Re: NNCPNET, the successor to UUCP networks, now available

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.