A-Net Online's ANetBBS Software
A-Net Online ANetBBS is a modern BBS in the FidoNet / Synchronet tradition — message boards, file libraries, door games (Trade Wars, LORD), inter-BBS chat, and federation with other ANetBBS systems. Sign up for a free account or dial in over telnet / SSH / rlogin.
23 active members · 37 posts · 6 boards · Sysop: StingRay
Edit: I played with the interval. I made it so each network polls at a different time. I got thinkin...
by Night Stalker in ANetBBS DiscussionCan't seem to find any info about this and I dont understand why.. --8<--- fsxnet 2026-07-06 21:...
by Night Stalker in ANetBBS DiscussionStingRay wrote: > I have it running on a Pi3 - that is what all the testing is done on first. Did y...
by Night Stalker in ANetBBS DiscussionOkay, I saw your comment on Facebook. Any issues/bugs/concerns should be reported to a-net-online@pr...
by StingRay in ANetBBS DiscussionI was using the Legacy Raspbian 32bit on my RPi 3. It could not determine what the OS was until I ma...
by Night Stalker in ANetBBS DiscussionI have it running on a Pi3 - that is what all the testing is done on first. Did you follow the Pi in...
by StingRay in ANetBBS DiscussionI have it working pretty much flawlessly on Fedora 44 .. it failed to install on my RPi 3 with Raspb...
by Night Stalker in ANetBBS Discussionaloxecorton wrote: > Hi, > > Ran a TAG dial up BBS about 35 years ago and have been keeping an ...
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by StingRay in AnnouncementsOh that is awesome!! Welcome back! Beta releases this WED! July 1st. Lots of cool things coming d...
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The X-League connects players from multiple BBSes into one shared game world. Each board exchanges game data on a set schedule, and BinkP handles the transfers between systems. This lets players compete, ally, and battle across boards—while staying on their home BBS. If you have any questions on how to join an InterBBS league PLEASE let me know as I'll be more than happy to help! Note, we have an X-League Discord as well for any x-league memebers or sysops just looking to join. Questions can be sent to xbit.bbs[at]protonmail.com.
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ANetBBS v1.0 Beta — Released July 1, 2026 A Modern Full-Stack BBS for Linux and Raspberry Pi After months of alpha testing, ANetBBS hits Beta. Open source BBS software that bridges the classic BBS experience with modern technology — one install wizard handles everything. FRONT-ENDS Five access methods. One user database. One admin panel. · Web (Flask + SocketIO) · Telnet · SSH · rlogin · FTP — serves every file area; earns the FTN nodelist IFC flag. Anonymous + authenticated access. Optional FTPS using your Let's Encrypt cert. NETWORKING · FidoNet BinkP — full peer node, inbound + outbound sessions, AreaFix robot, TIC file ingest + hatching · FidoNet netmail — MSGID, REPLY, INTL, CHRS, TZUTC, FMPT/TOPT, PID kludges; per-user AKAs; drafts · DOVE-Net QWK — fetch + REP upload, CONTROL.DAT area auto-create, conf# mapping · MRC chat — web + terminal; shared BBS-level connection so web and terminal users share rooms in real time · MSP / RFC 1312 inter-BBS instant messaging with Synchronet sbbsimsg.lst directory + SYSTAT responder · Local boards — categories, sticky/lock, threading, quote-reply, search, voting, ANSI banners, moderators · Private messages · CP437/ANSI in every message body DOORS & GAMES · LORD (Legend of the Red Dragon) pre-installed — plays out of the box, no Synchronet required · Synchronet .js doors via jsexec or Node.js shim · DOSBox door bridge (DOSBox-staging / dosbox-x / vanilla) TCP nullmodem to user PTY · Mystic Pascal Script (.mps) and Mystic Python (.mpy) · Native binary doors: DOOR.SYS / DOOR32.SYS / DORINFO · In-browser DOS gaming — DOOM and Duke Nukem 3D (shareware, included) playable right in the web browser via EmulatorJS/dosbox_pure — full CGA + AdLib/SB16 · ANetIRC — IRC client door (pure Python, asyncio) · ANetSIMS — BBS management sim door game · BotWars — multiplayer robot combat door game · Red Dragon Quest 3 (RDQ3) — Mystic Python RPG door WEB & SYSOP TOOLS · 80×25 web terminal pinned to CGA palette — doors draw exactly as they did in 1993 · ANSI art rendering throughout (CP437 box-draw, 16-color SGR → HTML spans, cursor-position aware) · Collaborative wiki at /wiki/ — 41 seeded help pages, [[Page]] cross-links, revision history, unified diffs, revert, full-text search, recent changes, wanted/orphan · Built-in RSS reader — BBS-scene feeds + any custom feeds · Image galleries — paginated thumbnail grid, modal viewer, drag-and-drop multi-file upload from admin · Personal pages · Scheduled events · Theme builder — custom CSS themes, live preview · NodeSpy — multinode who's-online with real-time display · Full sysop admin panel — no config file editing required for day-to-day operation · Service Control Center — per-service CPU + memory stats · BBS directory browser with live who's-online queries · Finger server (RFC 1288) · MSP loopback self-test FILES · Per-area file bases with sysop/user/none upload perms · Auto-extract descriptions from FILE_ID.DIZ, README, DESCRIPT.ION inside zip/tar/7z/rar/lha archives · TIC ingest from FTN peers + outbound hatching · Optional ClamAV virus scan on upload SECURITY · Auto-ban — rate limit trips permanently write to IP Bans · IP whitelist — bypass all ban + country checks · GeoIP country blocking via ip-api.com (free, no key) cached in-memory 1 hour, fails open on lookup errors · fail2ban configs included (nginx 429 on /auth/login) · Wiki edit gate — configurable min posts + account age · New User Verification (NUV) — email or sysop approval INSTALL Runs on any 64-bit Linux or Raspberry Pi (3B+ and newer). The install wizard handles all dependencies: Python venv, systemd units, ufw firewall rules, nginx reverse proxy, and optional Let's Encrypt SSL — no manual config needed. tar xzf ANetBBS-v1.0beta.tar.gz cd ANetBBS-v1.0beta sudo bash install.sh Source + downloads: https://github.com/anetonline/ANetBBS Live demo: bbs.a-net.fyi Telnet · SSH · Web: https://bbs.a-net.fyi Issues, feedback, and pull requests welcome on GitHub. By StingRay / A-Net Online https://github.com/anetonline/ANetBBS
Posted 2026-06-26This site and software is under current development and live testing. You might experience "bugs" bleeps, resets, who knows? :) Or, maybe nothing happens and it all works perfectly!!! Probably not...... lol =:-) If you are here reading this, thanks for stopping by!
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