PttChrome

PttChrome provides telnet connections to ptt.cc.

PttChrome - Telnet Client Extension for Chrome

PttChrome is a Chrome extension developed as a telnet client for connecting to BBS site ptt.cc. Originally from BBSFox, it provides several features like mouse browsing, autologin, ANSI copy, font stretching, easy reading mode, user blacklist, and more. Display format works across platforms, preferences sync via Chrome storage sync API. The extension opens in Chrome tab and users can access it through Google Drive docs.

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Extension stats

By: https://iamchucky.github.io/PttChrome

Users: 200,000+

Rating: 4.69

(1,273)

Version: 1.5.3 (Last updated: 2015-06-06)

Creation date: 2015-06-05

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

webview
clipboardRead
clipboardWrite
storage
browser

Size: 2.44M

Email: ya*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website

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# 1,506 ▼ 9

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Not available on Firefox

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Extension summary

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A GNU/GPL telnet client for connecting to BBS site ptt.cc

New in 1.5:

switch to use sockets.tcp API from the deprecated socket API.
setKeepAlive to improve disconnecting issues, append ?keepAlive=(seconds)
use browser API's openTab so that clicking on app icon will open in chrome tab instead of in default browser.

In 1.4:

used a new default font file (MingLiUNoGlyph) to replace symmingliu
For SSH connection, append ?ssh=true to the url.
Blacklist can now load/backup with Google Drive documents.
Large blacklist is saved locally only, no sync, you'll need to use Google Drive.
Settings to automatically reply to duplicated logins (in Autologins settings tab).
Live article helper added to context menu, can use alt + r to toggle.
Switching easy reading mode in settings no longer require a restart.

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