ANetBBS Changelog

Versions are internal build numbers. Public releases are tagged
separately. Current release: v1.0b2.33 (July 2026). Full release: August 1 2026.

v1.0a2.229 — Font licensing: NOTICE file + CSS attribution comments (June 2026)

• LICENSE: Added NOTICE file at project root documenting the IBM VGA font as a
  CC BY-SA 4.0 third-party component with full attribution to VileR / int10h.org.
• LICENSE: Added anetbbs/static/fonts/LICENSE.txt co-located with the font file,
  including attribution, source URL, license URL, and derivative-work note.
• CSS: Both theme stylesheets now carry an inline attribution comment above the
  @font-face rule (author, source, license, conversion note).
• The font file is served as a static asset at /static/fonts/Ac437_IBM_VGA_9x16.woff
  satisfying the CC BY-SA requirement that derivative distributions make the file
  available; the original pack and TTFs remain free at https://int10h.org/oldschool-pc-fonts/.

v1.0a2.228 — IBM VGA CP437 font in VOID SIGNAL and HACKERS themes (June 2026)

• FEATURE: Authentic IBM VGA 9×16 font (Ac437_IBM_VGA_9x16.woff) bundled in
  anetbbs/static/fonts/ and wired into both the VOID SIGNAL (enhanced) and
  HACKERS (1995) web themes.
• The font (VGA437) is declared via @font-face and placed first in the
  font-family stack everywhere Share Tech Mono was previously used — body text,
  nav items, card content, form fields, message bodies, RSS articles, etc.
• Share Tech Mono and Courier New remain as fallbacks so the theme degrades
  gracefully if the font file can't load.
• Bitmap font rendering is sharpened with -webkit-font-smoothing: none; font-smooth: never
  on body so the VGA pixels stay crisp rather than blurry.
• Orbitron headings (h1–h6, .navbar-brand, .bbs-header h1/h2) are exempted from
  the no-smoothing rule so the vector heading font still anti-aliases correctly.
• Font requested by Firehawke. Font file from the Ultimate Oldschool PC Font Pack
  (int10h.org).

v1.0a2.227 — install.sh: libsixel-bin optional package (June 2026)

• INSTALL: Added libsixel-bin as an optional install component (provides img2sixel).
  The installer now asks "Install libsixel-bin for sixel images in terminal RSS reader?"
  and installs the correctly-named package for apt (libsixel-bin), dnf/yum (libsixel),
  and pacman (libsixel). Without it the terminal RSS reader falls back to text-only.
• DOCS: docs/INSTALL.md updated with the sudo apt install -y libsixel-bin note under
  optional packages.

v1.0a2.226 — RSS terminal fixes: PgUp/PgDn, arrow char encoding, sixel detection (June 2026)

• FIX: PgUp / PgDn keys not working in lightbar and pager — root cause: reader.read(6)
  returns fewer bytes than requested on a live stream, so the 5~ / 6~ suffix of the
  VT sequence was fragmented. Rewrote read_key_arrow() to consume CSI sequences one
  byte at a time until the VT final byte (0x40–0x7E), which handles any fragmentation.
• FIX: ?? appearing in hint lines — Unicode ↑↓ arrows (U+2191/U+2193) don't survive
  the session's CP437/latin-1 encoding. Replaced with plain ASCII Up/Dn.
• FIX: Sixel detection now checks img2sixel presence first (fast-path false if missing),
  and increases the DA1 response read timeout from 250 ms to 1500 ms to cover higher-
  latency links. The sixel path is still silently skipped if the tool is absent.
• NOTE: Sixel images in terminal require img2sixel installed on the BBS server
  (sudo apt install libsixel-bin). SyncTERM does support sixel; detection reads
  the DA1 primary device attributes response for the sixel capability flag.

v1.0a2.225 — RSS Reader overhaul: web images + lightbar terminal (June 2026)

Web:
- FEATURE: Feed item lists (/rss/<id> and /rss/all) now show thumbnail images
extracted from feed enclosures, media:thumbnail, or the first <img> in the article body.
- FEATURE: Item titles are proper hyperlinks to the article detail page; "Original" button
opens the source URL in a new tab.
- FEATURE: Article reader (/rss/item/<id>) shows a full-width hero image, sanitized HTML
body (via bleach), and Newer / Older navigation within the same feed.
- FEATURE: Feed index groups feeds by category in a card grid.
- FEATURE: Paginator on feed and river pages shows page numbers instead of just «/».
- FIX: bleach now sanitizes content_html before rendering (raw HTML injection removed).
- FIX: River (/rss/all) now filters by min_access_level (previously skipped the check).

