Synchronet v3.21e-Win32 (install) has been released (Mar-2026).

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dev:chopping_block [2026/01/14 04:28] – [Graveyard] add Synchronet's DIRS.TXT digital mandev:chopping_block [2026/04/19 02:32] (current) – mention *subs.ini and *dirs.ini file formats planned for v3.22 digital man
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 If you or your users depend on any of the following Synchronet BBS features, please reach out to the development team and make that known or risk losing these features at some point in the future: If you or your users depend on any of the following Synchronet BBS features, please reach out to the development team and make that known or risk losing these features at some point in the future:
  
 +  * ''data/logon.lst'' file - this was "replaced" by ''data/logons.jsonl'' back in 2019 (SBBS release v3.18) but is still written/maintained for backward compatibility
 +  * Troublesome/under-supported Ctrl-A codes: ''D'' and ''T'' (date and time), '"' (display a file), ''^A''-''^Z'' (hiding output for non-flag owners)
   * Auto-login by IP address (terminal server)   * Auto-login by IP address (terminal server)
   * IDENT queries upon connect (terminal server, services)   * IDENT queries upon connect (terminal server, services)
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 Features that Synchronet BBS **used** to include but were removed due to nonuse: Features that Synchronet BBS **used** to include but were removed due to nonuse:
-  * Synchronet ''DIRS.TXT'' import/export file format+  * [[util:SCFG]] ''SUBS.TXT'' and ''DIRS.TXT'' import/export file formats (to be replace by *subs.ini and *dirs.ini file import/export support in SCFG 3.22)
   * Option to support receipt of SMTP (Internet) email addressed to user numbers rather than names or aliases   * Option to support receipt of SMTP (Internet) email addressed to user numbers rather than names or aliases
 +  * Web server ''access.ars'' control file (replaced with ''webctrl.ini'' ages ago)
   * Pre-packing of QWK packets   * Pre-packing of QWK packets
   * PostLink/UTI driver (RIME/RelayNet support)   * PostLink/UTI driver (RIME/RelayNet support)