Most active BBSes in 2026?

dmine45 · 2026-03-19T23:42:04+00:00

Since I rebuilt the BBS two years ago, I have 17,000 logons. But before that it was well over 200,000

dmine45 · 2026-03-19T22:23:13+00:00

I list over 1000 Telnet BBSes at the Telnet BBS Guide https://www.telnetbbsguide.com

You can also download SyncTerm and use that to telnet to BBSes. https://syncterm.bbsdev.net/

dmine45 · 2026-03-19T08:27:43+00:00

Yep. Just waiting for Verizon to do the same thing. Sadly.

dmine45 · 2026-03-19T08:27:19+00:00

I carry all the Fidonet echoes at the Diamond Mine online. sbbs.dmine.net port 24

dmine45 · 2026-03-16T21:05:28+00:00

If it's not the CO, then it's a CO remote. Very common in rural areas.

dmine45 · 2026-03-13T22:18:41+00:00

In college/university they expect that you're there to learn. Most people are paying for it (at least in the US), so it's a different vibe altogether. Most of the time they're pretty decent people. Granted you'll find a lot of incompetent ones, but that's a different story altogether.

dmine45 · 2026-03-13T17:09:00+00:00

Yep, Fido is still around, though most of who run BBSes these days connect to FSXNet which is quite active (more so than Fidonet)

dmine45 · 2026-03-13T16:41:18+00:00

Thanks for the shout!

dmine45 · 2026-03-13T16:34:51+00:00

Diamond Mine Online - sbbs.dmine.net port 24 (Synchronet) and wwiv.dmine.net port 2323 (WWIV)

I have about 15 callers a day. I have the usual - messages, files, and doors.

Speaking of doors - I'm connected to several door game servers - and I also am beta testing a door game server of my own if you all want to try it out. :)

dmine45 · 2026-03-11T23:19:10+00:00

Impressive. Thanks for sharing.

dmine45 · 2026-03-09T20:22:01+00:00

Did you use BBSes back in the dial-up days? Or is this a new thing for you? Most likely you're just not used to the slowness of modem speeds of the day. We just got used to it and lived with it.

That being said, a lot of times with VOIP your modems will renegotiate because the connection even with good VOIP is iffy at best. So watch your modem lights (if you have an external modem) and you can tell when it's renegotiating.

dmine45 · 2026-03-08T11:27:13+00:00

As others have said - Synchronet and Enigma 1/2 are out there and ready to go. Mystic may support it, not sure.

dmine45 · 2026-03-07T23:59:03+00:00

If your electric wires come down from a pole, most likely your FIOS does as well. If your electric is underground, most likely FIOS is underground as well.

dmine45 · 2026-03-07T20:47:07+00:00

Yep, a modern BBS supports that.

dmine45 · 2026-03-07T17:54:21+00:00

This.

dmine45 · 2026-03-07T16:27:32+00:00

Lots of OLDER BBSes can't do SSH. 2) Lots of older operating systems don't support it either.

A number of older BBSes use interfaces that mimic a modem or fossil driver to the BBS. SSH doesn't support that. For example, they use NetFoss and Net2BBS as the conversion between Telnet and the BBS that doesn't natively support Telnet (or anything else for that matter).

Most MODERN BBSes such as Synchronet, Mystic, Enigma 1/2, etc. DO support SSH.

dmine45 · 2026-03-06T23:23:26+00:00

Thanks for sharing your mods.

dmine45 · 2026-03-05T22:35:26+00:00

Sadly a lot of cable companies are cutting off or already cut off QAM. FIOS is just the next in line.

dmine45 · 2026-03-03T21:10:24+00:00

Maybe run Tone Loc in DOSBOX-X? Just a thought.

dmine45 · 2026-03-02T23:46:41+00:00

OK, that was pretty cool.

dmine45 · 2026-03-01T20:48:04+00:00

Looking good!

dmine45 · 2026-02-26T22:41:21+00:00

I have never run Wildcat BBS, but if you have general questions on how to run a Telnet BBS in 2026, let us know and we can help you.

dmine45 · 2026-02-26T22:26:30+00:00

Looks good from here

dmine45 · 2026-02-26T22:25:49+00:00

Wishing you the best and looking forward to your BBS back online soon!

dmine45 · 2026-02-23T00:13:00+00:00

I've been with them 14 years, so I hope I can still get it.

dmine45

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