by Root | Apr 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
NuSkooler has bumped ENiGMA½ BBS software in the master branch to 0.1.0-beta, and will be bumping up to version 1.0 over the next while now that he can work on it again, get PRs merged in, etc. Just a few recent highlights: FSE re-worked to support live pipe code...
by Root | Mar 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
Synchronet v3.21e has been officially released for Windows. There is a fresh installation/setup program as well as a full auto-upgrader (from v3.16+). A complete list of changes can be found here
by Root | Nov 1, 2025 | What's New
It’s hard to believe that way back in October 1997 that I came up with the concept of the Telnet BBS Guide. As you may know, the Telnet BBS Guide was not the first guide for BBSes on the Internet, but it has continued on that tradition for 28 years. Prior to the...
by Root | Oct 11, 2025 | What's New
BBS software IcyBoard has been updated to v0.1.7. IcyBoard is a possible successor to PCBoard. The goal is to be fully compatible and run on Linux/Mac/Windows. More details at their GitHub website: https://github.com/mkrueger/icy_board
by Root | Oct 11, 2025 | What's New
SyncTERM v1.7b is now available for download for Windows and Mac at https://syncterm.net . Others (Linux for example) should be built from source whenever possible. Many bug fixes and a few new features were added to this release.
by Root | Jan 19, 2025 | What's New
After three years from the previous release of Synchronet, Rob Swindell released a new version of Synchronet! Offiically called Version 3.20b, it has been in development since 2022. Finally in January 2025, we have an official release of Version 3.20! It’s...
by Root | Dec 22, 2024 | What's New
Joaquim Homrighausen at Definite Solutions (FrontDoor author) has come out of retirement and decided to “reboot” the FrontDoor project. FrontDoor, for those who don’t know, is a Fidonet/FTN mailer for BBS systems that don’t have one built-in....
by Root | Dec 22, 2023 | What's New
Jason Bock announced on December 16, 2023 that ProBoard BBS version 2.30 has been released. Details can be found at the ProBoard BBS website at https://www.proboardbbs.com/
by Root | Apr 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
I have asked for guest columns from those in the BBS Scene. Naveen Albert (author of a new software package called Lightweight BBS) has volunteered to write an article for BBS Corner. Lightweight BBS (LBBS) is a new BBS software package written in C, entirely from the...
by Root | Sep 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
BBS Sysops have been wondering how they’re able to run older 16-bit BBS software Door Games in modern Windows operating systems for a while now. Of course those who are Linux savvy will say “Just run everything in DOSEMU and that’s all you...
