So I'm gonna put my ask out to the w0rld; those of you who run Door Game Servers - what software do you use to run the doors? dosemu? dosbox? Something else???

Here's my idea; on 2oFB, I'd like to offer a Menu where users can boot up MANY different BBS softwares... they'd all be bone stock - just to show all the various BBS softwares that were popular; Telegard, Renegade, Obv/2, iMPULSE, VBBS, Wildcat, etc etc etc.

Stretch question - is Synchronet the favored BBS software to create a 'Network'?? I could also offer it to any other BBSes that would want it.

Users could jump into a Menu and login w/ guest or create an account on any BBS software. It would be neat if I could import 2oFB local messages to each, but that might be a stretch...



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Re: 'Door Game' Networks - but..
By: paulie420 to All on Thu Feb 12 2026 06:25 pm

Here's my idea; on 2oFB, I'd like to offer a Menu where users can boot up MANY different BBS softwares... they'd all be bone stock - just to show all the various BBS softwares that were popular; Telegard, Renegade, Obv/2, iMPULSE, VBBS, Wildcat, etc etc etc.

I still have a backup of my original BBS that I ran from 1994-2000. I used RemoteAccess (for DOS) for that. A while ago, I got it set up to run as door from my current Synchronet BBS - it runs RemoteAccess as a door and you can then log into my old BBS that way. But I think there may have still been a small glitch with it, as I have that 'door' set up with sysop access so that only I can access it (for testing). It's been a while since I gave it a try, so I don't remember exatly what may have been wrong.. Maybe I just wanted to see if there was a way to automatically create user accounts in RemoteAcess & sync them so that users don't have to manually create another user account with it.

It would be cool to set up other BBS software packages that way too. BBSing is cool part of computer history. I remember a lot of BBS software packages being used for all the BBSes in my area in the early 90s.

Nightfox

Re: 'Door Game' Networks - but..
By: paulie420 to All on Thu Feb 12 2026 06:25 pm

Howdy,

Here's my idea; on 2oFB, I'd like to offer a Menu where users can boot up MANY different BBS softwares... they'd all be bone stock - just to show all the various BBS softwares that were popular; Telegard, Renegade, Obv/2, iMPULSE, VBBS, Wildcat, etc etc etc.

I've often thought of doing that too ...

Stretch question - is Synchronet the favored BBS software to create a 'Network'?? I could also offer it to any other BBSes that would want it.

Clearing Houz :) I'll host it for you if you want...

Users could jump into a Menu and login w/ guest or create an account on any BBS software. It would be neat if I could import 2oFB local messages to each, but that might be a stretch...

I've wanted to do that too. I thought it would be cool that you could dive into a BBS of choice and use it - and while I've started a couple of times on it, I've got distracted with other projects...

Part of me creating clrghouz, supporting both binkp for (internet) modern software, and EMSI/ZModem for old mailers, so I could achieve something like this.

I also was planning on building an inside network https://intus.top so that folks could connect to it easily, but it didnt run directly on the internet, so you dont have to worry (too much) about script kids, port bashing, etc.

If you want help, I'm in... I could host some of it as well if it helps...


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Here's my idea; on 2oFB, I'd like to offer a Menu where users can boot MANY different BBS softwares... they'd all be bone stock - just to show the various BBS softwares that were popular; Telegard, Renegade, Obv/2, iMPULSE, VBBS, Wildcat, etc etc etc.

I've often thought of doing that too ...

Stretch question - is Synchronet the favored BBS software to create a 'Network'?? I could also offer it to any other BBSes that would want it

Clearing Houz :) I'll host it for you if you want...

Part of me creating clrghouz, supporting both binkp for (internet) modern software, and EMSI/ZModem for old mailers, so I could achieve something like this.

If you want help, I'm in... I could host some of it as well if it
helps...

Great!! So... yea, I'm gonna keep p0king around how I'd setup many BBS softwares and if I get to that point I will 1oo% take you up on helping get their message areas linked up; 2oFB local Message Bases would be COOL, but at least linking up fsxNet to them would be the real goal.

Thanks for piping up; your software and knowledge will really help w/ the messaging side of things, deon!!

