Fix typo, attribute feature

* add burn operation to the client, server, and protocol

this provides a method for removing files from the server remotely without needing to restart the server
example use case for this is if your server is publicly accessible but you don't expose SSH publicly and you're transferring data between two cloud servers and don't want the data to be stored on the server any longer than it has to be

* updating documentation

.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.DS_Store
+dist/
+release/

.goreleaser.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+version: 2
+
+before:
+  hooks:
+    - go mod tidy
+    - go test ./...
+
+builds:
+  - env:
+      - CGO_ENABLED=0
+    goos:
+      - linux
+      - windows
+      - darwin
+      - freebsd
+    goarch:
+      - arm
+      - arm64
+      - amd64
+    goarm:
+      - 6
+      - 7
+    ignore:
+      - goos: darwin
+        goarch: arm
+      - goos: windows
+        goarch: arm
+      - goos: windows
+        goarch: arm64
+      - goos: freebsd
+        goarch: arm
+
+
+archives:
+  - formats: [tar.gz]
+    # this name template makes the OS and Arch compatible with the results of `uname`.
+    name_template: >-
+      {{ .ProjectName }}_
+      {{- title .Os }}_
+      {{- if eq .Arch "amd64" }}x86_64
+      {{- else if eq .Arch "386" }}i386
+      {{- else }}{{ .Arch }}{{ end }}
+      {{- if .Arm }}v{{ .Arm }}{{ end }}
+    # use zip for windows archives
+    format_overrides:
+      - goos: windows
+        formats: [zip]
+
+changelog:
+  disable: true

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
 {
     "cSpell.words": [
+        "authtoken",
         "Debugf",
         "Infof",
         "isatty",
         "netgiv",
-        "pflag"
+        "ngfs",
+        "tardisx",
+        "ttys"
+    ],
+    "cSpell.ignoreWords": [
+        "logrus",
+        "mattn",
+        "pflag",
+        "sigchan",
+        "sirupsen",
+        "verysecretvaluehere"
     ]
 }

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
+and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
+## v1.0.0 - 2025-04-26
+
+### Added
+
+* burn mode - remove copied files from the server (by [@jsnfwlr](https://github.com/jsnfwlr))
+
+## v0.0.5 - 2025-04-26
+
+### Changed
+
+* minor refactoring
+* start using goreleaser
+
+## v0.0.4 - 2022-01-26
+
+### Added
+
+* timestamps on list output
+
+## v0.0.3 - 2022-01-25
+
+### Added
+
+* get authtoken from the terminal if not available elsewhere
+
+## v0.0.2 - 2022-01-17
+
+### Added
+
+* add -p to paste from a file instead of stdin
+
+## v0.0.1 - 2022-01-16
+
+Initial version
+

README.md

@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ pipe) modes, allowing intuitive use like:
 Note that since netgiv uses a persistent server, there is no need to setup both ends
 of the pipeline in advance (compared to netcat or similar tools).
 
+This also means that you could "copy" once and "paste" multiple times, on
+multiple different machines.
+
 All data is encrypted in flight (though not in the temporary files on the server)
 Access to the server is granted by an authentication token (preshared key) of your
 choice.
@@ -29,10 +32,6 @@ choice.
 Grab the appropriate version from https://github.com/tardisx/netgiv/releases, unzip
 and place the binary somewhere on your $PATH.
 
-Copy and paste for the trusting & lazy:
-
-    curl -L https://github.com/tardisx/netgiv/releases/download/v0.0.3/netgiv-linux-v0.0.3.zip | funzip > netgiv && chmod a+x netgiv
-
 ### Compiling from source
 
     go install github.com/tardisx/netgiv@latest
@@ -63,12 +62,19 @@ set.
 
 ## Running
 
+
+### Server
+
 To run a server, just run:
 
     netgiv --server
 
 `netgiv` will run in the foreground and log accesses to it.
 
+### Client
+
+#### Copy
+
 On any client, run:
 
     $ echo "Hello" | netgiv
@@ -79,6 +85,8 @@ To check for success, try:
 
 You should see "hello" echoed on your terminal.
 
