A low-effort CLI-based social network
Listen for dings as alice@ding.example.net: ding listen alice@ding.example.net
Send a ding to alice@ding.example.net: ding ding alice@ding.example.net
ding.example.net is a ding server (see below)
dings arrive as a terminal bell, so you need to have your terminal configured to ring the bell correctly
You can run your own ding server quite easily: ding server
The only requirement is that TCP port 1883 is open
- Can I send anything other than a ding? No
- What about authentication? There is none
- What if someone else pretends to be me? You will be disconnected
- What if a ding is sent while I am not listening? It will be lost forever
- What does a ding mean? Whatever you want it to mean