Welcome

This is the Wiki for everything related to Synchronet BBS Software.

Not sure what a BBS is? This video provides a good introduction.

Synchronet BBS Software is a free software package that can turn your personal computer (or embedded system) 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 development began as a personal hobby in 1990 for single-tasking MS-DOS compatible computers and Hayes compatible 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 author was ceased.

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 Windows and Unix platforms and is an Open Source project under continuous development.

Synchronet Version 3.1x for Windows and Unix is available for download now and can be previewed on Vertrauen (Home of Synchronet BBS Software).

• Created (by digital man) in February of 2010
• Powered by DokuWiki and PHP
• Hosted on Vertrauen
  • Yes, the Synchronet Web Server can host PHP pages
  • This wiki was transitioned to Synchronet-Linux from Apache-Linux in Nov-2015 after the additional of FastCGI support to the Synchronet Web Server (by Deuce)!
  • digital man is in the process of importing and updating the 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, please create an account and see the Wiki stuff section for Best Practices, help on syntax, etc.

• Manual

• 1.0 Installation Instructions
• 2.0 Configuration
  • 2.5 Directories
• 3.0 Adding Nodes Node Display Control Utility
• 4.0 Configuration Files
• 5.0 Sysop Commands (Remote / Local)
  • 5.1 Sysop Definition
  • 5.2 Multiple Sysops
  • 5.4 Sysop Commands
• 6.0 User Management
• 7.0 Access Control
  • 7.1 Access Requirements Introduction
  • 7.2 Keywords & Symbols
  • 7.3 General Usage Examples
  • 7.4 Nesting Expressions
  • 7.5 Nested Logic Examples
• 8.0 Message Basses
• 9.0 Networking (Messages)
  • 9.1 QWK Packet Networking
    • 9.1.1 Connect to Dove-Net
  • 9.4 Connect to FidoNet
• 10.0 File Section
• 11.0 Chat Features
• 12.0 External Programs .
  • 12.5 External Editors
  • 12.6 Doors (Online Programs)
• 13.0 Text File Section Text File Section
• 14.0 Services
• 15.0 Utility Reference
• 16.0
• 17.0 Customization
  • 17.? Text Files
• 18.0 Internet Servers
  • 18.? FTP Server FTP More
  • 18.? Web Server
    • 18.?.? PHP with Synchronet
    • 18.?.? ecWebV4 - Web Server
  • 18.? server:mail
    • 18.?.? Spam Assassian Spam Prevention
    • 18.?.? DNS Black List Spam Prevention
  • 18.? Internet Security
• 19.0 Unix/Linux
  • 19.1 Installation Instructions
  • 19.? Security
    • 19.?.? Linux non-root
    • 19.?.? Free BSD non-root
    • 19.?.? Block bot-net with Fail2Ban
• 20.0 Apendix
  • A Command Line Specifiers

• Sysop Manual Sections:
  • Sysops, 5.1 Sysop Definition, 5.2 Multiple Sysops
• Message Base Moderation

• Reference Library

• Development Update
• Development
• Linux Debugging

• Resources
• BBS Lists