public-inbox implements the sharing of an email inbox via git to
complement or replace traditional mailing lists. Readers may
-read via NNTP, Atom feeds or HTML archives.
+read via NNTP, IMAP, Atom feeds or HTML archives.
public-inbox spawned around three main ideas:
use of non-Free services or software.
* Graphical user interfaces should not be required for text-based
- communication.
+ communication. Users may have broken graphics drivers, limited
+ eyesight, or be unable to afford modern hardware.
public-inbox aims to be easy-to-deploy and manage; encouraging projects
to run their own instances with minimal overhead.
failures.
public-inbox uses the "pull" model. Casual readers may
-follow the list via NNTP, Atom feed or HTML archives.
+follow the list via NNTP, IMAP, Atom feed or HTML archives.
If a reader loses interest, they simply stop following.
* stores email in git, readers may have a complete archive of the inbox
-* Atom feed and NNTP allows casual readers to follow via feed reader
+* Atom feed, IMAP, NNTP allows casual readers to follow via local tools
* uses only well-documented and easy-to-implement data formats
Requirements for reading:
-* any software capable of NNTP or following Atom feeds
+* any software capable of IMAP, NNTP or following Atom feeds
Any basic web browser will do for the HTML archives.
We primarily develop on w3m to maximize accessibility.
git clone https://public-inbox.org/public-inbox.git
git clone https://repo.or.cz/public-inbox.git
+ torsocks git clone http://ou63pmih66umazou.onion/public-inbox.git
torsocks git clone http://hjrcffqmbrq6wope.onion/public-inbox
See below for contact info.
tangentially related projects we depend on (e.g. git developers
on git@vger.kernel.org).
-The archives are readable via NNTP or HTTP:
+The archives are readable via IMAP, NNTP or HTTP:
- nntp://news.public-inbox.org/inbox.comp.mail.public-inbox.meta
+ nntps://news.public-inbox.org/inbox.comp.mail.public-inbox.meta
+ imaps://news.public-inbox.org/inbox.comp.mail.public-inbox.meta.0
https://public-inbox.org/meta/
+AUTH=ANONYMOUS is supported for IMAP, but any username + password works
+
And as Tor hidden services:
http://hjrcffqmbrq6wope.onion/meta/
nntp://hjrcffqmbrq6wope.onion/inbox.comp.mail.public-inbox.meta
+ imap://hjrcffqmbrq6wope.onion/inbox.comp.mail.public-inbox.meta.0
You may also clone all messages via git:
Copyright
---------
-Copyright 2013-2019 all contributors <meta@public-inbox.org>
+Copyright 2013-2021 all contributors <meta@public-inbox.org>
License: AGPL-3.0+ <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.txt>
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify