Hi everyone,
NNCP is adjacent to UUCP; basically a successor to it, like 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
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