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@asjo over at koldfront.dk is still using NNTP for all sorts of things (RSS aggregator, blog engine, ActivityPub server): https://koldfront.dk/just_call_me_mr_n
by kseistrup 2y ago
@asjo over at koldfront.dk is still using NNTP for all sorts of things (RSS aggregator, blog engine, ActivityPub server): https://koldfront.dk/just_call_me_mr_nntp_1871 https://koldfront.dk/just_call_me_mr_nntp_1871
Indeed, it was a lost opportunity. The protocol os easy to understand, and it plays well with decentralization as you say, and with self hosting.
With Python 3.12 out, its nntplib module is scheduled for deletion/removal in v3.13. What a pity.
The NNTP protocol surely deserves a revival.