UDP-7777
Productivity
notification tool
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How HN took it
2 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 5 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score -0.08.
Privacy: 0 for, 3 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Commenters like the nostalgic pager concept and the flashing red alert design.
From 2 comments
Really cool. I like the flashing red.
aiiotnoodle on HNThis arrived at the perfect time! I was discussing pagers with my friend a few days back, after he expressed annoyance at me always being offline :. unavailable, unless I made…
antihoney on HN
Objections
Source code is closed, so users cannot verify the binaries.
From 2 comments
Is the source available? What is presented is a machine-generated website with very little meaningful information and mystery binaries for three platforms. PS: The "SHA256…
mzajc on HNSigning, notarization, and hash checking just ensures that what I run is the thing that you meant for me to run. Source availability permits me to ensure that what I run is the…
MrDOS on HN
Mapping IPs to phone-like CAPCODEs could cause confusion, especially with 911-like numbers.
From 1 comment
Really neat project, see my sister comment (on analogue pagers still in service). >I'd love to hear your thoughts on the IP-to-Phone-Number mapping logic (it's purely visual, but…
ProllyInfamous on HN
The website's checksum verification claim was static and unclear.
From 1 comment
Is the source available? What is presented is a machine-generated website with very little meaningful information and mystery binaries for three platforms. PS: The "SHA256…
mzajc on HN
Home firewalls block inbound UDP 7777, limiting practical use.
From 1 comment
Really neat project, see my sister comment (on analogue pagers still in service). >I'd love to hear your thoughts on the IP-to-Phone-Number mapping logic (it's purely visual, but…
ProllyInfamous on HN
Requests
Support for POCSAG-compatible radio, like DAPNET.
From 1 comment
Good but I want POCSAG-compatible radio version like DAPNET
pKropotkin on HN
Better documentation explaining what the project is on the site.
From 2 comments
What is "UDP-7777"? Is it some kind of software? What does it do exactly?
koakuma-chan on HNThe website does not say anything. The website offers me to download a .zip file. Why should I download a .zip file? As far as I know, a pager is supposed to be a physical object?
koakuma-chan on HN
Stronger authentication, such as signatures instead of plain-text secrets.
From 2 comments
> It drops every message that doesn't start with your secret:: Depending on how internet-proof you want to make this, I wonder if it might be better to sign with a secret and…
robertlagrant on HNThere is another component to the protocol, > Only messages matching your Secret Key will ring. I assume that's the "Secret Key" is placed in this prefix tag, '[SECRET::]' ?…
waynesonfire on HN
Questions
How does it prevent malicious actors from sending messages over public networks?
From 2 comments
Really neat project, see my sister comment (on analogue pagers still in service). >I'd love to hear your thoughts on the IP-to-Phone-Number mapping logic (it's purely visual, but…
ProllyInfamous on HNFor anti-spam, the general use case is use of Tailscale/Zerotier where you are in control of your network. If you are on public internet and have 7777 open then you can use the…
keepamovin on HN
Is the source code available?
From 1 comment
Is the source available? What is presented is a machine-generated website with very little meaningful information and mystery binaries for three platforms. PS: The "SHA256…
mzajc on HN
Alternatives named
Physical pagers via services like Pagers Direct.
From 2 comments
>I found myself missing 1990s pagers. I still use one which gets one-way service from <https://pagersdirect.net/> (~$14/mo, with phone number and pager included). Most US cities,…
ProllyInfamous on HNUS: <http://www.pagersdirect.net> I have and use one, partially for the reasons you list above. [•] Not a representative of the company, just a very happy customer.
ProllyInfamous on HN
Hacker Pager hardware and Reticulum.
From 1 comment
finger is better (and best is reticulum) or https://shop.exploitee.rs/shop/p/the-hacker-pager
Western0 on HN
DAPNET amateur paging network.
From 1 comment
Good but I want POCSAG-compatible radio version like DAPNET
pKropotkin on HN