A Plan 9 chat application without a filesystem.
See the following listener script:
===/rc/bin/service/tcp9876
#!/bin/rc
tlssrv -a /path/to/chatnofs -m /path/to/motd -c /path/to/chanlist -b /path/to/chatdir
The user can join without any client side software, only tlsclient is needed:
tlsclient -a tcp!server!9876
Connections are authenticated, users need accounts on the server and the connection secret in their factotum.
Command line arguments to chatnofs are:
- -m motd: Message of the day file (default: none).
- -c chan: Channel list file. Similar to MOTD, but you can list your channels there (default: none).
- -b dir: Directory that contains channels (default: /mnt/chat).
- -s chat: Initial chat (default: lobby).
All accessible channel files need read and write permissions for the authenticated users!
For example, if a certain chat has only read/write permissions for group chat, only users of group chat will be able to join the chat!
There is currently no read-only join.
Commands start with a carriage return character (\r, can be easily typed with Ctrl+m).
Currently implemented are:
- j channel: join other channels.
- q: send quit message and quit.
- m: read MOTD.
- c: read channel list.
Closing the connection (Ctrl+d) also quits, but without sending a quit message.