• ANetBBS v1.1.0 is out now!

    From BBS ( /u/a-net-online_lol https://www.reddit.com/user/a-net-online_lol ) to All on Wed Sep 23 08:15:24 2026

    # ANetBBS v1.1.0 - Now w/ uMRC support(uMRC by Codefenix of ConChaos BBS) ANetBBS is a modern take on the classic Bulletin Board System - combining traditional BBS features with the web, modern networking, real-time chat, FidoNet, door games, and multiple front-ends.
    ## 💬 MESSAGING
    - Local message boards - categories, threading, quote-reply, voting, full-text search
    - FidoNet netmail + echomail over BinkP, full kludge support, AreaFix in/out
    - Hub mode - run your own BinkP echomail hub and QWK hub for downstream nodes - AnotherNetwork (Zone 1200) - ANetBBS's own echomail network, 26 areas + 9 TIC file-echoes
    - DOVE-Net QWK support - REP upload, CONTROL.DAT auto-create
    - Private messages + Inter-BBS Instant Messaging (MSP / RFC 1312)
    - Full CP437 + ANSI rendering in every message body
    ## 🎮 DOORS & GAMES
    - Game Center - 21 built-in browser games; no telnet client or setup required - Meadowlark Valley - an original co-op town & farm builder sim
    - ANetDarkForces - a 10-sector raycaster FPS, right in the browser
    - DOSBox bridge, Mystic `.mps/.mpy` doors, Synchronet `.js` doors
    - Native binary doors - DOOR.SYS, DOOR32.SYS, DORINFO, CHAIN.TXT, SFDOORS.DAT - rlogin door bridge to remote game servers - A-Net's own server included
    ## 📚 WIKI, RSS & FILES
    - Full collaborative wiki - Markdown, cross-links, revision history, search
    - 52 seeded pages covering every corner of the BBS
    - Built-in RSS reader/aggregator - web viewer or terminal
    - Per-area file bases, TIC ingest + hatching, auto-extracted descriptions
    - Optional ClamAV virus scan on every upload
    - Web image gallery + terminal viewer (chafa / sixel)
    - Postcards - compose retro CP437 art, share a link or a PNG
    ## 💬 MRC CHAT
    - WebSocket bridge to the global MRC network - one shared BBS-level hub connection
    - Web + terminal MRC chat sharing rooms and a single trust identity
    - Full slash-command roster, tab-completion, u/mentions, ANSI-aware word-wrap - Native `umrc-client` support - point uMRC straight at your own bridge ***uMRC by Codefenix of ConChaos BBS*** https://ConChaos.synchro.net https://github.com/codefenix-dev/uMRC
    ## 🖥️ FRONT-ENDS
    - Web, Telnet, SSH, rlogin, FTP - all sharing one user database
    - PETSCII (C64/128) support - dedicated menus, XMODEM, real hardware tested
    - Live `"X just logged in/out"` presence alerts across every front-end
    - Watch It Live - a public, no-login real-time activity page
    ## 🛠️ SYSOP TOOLS
    - ANetBBS Pulse - mobile status dashboard; installs to your phone's home screen
    - `anetbbs-cfg` - full-screen terminal admin tool, near-full web-admin parity - `anetbbs-monitor` - live node monitor with a kick action, no browser needed - Auto-social-posting queue for leaderboard scores & BBS milestones
    - 10 built-in achievement badges - sysop-extensible
    ## 🌐 CONNECT TODAY
    **Web:** https://bbs.a-net.fyi
    **Telnet:** `bbs.a-net.fyi:2233`
    **SSH:** `bbs.a-net.fyi:2234`
    **FTP:** `bbs.a-net.fyi:21`
    **IRC:** `irc.a-net.online:6667`
    Channel: `#ANetBBS`
    SSL: Port `6697`
    **FTN Echo:** AnotherNetwork, Zone 1200 - `1200:1/1`
    **Sysop:** StingRay
    ## 💾 OPEN SOURCE
    ANetBBS is open source:
    https://github.com/anetonline/ANetBBS
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    Built for people who remember what BBSing was - and for people who want to see what a BBS can be in 2026.
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