c2s public posts

README.md

@@ -345,7 +345,25 @@ python3 epicyon.py --nickname [yournick] --domain [name] --unfollow othernick@do
 
 ## Sending posts
 
-To send a post:
+To make a public post:
+
+``` bash
+python3 epicyon.py --nickname [yournick] --domain [name] \
+                   --sendto public --message "hello" \
+		   --warning "This is a content warning" \
+		   --password [mypass]
+```
+
+To post to followers only:
+
+``` bash
+python3 epicyon.py --nickname [yournick] --domain [name] \
+                   --sendto followers --message "hello" \
+		   --warning "This is a content warning" \
+		   --password [mypass]
+```
+
+To send a post to a particular address:
 
 ``` bash
 python3 epicyon.py --nickname [yournick] --domain [name] \

epicyon.py

@@ -302,15 +302,30 @@ if args.message:
     if not args.sendto:
         print('Specify an account to sent to: --sendto [nickname@domain]')
         sys.exit()        
-    if '@' not in args.sendto:
+    if '@' not in args.sendto and \
+       not args.sendto.lower().endswith('public') and \
+       not args.sendto.lower().endswith('followers'):
         print('syntax: --sendto [nickname@domain]')
+        print('        --sendto public')
+        print('        --sendto followers')
         sys.exit()
-    toNickname=args.sendto.split('@')[0]
+    if '@' in args.sendto:
-    toDomain=args.sendto.split('@')[1].replace('\n','')
+        toNickname=args.sendto.split('@')[0]
-    toPort=443
+        toDomain=args.sendto.split('@')[1].replace('\n','')
-    if ':' in toDomain:
+        toPort=443
-        toPort=toDomain.split(':')[1]
+        if ':' in toDomain:
-        toDomain=toDomain.split(':')[0]
+            toPort=toDomain.split(':')[1]
+            toDomain=toDomain.split(':')[0]
+    else:
+        if args.sendto.endswith('followers'):
+            toNickname=None
+            toDomain='followers'
+            toPort=port
+        else:
+            toNickname=None
+            toDomain='public'
+            toPort=port
+        
     #ccUrl=httpPrefix+'://'+domain+'/users/'+nickname+'/followers'
     ccUrl=None
     sendMessage=args.message

posts.py

@@ -722,10 +722,22 @@ def sendPostViaServer(session,fromNickname: str,password: str, \
     # Note that baseDir is set to None
     saveToFile=False
     clientToServer=True
-    toDomainFull=toDomain
+    if toDomain.lower().endswith('public'):
-    if toPort!=80 and toDomain!=443:
+        toPersonId='https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public'
-        toDomainFull=toDomain+':'+str(toPort)        
+        fromDomainFull=fromDomain
-    toPersonId=httpPrefix+'://'+toDomainFull+'/users/'+toNickname
+        if fromPort:
+            if fromPort!=80 and fromPort!=443:
+                fromDomainFull=fromDomain+':'+str(fromPort)                
+        cc=httpPrefix+'://'+fromDomainFull+'/users/'+fromNickname+'/followers'
+    else:
+        if toDomain.lower().endswith('followers') or \
+           toDomain.lower().endswith('followersonly'):
+            toPersonId=httpPrefix+'://'+fromDomainFull+'/users/'+fromNickname+'/followers'
+        else:
+            toDomainFull=toDomain
+            if toPort!=80 and toDomain!=443:
+                toDomainFull=toDomain+':'+str(toPort)        
+            toPersonId=httpPrefix+'://'+toDomainFull+'/users/'+toNickname
     postJsonObject = \
             createPostBase(None, \
                            fromNickname,fromDomain,fromPort, \