Terminal:
- FEATURE: Feed list and item list both use an arrow-key lightbar scroller (↑↓ PgUp PgDn
Home End — no Enter needed to navigate).
- FEATURE: Article body is now a scrollable pager (↑↓ PgUp PgDn Home End Q). Full HTML
body is rendered as plain text via an inline HTML→text converter; previously only the
summary field was shown.
- FEATURE: Sixel image rendering in article view — if the terminal reports sixel support
(DA1 response) and img2sixel is on PATH, the article hero image is displayed before
the body. Gracefully skipped for non-sixel terminals or missing tool.
- FEATURE: M in both feed list and item list marks all items read without leaving the
lightbar.
- FEATURE: Unread counts on the feed list now use two aggregated SQL queries instead of
an N+1 per-feed count loop.
- FIX: River now applies min_access_level filter (previously showed all active feeds).
- MODEL: RssItem.image_url (VARCHAR 1000, nullable) — auto-migrated; populated by poller
from media:thumbnail, media:content, enclosures, or first <img> in HTML body.

v1.0a2.224 — Terminal compose echomail: network-first selection (June 2026)

• UX: Terminal echomail compose (E → C) now mirrors the reading flow — choose a network,
  then choose an area within that network, then compose. Previously showed a flat list of
  all areas across all networks.
• Areas in the compose picker are grouped by category with ── Group ── headers, same as
  the read flow. B=back returns to the network chooser; Q cancels at any point.
• Access controls (sysop-only, min_access_level) applied to both the network area-count
  display and the per-network area list.

v1.0a2.223 — ANotherNetwork QWK node self-registration; terminal echomail crash fix (June 2026)

• FIX: Terminal echomail crash "Menu action failed" — FG['cyn'] key does not exist;
  corrected to FG['cyan'] in both the network chooser and per-network area list.
• FEATURE: QWK node self-registration via BBS terminal (Option B).
  From E → Echomail Networks, sysops type A to apply for an ANotherNetwork QWK node.
  Wizard collects BBS name, desired packet ID (validated unique), sysop name, email,
  BBS address, and notes. Saves as a pending QWKNodeRequest.
• FEATURE: Hub admin review queue at Admin → Hub → Node Requests.
  Approve creates a QWKNode with a 16-char auto-generated password.
  Deny with optional reason. Hub dashboard shows pending count badge.
• FEATURE: Approved/denied status shown to applicant on their next visit to the
  echomail networks terminal screen, including credentials for approved nodes.
• MODEL: New QWKNodeRequest table (auto-migrated).

v1.0a2.222 — Echomail network-first browsing; web + terminal (June 2026)

• UX: /echomail/ is now a network chooser — one card per network with type, area count, unread badge.
• NEW: /echomail/network/<id> — per-network area list grouped by category; area cards with
  unread count, message count, quick Enter / Next Unread / Compose buttons.
• FIX: "All Areas" back button on area pages replaced with "← [Network Name]" to the network view.
• TERMINAL: Echomail menu now shows network list first; selecting a network shows areas grouped by
  category with ── Group ── headers; B=back returns to network list.

v1.0a2.221 — Echomail bulk area management; network-first UI (June 2026)

• UX: Echomail "Manage Areas" now shows a network chooser first (card grid with area stats).
• NEW: Per-network area view — areas grouped by category, individual toggles and edit/delete.
• NEW: Bulk action toolbar — select All/None/Active/Subscribed, then apply one action to all:
  Set Active/Inactive, Subscribe/Unsubscribe, Set Active+Subscribed, Set/Clear Sysop-Only,
  Set Access Level, Delete Selected.
• FIX: All per-row and per-network actions (toggle, rescan, AreaFix, QWK quick-add, bulk import)
  now redirect back to the correct network's area list rather than the global chooser.
• MOVED: AreaFix quick panel and QWK quick-add panel now live in the per-network view.

v1.0a2.220 — ANotherNetwork QWK/FTP seeded; 26 conference areas (June 2026)

