From 41bb37b3c6caa5ccae6664a43f805805758d731a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mewrrythekibby <mewrrythekibby@linuxposting.xyz>
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2026 17:36:50 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] make mildly safer

---
 mewny.rb | 15 +++++++++------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mewny.rb b/mewny.rb
index 6dd35e6..827f1b4 100755
--- a/mewny.rb
+++ b/mewny.rb
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ options = {
 }
 OptionParser.new do |opt|
   opt.on('-pPORT', '--port PORT', Integer,
-      'Port to serve/listen on (defaults to 7570)') do |o|
+         'Port to serve/listen on (defaults to 7570)') do |o|
     options[:port] = o
   end
   opt.on('-S', '--server',
-         'Make this instance function as a server.'
+         'Make this instance function as a server'
         ) do
     options[:server] = true
   end
@@ -44,11 +44,13 @@ OptionParser.new do |opt|
         ) do |o|
     options[:cols] = o
   end
-  opt.on('-X', '--public',
+  opt.on('--expose-this-instance-for-the-world-to-see-because-I-know-what-I\'m-doing [please]',
          # X -- eXposed
-         '(server only) Serve publicly, rather than privately'
-        ) do
-    options[:server_host] = PUBLIC_HOST
+         '(server only) Serve publicly, rather than privately. Please ONLY add this option if you entierly know what you\'re doing and have permission from/are the server owner. Say please to expose.'
+        ) do |o|
+          if o == "please"
+            options[:server_host] = PUBLIC_HOST
+          end
   end
   opt.on('-x', '--private',
          # x -- not visible
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ def do_server
 
   puts "PORT: #{PORT}"
   puts "GRID SIZE: #{ROWS}r#{COLS}c"
+  if SRV_HOST == PUBLIC_HOST then puts "EXPOSED" end
   puts 'Listening...'
 
   pre = "#{ROWS}r#{COLS}c >>> "