Appreciate ya - I'll revisit soon!



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On 12 Feb 2026, paulie420 said the following...

So I'm gonna put my ask out to the w0rld; those of you who run Door Game Servers - what software do you use to run the doors? dosemu? dosbox? Something else???

Paulie, I run a small door server pretty much not known by many. Do I want to become DoorParty? Hell no! Maskreet does a phenomenal job! What do I run, I run in Synchronet on a Windows 10 32bit base. Runs fine, it is basically the front end software DoorParty used to run on except no SSH tunnel.

Here's my idea; on 2oFB, I'd like to offer a Menu where users can boot
up MANY different BBS softwares... they'd all be bone stock - just to
show all the various BBS softwares that were popular; Telegard,
Renegade, Obv/2, iMPULSE, VBBS, Wildcat, etc etc etc.

Stretch question - is Synchronet the favored BBS software to create a 'Network'?? I could also offer it to any other BBSes that would want it.

Users could jump into a Menu and login w/ guest or create an account on any BBS software. It would be neat if I could import 2oFB local messages to each, but that might be a stretch...

It's a nice idea, but why set up base systems yourself? Find people running those softwares and setup a menu with Telnet dialout and let them visit other sysOp's BBS'. For example, Anachronist runs a great C-Net Amiga board, have it telnet out to his board, there are a ton of Synchro boards that are nice. Pretty much every software you have mentioned someone on here is running.. In my opinion you are not only showing what CAN be done to software, but helping out other sysOp's with calls.. If you want to get an idea on how it would work out, dial into my board at port 2300 and you will get my "Matrix" login which lists out my boards and you can choose which one you want. Error 404 does the same thing (Where do you think I got the idea?!? LOL)


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Nightfox wrote to paulie420 <=-

I still have a backup of my original BBS that I ran from 1994-2000. I used RemoteAccess (for DOS) for that. A while ago, I got it set up to
run as door from my current Synchronet BBS - it runs RemoteAccess as a door and you can then log into my old BBS that way. But I think there
may have still been a small glitch with it, as I have that 'door' set
up with sysop access so that only I can access it (for testing). It's been a while since I gave it a try, so I don't remember exatly what may have been wrong.. Maybe I just wanted to see if there was a way to automatically create user accounts in RemoteAcess & sync them so that users don't have to manually create another user account with it.

I currently run RA 2.50, selectable at the connection menu for the Looney Bin. It's the basic system I ran back in the 90's, except now its setup more as a text adventure than a full msg/files/doors system. I had thought there was a way to pass login info on the command line, but I haven't been able to find it.
I swear we did something like that back in the day when were hosting an "internet Cafe". It's fun to play with multiple systems.

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Re: Re: 'Door Game' Networks - but..
By: Greyhawk to Nightfox on Sat Feb 14 2026 12:11 am

I currently run RA 2.50, selectable at the connection menu for the Looney Bin. It's the basic system I ran back in the 90's, except now its setup more as a text adventure than a full msg/files/doors system. I had thought there was a way to pass login info on the command line, but I haven't been able to find it. I swear we did something like that back in the day when were hosting an "internet Cafe". It's fun to play with multiple systems.

In the 90s, I was also using FrontDoor as a mailer for a little bit, since I had joined FidoNet. FrontDoor answered the modem, and then ran RA with some connection information on the command line. I only had it pass things like the modem connection speed, etc., as that's all that was needed at the time, but I thought there was a way to pass user information as well.

Nightfox

It's a nice idea, but why set up base systems yourself? Find people running those softwares and setup a menu with Telnet dialout and let
them visit other sysOp's BBS'. For example, Anachronist runs a great
C-Net Amiga board, have it telnet out to his board, there are a ton of Synchro boards that are nice. Pretty much every software you have mentioned someone on here is running.. In my opinion you are not only showing what CAN be done to software, but helping out other sysOp's with calls.. If you want to get an idea on how it would work out, dial into
my board at port 2300 and you will get my "Matrix" login which lists out my boards and you can choose which one you want. Error 404 does the same thing (Where do you think I got the idea?!? LOL)

You know, thats a pretty good idea/spin on what I was thinking of... hmmmmm. I'd have to make sure the BBSes I link to are still 'alive' come months, years down the road - but that would be easy enough. I could even build in a 'fix' for each software type. (Backup BBSes.)

