is prohibited.
  6. Do not harass anyone, or participate in group harassment of anyone. Posting—or threatening to post—other people's personally identifying information ("doxing") constitutes harassment.
  7. Do not post adult content, or sexually explicit material (including pictures containing nudity). This includes sexualized comments or jokes. Posts including unwelcome sexual attention constitute harassment.
  8. Do not post about controversial or sensitive subjects without a Content Warning.
  9. Do not police your fellow users. You may feel a user has violated our standards or rules, but you should block them or report them for admins to handle. Starting an argument among users only serves to add noise to the signal.
  10. Do not debate moderation actions in public posts. If you disagree with how a moderator enforced these rules, you may direct-message the moderation team or email mastodon@dns-oarc.net.
Moderated instances [?]
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Instances certainly moderating this instance [?]
None
Admin account matt@mastodns.net
Date of creation Feb 13, 2023 UTC
Display name Matt Pounsett
Bio
DNS-OARC systems engineer, operator of this Mastodon instance.

I don't post much from here. My personal account is @MattPounsett

he/him/his
Statistics
Last 12 weeks activity (totals: 228 statuses, 198 logins, 1 registrations)
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Last checks (green: OK; red: KO)
11/18/25, 2:08:24 AM UTC11/19/25, 4:00:57 AM UTC11/20/25, 3:39:55 AM UTC11/21/25, 3:24:43 AM UTC11/22/25, 3:30:42 AM UTC11/23/25, 2:14:42 AM UTC11/24/25, 3:08:05 AM UTC11/25/25, 4:06:32 AM UTC
Succesful checks: 998/998 (100%)