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From: forsyth@vitanuova.com
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] IRC
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 14:51:10 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20011128144451.F173819A64@mail.cse.psu.edu> (raw)

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the way i sometimes structure this is similar to acme's: to have the usual connection directory
with clone (or new) and an index.  a ctl request sets a name that shows up in the index.


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To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] IRC
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 14:14:02 +0000
Message-ID: <200111281414.fASEE2T57818@devil.lucid>

On Wednesday 28 November 2001 13:27, you wrote:
> why not do it the plan 9 way, if you're going to write a complete client
> anyway? ircfs? sounds right, doesn it?
>
> $ ircfs <mynick> <myserver>
> $ cd /irc/#mychan1
> $ echo "hi all" >> data
> $ cat topic
> $ ls 				# /who #mychan1
>
> (in a different window)
> $ cd /irc/#mychan2
> $ #...
>
> andrey

irc channel names are invalid plan9 file names

You are now talking on #/\/\/\_Hey_/\/\/\#

http://www.rfc.net/rfc1459.html

I've spent a few hours thinking about it but never came up with an elegant
solution that I liked.

             reply	other threads:[~2001-11-28 14:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-11-28 14:51 forsyth [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2003-08-18 16:55 [9fans] fossil gone :) andrey mirtchovski
2003-08-18 18:18 ` [9fans] IRC Skip Tavakkolian
2003-08-18 18:32   ` andrey mirtchovski
2003-08-18 22:02   ` Jim Choate
2001-11-28 15:43 Jonathan Sergent
2001-11-29 11:25 ` josh d
2001-11-28 15:06 Fco.J.Ballesteros
2001-11-28 15:06 rog
2001-11-28 16:10 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-11-28 23:32   ` Jason Gurtz
2001-11-23 14:31 Jonathan Sergent
2001-11-28  9:52 ` josh d
2001-11-28 13:27   ` Andrey A Mirtchovski
2001-11-28 14:14     ` Matt
2001-11-23  9:34 Rob Clews
2001-11-23 10:22 ` Matt
2001-11-23 12:23   ` Boyd Roberts
2001-11-23 15:30 ` andrey

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