I'll have to give that a good think. Thanks for the brainstorm. :P



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Hello paulie420,

12 Feb 26 18:25, you wrote to All:

So I'm gonna put my ask out to the w0rld; those of you who run Door
Game Servers - what software do you use to run the doors? dosemu?
dosbox? Something else???

Here's my idea; on 2oFB, I'd like to offer a Menu where users can boot
up MANY different BBS softwares... they'd all be bone stock - just to
show all the various BBS softwares that were popular; Telegard,
Renegade, Obv/2, iMPULSE, VBBS, Wildcat, etc etc etc.

don't forget Maximus ;)

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On 15 Feb 2026, paulie420 said the following...

You know, thats a pretty good idea/spin on what I was thinking of... hmmmmm. I'd have to make sure the BBSes I link to are still 'alive' come months, years down the road - but that would be easy enough. I could
even build in a 'fix' for each software type. (Backup BBSes.)

I'll have to give that a good think. Thanks for the brainstorm. :P

Anytime.. My problem is I have a lot of ideas, but never get them down on the boards..! LOL


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Re: Re: 'Door Game' Networks - but..
By: paulie420 to deon on Fri Feb 13 2026 06:21 pm

Howdy,

Here's my idea; on 2oFB, I'd like to offer a Menu where users can boot MANY different BBS softwares... they'd all be bone stock - just to show the various BBS softwares that were popular; Telegard, Renegade, Obv/2, iMPULSE, VBBS, Wildcat, etc etc etc.

So, I've been chipping away at how to do this the last couple of weeks as time permitted.

I've done a couple of things:

* I've setup a (public) "inside" network to host BBSes, so they are a level behind the public internet (making extra work for script kiddies, port probes, etc). Details of that is at https://intus.top

I need to make a DNS service easy to use, because domain names are easier than IPv6 addresses. (and since is an inside net, I'm using my own TLD .bbs).

Anybody can join intus if they want...

* I've build a docker image, that boots QEMU/486 (for DOS bbs's) which appears to work well.

The image is based around two disks - C: for the OS, and I have a MS-DOS 6.22 image and a FreeDOS 1.4 image, and D: drive for the BBS/frontend mailer/tosser, etc.

The benefit of FreeDOS, is that it will also connect to TCP/IP which might be an option to get mail via a HTTP API call (which clrghouz can do).

Without TCP/IP, tcpser connects to a tty0tty null modem device that should enable an EMSI mailer to be in front to get mail, or just to connect directly to the BBS.

The D: drive is for the BBS software and accompanying software, and by using docker, all I need to do is boot a container from the image, and provide it a C: drive and D: drive. (We'll that's the plan...)

The first setup I created is my 1995 BBS (which I found the backups for a couple of years ago), running Ezycom v1.1 and Portal of Power - and its up and running at 303:d1a0:fc6e:83d8::23 port 2301 as it was when I shut it down in the 90s - old users are there too, except no mail, games nor files :(.

I plan on finding some other BBS softwares and boot them up (if anything to try them out as I never did in the 90s) - and leave them running so others can jump on if they are curious.

I'd probably use Sync to be a "BBS server" (aka door server) that could frontend access to them if I run a few.

If anybody wants to run some old software, let me know, happy to host it or setup access to my VM so you can run some as well...


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So, I've been chipping away at how to do this the last couple of weeks
as time permitted.

I've done a couple of things:

* I've setup a (public) "inside" network to host BBSes, so they are a level behind the public internet (making extra work for script kiddies, port probes, etc). Details of that is at https://intus.top

I need to make a DNS service easy to use, because domain names are
easier than IPv6 addresses. (and since is an inside net, I'm using my
own TLD .bbs).

Anybody can join intus if they want...

* I've build a docker image, that boots QEMU/486 (for DOS bbs's) which appears to work well.

