Does anyone else run a BBS? Just curious.
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On 02 Jun 2026, Jordanjm said the following...

Does anyone else run a BBS? Just curious.
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Many of us do... well.. most of us do.

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Is anyone here not running a BBS?

Telnet: home.jcs-net.de:23232
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Does anyone else run a BBS? Just curious.

most people who are on here are ..

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Re: Re: Running a BBS
By: Chris to Jordanjm on Wed Jun 03 2026 10:08:04

Is anyone here not running a BBS?

Yo!
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Chris> > Is anyone here not running a BBS?

Yo!

Here too.. although over the years I have designed screens for local
BBS systems and was moderator of a Tech Conference for a while.. B)

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Re: Running a BBS
By: Jordanjm to All on Tue Jun 02 2026 06:12 pm

Does anyone else run a BBS? Just curious.

Yep. I run Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.com or digdist.synchro.net - and I also have a dialup phone number: 971-910-4722

Nightfox

Hello Nightfox,

on *05.06.26* at *15:55:43* You wrote in area *HNET_HOBBIES*
to *Jordanjm* about *"Running a BBS"*.

Yep. I run Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.com or digdist.synchro.net - and I also have a dialup phone number: 971-910-4722

Here (germany) you can no longer order a regular telephone line and with a lot of luck 9600 baud goes via VoIP, only 2400 baud are promised.

Regards,
chris

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Re: Re: Running a BBS
By: Christian Schmidt to Nightfox on Sat Jun 06 2026 10:11 pm

Yep. I run Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.com or
digdist.synchro.net - and I also have a dialup phone number: 971-910-4722

Here (germany) you can no longer order a regular telephone line and with a lot of luck 9600 baud goes via VoIP, only 2400 baud are promised.

I've heard all the phone lines here (US) probably use VoIP. But rather than use a traditional phone service, I decided to directly use a VOIP service, using a network VOIP adapter to provide the phone line outlet. I think that would be easier anyway, because if I move (which I probably will), I could just take that with me and use it wherever I am.

Nightfox

Yep. I run Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.com or digdist.synchro.net - and I also have a dialup phone number: 971-910-4722

Here (germany) you can no longer order a regular telephone line and with a lot
of luck 9600 baud goes via VoIP, only 2400 baud are promised.

9600 is usually the max anyone can get connecting to my BBS, too, and 2400
(and below) is much more likely. While some of the lines leading into homes might still be copper, the local telephone provider switched their system over to VOIP almost 20 years ago.

Mike P

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I've heard all the phone lines here (US) probably use VoIP. But rather than use a traditional phone service, I decided to directly use a VOIP service, using a network VOIP adapter to provide the phone line outlet. I think that would be easier anyway, because if I move (which I probably will), I could jus
take that with me and use it wherever I am.

There are apparently a few "direct" VOIP providers, who offer a wider range
of protocols, that some BBSers have had luck with. I have been considering
an eventual switch myself.

Mike P

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There are apparently a few "direct" VOIP providers, who offer a wider range of protocols, that some BBSers have had luck with. I have been considering an eventual switch myself.

It is essential to ensure that the G.711 protocol is used throughout the entire path between the mailbox and the user, as it is the only one that operates without data loss. However, packet loss remains a problem, especially for connections faster than 9600 bps.

There is an even better transmission protocol specifically for modems, but I haven't found a provider that supports the G.150.1 protocol, and both ends would need to support it.


chris
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9600 is usually the max anyone can get connecting to my BBS, too, and
2400 (and below) is much more likely. While some of the lines leading into homes might still be copper, the local telephone provider switched their system over to VOIP almost 20 years ago.

Jepp, same here. I was reading a lot about protocolls with the idea to serve a dial-in number (see the other post).

Regards,
chris
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There are apparently a few "direct" VOIP providers, who offer a wider range of protocols, that some BBSers have had luck with. I have been considering an eventual switch myself.

It is essential to ensure that the G.711 protocol is used throughout the entir
path between the mailbox and the user, as it is the only one that operates without data loss. However, packet loss remains a problem, especially for connections faster than 9600 bps.

There is an even better transmission protocol specifically for modems, but I haven't found a provider that supports the G.150.1 protocol, and both ends would need to support it.

Thanks for that information. It is very useful!


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Does anyone else run a BBS? Just curious.
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