• FEATURE: ANotherNetwork (QWK) seeded alongside BinkP — FTP transport, hub ID ANET.
  FTP to bbs.a-net.fyi with your packet ID: download ANET.qwk, upload .rep.
• NEW: FTP server authenticates QWK nodes by packet_id/password (Hub Management → QWK Nodes).
  QWK packet generated fresh on login; .rep processed + fanned out to BinkP nodes on upload.
• NEW: echomail/qwk_hub_ftp.py — packet builder, REP importer, tosser integration.
• EXPANDED: ANotherNetwork areas grown from 5 to 26 across 8 named groups (General, Technology,
  BBS Scene, Retro, Hobby, Trading, Data, SysOp, Test).
• MODEL: EchoArea.category field added (VARCHAR 80, nullable); auto-migrated.

v1.0a2.219 — ANotherNetwork Zone 1200 seeded; nodelist endpoint (June 2026)

• FEATURE: ANotherNetwork (Zone 1200) seeded on every fresh install.
  Five echo areas pre-created: ANN.GENERAL, ANN.SYSOP, ANN.TEST, ANN.BBSDEV, ANN.RETRO.
  Network is inactive by default; sysop enters their assigned address and password
  to activate. Hub: bbs.a-net.fyi at 1200:1/1.
• NEW: Public nodelist endpoint at /admin/echomail/hub/nodelist — serves the
  current ANotherNetwork NODELIST (FTS-5000 format, plain text) without requiring login.
  Filename: NODELIST.NNN (day of year). Includes all active registered BinkP nodes.

v1.0a2.218 — Hub mode: BinkP hub + QWK hub (June 2026)

• FEATURE: ANetBBS can now act as an echomail hub (not just a leaf node).
• NEW: BinkP hub — register downstream nodes; per-node echo area subscriptions;
  outbound hold queue fanned out to subscribers on every BinkP connection.
• NEW: Areafix robot now handles per-node subscriptions for downstream peers
  separately from the global EchoArea.is_subscribed flag.
• NEW: QWK hub — HTTP endpoints for node download (/qwkhub/<id>.qwk) and
  upload (/qwkhub/<id>.rep); per-node conference subscriptions with
  high-water mark tracking; configurable hub system ID via QWK_HUB_ID setting.
• NEW: Hub tosser (echomail/tosser.py) — automatic fan-out to downstream
  BinkP nodes for all inbound messages (BinkP listener, QWK hub, upstream poll).
• NEW: Admin → Echomail → Hub Management — full CRUD for BinkP and QWK nodes,
  area subscriptions, catchup, hold queue viewer.
• NEW: generate_nodelist() in echomail/nodelist.py for hub operators.
• Admin navbar: new "Hub Management" link under Echomail.

v1.0a2.217 — Pre-beta audit: bug fixes + doc corrections (June 2026)

• FIX: Private message bodies were always blank — template referenced wrong model
  field name. PM read view, thread sidebar previews, and Quote Reply pre-fill all
  affected. Fixed in template and compose view.
• FIX: File area storage path no longer visible to regular users; shown to admins only.
• FIX: Synchronet compat doc table now scrolls horizontally on narrow screens instead
  of overflowing the page container.
• DOC: Install commands corrected to current format throughout all doc pages.
• DOC: Stale draft notes and outdated version references corrected.
• DOC: Raspberry Pi 3 confirmed working; hardware table and recommendations updated.
• DOC: DSR references removed from Image Galleries doc.
• DOC: Network list updated (tqwNet + zer0net).
• DOC: Incorrect systemd service name corrected in PORTS.md.

v1.0a2.216 — Clean shutdown fix + socket.send() suppression (June 2026)

• FIX: anetbbs service no longer gets SIGKILLed by systemd on restart. SSH keepalive
  was awaiting create_future() (never resolves) so SIGTERM could not stop it. It now
  waits on a proper asyncio.Event that the signal handler sets — process exits cleanly
  within ~1 second of SIGTERM.
• FIX: socket.send() raised exception journal spam suppressed. pyftpdlib uses asyncore;
  its WARNING-level log fires on every SCC health-check probe (connect-and-close to port 21).
  asyncore logger now set to ERROR in main.py alongside the existing asyncssh suppression.

v1.0a2.215 — BinkP service + AKA admin move (June 2026)

• FR: BinkP inbound listener (anetbbs.echomail.binkp_server) now installed as a
  separate systemd service (anetbbs-binkp), visible in the Service Control Center
  with port probe on 24554, restart/stop/start buttons, and journal log access.
• FR: FTN AKA management moved from the profile dropdown to Admin → Echomail config.
  Accessible via the "FTN AKAs" button on the Echomail Admin dashboard. The old
  /profile/akas URL redirects to the new location.