soc.octade.net is a Fediverse instance that uses the ActivityPub protocol. In other words, users at this host can communicate with people that use software like Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc. all around the world.
This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.

Rewatching my favourite talk from @FOSS North conference 🇸🇪 this year:
Dirty Tricks: Using nginx and Lua to thwart bots and skript kiddies by @ltning.
Retro computing, life wisdom and even some actually useful mitigations in one presentation. All done on a 80486 machine!
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Dirty Tricks: Using nginx and Lua to thwart bots and skript kiddies - Eirik Øverby
by foss-north on PeerTube
#retrocomputing #telnet #captcha #bbs #bots