<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[If an ActivityPub Actor is something that has an &quot;inbox&quot; or an &quot;outbox&quot; (i.e., it could have just one or both) then —]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p class="quote-inline">RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@reiver/116471973046146144" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://</span><span>mastodon.social/@reiver/116471</span><span>973046146144</span></a></p><p>If an ActivityPub Actor is something that has an "inbox" or an "outbox" (i.e., it could have just one or both) then —</p><p>Perhaps we should also be talking about "sources" and "sinks", too. Where —</p><p>An ActivityPub Source is an Actor with just an "outbox" (and no "inbox").</p><p>And, an ActivityPub Sink is an Actor with just an "inbox" (and no "outbox").</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ActivityPub" rel="tag">#<span>ActivityPub</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ActivityStreams" rel="tag">#<span>ActivityStreams</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FediDev" rel="tag">#<span>FediDev</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/d42742bc-57cd-4ef5-8e3b-17a66319b352/if-an-activitypub-actor-is-something-that-has-an-inbox-or-an-outbox-i.e.-it-could-have-just-one-or-both-then</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 22:35:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/d42742bc-57cd-4ef5-8e3b-17a66319b352.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:26:40 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl></channel></rss>