From 014336606d982d36733008cf09808efa8c7a2f57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bob Mottram <bob@freedombone.net>
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2020 10:33:14 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Don't allow the news or shared inbox accounts to be followed

---
 follow.py | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/follow.py b/follow.py
index dc8a7cbd..1616c0fd 100644
--- a/follow.py
+++ b/follow.py
@@ -574,6 +574,10 @@ def receiveFollowRequest(session, baseDir: str, httpPrefix: str,
             print('DEBUG: follow request does not contain a ' +
                   'nickname for the account followed')
         return True
+    if nicknameToFollow == 'news' or nicknameToFollow == 'inbox':
+        if debug:
+            print('DEBUG: Cannot follow the news or inbox accounts')
+        return True
     handleToFollow = nicknameToFollow + '@' + domainToFollow
     if domainToFollow == domain:
         if not os.path.isdir(baseDir + '/accounts/' + handleToFollow):