+#### List
+
 To check the list of files on the server:
 
     $ netgiv -l
@@ -89,6 +97,8 @@ To check the list of files on the server:
 
 Note that netgiv tries to identify each file based on file magic heuristics.
 
+#### Paste
+
 If you would like to fetch (paste) a particular file:
 
     netgiv -p 3 > file.mov
@@ -98,6 +108,14 @@ Where '3' comes from the information provided in the `-l` output.
 Note that providing no `-p` option is the same as `-p X` where X is the highest
 numbered upload (most recent).
 
+#### Burn
+
+If you would like to remove/delete (burn) a particular file:
+
+    netgiv -b 3
+
+Where '3' comes from the information provided in the `-l` output.
+
 ### Notes on output
 
 Since netgiv is designed to be used in a pipeline, it does not provide any
@@ -129,8 +147,10 @@ to the client - the server must have a config file with an authtoken specified.
 
 ## Temporary file storage
 
-The `netgiv` server will store files in your normal system temporary dir. They will 
-be deleted when the server shuts down (SIGTERM). These files are *not* encrypted.
+The `netgiv` server will store files in your normal system temporary dir. These files 
+are *not* encrypted. They will be deleted when the server shuts down (SIGTERM). If you
+want or need to remove the files before the server shuts down, you can use the 
+[burn](#burn) flag.
 
 ## Window support
 
@@ -140,3 +160,4 @@ pipes. Bug reports and suggestions for workarounds are welcome.
 # Acknowledgements
 
 * thanks to tengig for the name
+* thanks to [@jsnfwlr](https://github.com/jsnfwlr) for the burn feature

build_release.pl

@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env perl
-
-use strict;
-use warnings;
-
-open my $fh, "<", "main.go" || die $!;
-
-my $version;
-while (<$fh>) {
-  # CurrentVersion: "v0.04"
-  $version = $1 if /CurrentVersion\s*=\s*"(v[\d\.]+)"/;
-}
-close $fh;
-
-die "no version?" unless defined $version;
-
-# quit if tests fail
-system("go test ./...") && die "not building release with failing tests";
-
-# so lazy
-system "rm", "-rf", "release", "dist";
-system "mkdir", "release";
-system "mkdir", "dist";
-
-my %build = (
-  win   => { env => { GOOS => 'windows', GOARCH => 'amd64' }, filename => 'netgiv.exe' },
-  linux => { env => { GOOS => 'linux',   GOARCH => 'amd64' }, filename => 'netgiv' },
-  mac   => { env => { GOOS => 'darwin',  GOARCH => 'amd64' }, filename => 'netgiv' },
-); 
-
-foreach my $type (keys %build) {
-  mkdir "release/$type";
-}
-
-foreach my $type (keys %build) {
-  local $ENV{GOOS}   = $build{$type}->{env}->{GOOS};
-  local $ENV{GOARCH} = $build{$type}->{env}->{GOARCH};
-  system "go", "build", "-o", "release/$type/" . $build{$type}->{filename};
-  system "zip", "-j", "dist/netgiv-$type-$version.zip", ( glob "release/$type/*" );
-}

client.go

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type Client struct {
 	port       int
 	list       bool
 	send       bool
+	burnNum    int
 	receiveNum int
 	authToken  string
 }
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ func (c *Client) Connect() error {
 	enc := gob.NewEncoder(&secureConnection)
 	dec := gob.NewDecoder(&secureConnection)
 
-	if c.list {
+	switch {
+	case c.list:
 		log.Debugf("requesting file list")
 
 		err := c.connectToServer(secure.OperationTypeList, enc, dec)
@@ -75,8 +77,7 @@ func (c *Client) Connect() error {
 		fmt.Printf("total: %d files\n", numFiles)
 		conn.Close()
 		log.Debugf("done listing")
-
-	} else if c.receiveNum >= 0 {
+	case c.receiveNum >= 0:
 		log.Debugf("receiving file %d", c.receiveNum)
 
 		err := c.connectToServer(secure.OperationTypeReceive, enc, dec)
@@ -98,7 +99,8 @@ func (c *Client) Connect() error {
 			panic(err)
 		}
 
