Implementation
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-public-inbox stores mail in a git repository keyed by Message-ID
-as documented in: https://ssoma.public-inbox.org/ssoma_repository.txt
+public-inbox stores mail in git repositories as documented
+in https://public-inbox.org/public-inbox-v2-format.txt and
+https://public-inbox.org/public-inbox-v1-format.txt
By storing (and optionally) exposing an inbox via git, it is
fast and efficient to host and mirror public-inboxes.
headers. List server admins are also burdened with delivery
failures.
-public-inbox uses the "pull" model. Casual readers may also
+public-inbox uses the "pull" model. Casual readers may
follow the list via NNTP, Atom feed or HTML archives.
-If a reader loses interest, they simply stop syncing.
+If a reader loses interest, they simply stop following.
Since we use git, mirrors are easy-to-setup, and lists are
easy-to-relocate to different mail addresses without losing
their mailers to reduce the impact of a public-inbox as a
single point of failure.
+* The HTTP web interface exposes mboxrd files, and NNTP clients often
+ feature reply-by-email functionality
+
* participants do not need to install public-inbox, only server admins
Requirements (server)
git clone --mirror https://public-inbox.org/meta/
torsocks git clone --mirror http://hjrcffqmbrq6wope.onion/meta/
-Or pass the same git repository URL for ssoma using the instructions at:
-
- https://ssoma.public-inbox.org/README.html
-
Anti-Spam
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To discourage phishing, trackers, exploits and other nuisances,
-only plain-text emails are allowed and HTML is rejected.
+only plain-text emails are allowed and HTML is rejected by default.
This improves accessibility, and saves bandwidth and storage
as mail is archived forever.
Copyright
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-Copyright 2013-2016 all contributors <meta@public-inbox.org>
+Copyright 2013-2019 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