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

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On Wed, 9 Apr 2025 03:16:06 -0000 (UTC)
John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org> wrote:

> On 2025-04-09, Ethan Carter <ec1828@somewhere.edu> wrote:
> >> 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.
> 
> Take care of yourself!  And when you're ready, the nncp-devel list
> might be a good place to ask for help with some of those things.
> 
> https://www.complete.org/nncp-concepts/ might also be helpful.
> 
> - John

im currently enamored by plan9 tinkering at the moment, maybe nncp
could be used there too.

good work

ethan: get well soon

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NNCPNET, the successor to UUCP networks, now available John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org> - 2025-04-04 16:58 +0000
  Re: NNCPNET, the successor to UUCP networks, now available Toaster <toaster@dne3.net> - 2025-04-07 10:14 -0400
    Re: NNCPNET, the successor to UUCP networks, now available Ethan Carter <ec1828@somewhere.edu> - 2025-04-08 21:57 -0300
      Re: NNCPNET, the successor to UUCP networks, now available John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org> - 2025-04-09 03:16 +0000
        Re: NNCPNET, the successor to UUCP networks, now available Toaster <toaster@dne3.net> - 2025-04-10 01:09 -0400
          Re: NNCPNET, the successor to UUCP networks, now available John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org> - 2025-04-10 14:58 +0000
            Re: NNCPNET, the successor to UUCP networks, now available Toaster <toaster@dne3.net> - 2025-04-10 11:21 -0400
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    Re: NNCPNET, the successor to UUCP networks, now available John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org> - 2025-04-09 03:14 +0000

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