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tomoko-dev9 / nntpchan

nntpchan

nntp based decentralized imageboard

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What to know before exploring

What it is

nntp based decentralized imageboard

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Where it is used

No documented product use has been verified yet.

What people are saying

I wouldn't really classify it as a "good" nntp server (nor would I recommend it as it's probably not fully compliant) but nntpchan is one possible route if you don't mind the…

arpstick used a recommendation phrase. One indexed comment matches. This is a phrase match, not a verdict.

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Also in these discussions

No other repository is repeatedly linked in the same discussions.

This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 3:56:07 PM UTC.

No direct repository links were found in the indexed HN discussions over the past seven days. Older discussions are available below.

Mentions over time

HN mentions by week2 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2018-08-08 17:11:45 UTC to 2019-02-17 13:21:09 UTC. Weeks start Monday, UTC.

012018-08-06 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-08-13 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 commentsAug 62018-08-13 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-08-20 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-08-20 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-08-27 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-08-27 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-09-03 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-09-03 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-09-10 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-09-10 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-09-17 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-09-17 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-09-24 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-09-24 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-10-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-10-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-10-08 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-10-08 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-10-15 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-10-15 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-10-22 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-10-22 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-10-29 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-10-29 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-11-05 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-11-05 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-11-12 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsNov 52018-11-12 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-11-19 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-11-19 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-11-26 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-11-26 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-12-03 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-12-03 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-12-10 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-12-10 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-12-17 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-12-17 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-12-24 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-12-24 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-12-31 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-12-31 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-01-07 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2019-01-07 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-01-14 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2019-01-14 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-01-21 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2019-01-21 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-01-28 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2019-01-28 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-02-04 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2019-02-04 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-02-11 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2019-02-11 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-02-18 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsFeb 11

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

View mention counts and date ranges
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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
Aug 62018-08-06 00:00:00 UTC2018-08-13 00:00:00 UTC110
Aug 132018-08-13 00:00:00 UTC2018-08-20 00:00:00 UTC000
Aug 202018-08-20 00:00:00 UTC2018-08-27 00:00:00 UTC000
Aug 272018-08-27 00:00:00 UTC2018-09-03 00:00:00 UTC000
Sep 32018-09-03 00:00:00 UTC2018-09-10 00:00:00 UTC000
Sep 102018-09-10 00:00:00 UTC2018-09-17 00:00:00 UTC000
Sep 172018-09-17 00:00:00 UTC2018-09-24 00:00:00 UTC000
Sep 242018-09-24 00:00:00 UTC2018-10-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 12018-10-01 00:00:00 UTC2018-10-08 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 82018-10-08 00:00:00 UTC2018-10-15 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 152018-10-15 00:00:00 UTC2018-10-22 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 222018-10-22 00:00:00 UTC2018-10-29 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 292018-10-29 00:00:00 UTC2018-11-05 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 52018-11-05 00:00:00 UTC2018-11-12 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 122018-11-12 00:00:00 UTC2018-11-19 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 192018-11-19 00:00:00 UTC2018-11-26 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 262018-11-26 00:00:00 UTC2018-12-03 00:00:00 UTC000
Dec 32018-12-03 00:00:00 UTC2018-12-10 00:00:00 UTC000
Dec 102018-12-10 00:00:00 UTC2018-12-17 00:00:00 UTC000
Dec 172018-12-17 00:00:00 UTC2018-12-24 00:00:00 UTC000
Dec 242018-12-24 00:00:00 UTC2018-12-31 00:00:00 UTC000
Dec 312018-12-31 00:00:00 UTC2019-01-07 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 72019-01-07 00:00:00 UTC2019-01-14 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 142019-01-14 00:00:00 UTC2019-01-21 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 212019-01-21 00:00:00 UTC2019-01-28 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 282019-01-28 00:00:00 UTC2019-02-04 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 42019-02-04 00:00:00 UTC2019-02-11 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 112019-02-11 00:00:00 UTC2019-02-18 00:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

2 sources
arpstick·Feb 17, 2019Recommendation phrase
I wouldn't really classify it as a "good" nntp server (nor would I recommend it as it's probably not fully compliant) but nntpchan is one possible route if you don't mind the imageboard aftertaste. it's not meant for mainline usenet. I made it out of frustration with INN's feed syntax and because another daemon that I used at the time was abandoned written in python (it was an abomination but it worked). https://github.com/majestrate/nntpchan
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