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ScotMesh: Step-by-step joining from MeshChatX for the room, the group and the page

2026-09-13T00:40:59Z

Step-by-step joining from MeshChatX for the room, the group and the page

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 ; MeshChatX
-: Open the chat section, pick the ScotMesh hub (or add it by the hub address above) and join <code>scotmesh</code>. You can also message the LXMF group. MeshChatX uses one identity for both, so your name is the same in each.
+: All three ways in work from MeshChatX, and it uses one identity for all of them, so your name is the same in each. See [[#Step by step in MeshChatX|step by step in MeshChatX]] below.
 ; Sideband, and Columba or Retichat on iPhone
 : Start a conversation with <code>625ad393ca4df62a1382f9d936322a0a</code> and send <code>/join</code>. The chat then arrives like any other conversation, as <code>Name: message</code>, and what you send reaches everyone.
 ; NomadNet
 : Open the chat page above to read along. To post, turn on "Identify when connecting" for that node and reload. NomadNet can also join the RRC room from its Channels screen.
 == Full installation ==

ScotMesh: Add screenshots of the three ways into the chat

2026-09-13T00:17:06Z

Add screenshots of the three ways into the chat

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 * '''Beside it''' are the names (one per identity, lookalikes refused), moderation (operators, bans and a log of what operators do) and the store, where messages are kept for 7 days.
 * '''The propagation node''' holds group messages for LXMF members who are offline until they collect them.
 == Out of the box ==

ScotMesh: Add the architecture diagram: how the chat hub fits together

2026-09-13T00:08:50Z

Add the architecture diagram: how the chat hub fits together

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	Every command is listed on [[Chat commands]].		Every command is listed on [[Chat commands]].

			== How it fits together ==

			[[File:ScotMesh chat hub architecture.svg\|center\|frameless\|upright=3.2\|alt=Diagram: RRC clients, LXMF messengers and NomadNet browsers each reach their own front door in the ScotMesh chat hub. Each door checks the Reticulum identity and its name, then passes messages to the hub core, which works with names, moderation and the store. The hub connects to the Reticulum backbone, and the propagation node holds group messages for members who are away.\|How the ScotMesh chat hub fits together]]

			The hub is one program on ScotMesh's own server, connected to the backbone at rns.scotmesh.net.

			* '''Three front doors.''' The RRC server, the LXMF group and the chat page each speak their own protocol, so every app works with the door it already knows.
			* '''Identity first.''' Before a message goes any further, its door checks the Reticulum identity it came from and looks up the name that identity holds. That is why a name is the same everywhere and can't be borrowed, and why messages appear under the author's own name.
			* '''One hub core''' puts messages in order, stores them once and sends them out through every door. It also handles catching up, who is here, LXMF settings and commands.
			* '''Beside it''' are the names (one per identity, lookalikes refused), moderation (operators, bans and a log of what operators do) and the store, where messages are kept for 7 days.
			* '''The propagation node''' holds group messages for LXMF members who are offline until they collect them.

	== Out of the box ==		== Out of the box ==

ScotMesh: Link to Chat commands

2026-09-13T00:04:22Z

Link to Chat commands

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	~~All the commands are~~ on [[Chat commands]].		Every command is listed on [[Chat commands]].

	== Out of the box ==		== Out of the box ==

ScotMesh: Full guide to the chat: names, catching up, LXMF delivery, page, what is kept, troubleshooting, with diagrams

2026-09-13T00:03:26Z

Full guide to the chat: names, catching up, LXMF delivery, page, what is kept, troubleshooting, with diagrams

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ScotMesh: The chat is now one hub with three ways in: RRC, LXMF group and chat page

2026-09-12T23:36:48Z

The chat is now one hub with three ways in: RRC, LXMF group and chat page

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	ScotMesh ~~runs a~~ chat room ~~called~~ '''<code>scotmesh</code>''' ~~on an '''RRC hub''' (Reticulum Relay Chat): rooms, nicknames, topics and operators~~, ~~carried entirely over Reticulum~~. It is the place to say hello, ask for help, and find out who else is on.		ScotMesh has one chat, the room '''<code>scotmesh</code>''', with three ways into it. Use whichever suits you; everyone sees the same messages. It is the place to say hello, ask for help, and find out who else is on.

