Netc(h)at

minimalist webchat where the client is any generic netcat implementation

I wrote this for fun, because of someone's influence.

Versions:

• netchat.full.py: original version; was too easy to write
• netchat.min.py: modified version of full with various tricks deployed to make it as short (in character and line count) as possible
• netchat.balance.py: modified version of full which uses ASCII escape codes to manipulate the cursor in such ways to not interupt message typing by printing incoming messages over yours

To run the server:

$ python3 net_chat.min.py 12345

To join:

$ nc 127.0.0.1 12345

That, or have more fun using Tor tunneling.