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From: Ethan Carter <ec1828@somewhere.edu>
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Subject: Re: NNCPNET, the successor to UUCP networks, now available
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2025 21:57:57 -0300
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Toaster <toaster@dne3.net> writes:

> On Fri, 4 Apr 2025 16:58:41 -0000 (UTC)
> John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>> 
>> I've mentioned before that NNCP is to UUCP what ssh is to telnet.
>> 
>> I've been thinking about this for a LONG time, and have finally done
>> it: created software to run an email network over NNCP.
>> 
>> You can read about it here:
>> 
>> https://salsa.debian.org/jgoerzen/docker-nncpnet-mailnode/-/wikis/home
>> 
>> Basically, it is a Docker container (multi-arch, so you can also run
>> it on a Raspberry Pi) that bundles these components:
>> 
>> * Exim mail server
>> 
>> * NNCP
>> 
>> * Verification and routing tools I wrote
>> 
>> * Automated nodelist tools - it will freq a nodelist from quux daily
>> and update its configuration accordingly.  I also updated tooling on
>> quux to support this.
>> 
>> It is open to all.  The homepage has a more extensive list of
>> features.
>> 
>> I even have a mailing list running on-net; see
>> https://salsa.debian.org/jgoerzen/docker-nncpnet-mailnode/-/wikis/interesting-addresses
>> 
>> There is EXTENSIVE documentation, and of course the source to the
>> whole thing is available.
>> 
>> In the future, I hope to make an Internet gateway available (on a
>> purely opt-in basis) as well.
>> 
>> Please feel free to ask any questions, and I hope to receive NNCP
>> email from you soon!
>> 
>> - John
>
> Sounds like NNCP would be a good protocol to run on my ad-hoc wifi
> network idea. I like it. Perhaps news and email over NNCP? Sounds like
> a good match.

Yay---finally someone reacted to the this great thread.  

Special thanks to John Goerzen for working on the system and posting the
news.  I'm very excited!  I wish I could be emailing John on NNCPNET
already.  (I'm close to.)  

I got NNCP to work on my OpenBSD and FreeBSD, but I still need to learn
to use it properly.  I was able to transfer a file, but I couldn't find
it on my file system after the packet was transferred.  I also saw some
crashes using nncp-call on OpenBSD.  I need to stop and try again and
ask for help with the details ready.  I wanted to follow up sooner than
later to say that I was very happy to see the news.

I'm going through some tough days.  I'll be back ASAP.