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! !! ~~Value~~		! Way in !! Address !! Use it from
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Hub address~~ \|\| <code>004e5a15da221d9a236b0e8d74195f13</code>		\| RRC room \|\| hub <code>004e5a15da221d9a236b0e8d74195f13</code>, room <code>scotmesh</code> \|\| MeshChatX, NomadNet, Ratspeak, rrc-tui, WeeChat
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Room~~ \|\| <code>~~scotmesh~~</code>		\| LXMF group \|\| <code>625ad393ca4df62a1382f9d936322a0a</code> (send <code>/join</code>) \|\| Sideband, MeshChatX, NomadNet, Columba
			\|-
			\| Chat page \|\| <code>c229a2c7d410e00b71f877375ae846bf:/page/index.mu</code> \|\| NomadNet, MeshChatX
	\|}		\|}

	== Out of the box ==		== Out of the box ==

	~~'''MeshChatX''' has chat built in.~~ Once you are [[Connecting to ScotMesh\|connected to ScotMesh]]:		Once you are [[Connecting to ScotMesh\|connected to ScotMesh]]:

	~~# Open the chat section.~~
	~~# The ScotMesh hub appears in the list of hubs once its hourly announce has reached you. If it is not there yet, add it by the address above.~~
	~~# Join the room <code>scotmesh</code>.~~

	Sideband and the iPhone apps ~~are messaging clients~~ and ~~do not do rooms; use MeshChatX for~~ chat, ~~or one of~~ the ~~clients below~~.		* '''MeshChatX:''' open the chat section, pick the ScotMesh hub (or add it by the address above) and join <code>scotmesh</code>. Or message the LXMF group.
			* '''Sideband''' and the '''iPhone apps (Columba, Retichat):''' start a conversation with <code>625ad393ca4df62a1382f9d936322a0a</code> and send <code>/join</code>. From then on the chat arrives like any other conversation, as <code>Name: message</code>, and anything you send reaches everyone.
			* '''NomadNet:''' open the chat page above to read. To post, turn on "Identify when connecting" for that node.

	== Full installation ==		== Full installation ==
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	<syntaxhighlight lang="text">/join scotmesh</syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight lang="text">/join scotmesh</syntaxhighlight>

	The hub announces itself every ~~hour~~, so a client that lists hubs will usually show it without the address being typed.		The hub announces itself every 30 minutes, so a client that lists hubs will usually show it without the address being typed.

	== What to expect ==		== What to expect ==

	* '''Catching up.''' When you ~~join~~ you ~~see~~ the ~~latest 25 messages~~, and <code>/history</code> shows ~~up to 100~~ more. The ~~hub keeps the room's messages~~ for 7 days ~~and then deletes them~~.		* '''Catching up.''' When you come back to the room over RRC you get exactly what was said since you last left, with the times it was said, and nothing you have already seen. The first time you visit you get the last 10 messages. <code>/history 50</code> shows more. The chat page marks what is new since your last visit. Messages are kept for 7 days.
	* '''~~@mentions reach you when you are away~~.''' ~~Write~~ <code>@nick</code> ~~in the room and, if that person is offline, the hub sends them a short LXMF message (through our [[Propagation node\|propagation node]] if need be~~) ~~so they know to come and look. To do this it keeps a list of the identities it has met: public key, last nickname and when it last saw them.~~		* '''Your name is yours everywhere.''' The first name you use (your nickname, your LXMF display name, or <code>/nick YourName</code>) belongs to your Reticulum identity on all three ways in, and nobody else can take it or something that looks like it (<code>A1ex</code> counts as <code>Alex</code>). Until you have one you show as <code>guest-</code> and four characters of your identity. <code>/leave</code> gives your name up.
	* '''Nicknames''' are yours to choose, and once you have used one it belongs to your Reticulum identity, ~~even while you are offline, so~~ nobody else can take it ~~and @mentions reach one person~~. If you ~~ask for a name someone already has,~~ you ~~get it with a number on the end (~~<code>~~Alex1~~</code>). Each app or device has its own identity, so a phone and a laptop need different names.		* '''One identity, one name.''' Each app or device normally has its own identity. MeshChatX uses the same identity for RRC and LXMF, so one name covers both there; a phone and a laptop with different identities need different names (or restore the same identity on both).
	* '''It can be quiet.''' Scotland is not a big place for Reticulum yet. If nobody answers, leave ~~the window~~ open, or ask on the [https://discord.gg/ytxfyuDmSt ScotMesh Discord] ~~instead~~.		* '''LXMF when you are on RRC.''' <code>/lxmf off</code> stops group messages without leaving; <code>/lxmf auto</code> pauses them while you are in the room over RRC and starts them again when you leave; <code>/lxmf on</code> is the default. When they start again you get one note saying how many you missed.
			* '''Away from the network.''' If your messenger is offline, group messages wait on our [[Propagation node\|propagation node]] until you collect them.
			* '''It can be quiet.''' Scotland is not a big place for Reticulum yet. If nobody answers, leave it open, or ask on the [https://discord.gg/ytxfyuDmSt ScotMesh Discord].

