I can't figure out how to chat. Enter isn't working to send messages. Also, is there a way to set nicks, like in IRC?
Show HN: Anoncat, stay Anonymous while sharing and chatting
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Re: Show HN: Anoncat, stay Anonymous while sharing and chatting
#12Needs an https endpoint :)
Good point, it's on my list somewhere :)
No offense, but you do understand that by using the term "anonymous" you're misleading
people, right?
If it's "on your list somewhere", then change the name or put a huge disclaimer that says "it's not really anonymoys and it's a toy project".
You really have to describe the guarantees(if any) and what you mean by "anonymous". Anonymous as in "your mother won't know it's you"? Or anonymous in the sense of the post-snowden era?
e.g. can a whistleblower use this?
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#13Um, need more info? Anonymous but not over https? Yes, you said you're gonna add it at some point, but it doesn't inspire much confidence. You should start with that. Also, architecture? The about section doesn't say much. And you store messages(but not IPs) to what end?
Thanks for the feedback! The reason messages are stored is to broadcast the newest messages to a user on join
Re: Show HN: Anoncat, stay Anonymous while sharing and chatting
#14Um, need more info? Anonymous but not over https? Yes, you said you're gonna add it at some point, but it doesn't inspire much confidence. You should start with that. Also, architecture? The about section doesn't say much. And you store messages(but not IPs) to what end?
Thanks for the feedback! The reason messages are stored is to broadcast the newest messages to a user on join
Ok. Good luck with your project, but since that's generally regarded as a huge undertaking,
my advice would be to more precise on your definitions and try to explain the architecture, the tradeoffs and the expectations one might have from your service.
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#16aaaand its dead.
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#17It's down now, presumably from the message spam.
Re: Show HN: Anoncat, stay Anonymous while sharing and chatting
#18I did:
setInterval(function(){socket.join("rooms:" + 'hn', {}, function(chan) {chan.send("new:message", {content: 'message from a BOT', nick: 'nick', chan: 'hn'})});}, 10);
There is obiously some security problems. ;)
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#20Other people I'm sure are letting you know as well, but it's returning a 502 now from all the HN traffic and it doesn't look like there's a cached copy anywhere