-		if res.Status == secure.ReceiveDataStartResponseOK {
+		switch res.Status {
+		case secure.ReceiveDataStartResponseOK:
 			for {
 				res := secure.PacketReceiveDataNext{}
 				err = dec.Decode(&res)
@@ -111,14 +113,14 @@ func (c *Client) Connect() error {
 				}
 			}
 			log.Debugf("finished")
-		} else if res.Status == secure.ReceiveDataStartResponseNotFound {
+		case secure.ReceiveDataStartResponseNotFound:
 			log.Error("ngf not found")
-		} else {
+		default:
 			panic("unknown status")
 		}
 
 		conn.Close()
-	} else if c.send {
+	case c.send:
 		//  send mode
 
 		err := c.connectToServer(secure.OperationTypeSend, enc, dec)
@@ -169,16 +171,45 @@ func (c *Client) Connect() error {
 		log.Debugf("Sent %s in %d chunks", humanize.Bytes(uint64(nBytes)), nChunks)
 
 		conn.Close()
+	case c.burnNum >= 0:
+		log.Debugf("burning file %d", c.burnNum)
 
-	} else {
+		err := c.connectToServer(secure.OperationTypeBurn, enc, dec)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not connect and auth: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		req := secure.PacketBurnRequest{
+			Id: uint32(c.burnNum),
+		}
+		err = enc.Encode(req)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		// expect a response telling us if we can go ahead
+		res := secure.PacketBurnResponse{}
+		err = dec.Decode(&res)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+
+		switch res.Status {
+		case secure.BurnResponseOK:
+			log.Debugf("finished")
+		case secure.BurnResponseNotFound:
+			log.Error("ngf not found")
+		default:
+			panic("unknown status")
+		}
+
+		conn.Close()
+	default:
 		panic("no client mode set")
 	}
 	return nil
-
 }
 
 func (c *Client) connectToServer(op secure.OperationTypeEnum, enc *gob.Encoder, dec *gob.Decoder) error {
-
 	// list mode
 	startPacket := secure.PacketStartRequest{
 		OperationType:   op,

main.go

@@ -13,41 +13,37 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
-var CurrentVersion = "v0.0.4"
-
 const ProtocolVersion = "1.1"
 
-type PasteValue struct {
-	PasteRequired bool
-	PasteNumber   uint
+type ListValue struct {
+	Required bool
+	Number   uint
 }
 
-func (v *PasteValue) String() string {
-	if v.PasteRequired {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("YES: %d", v.PasteNumber)
+func (v *ListValue) String() string {
+	if v.Required {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("YES: %d", v.Number)
 	}
 	return "0"
 }
 
-func (v *PasteValue) Set(s string) error {
-	v.PasteRequired = true
+func (v *ListValue) Set(s string) error {
+	v.Required = true
 	num, err := strconv.ParseUint(s, 10, 64)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	v.PasteNumber = uint(num)
+	v.Number = uint(num)
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (v *PasteValue) Type() string {
+func (v *ListValue) Type() string {
 	return "int"
-
 }
 
 func getAuthTokenFromTerminal() string {
-	tty, err := os.OpenFile("/dev/tty", os.O_RDWR, 0755)
-
+	tty, err := os.OpenFile("/dev/tty", os.O_RDWR, 0o755)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("cannot open /dev/tty to read authtoken: %v", err)
 		return ""
@@ -59,7 +55,9 @@ func getAuthTokenFromTerminal() string {
 		log.Printf("cannot set /dev/tty to raw mode: %v", err)
 		return ""
 	}
-	defer term.Restore(fd, oldState)
+	defer func() {
+		_ = term.Restore(fd, oldState)
+	}()
 
 	t := term.NewTerminal(tty, "")
 	pass, err := t.ReadPassword("Enter auth token: ")
@@ -71,17 +69,27 @@ func getAuthTokenFromTerminal() string {
 	return pass
 }
 
