One thing I like about that period in which the System Operator could literally see what you typed; the Age of UUCP and Usenet, way before www, is that there was something on those federated networks that we shall not easily get nor easily gain again;

**TRUST**

Inherited Trust of the period was so beautiful. All the Networks are open and there were no trolls that could do any real damage.

Many decades have gone by, but I've now finally had contact with an actual Operator of a Usenet node. Thank you for your reaction

@DianeBruce
@stefano

#bash #sh #zsh #ksh #csh #sockets #Linux #POSIX #NIC #DNS #relay #Usenet #networking #programming #freeBSD  #Fediverse

Do understand that all federated networks need relays, many, so that reach is increased, otherwise you'll end up having to wait hours to days before posts reach wider audiences

Excerpt:
{
One of the biggest advantages of relays is that they help smaller instances thrive. When a new or niche server joins the Fediverse, it often starts as a quiet place with limited interaction. Relays can dramatically change this dynamic. By participating in a relay, a small server’s content reaches a larger audience. This doesn’t just give more visibility to the server – it helps its users feel more integrated into the broader Fediverse community. People are more likely to stay active on their instance when they see others engaging with their posts.
}

Low reachability means you will have to wait long times, just like I did in the UUCP days. We could only afford one dialup session of 60 minutes per week to upr2.clu.net.
So our reach / ping time was 7 days!!!

#bash #sh #zsh #ksh #csh #sockets #Linux #POSIX #NIC #DNS #relay #networking #programming #freeBSD #Fediverse

@visone I tried 7zip as the command because that is the way it was mapped in win64 in bash. I have scoop & git installed on those machines.

#bash #man #manpage #7z #sh #zsh #ksh #csh #sockets #freeBSD #netBSD #openBSD #Linux #POSIX

A great plus is that the LDP also looks great in lynx it looks quite basic in firefox, which is not bad, but what IS lacking is the fact that it looks like much **less** effort has been put into the LDP in comparison with the freeBSD documentation handbook.

The LDP looks like a mashup of docs put together in an incoherent manner

#bash #boxyBSD #sh #zsh #ksh #csh #sockets #freeBSD #netBSD #openBSD #POSIX

#bash #boxyBSD #sh #zsh #ksh #csh #sockets #freeBSD #netBSD #openBSD #POSIX

This is one thing I miss in Linux, while the manpages are a great source for the full technical reference of commands, the Linux Documentation Handbook is terribly lacking since the last time I looked (which is more than a decade and a half ago). I just rechecked and found

Click and look at the difference!

https://tldp.org/guides.html

https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/introduction/

#bash #boxyBSD #sh #zsh #ksh #csh #sockets #freeBSD #netBSD #openBSD #POSIX

This is a screenshot from the same source of the freeBSD handbook generated by a massive browser (firefox)

#bash #boxyBSD #sh #zsh #ksh #csh #sockets #freeBSD #netBSD #openBSD #POSIX

@mikael @stefano @RL_Dane @vermaden @gyptazy

Thank you for pointing me to that direction.

#bash #boxyBSD #sh #zsh #ksh #csh #sockets #freeBSD #netBSD #openBSD #tunnel #IPv6 #IPv4

@stefano @RL_Dane
@vermaden @gyptazy

It seems that my free IPv6 provider is not free after all. I've only been able to use the connection one day, in fact only for about 15 minutes (out of 2 hours)

It failed hard real hard afterwards, while my machine has no changes

Please can someone forward me to a reliable IPv4 to IPv6 service?
My boxyBSD VM is getting withdrawal symptoms from not getting played with

#bash #boxyBSD #sh #zsh #ksh #csh #sockets #freeBSD #netBSD #openBSD #IPv6

@stefano @RL_Dane

When I study a subject I do it thoroughly. freeBSD has excellent documentation which is *local* you dont need the internet. I linked a page just for convenience.
When I first worked with the chilibox, I came in close contact with freeBSD and immediately loved the OS layout in comparison with Linux

`pkg install -y` is your friend

https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/ports/

#bash #boxyBSD #sh #zsh #ksh #csh #sockets #freeBSD #netBSD #openBSD

@BoxyBSD @gyptazy @RL_Dane @stefano

I've followed all instructions and have access to my boxyBSD VM

It was trivial for me to setup IPV6 access bypassing my IPV4 based ISP router arcane limits.

I can now enjoy the boxyBSD VM. Thank you for the work effort & $$$$ to make this possible!

#bash #sh #zsh #ksh #csh #sockets #tunnel #freeBSD #netBSD #openBSD

I've just seen that the channel has been opened for input so I executed my request and it's of course awaiting manual approval.

I will not include the screenshot of the succeeded command.

@RL_Dane @stefano

#bash #sh #zsh #ksh #csh #sockets #freeBSD #netBSD #openBSD

I get the proper pre-validation output from curl => boxybsd-C8A557FEC8-53ED42D84

so my boxyBSD github repository config is done correctly

#bash #sh #zsh #ksh #csh #sockets #freeBSD #netBSD #openBSD

@vermaden @BoxyBSD
@stefano

It seems like the Matrix channel for #boxybsd-requests:bsd.cafe is read only atm.
I should check if I've missed something important in the docs.

Update: according to the matrix bot page I followed all instructions correctly.

Can someone point me out to point (s) I have missed?

https://boxybsd.com/matrix-bot/

#bash #sh #zsh #ksh #csh #sockets #freeBSD #netBSD #openBSD