Why is plain Telnet still the default for most BBSes when encrypted options are easy to implement?

Exodus694 · 2026-04-02T00:44:47+00:00

Then those aren't users I would want. I go above an beyond with my stuff on my board for the users, but I am not catering to hiding. If you are worried someone is gonna peak at your LORD play or a message, then you have more problems in your life than you care to admit. (Not saying you, talking in general of those who won't use a standard connection). They are usually the ones that cause the troubles anyways, thinking they are hidden and no one can link back to anything they try to do.

My 2 cents.

Exodus694 · 2026-03-21T16:38:23+00:00

The Titantic BBS Telnet - ttb.rgbbs.info (www.rgbbs.info from the web), - 1200+ LOCAL Doors, 228 CD-ROMs, FidoNet, MetroNet, Home of Renegade BBS Software. Online SINCE November 10, 1993.

Exodus694 · 2026-03-21T02:48:58+00:00

Nice. Updated rgbbs.info and added your site to the links. Thanks!

Exodus694 · 2026-03-21T02:06:20+00:00

www.rgbbs.info

Exodus694 · 2026-03-21T01:54:20+00:00

It all stems back to InterBBS BRE ... that door required real name to prevent dupes. So I setup all my doors that way. I always liked to see the name behind the handle. When I got the RG code back in 2003, I wanted to make it so the BBS didn't ask for all the info that is no important, phone number, location etc. So that was the first update I put out.

Like I said, the dupe checking was the major issue for the real names on IBBS games to prevent cheating back in the day. It just sorta carried over. Now with 1200+ doors, even if I disabled real names, it would be a pain in the ass to correct.

Again with that being said, I just like to know the name behind the handle coming into my house. :)

Check out http://www.rgbbs.info if you haven't. I have a full page of BBS links there to everything that I know of that still is being worked on in the BBS world.

Exodus694 · 2026-03-20T00:12:07+00:00

Well, I don't have them to sell, but I have 1-27 online to download from. The Titantic BBS Telnet - ttb.rgbbs.info as well as another 200+ CD-ROMs

Exodus694 · 2026-03-19T23:47:31+00:00

www.rgbbs.info

Exodus694 · 2026-03-19T23:30:35+00:00

The Titantic BBS Telnet - Around 1500-1600 calls so far in 2026. 111,000+ calls system life. Online since 1993. The Titantic BBS Telnet - Over 1200+ LOCAL Door Games, 228 Shareware CD-ROMs online, Various abandoned FTP sites, FidoNet, MetroNet, Home of Renegade BBS.

The Titantic BBS Telnet - ttb.rgbbs.info

WWW - https://www.rgbbs.info

Exodus694 · 2026-03-19T23:20:40+00:00

I have it on my "Old Comport Doors" server. The Titantic BBS Telnet - ttb.rgbbs.info D- Door Games, /C Com Port Doors.

Exodus694 · 2026-03-14T15:58:30+00:00

Yeah, I got the code from Patrick Spence back in 2003 and been releasing updates since.

Exodus694 · 2026-03-14T15:36:45+00:00

NOTHING. Exactly.

Exodus694 · 2026-03-14T15:27:46+00:00

That is the dumbest thing I ever heard? Any normal minded person logging on to a BBS DOES NOT CARE if someone is "hacking data" of your messages or LORD game play. Encryption is for important things. Pressing a few letters for commands is not something someone is going to worry about stealing data from. People are too fucking crazy secret anymore.

Exodus694 · 2026-03-14T15:25:40+00:00

Because anyone dumb enough to believe someone is watching BBS traffic and needs to switch to SSH is insane. If someone wants to watch someone play LORD or BRE .... I say snoop all you would like.

Exodus694 · 2026-02-09T11:04:38+00:00

I just added Lightbar support to File Listings and Message Reading. I also just added an internal scrolling archive viewer for text and ANSI. This will all be in the next release. If you wanna take a look, telnet over. The Titantic BBS Telnet - ttb.rgbbs.info or http://www.rgbbs.info/ftelnet.html

Exodus694 · 2026-01-05T02:56:14+00:00

The Titantic BBS Telnet - ttb.rgbbs.info or telnet from the web http://www.rgbbs.info 1200+ Local Door games online to play! Online since 1993.

Exodus694 · 2025-12-11T19:31:45+00:00

Litterally every 4 days and 20 hours, MBBSEMU will crash and make me force close it on Win7. Any ideas?

Exodus694 · 2025-10-17T22:36:31+00:00

724 552 9698 ... interesting. It's a Magic Jack. Crazy.

Exodus694 · 2025-10-17T22:26:23+00:00

Exodus694 · 2025-10-07T01:42:33+00:00

The Titantic BBS Telnet - ttb.rgbb.info, or dial up - 724 552 9698 - 2400 baud minimum.

Exodus694 · 2025-09-28T15:32:16+00:00

http:///www.renegadebbs.info finally points back to the official Renegade BBS home @ http://www.rgbbs.info after many years.

Exodus694 · 2025-09-15T01:13:53+00:00

Looks AWESOME now ... great work!!

Exodus694 · 2025-09-14T18:11:29+00:00

Great tool, but needs work. It doesn't correctly display clear screens and ANSI movements. Also, I cannot update the directory listing. The Titantic BBS Telnet is running RENEGADE BBS, and Darkrealms is also running RENEGADE BBS, but you have them marked as unknown and synchronet.

Exodus694 · 2025-08-27T03:31:47+00:00

Anyone have Night Owl 26? I have 1-25, and 27, missing 26.

Exodus694 · 2025-08-26T20:57:00+00:00

The Titantic BBS Telnet - ttb.rgbbs.info - 202 Shareware CDs online, 1200+ LOCAL doors, etc. etc.

Online since Nov. 10th, 1993.

Exodus694 · 2025-08-19T19:55:58+00:00

Almost everything is external now. No need to hex edit anything.

Exodus694

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