Dumb Question about the Cross-poster

[ex_beautyofgr925]

If I create a post on DW on my "access" filter, but cross-post it to another site (LJ), then it will effectively show up as public on the other site (and not be filtered in any way), correct?*

My confusion stems from the fact that I have allowed some users with OpenID livejournal accounts access to my journal. My understanding of OpenID is that it is a tool for cross-manuevering between sites, and that the access I give to those users is limited to the DW site, and not LJ.

*I realize I can set my entry default on LJ to a minimum security level of "Friends" and effectively limit the post to my friends list, and somewhat curb this issue. I'm just curious as to how cross-posting something to my "access" list and another site works out.

Thanks. :}

Comments

Re: Crosspost filters

[flick]

Fairly sure that's not the case: I think it just uses the LJ default, whatever you do on DW, or at least if you just use your DW default: I posted (and used the crossposter) while my DW was set to Private, and it was Public (my default) on LJ.

Re: Crosspost filters

[ex_beautyofgr925]

Yes, this is what I saw as well, which I wasn't sure if that was a bug, or if it was how it was supposed to work.

Re: Crosspost filters

[flick]

Having just tested it out, it seems not to be doing that now: I tried both manually setting the DW security and doing it with a journal-wide change, and the LJ posts both came out with the same security as the DW ones.

So it might have been a bug that was now fixed. Or it might relate to importing, which was what I was in the middle of when the one that *didn't* have the same security....

Haaaaang on. When I made the earlier post, I immediately edited to change the security level on DW. That'll have edited it on LJ as well, won't it?

Ignore me. I think it's working just how it's supposed to.

Re: Crosspost filters

[azurelunatic]

I just tested with DW set to Private and it came through as Private on LJ. When did you test? And did you edit it at all?

Re: Crosspost filters

[flick]

See above: I didn't realise that editing the post on DW would also edit it on LJ (*incredibly* cool feature!)....

Re: Crosspost filters

[cesy]

I think that may be a bug, from what other people have said. It might be worth reporting to domtheknight, as that's the kind of error that makes people jumpy.

Re: Crosspost filters

[flick]

I'm fairly sure, in my case, that I was just being particularly blonde, and not realising quite how clever DW is.