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9gridchan

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From Plan9

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Replace $user with your username. 

.P1
; 9fs tcp!cloud9p.org!900 /n/chat
; cat /n/chat/chat &
; while() echo `{date -u -f 'hh:mm'} '<'$user'>' `{read} >> /n/chat/chat
.P2

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From UNIX:

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Install plan9port[1]. 

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On OpenBSD: either libixp or plan9port works, just replace command name, 
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$ doas pkg_add plan9port
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Now to connect, run: 

.P1
$ 9 9p -a 'tcp!cloud9p.org!900' read chat | sed "s/$/$(echo '\a')/" &
while read l; do echo $(date -u "+%H:%M") $USER → "$l"
done | 9 9p -a 'tcp!cloud9p.org!900' write chat
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Note: hubfs does not work with tail, so it is not possible to run tail on the chat file.

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.IP [1]
https://9fans.github.io/plan9port/
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