molerat:// - new smolnet protocol - https://molerat.trinket.icu/
Builds on gemini and adds upload / headers / forms / inline links and images. The spec is very well written and understandable, I could actually see myself implementing this one.
9 months ago · 👍 lykso, maxheadroom, flat, hedy
@mozz what is your misfin address? i'd be happy to send you a message into the empty inbox · 9 months ago
interesting all these new protocols. Are there any distributed / gem based protocols ? Torrent style with some level of encryption? perhaps · 9 months ago
I like the ”markdown” formatting but the protocol feels as if it wants to merge how html works (I am not a fan of clients posting status back to the server and not of inline images(as that would break the idea that actions /browser/client activity should be initiated by user action). · 9 months ago
It's a pretty neat protocol but I absolutely get more http light vibes from it than gemini. Inline formatting is one of the things I dislike about HTML but to each their own.
Overall I like the protocol, not a huge fan of the document format for text/molerat. Are there any public servers using this that anyone knows about? · 9 months ago
@mozz hmm i see, that might be some weird mailbox lock, imma take a look at something and then get back to you mozz. Thanks for letting me know! · 9 months ago
@userfxnet
I didn’t get it (or I don’t understand how to use the service), it says I have zero messages in my inbox. · 9 months ago
Another protocol... /(*~*)\ · 9 months ago
@mozz I sent ya a ping to yr misfin! · 9 months ago
@johano @skyjake IDK about molerat support in lagrange, but now that this misfin thing is starting to get more off the ground (@clseibold has integrated user-facing frontend registration for his server software) plus options existing for configuration even between @satch 's skyjake instance it'd be interestnig to see if there'd be some kind of internal cert/mailbox support for misfin and the hosts that are connected between eachother (since now there's even potential feature-sets for federated mailing, per discussion from misfin IRC) · 9 months ago
so no molerat in Lagrange? · 9 months ago
@userfxnet
It was posted on hacker news by the author. I wonder if they have any gemini presence, I didn't see anything linked on their website but it would be odd to write a protocol based on gemini without at least spinning up a gemini server first.
re: misfin yes go for it! · 9 months ago
downloaded the server and client for later, i'm intrigued. How'd you find out about this project?
Btw on a diff note @mozz I seen you signed up on hashnix misfin! Mind if I send you a msg? :P · 9 months ago
Had a quick read-through of the spec. My overall feeling was that this is too complicated on the client side to be a fun little project. You'd basically have to use some sort of a web view as the foundation of a GUI client.
Got the impression that this is "HTTP Lite" instead of Gemini's "modern Gopher". Certainly it addresses most of Gemini's shortcomings if one has a web-oriented mindset.
Not a fan of the name/mascot... 🐀 · 9 months ago