Description:
x84 2.0.17
An experimental python 2 Telnet (and SSH) BBS
this project is abandoned, so please don’t get too excited! Maybe you
would be more interested in ENiGMA½
The primary purpose of x/84 is to provide a server framework for building
environments that emulate the feeling of an era that predates the world wide web.
It may be used for developing a classic bulletin board system (BBS) – one is
provided as the ‘default’ scripting layer. It may also be used to develop a MUD,
a text-based game, or a game-hosting server such as done by dgamelaunch.
You may access the “default board” provided by x/84 at telnet host 1984.ws:
telnet 1984.ws
See clients for a list of compatible clients, though any terminal should be just fine.
Quickstart
Note that only Linux, BSD, or OSX is supported. Windows might even work, but hasn’t been tested.
Install python 2.7 and pip. More than likely this is possible through your
preferred distribution packaging system.
Install x/84:
pip install x84[with_crypto]
Or, if C compiler and libssl, etc. is not available, simply:
pip install x84
Please note however that without the [with_crypto] option, you
will not be able to run any of the web, ssh, and sftp servers, and
password hashing (and verification) will be significantly slower.
If you receive an error about setuptools_ext not being found, you
may need to upgrade your installed version of setuptools and try again:
pip install -U setuptools pip
Launch the x84.engine python module:
x84
Telnet to 127.0.0.1 6023, Assuming a bsd telnet client:
telnet localhost 6023
All data files are written to ~/.x84/. To create a custom board,
you might copy the default folder of the x/84 python module to a
local path, and point the scriptpath variable of ~/.x84/default.ini
to point to that folder.
Simply edit and save changes, and re-login to see them. Adjust the
show_traceback variable to display any errors directly to your
telnet or ssh client.
Documentation, Support, Issue Tracking
See Documentation for API and general tutorials, especially the developers
section for preparing a developer’s environment if you wish to contribute
upstream. Of note, the Terminal interface is used for keyboard input
and screen output, and is very well-documented in blessed.
This project isn’t terribly serious (for example, there are no tests). See the project on github
for source tree. Please note that this project is abandoned. Feel free to do whatever the heck
you want with it, though, it is Open Source and ISC licensed!
License
For personal and professional use. You cannot resell or redistribute these repositories in their original state.
Files:
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