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https://github.com/jquast/x84

A python telnet/ssh server for modern terminals. In spirit of classic software such as ami/x, teleguard, renegade, iniquity.
https://github.com/jquast/x84

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A python telnet/ssh server for modern terminals. In spirit of classic software such as ami/x, teleguard, renegade, iniquity.

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Introduction

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**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

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Note that only Linux, BSD, or OSX is supported. Windows might even work, but hasn't been tested.



1. Install python_ **2.7** and pip_. More than likely this is possible through your

   preferred distribution packaging system.



3. 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



4. Launch the *x84.engine* python module::



     x84



5. 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!



.. _miniboa: https://code.google.com/p/miniboa/

.. _sqlitedict: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/sqlitedict

.. _blessed: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/blessed

.. _ttyplay: http://0xcc.net/ttyrec/index.html.en

.. _ACiD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACiD_Productions

.. _Sauce: https://github.com/tehmaze/sauce

.. _syncterm: http://syncterm.bbsdev.net/

.. _python: https://www.python.org/

.. _pip: http://guide.python-distribute.org/installation.html#installing-pip

.. _Documentation: http://x84.readthedocs.org/

.. _developers: https://x84.readthedocs.org/en/latest/developers.html

.. _clients: http://x84.readthedocs.org/en/latest/project_details.html#compatible-clients

.. _scripting: https://x84.readthedocs.org/en/latest/api/userland.html

.. _github: https://github.com/jquast/x84

.. _web.py: http://webpy.org/

.. _paramiko: http://www.lag.net/paramiko/

.. _ENiGMA½: https://enigma-bbs.github.io/