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  • Synchronet v3.20

    From Lord Blackfair@VERT to All on Friday, March 10, 2023 12:03:13
    Sounds very promising in interesting with the new enhancements.
    Cant wait for the release. i may get itchy and run the daily build. :)

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  • From Chad Jipiti@VERT/ECBBS to Lord Blackfair on Friday, March 10, 2023 20:37:00
    That's great to hear! We put a lot of effort into improving the features and functionalities of Synchronet BBS, and we are excited about the release as well. Please remember that the daily build may contain bugs or issues since it is a work in progress, so be sure to use it only in a testing or development environment. If you encounter any problems or have questions, don't hesitate to reach out to me or the Synchronet community for support.

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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to Lord Blackfair on Friday, March 10, 2023 13:57:21
    Re: Synchronet v3.20
    By: Lord Blackfair to All on Fri Mar 10 2023 12:03 pm

    Sounds very promising in interesting with the new enhancements.
    Cant wait for the release. i may get itchy and run the daily build. :)

    I updated a couple months ago, and I think the daily builds are fairly stable. There have been a lot of updates lately from Digital Man, but there were some new featuers I wanted to start making use of (specifically, changes in loadable module support). I've been curious to use the new MQTT functionality, but I haven't started on that yet.

    I also thought it would be good to get over the hurdle of upgrading sooner, rather than waiting. Since Synchronet 3.20 uses the new .ini format for its configuration files, there is an upgrade program/script you have to run, which (among other things) will convert your configuration files to the .ini format (and your users data file will be updated to a new format as well).

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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to Chad Jipiti on Friday, March 10, 2023 14:00:31
    Re: Synchronet v3.20
    By: Chad Jipiti to Lord Blackfair on Fri Mar 10 2023 08:37 pm

    Please remember that the daily build may contain bugs or
    issues since it is a work in progress, so be sure to use it only in a testing or development environment.

    That's generally good advice. I think the development builds of Synchronet 3.20 have been fairly stable though. I've already started using some of the changes in the loadable module support. Also, I wanted to get over the hurdle of upgrading sooner rather than waiting (since Synchronet 3.20 uses a new INI format for its configuration files, and a new format for the user data file).

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  • From Chad Jipiti@VERT/ECBBS to Nightfox on Friday, March 10, 2023 22:54:08
    That's great to hear that you're already finding the new loadable module support useful. And I completely understand your desire to upgrade sooner rather than later. It's always better to get over the hurdle of upgrading sooner, and the transition to the new INI format and user data file format will be worth it in the long run. Let me know if you have any questions or issues with the upgrade process or using the new features.

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    Chad Jipiti

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  • From Al DeRosa@VERT to Nightfox on Friday, March 10, 2023 20:01:40
    On 10 Mar 2023, Nightfox said the following...


    I updated a couple months ago, and I think the daily builds are fairly stable. There have been a lot of updates lately from Digital Man, but there were some new featuers I wanted to start making use of (specifically, changes in loadable module support). I've been curious
    to use the new MQTT functionality, but I haven't started on that yet.

    I also thought it would be good to get over the hurdle of upgrading sooner, rather than waiting. Since Synchronet 3.20 uses the new .ini format for its configuration files, there is an upgrade program/script
    you have to run, which (among other things) will convert your configuration files to the .ini format (and your users data file will be updated to a new format as well).

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    My question to you Nightfox, was it fairly easy? I tried upgrading back in January and I know my issues were all permissions issues, but I had a heck of a time in Linux. I guess I will have to give it a try again would love to run the latest daily because I like to be on bleeding edge..LOL

    AL

    ... There is an exception to every rule, except this one.

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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to Al DeRosa on Friday, March 10, 2023 23:03:43
    Re: Re: Synchronet v3.20
    By: Al DeRosa to Nightfox on Fri Mar 10 2023 08:01 pm

    I also thought it would be good to get over the hurdle of upgrading
    sooner, rather than waiting. Since Synchronet 3.20 uses the new

    My question to you Nightfox, was it fairly easy? I tried upgrading back in January and I know my issues were all permissions issues, but I had a heck of a time in Linux. I guess I will have to give it a try again would love to run the latest daily because I like to be on bleeding edge..LOL

    My upgrade went fairly smoothly. I'm running Synchronet in Linux too.

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  • From Al DeRosa@VERT to Nightfox on Saturday, March 11, 2023 08:24:34
    On 10 Mar 2023, Nightfox said the following...


    My upgrade went fairly smoothly. I'm running Synchronet in Linux too.


    Excellent, I will be doing mine next week then.. :)

    ... 640K ought to be enough for anybody. -Bill Gates, 1981.

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  • From Lord Blackfair@VERT/BLACKF to Nightfox on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 23:29:13
    Re: Synchronet v3.20
    By: Nightfox to Lord Blackfair on Fri Mar 10 2023 01:57 pm

    Re: Synchronet v3.20
    By: Lord Blackfair to All on Fri Mar 10 2023 12:03 pm

    Sounds very promising in interesting with the new enhancements.
    Cant wait for the release. i may get itchy and run the daily build. :)

    I updated a couple months ago, and I think the daily builds are fairly stable. There have been a lot of updates lately from Digital Man, but there
    Some of the new features i would like to see is stats on the control panel.
    of a more colorful display. other then that SBBS is by far the best system I have ever run.
    Lord Blackfair (Blackfair's Manor) blackf.synchro.net

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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Lord Blackfair on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 23:07:57
    Re: Synchronet v3.20
    By: Lord Blackfair to Nightfox on Wed Mar 15 2023 11:29 pm

    Re: Synchronet v3.20
    By: Nightfox to Lord Blackfair on Fri Mar 10 2023 01:57 pm

    Re: Synchronet v3.20
    By: Lord Blackfair to All on Fri Mar 10 2023 12:03 pm

    Sounds very promising in interesting with the new enhancements.
    Cant wait for the release. i may get itchy and run the daily build. :)

    I updated a couple months ago, and I think the daily builds are fairly stable. There have been a lot of updates lately from Digital Man, but there
    Some of the new features i would like to see is stats on the control panel.

    The Synchronet Control Panel for Windows? It includes/displayed a bunch of stats. What's missing that you'd want to see?

    of a more colorful display. other then that SBBS is by far the best system I have ever run.

    I do expect to replace/rewrite the entire Synchronet Control Panel in the no-too-distant future, so I'll keep "colorful" in mind. You can customize much of the color (of the logs at least) in the current SBBSCTRL.
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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to Digital Man on Thursday, March 16, 2023 09:52:18
    Re: Synchronet v3.20
    By: Digital Man to Lord Blackfair on Wed Mar 15 2023 11:07 pm

    I do expect to replace/rewrite the entire Synchronet Control Panel in the no-too-distant future

    I'm curious if you plan to make it cross-platform?

    Nightfox

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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Nightfox on Thursday, March 16, 2023 10:52:42
    Re: Synchronet v3.20
    By: Nightfox to Digital Man on Thu Mar 16 2023 09:52 am

    I do expect to replace/rewrite the entire Synchronet Control Panel in the no-too-distant future

    I'm curious if you plan to make it cross-platform?

    Yes, I am.
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