+var (
+	version = "dev"
+	commit  = "none"
+	date    = "unknown"
+)
+
 func main() {
 	isServer := flag.Bool("server", false, "Run netgiv in server mode")
 
 	// client mode flags
 	isList := flag.BoolP("list", "l", false, "Returns a list of current items on the server")
-	isSend := flag.BoolP("copy", "c", false, "sending stdin to netgiv server (copy)")
+	isSend := flag.BoolP("copy", "c", false, "send stdin to netgiv server (copy)")
 
-	pasteFlag := PasteValue{}
-	flag.VarP(&pasteFlag, "paste", "p", "receive from netgiv server to stdout (paste), with optional number (see --list)")
+	pasteFlag := ListValue{}
+	flag.VarP(&pasteFlag, "paste", "p", "receive from netgiv server to stdout (paste), with optional id (see --list)")
 	flag.Lookup("paste").NoOptDefVal = "0"
 
+	burnFlag := ListValue{}
+	flag.VarP(&burnFlag, "burn", "b", "burn (remove/delete) the item on the netgiv server, with optional id (see --list)")
+	flag.Lookup("burn").NoOptDefVal = "0"
+
 	debug := flag.Bool("debug", false, "turn on debug logging")
 	flag.String("address", "", "IP address/hostname of the netgiv server")
 
@@ -91,14 +99,27 @@ func main() {
 	flag.String("authtoken", "", "Authentication token")
 	flag.Int("port", 0, "Port")
 
+	versionFlag := flag.BoolP("version", "v", false, "show version and exit")
+
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	receiveNum := int(pasteFlag.PasteNumber)
-	if !pasteFlag.PasteRequired {
+	if versionFlag != nil && *versionFlag {
+		fmt.Print(versionInfo(true))
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
+	receiveNum := int(pasteFlag.Number)
+	if !pasteFlag.Required {
 		receiveNum = -1
 	}
 
-	viper.AddConfigPath("$HOME/.netgiv/") // call multiple times to add many search paths
+	burnNum := int(burnFlag.Number)
+	if !burnFlag.Required {
+		burnNum = -1
+	}
+
+	viper.AddConfigPath("$HOME/.netgiv/")
+	viper.AddConfigPath("$HOME/.config/netgiv/") // calling multiple times adds to search paths
 	viper.SetConfigType("yaml")
 
 	viper.SetDefault("port", 4512)
@@ -112,11 +133,10 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	flag.Parse()
-	viper.BindPFlags(flag.CommandLine)
+	_ = viper.BindPFlags(flag.CommandLine)
 
 	viper.SetEnvPrefix("NETGIV")
-	viper.BindEnv("authtoken")
+	_ = viper.BindEnv("authtoken")
 
 	// pull the various things into local variables
 	port := viper.GetInt("port") // retrieve value from viper
@@ -170,11 +190,12 @@ environment variable. This may be preferable in some environments.
 		log.Fatal("an address must be provided on the command line, or configuration")
 	}
 
+	log.Debugf("protocol version: %s", ProtocolVersion)
 	if *isServer {
 		s := Server{port: port, authToken: authtoken}
 		s.Run()
 	} else {
-		if !*isList && !*isSend && receiveNum == -1 {
+		if !*isList && !*isSend && burnNum == -1 && receiveNum == -1 {
 			// try to work out the intent based on whether or not stdin/stdout
 			// are ttys
 			stdinTTY := isatty.IsTerminal(os.Stdin.Fd())
@@ -193,10 +214,20 @@ environment variable. This may be preferable in some environments.
 
