ctNov 19

Simple patch has landed #risc_v support into #synchronet; Glad that was a painless PR process.

https://git.synchro.net/gitpushlog.ssjs#f18a317c07594c2c6bf3166c27df9d6ad52f8ef0

https://git.synchro.net/gitpushlog.ssjs#2872607c56d759514f6b2ec07c04424a20315fac

#bbs #sysop @risc_v

Synchronet Git Commit Log

lmorchard's linksOct 27
Doors - SynchroFans

"Released on June 10, 2004 by Rob Jacob. This allows you to register NetRunner with any name and serial number you like. Check out the web version of NetRunner now called MatrixRunner under"

https://synchronetbbs.org/index.php/downloads/category/3-doors

#bbs #doors #netrunner #synchronet
Doors - SynchroFans

Fan site for the Synchronet BBS software

Wintermute_BBSJun 24, 2025

@deadbeef these days, systems like #MBSEBBS, #Synchronet, #Mystic, #EnigmaBBS etc support both: telnet and ssh so that can be considered a de-facto standard.

Keep in mind that people might be connecting with old hardware, and I mean 1970s/1980s type of "old". These systems often use modern #Wifi modems to connect via TCP/IP but use their classic terminal programs from back in the day which work through telnet translation (done by the WiFi modem). So if you don't want to lock those people out, it might be wise to also offer telnet.

Also take into account that some of these sytems have even less than 40 colums per line (e.g. the VIC-20 or the ZX Spectrum). So the system should be dynamic in terms of input and output of text width (this is something I want to implement in DX-BBS).

A simple chat system (when multi-user) and a simple filebase should also be part of that sytem.

Last but no least: could you imagine adopting an abandoned BBS codebase which already has all the core features but still has a lot of potential or do you prefer to completely "roll your own" ?!

The Oasis BBSJun 4, 2025
C64 BBS Experience
#C64 #BBS #Synchronet #RetroComputing #Commodore64 #CRTmonitor #300baud
https://theoasisbbs.com/c64-meets-modern-bbs/?feed_id=3637&_unique_id=684045efc6517
C64 BBS Experience - The Oasis BBS

Running a real C64 with CRT in 2025 to connect to a Synchronet BBS. Pure retro joy at 300 baud. No gimmicks—just the C64 BBS experience.

The Oasis BBS
A-Net Online BBSApr 15, 2025

#TELNET #BBS #GAMES #90'S #CHAT #IRC #MRC #LINUX #SYNCHRONET #A-NET-ONLINE

A-Net Online's Newest addition to the family.

Synchronet v.3.21 for Linux

Telnet: x.a-net.online Port 2323
RLogin: x.a-net.online Port 5513

https://a-net-online.lol/x

https://a-net-online.lol

HTTP://mystic.a-net-online.lol

Wintermute_BBSMar 20, 2025
tinkering around with the latest release of #Synchronet #BBS on #Linux and I must say, things have improved for the better over the past two decades - nice!
KhronosDec 3, 2024
Making progress with the #synchronet system. Got #qwk downloads working along with #syncterm as well. Now just have to get use to how #multimail works as the mail reader.
/DΞV/ЯДИDФMSep 16, 2024
Early stages of an incremental mining game I'm writing in JavaScript for Synchronet BBS. I really dislike writing JavaScript for HTML/DOM right now, so this has been nice to help me expand my knowledge and be able to move forward. #javascipt #bbs #Synchronet #synchronetbbs
ltningAug 19, 2024
Another #Floppy #Museum and #BBS update!
TL;DR: The BBS is now served from the Novell server, and I've crammed a Novell client onto the http://floppy.museum/ floppy disk so it also runs a BBS node!

Long story:
For a while now, my BBS has been down because of corruption of message files, in turn caused by incompatibilities between OS/2's SMB implementation and that of #Samba. And since the latter has dropped support for old clients entirely, I had to do something to not only revive, but ensure the long-term survival of my BBS.

In my previous post on the subject, I bragged about my #OS/2 and #Novell #NetWare server. It's now serving most of my retro gear, including the machines that run my BBS nodes. I'm hoping this solves the problems I've had running multiple #Synchronet nodes.

And just for kicks, I managed to free up even more space on the floppy disk that the Floppy Museum boots and runs from, and squeezed in a Novell client. After a bit of fiddling to free up some RAM, I got a BBS node running, too! So now it has an HTTP server, an FTP server, an IRC server *and* a BBS node! All on an old 286. Beat that, The Cloud!

So fire up your Telnet clients and connect to floppy.museum, port 23!

(For anyone interested, the math challenge you get when connecting is a piece of nginx+lua code, you can find it here: https://github.com/ltning/telnet-challenge-proxy)

#retrocomputing #retro #286 #butwhy
Museum of Obsolete Media | Floppy Disk Collection

/DΞV/ЯДИDФMJul 19, 2024

It's been a long journey but I finally have my new BBS in a usable state!

Name: v01d c1ph3r
Telnet: bbs.canerduh.com:23056
SSH: bbs.canerduh.com:22056

Lots more to do but at least now it doesn't just look like a stock Synchronet BBS.

#bbs #synchronet