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		rvense on Nov 24, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Subtext - A multi-user BBS server for classic macO... Please note that this runs on a processor that can't really have an SSH client because it can't do the handshake quickly enough to respond within OpenSSH server's default timeout of 1 minute.

Scramblejams on Nov 24, 2022 [–]

Interesting. Sounds like there's a passion project out there for a cryptographer who wants to help secure vintage computers.

rvense on Nov 24, 2022 | [–]

The usual solution is somehow proxying through a local server, e.g. RPi in the cupboard.

Alternatively, one can accept that one's BBS browsing goes over the internet in plain text.

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