The image is based around two disks - C: for the OS, and I have a MS-DOS 6.22 image and a FreeDOS 1.4 image, and D: drive for the BBS/frontend mailer/tosser, etc.

The benefit of FreeDOS, is that it will also connect to TCP/IP which
might be an option to get mail via a HTTP API call (which clrghouz can do).

Without TCP/IP, tcpser connects to a tty0tty null modem device that
should enable an EMSI mailer to be in front to get mail, or just to connect directly to the BBS.

The D: drive is for the BBS software and accompanying software, and by using docker, all I need to do is boot a container from the image, and provide it a C: drive and D: drive. (We'll that's the plan...)

The first setup I created is my 1995 BBS (which I found the backups for a couple of years ago), running Ezycom v1.1 and Portal of Power - and its
up and running at 303:d1a0:fc6e:83d8::23 port 2301 as it was when I shut it down in the 90s - old users are there too, except no mail, games nor files :(.

I plan on finding some other BBS softwares and boot them up (if anything to try them out as I never did in the 90s) - and leave them running so others can jump on if they are curious.

I'd probably use Sync to be a "BBS server" (aka door server) that could frontend access to them if I run a few.

If anybody wants to run some old software, let me know, happy to host it or setup access to my VM so you can run some as well...

w0w; nice work, man... reading about intus.top - and it sounds like you have a platform for all MS-DOS platformed BBS Software here.

Interesting - are you gonna lean it up as time permits???



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Re: Re: 'Door Game' Networks - but..
By: paulie420 to deon on Mon Mar 09 2026 06:45 pm

Howdy,

w0w; nice work, man... reading about intus.top - and it sounds like you have a platform for all MS-DOS platformed BBS Software here.

Yup, and obviously linux stuff as well...

In fact with QEMU, I think it can do other architectures, just not sure how good?

Interesting - are you gonna lean it up as time permits???

"lean it up"? Whatcha talkin' bout Willis?


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Interesting - are you gonna lean it up as time permits???

"lean it up"? Whatcha talkin' bout Willis?

I meant - are you going to put this idea, a BBS Software 'Door' system up @ your BBS or some domain.com:port??

... I had momentarily taken Bucko's suggestion of just using other active BBSes that are currently running - but I stopped because I was trying to add ALL BBS softwares, but the C=, Atari, etc etc NON-ANSi/ASCII ones won't look correct when users are logged into my bbs.

Your 'platform' sounds really awesome, and while I'm not suggesting that you do something you weren't trying to do before, but you mentioned that you started... I still want to offer all the MS-DOS and ANSi/ASCII compatible BBS softwares at some point - and am willing to build/host, I was just asking if you were gonna continue with this project.



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Re: Re: 'Door Game' Networks - but..
By: paulie420 to deon on Tue Mar 10 2026 06:52 pm

Howdy,

I meant - are you going to put this idea, a BBS Software 'Door' system up @ your BBS or some domain.com:port??

... I had momentarily taken Bucko's suggestion of just using other active BBSes that are currently running - but I stopped because I was trying to add ALL BBS softwares, but the C=, Atari, etc etc NON-ANSi/ASCII ones won't look correct when users are logged into my bbs.

So yes...

I'm in mixed mind as to whether to have them all directly accessible - so you can connect to the right "port" to get to the experience that you want to get to, and/or having them accessible via a single frontend - that behaves like a door server...

For systems that are not DOS/ASCII/ANSI directly accessible might be the desired approach, given the frontend may not know how to present those systems that are not DOS/ASCII/ANSI...

So maybe both?

But as you suggest, I wouldnt mind "trying" to host non DOS/ASCII/ANSI systems as well, so maybe a proxy frontend (which should be easy) that speaks the clients rendering characters, with a like set of targets (amiga client to amiga BBSes, etc)

But as to directly access via the public internet - maybe not, via intus (which is yggdrasil) just to reduce the bots that might tie up nodes, since many of these BBSes might be single node only.

Connecting to intus is not difficult, and happy to help make it easier if I can...

(Just moving stuff around, so that clrghouz can join the intus network, since the plan is to feed those systems mail from it, if it's not too much effort.)


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