 		}
 
-		c := Client{port: port, address: address, list: *isList, send: *isSend, receiveNum: receiveNum, authToken: authtoken}
+		c := Client{port: port, address: address, list: *isList, send: *isSend, burnNum: burnNum, receiveNum: receiveNum, authToken: authtoken}
 		err := c.Connect()
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Print(err)
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func versionInfo(verbose bool) string {
+	out := ""
+	out += fmt.Sprintf("netgiv %s, built at %s\n", version, date)
+	if verbose {
+		out += fmt.Sprintf("commit: %s\n", commit)
+		out += fmt.Sprintf("http://github.com/tardisx/netgiv\n")
+	}
+	return out
+}

secure/secure.go

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (s *SecureConnection) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
 	var nonce [24]byte
 
 	// Create a new nonce for each message sent
-	rand.Read(nonce[:])
+	_, _ = rand.Read(nonce[:])
 
 	encryptedMessage := box.SealAfterPrecomputation(nil, p, &nonce, s.SharedKey)
 	sm := SecureMessage{Msg: encryptedMessage, Nonce: nonce}
@@ -145,10 +145,10 @@ func Handshake(conn *net.TCPConn) *[32]byte {
 
 	publicKey, privateKey, _ := box.GenerateKey(rand.Reader)
 
-	conn.Write(publicKey[:])
+	_, _ = conn.Write(publicKey[:])
 
 	peerKeyArray := make([]byte, 32)
-	conn.Read(peerKeyArray)
+	_, _ = conn.Read(peerKeyArray)
 	copy(peerKey[:], peerKeyArray)
 
 	box.Precompute(&sharedKey, &peerKey, privateKey)
@@ -162,10 +162,11 @@ const (
 	OperationTypeSend OperationTypeEnum = iota
 	OperationTypeList
 	OperationTypeReceive
+	OperationTypeBurn
 )
 
 // PacketStartRequest is sent from the client to the server at the beginning
-// to authenticate and annonce the requested particular operation
+// to authenticate and announce the requested particular operation
 type PacketStartRequest struct {
 	OperationType   OperationTypeEnum
 	ClientName      string
@@ -233,3 +234,20 @@ type PacketListData struct {
 	Timestamp time.Time
 	Kind      string
 }
+
+type PacketBurnRequest struct {
+	Id uint32
+}
+
+type PacketBurnResponse struct {
+	Status PacketBurnResponseEnum
+}
+
+type PacketBurnResponseEnum byte
+
+const (
+	// File has been deleted
+	BurnResponseOK PacketBurnResponseEnum = iota
+	// No such file by index
+	BurnResponseNotFound
+)

secure/secure_test.go

@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ func TestBasic(t *testing.T) {
 
 	srcSecConn := SecureConnection{
 		Conn: srcConn,
-		SharedKey: &[32]byte{0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
+		SharedKey: &[32]byte{
+			0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
 			0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
 			0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
 			0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@ func TestBasic(t *testing.T) {
 
 	dstSecConn := SecureConnection{
 		Conn: dstConn,
-		SharedKey: &[32]byte{0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
+		SharedKey: &[32]byte{
+			0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
 			0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
 			0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
 			0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ func TestBasic(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, b := range testData {
 
 		go func() {
-			srcSecConn.Write(b)
+			_, _ = srcSecConn.Write(b)
 		}()
 
 		time.Sleep(time.Second)
@@ -70,7 +72,8 @@ func TestPacketBasic(t *testing.T) {
 
 	srcSecConn := SecureConnection{
 		Conn: srcConn,
-		SharedKey: &[32]byte{0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
+		SharedKey: &[32]byte{
+			0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
 			0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
 			0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
 			0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
@@ -80,7 +83,8 @@ func TestPacketBasic(t *testing.T) {
 
 	dstSecConn := SecureConnection{
 		Conn: dstConn,
-		SharedKey: &[32]byte{0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
+		SharedKey: &[32]byte{
+			0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
 			0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
 			0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
 			0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
@@ -97,10 +101,12 @@ func TestPacketBasic(t *testing.T) {
 		ProtocolVersion: "1.1",
 		AuthToken:       "abc123",
 	}
-	go func() { enc.Encode(packet) }()
+	go func() {
+		_ = enc.Encode(packet)
+	}()
 
 	recvPacket := PacketStartRequest{}
-	dec.Decode(&recvPacket)
+	_ = dec.Decode(&recvPacket)
 
