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| ====== Welcome ====== | ====== Welcome to the Synchronet Wiki ====== |
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| This is the [[wp>Wiki|Wiki]] for everything related to [[http://www.synchro.net/|Synchronet]] BBS Software. | This is the [[wp>Wiki|Wiki]] for everything related to [[http://www.synchro.net/|Synchronet]] BBS Software — a free, open-source package for running your own online BBS supporting multiple simultaneous users, hierarchical message and file areas, multi-user chat, and classic BBS door games. |
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| Not sure what a BBS is? | ===== New Sysop? Start Here ===== |
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| - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWdr4zeE3JU|Lon.TV: Retro Review - Computer Bulletin Board ( BBS ) Systems]] | - [[install:|Install Synchronet]] on your platform (Windows, Linux, macOS, Docker, Raspberry Pi…) |
| - [[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/kzm4j3/the-lost-art-of-warez|VICE: The Lost Art of Warez]] | - [[config:sbbs.ini|Configure your BBS]] — start with [[config:index|configuration files]] and use SCFG for interactive setup |
| - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvhLK8Mbw_g|34C3: BBSs and early Internet access in the 1990ies]] | - [[module:|Add modules and doors]] to expand your BBS with games, utilities, and services |
| - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0OwGSX2IiQ|Al's Geek Lab: Back to the BBS]] | - [[howto:|How-to guides]] for common tasks: FidoNet, DOVE-Net, web, email, and more |
| - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb7te_HZyiA|The Computer Chronicles - Modems & Bulletin Boards (1985)]] | - Connect to [[bbs:Vertrauen]] to see a live Synchronet BBS in action |
| - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxKF681vI9U|Hackfest 2024 - aNACHRONiST - Bulletin Board Systems in the Modern Era and Beyond]] | |
| * Articles: | ===== Try It Live — Vertrauen ===== |
| - [[https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/11/the-lost-civilization-of-dial-up-bulletin-board-systems/506465/|The Atlantic: The Lost Civilization of Dial-Up Bulletin Board Systems]] | |
| - [[https://www.howtogeek.com/686600/remember-bbses-heres-how-you-can-visit-one-today|How-to Geek: Remember BBSes? Here’s How You Can Visit One Today]] | [[bbs:Vertrauen]] is the home BBS of Synchronet BBS Software. Connect and explore: |
| - [[wiki:user:digital_man#Why BBS?|digital man: Why BBS?]] | |
| | * [[telnet://vert.synchro.net|Telnet]] · [[ssh://vert.synchro.net|SSH]] · [[rlogin://vert.synchro.net|RLogin]] |
| | * [[http://web.synchro.net/|Web terminal]] · [[http://web.synchro.net/files/|Files]] · [[ftp://vert.synchro.net|FTP]] · [[irc://vert.synchro.net|IRC]] |
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| ===== About Synchronet ===== | ===== About Synchronet ===== |
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| Synchronet BBS Software is a free software package that can turn your personal or hosted computer (or computing device, e.g. Raspberry Pi) into your own custom online service supporting multiple simultaneous users with hierarchical message and file areas, multi-user chat, and the ever-popular BBS door games. | Synchronet BBS Software is a [[dev:source|free and open-source]] package that can turn your personal computer (or a Raspberry Pi, VPS, etc.) into a custom online service. It supports Telnet, SSH, FTP, SMTP, POP3, IRC, NNTP, and HTTP, and runs on modern [[http://synchro.net/docs/platforms.html|computing platforms]]. |
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| Synchronet development began as a personal hobby in 1990 for single-tasking MS-DOS compatible computers and Hayes-compatible phone modems. The program was sold commercially from 1992 to 1996 after which time it was released (with source code) for both the 16-bit DOS and 32-bit OS/2 platforms to the public domain and development by the [[person:digital man|author]] was paused. | Development began in 1990 for MS-DOS with Hayes-compatible modems and was sold commercially from 1992–1996, then released to the public domain. In 1999 development resumed with a full redesign for the Internet era. Synchronet Version 3 for Windows and Unix-like OSes is available for [[http://synchro.net/download.html|download here]] and is under continuous active development. |
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| In November of 1999, the author found a renewed interest in further developing Synchronet, specifically for the Internet community, embracing and integrating standard Internet protocols such as Telnet, FTP, SMTP, POP3, IRC, NNTP, and HTTP. Synchronet has since been substantially redesigned as an Internet BBS package for modern [[http://synchro.net/docs/platforms.html|computing platforms]] and is an [[dev:source|Open Source]] project under continuous development. | ===== New to BBSes? ===== |
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| Synchronet Version 3 for Windows and Unix-like OSes is available for [[http://synchro.net/download.html|download here]] and can be previewed on [[bbs:Vertrauen]] (Home of Synchronet BBS Software). | Not sure what a BBS is? Here are some good starting points: |
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| | * Videos: |
| | - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWdr4zeE3JU|Lon.TV: Retro Review - Computer Bulletin Board (BBS) Systems]] |
| | - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvhLK8Mbw_g|34C3: BBSs and early Internet access in the 1990ies]] |
| | - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0OwGSX2IiQ|Al's Geek Lab: Back to the BBS]] |
| | - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb7te_HZyiA|The Computer Chronicles - Modems & Bulletin Boards (1985)]] |
| | - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxKF681vI9U|Hackfest 2024 - aNACHRONiST - Bulletin Board Systems in the Modern Era and Beyond]] |
| | - [[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/kzm4j3/the-lost-art-of-warez|VICE: The Lost Art of Warez]] |
| | * Articles: |
| | - [[https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/11/the-lost-civilization-of-dial-up-bulletin-board-systems/506465/|The Atlantic: The Lost Civilization of Dial-Up Bulletin Board Systems]] |
| | - [[https://www.howtogeek.com/686600/remember-bbses-heres-how-you-can-visit-one-today|How-to Geek: Remember BBSes? Here's How You Can Visit One Today]] |
| | - [[wiki:user:digital_man#Why BBS?|digital man: Why BBS?]] |
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| ===== About this Wiki ===== | ===== About this Wiki ===== |
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| * Created (by [[person:digital man]]) in February of 2010 | * Created by [[person:digital man]] in February 2010 |
| * Powered by [[wiki:dokuwiki|DokuWiki]] and [[http://www.php.net|PHP]] | * Powered by [[wiki:dokuwiki|DokuWiki]] and [[http://www.php.net|PHP]], hosted on [[bbs:Vertrauen]] |
| * Hosted on [[bbs:Vertrauen]] | * To contribute, [[http://web.synchro.net/?page=000-register.xjs|create an account]] on Vertrauen and see [[wiki:index|Wiki Best Practices]] |
| * Yes, the [[server:web|Synchronet Web Server]] [[howto:php|can host PHP pages]] | |
| * This wiki was transitioned to Synchronet-Linux from Apache-Linux in Nov-2015 after the addition of FastCGI support to the Synchronet [[server:Web]] Server (by [[person:Deuce]])! | |
| * [[person:digital man]] is in the process of importing and updating the [[http://synchro.net/docs/|existing Synchronet documentation]] into this Wiki | |
| * This is a major task that is going to take some time, please be patient | |
| * If you'd like to contribute, [[http://web.synchro.net/?page=000-register.xjs|please create an account]] (on [[bbs:Vertrauen]]) and see the [[wiki:index|Wiki stuff]] section for Best Practices, help on syntax, etc. | |
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