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

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dev:chopping_block [2023/10/22 19:21] – [Graveyard] clarify on the JS-generated FTP index feature that was removed 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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 Synchronet BBS, being a 30 year old project, has acquired a lot of features that are likely not used by anyone (Synchronet sysops or their users) any longer. These features add code (where bugs, including security vulnerabilities, may hide) and often just noise/clutter to the sysop/user experience. Synchronet BBS, being a 30 year old project, has acquired a lot of features that are likely not used by anyone (Synchronet sysops or their users) any longer. These features add code (where bugs, including security vulnerabilities, may hide) and often just noise/clutter to the sysop/user experience.
  
-If you or you 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)
   * Attach/FrontDoor-style FidoNet mailer support (SBBSecho)   * Attach/FrontDoor-style FidoNet mailer support (SBBSecho)
 +  * Terminal server cold-key (opposite of hot-key) user setting
 +  * Windows XP support
  
 ===== Graveyard ===== ===== Graveyard =====
  
 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:
 +  * [[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
 +  * Web server ''access.ars'' control file (replaced with ''webctrl.ini'' ages ago)
 +  * Pre-packing of QWK packets
   * PostLink/UTI driver (RIME/RelayNet support)   * PostLink/UTI driver (RIME/RelayNet support)
   * 900/976 phone number support for credit purchases   * 900/976 phone number support for credit purchases
   * WIP terminal support   * WIP terminal support
 +  * HTML terminal support
   * JavaScript-generated (e.g. HTML) FTP directory indexes   * JavaScript-generated (e.g. HTML) FTP directory indexes
 +  * r0dent-write
  
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