 	if recvPacket.OperationType != OperationTypeReceive {
 		t.Error("bad OperationType")
@@ -117,7 +123,6 @@ func TestPacketBasic(t *testing.T) {
 	if recvPacket.ProtocolVersion != "1.1" {
 		t.Error("bad ProtocolVersion")
 	}
-
 }
 
 func BenchmarkPPS(b *testing.B) {
@@ -125,7 +130,8 @@ func BenchmarkPPS(b *testing.B) {
 
 	srcSecConn := SecureConnection{
 		Conn: srcConn,
-		SharedKey: &[32]byte{0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
+		SharedKey: &[32]byte{
+			0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
 			0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
 			0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
 			0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
@@ -135,7 +141,8 @@ func BenchmarkPPS(b *testing.B) {
 
 	dstSecConn := SecureConnection{
 		Conn: dstConn,
-		SharedKey: &[32]byte{0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
+		SharedKey: &[32]byte{
+			0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
 			0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
 			0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
 			0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7,
@@ -153,12 +160,11 @@ func BenchmarkPPS(b *testing.B) {
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 
 		go func() {
-			srcSecConn.Write(testdata)
+			_, _ = srcSecConn.Write(testdata)
 		}()
 
 		out := make([]byte, 16384)
 		n, err := dstSecConn.Read(out)
-
 		if err != nil {
 			b.Errorf("got error %v", err)
 		}
@@ -169,5 +175,4 @@ func BenchmarkPPS(b *testing.B) {
 			b.Errorf("%v not equal to %v", out[:n], testdata)
 		}
 	}
-
 }

server.go

@@ -34,10 +34,15 @@ type NGF struct {
 	Timestamp time.Time
 }
 
+func (ngf NGF) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("id: %d, stored: %s, size: %d, kind: %s", ngf.Id, ngf.StorePath, ngf.Size, ngf.Kind)
+}
+
 var ngfs []NGF
 var globalId uint32
 
 func (s *Server) Run() {
+	log.Info(versionInfo(false))
 	log.Infof("starting server on :%d", s.port)
 	address := fmt.Sprintf(":%d", s.port)
 	networkAddress, _ := net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp", address)
@@ -58,7 +63,7 @@ func (s *Server) Run() {
 			log.Printf("removing file: %s", ngf.StorePath)
 			err := os.Remove(ngf.StorePath)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Printf("could not remove %s: %v", ngf.StorePath, err)
+				log.Errorf("could not remove %s: %v", ngf.StorePath, err)
 			}
 		}
 		os.Exit(0)
@@ -68,7 +73,6 @@ func (s *Server) Run() {
 
 	for {
 		conn, err := listener.AcceptTCP()
-
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Print(err)
 		}
@@ -80,7 +84,7 @@ func (s *Server) Run() {
 func (s *Server) handleConnection(conn *net.TCPConn) {
 	defer conn.Close()
 
-	conn.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(time.Second * 5))
+	_ = conn.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(time.Second * 5))
 
 	sharedKey := secure.Handshake(conn)
 	secureConnection := secure.SecureConnection{Conn: conn, SharedKey: sharedKey, Buffer: &bytes.Buffer{}}
@@ -111,24 +115,25 @@ func (s *Server) handleConnection(conn *net.TCPConn) {
 	if start.ProtocolVersion != ProtocolVersion {
 		log.Errorf("bad protocol version")
 		startResponse.Response = secure.PacketStartResponseEnumWrongProtocol
-		enc.Encode(startResponse)
+		_ = enc.Encode(startResponse)
 		return
 	}
 
 	if start.AuthToken != s.authToken {
 		log.Errorf("bad authtoken")
 		startResponse.Response = secure.PacketStartResponseEnumBadAuthToken
-		enc.Encode(startResponse)
+		_ = enc.Encode(startResponse)
 		return
 	}
 
 	// otherwise we are good to continue, tell the client that
 	startResponse.Response = secure.PacketStartResponseEnumOK
-	enc.Encode(startResponse)
+	_ = enc.Encode(startResponse)
 
-	conn.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(time.Second * 5))
+	_ = conn.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(time.Second * 5))
 
