Subj : detecting client software
To   : j0hnny a1pha
From : opicron
Date : Fri Nov 01 2024 07:40 pm

 ja> Oh, looks like I was explicitly looking for Term Type!
 ja> 
 ja> -- detect term capabilities
 ja> if (termtype == string.lower("ANSI-256COLOR-RGB")) or (cols>80) then
 ja>     terminal = "Netrunner"
 ja> elseif termtype == string.lower("syncterm") then
 ja>     terminal = "Syncterm"
 ja> elseif termtype == string.lower("magiterm") then
 ja>     terminal = "Magiterm"
 ja> else
 ja>     terminal = "ANSI-Term"
 ja> end

Thats the function I was looking for, and luckily MPY also has a terminfo function.

Now to let my startup.mps catch all those script kiddie bots TermInfo. See if I can preblock them from clogging up the nodes.

oP!

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