lil_shi@programming.dev to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 5 days agoWhat industry secret are you aware of that most people aren't?programming.devimagemessage-square615fedilinkarrow-up1437arrow-down19
arrow-up1428arrow-down1imageWhat industry secret are you aware of that most people aren't?programming.devlil_shi@programming.dev to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 5 days agomessage-square615fedilink
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·5 days agoBut nntpd is still out there. Rebuilding Usenet will suck. But it’s not impossible. Start from the net2 sites again. Old mail RFCs included an instant message channel. I’m sure I saw code in either sendmail or uw-imap for it too. I like the fediverse, but the old ways are still valid for their particular payload.
minus-squaremontar@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agofor chat there’s IRC or bit more modern XMPP.
But nntpd is still out there. Rebuilding Usenet will suck. But it’s not impossible. Start from the net2 sites again.
Old mail RFCs included an instant message channel. I’m sure I saw code in either sendmail or uw-imap for it too.
I like the fediverse, but the old ways are still valid for their particular payload.
for chat there’s IRC or bit more modern XMPP.