			== Commands ==

			Send these in the room, to the group, or use the "Your name & settings" page on the chat page.

			{\| class="wikitable"
			! Command !! What it does
			\|-
			\| <code>/help</code> \|\| lists the commands where you are
			\|-
			\| <code>/whoami</code> \|\| your name, identity and settings
			\|-
			\| <code>/nick YourName</code> \|\| take a name (your old one is freed)
			\|-
			\| <code>/who</code> \|\| who is here, on RRC and in the group
			\|-
			\| <code>/history 20</code> \|\| earlier messages
			\|-
			\| <code>/lxmf on</code>, <code>off</code>, <code>auto</code> \|\| LXMF group delivery
			\|-
			\| <code>/leave</code> \|\| give up your name and leave the group
			\|}

	== Operators ==		== Operators ==

	Room operators can set the topic and, if it ever comes to it, remove someone. Ask in the room or on the ScotMesh Discord if you would like ~~operator rights for~~ the <code>scotmesh</code> room~~; we are glad of the help~~.		Room operators can set the topic and, if it ever comes to it, remove someone. Ask in the room or on the ScotMesh Discord if you would like to help look after the <code>scotmesh</code> room.

	== Your own rooms ==		== Your own rooms ==

	Anyone ~~connected~~ can create a room on the hub with <code>/join</code> followed by a new name. Rooms exist while someone is in them.		Anyone on RRC can create a room on the hub with <code>/join</code> followed by a new name. Rooms exist while someone is in them, unless their founder registers them with <code>/register</code>.

	== The wider community ==		== The wider community ==

ScotMesh: Chat hub now keeps 7 days of history and sends @mention notifications

2026-09-11T15:55:29Z

Chat hub now keeps 7 days of history and sends @mention notifications

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	== What to expect ==		== What to expect ==

	* '''~~There is no scrollback~~.''' The hub ~~relays~~ messages ~~live~~ and ~~stores nothing~~, so ~~anyone joining later starts from silence~~. ~~That is deliberate~~: ~~nothing you say is kept on our machine~~.		* '''Catching up.''' When you join you see the latest 25 messages, and <code>/history</code> shows up to 100 more. The hub keeps the room's messages for 7 days and then deletes them.
	* '''Nicknames''' are yours to choose~~. Your~~ Reticulum identity ~~is what the hub actually recognises~~, so nobody can take ~~your nickname while~~ you ~~are using~~ it.		* '''@mentions reach you when you are away.''' Write <code>@nick</code> in the room and, if that person is offline, the hub sends them a short LXMF message (through our [[Propagation node\|propagation node]] if need be) so they know to come and look. To do this it keeps a list of the identities it has met: public key, last nickname and when it last saw them.
			* '''Nicknames''' are yours to choose, and once you have used one it belongs to your Reticulum identity, even while you are offline, so nobody else can take it and @mentions reach one person. If you ask for a name someone already has, you get it with a number on the end (<code>Alex1</code>). Each app or device has its own identity, so a phone and a laptop need different names.
	* '''It can be quiet.''' Scotland is not a big place for Reticulum yet. If nobody answers, leave the window open, or ask on the [https://discord.gg/ytxfyuDmSt ScotMesh Discord] instead.		* '''It can be quiet.''' Scotland is not a big place for Reticulum yet. If nobody answers, leave the window open, or ask on the [https://discord.gg/ytxfyuDmSt ScotMesh Discord] instead.