-	if start.OperationType == secure.OperationTypeSend {
+	switch start.OperationType {
+	case secure.OperationTypeSend:
 		log.Debugf("file incoming")
 
 		sendStart := secure.PacketSendDataStart{}
@@ -160,7 +165,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleConnection(conn *net.TCPConn) {
 		sendData := secure.PacketSendDataNext{}
 		determinedKind := false
 		for {
-			conn.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(time.Second * 5))
+			_ = conn.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(time.Second * 5))
 			err = dec.Decode(&sendData)
 			if err == io.EOF {
 				break
@@ -190,7 +195,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleConnection(conn *net.TCPConn) {
 				determinedKind = true
 			}
 
-			file.Write(sendData.Data)
+			_, _ = file.Write(sendData.Data)
 		}
 		info, err := file.Stat()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -204,13 +209,13 @@ func (s *Server) handleConnection(conn *net.TCPConn) {
 		log.Printf("done receiving file: %v", ngf)
 
 		return
-	} else if start.OperationType == secure.OperationTypeReceive {
+	case secure.OperationTypeReceive:
 		log.Printf("client requesting file receive")
 		// wait for them to send the request
 		req := secure.PacketReceiveDataStartRequest{}
 		err := dec.Decode(&req)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("error expecting PacketReceiveDataStartRequest: %v", err)
+			log.Errorf("error expecting PacketReceiveDataStartRequest: %v", err)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -242,7 +247,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleConnection(conn *net.TCPConn) {
 			}
 			err = enc.Encode(res)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Printf("could not send NotFound: %v", err)
+				log.Errorf("could not send NotFound: %v", err)
 			}
 
 			return
@@ -297,8 +302,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleConnection(conn *net.TCPConn) {
 		}
 		log.Printf("sending done")
 		return
-
-	} else if start.OperationType == secure.OperationTypeList {
+	case secure.OperationTypeList:
 		log.Debugf("client requesting file list")
 
 		for _, ngf := range ngfs {
@@ -308,15 +312,83 @@ func (s *Server) handleConnection(conn *net.TCPConn) {
 			p.Id = ngf.Id
 			p.Filename = ngf.Filename
 			p.Timestamp = ngf.Timestamp
-			enc.Encode(p)
+			_ = enc.Encode(p)
 		}
 		log.Debugf("done sending list, closing connection")
 
 		return
+	case secure.OperationTypeBurn:
+		log.Debugf("client requesting burn")
+		// wait for them to send the request
+		req := secure.PacketBurnRequest{}
+		err := dec.Decode(&req)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("error expecting PacketBurnRequest: %v", err)
+			return
+		}
 
-	} else {
+		log.Debugf("The client asked for %v to be burned", req)
+
+		// do we have this ngf by id?
+		var requestedNGF NGF
+
+		if len(ngfs) > 0 {
+			if req.Id == 0 {
+				// they want the most recent one
+				requestedNGF = ngfs[len(ngfs)-1]
+			} else {
+				for _, ngf := range ngfs {
+					if ngf.Id == req.Id {
+						requestedNGF = ngf
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		log.Debugf("going to burn %v", requestedNGF)
+
+		if requestedNGF.Id == 0 {
+			// not found
+			log.Errorf("user requested burning %d, not found", req.Id)
+			res := secure.PacketBurnResponse{
+				Status: secure.BurnResponseNotFound,
+			}
+			err = enc.Encode(res)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("could not send NotFound: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			return
+		}
+
+		// remove the file
+		err = os.Remove(requestedNGF.StorePath)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("could not remove file %s: %v", requestedNGF.StorePath, err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		// remove the ngf from the list
+		for i, ngf := range ngfs {
+			if ngf.Id == requestedNGF.Id {
+				ngfs = append(ngfs[:i], ngfs[i+1:]...)
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
+		res := secure.PacketBurnResponse{
+			Status: secure.BurnResponseOK,
+		}
+		err = enc.Encode(res)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("error sending PacketBurnResponse: %v", err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		log.Printf("burn complete")
+		return
+	default:
 		log.Errorf("bad operation")
 		return
 	}
-
 }