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How to join the system
Tilde Black's registration is a bit different from what you may have encountered in other public access unix systems.
Sending a request
Send an email to this system's admin user with an SSH public key
that you will use for authentication. The newer ed-25519 keys are
recommended, but any valid ssh key is acceptable. Some users enjoy
using GPG keys for authentication using the --export-ssh-key
option.
Receiving your invitation
Once your public key has been received, the admin will assign 10 random user accounts to your control. You will receive an email response with the list of user accounts you can now log into using your key.
Tilde Black has 10490 user accounts available, generated from 4 and 5 letter word lists. By assigning you 10 random selections from already-created users we hide your user creation date from others on the system and provide you a means of anonymity to other users. You may use any or all of these user accounts. They are all fully-featured.
Logging in
It is recommended that users connect to ssh over tor to hide their IP address from other users on the system. [instructions to follow] Once logged in, each of your 10 user accounts will have an email waiting that includes that account's password. Please change the password when you first log in by using the passwd command. This password is not used for login authentication, but will be necessesary for some operations like changing your shell (chsh).
The basics
Your users have a ~/public_gopher and ~/public_html folder
available. By creating a root gophermap or index.html file in
their respective folder you will enable your gopher or website for
that user. Your user will also appear on the userlists for gopher
or web within the next 12 hours.