ScotMesh: Point people at the ScotMesh Discord first

2026-09-11T15:00:39Z

Point people at the ScotMesh Discord first

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	* '''There is no scrollback.''' The hub relays messages live and stores nothing, so anyone joining later starts from silence. That is deliberate: nothing you say is kept on our machine.		* '''There is no scrollback.''' The hub relays messages live and stores nothing, so anyone joining later starts from silence. That is deliberate: nothing you say is kept on our machine.
	* '''Nicknames''' are yours to choose. Your Reticulum identity is what the hub actually recognises, so nobody can take your nickname while you are using it.		* '''Nicknames''' are yours to choose. Your Reticulum identity is what the hub actually recognises, so nobody can take your nickname while you are using it.
	* '''It can be quiet.''' Scotland is not a big place for Reticulum yet. If nobody answers, leave the window open, or ~~post~~ on the [https://~~scotmesh~~.~~uk forum~~] instead.		* '''It can be quiet.''' Scotland is not a big place for Reticulum yet. If nobody answers, leave the window open, or ask on the [https://discord.gg/ytxfyuDmSt ScotMesh Discord] instead.

	== Operators ==		== Operators ==

	Room operators can set the topic and, if it ever comes to it, remove someone. Ask in the room or on the ~~forum~~ if you would like operator rights for the <code>scotmesh</code> room; we are glad of the help.		Room operators can set the topic and, if it ever comes to it, remove someone. Ask in the room or on the ScotMesh Discord if you would like operator rights for the <code>scotmesh</code> room; we are glad of the help.

	== Your own rooms ==		== Your own rooms ==

ScotMesh: Added after the move to MediaWiki

2026-09-11T14:50:11Z

Added after the move to MediaWiki

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-''Outline — the shape of the page, not the page. Expand or replace freely.''
+ScotMesh runs a chat room called '''<code>scotmesh</code>''' on an '''RRC hub''' (Reticulum Relay Chat): rooms, nicknames, topics and operators, carried entirely over Reticulum. It is the place to say hello, ask for help, and find out who else is on.
-How to get into the <code>scotmesh</code> room, from any RRC client.
+{| class="wikitable"
-== To cover ==
+== Out of the box ==
-* Hub address and room name
+'''MeshChatX''' has chat built in. Once you are [[Connecting to ScotMesh|connected to ScotMesh]]:
-* Joining from Ratspeak, rrc-tui, rrc-gui, WeeChat, Eridanus
-* That there is no scrollback, and why that is deliberate
+# Open the chat section.
-* Who to ask for operator rights, and what they let you do
+# The ScotMesh hub appears in the list of hubs once its hourly announce has reached you. If it is not there yet, add it by the address above.
 [[Category:The ScotMesh Backbone]]

ScotMesh: Imported from the BookStack wiki (backup 2026-09-11)

2026-09-11T14:49:31Z

Imported from the BookStack wiki (backup 2026-09-11)

New page

''Outline — the shape of the page, not the page. Expand or replace freely.''

How to get into the <code>scotmesh</code> room, from any RRC client.

== To cover ==

* Hub address and room name
* Joining from Ratspeak, rrc-tui, rrc-gui, WeeChat, Eridanus
* That there is no scrollback, and why that is deliberate
* Who to ask for operator rights, and what they let you do

[[Category:The ScotMesh Backbone]]