It took several days and watching a couple of Digital Man's videos to accomplish, nut it
looks like I finally got is running.

I am using two home computers to run each system: Mystic on one, SBBS on the other.
My goal is to eventually use a leased server for the new one, but I can't even get it
installed.

The server is running Windows Server 2022. I am missing some necessary .DLL files. I
have a request in to find a solution, so for now I am running it on a Windows 11 machine.

Anyway, it looks like all is working. Yay!

Mike Dippel

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* Origin: The Hobby Line! BBS - hobbylinebbs.com (954:895/1)

It took several days and watching a couple of Digital Man's videos to accomplish, nut it
looks like I finally got is running.

I am using two home computers to run each system: Mystic on one, SBBS on the other.
My goal is to eventually use a leased server for the new one, but I can't even get it
installed.

The server is running Windows Server 2022. I am missing some necessary .DLL files. I
have a request in to find a solution, so for now I am running it on a Windows 11 machine.

Anyway, it looks like all is working. Yay!

Mike Dippel

--- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v7.0
* Origin: The Hobby Line! BBS - hobbylinebbs.com (954:895/1)

That is good news.

telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23
http://ricksbbs.synchro.net:8080
Madison,NC
--- SBBSecho 3.14-Win32
* Origin: Rick's BBS - telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23 (954:895/76)

On 1/19/2025 5:57 AM, Rixter wrote to Mike Dippel:

It took several days and watching a couple of Digital Man's videos to accomplish, nut it
looks like I finally got is running.

I am using two home computers to run each system: Mystic on one, SBBS on the
other.
My goal is to eventually use a leased server for the new one, but I can't even get it
installed.

The server is running Windows Server 2022. I am missing some necessary .DLL
files. I
have a request in to find a solution, so for now I am running it on a Windows
11 machine.

Anyway, it looks like all is working. Yay!

Mike Dippel

--- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v7.0
* Origin: The Hobby Line! BBS - hobbylinebbs.com (954:895/1)

That is good news.

And now it's down. After some consideration, I decided to take that new system down.
Although I was able to get the feeds in, I couldn't get messages out. So thast system is
no longer.

Instead, I decided to lease another server and move my Mystic hub (mystic- hobbies.com) and end the contract for the other.

To me it was a good move. Although I do have to pay the $70/year fee, I don't have to
worry about the hub going down due to weather or Windows updates.

I am currently on a cruise ship with great wi-fi and feel comfortable about it running
smoothly.

Mike Dippel

telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23
http://ricksbbs.synchro.net:8080
Madison,NC
--- SBBSecho 3.14-Win32
* Origin: Rick's BBS - telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23 (954:895/76)

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On 1/19/2025 5:57 AM, Rixter wrote to Mike Dippel:

And now it's down. After some consideration, I decided to take that new system down.
Although I was able to get the feeds in, I couldn't get messages out. So thast system is
no longer.

Instead, I decided to lease another server and move my Mystic hub (mystic- hobbies.com) and end the contract for the other.

To me it was a good move. Although I do have to pay the $70/year fee, I don't have to
worry about the hub going down due to weather or Windows updates.

I am currently on a cruise ship with great wi-fi and feel comfortable about it running
smoothly.

Mike Dippel

--- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v7.0
* Origin: The Hobby Line! BBS - hobbylinebbs.com (954:895/1)

I turned off windows updates via registry changes, I am on a windows 10 machine so they claim there are no more updates for it anymore. We shall see. I disabled Cortana and removed edge from my windows 11 as well as deleting one drive and disabling any further updates until change the registry back. I suspect a lot of Microsoft snoopware in those updates and my machine runs faster with no problems for 6 months now. Good luck with the leased service. Rixter

telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23
http://ricksbbs.synchro.net:8080
Madison,NC
--- SBBSecho 3.14-Win32
* Origin: Rick's BBS - telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23 (954:895/76)

On 1/19/2025 12:24 PM, Rixter wrote to Mike Dippel:

I turned off windows updates via registry changes, I am on a windows 10 machine
so they claim there are no more updates for it anymore. We shall see. I disabled Cortana and removed edge from my windows 11 as well as deleting one drive and disabling any further updates until change the registry back. I suspect a lot of Microsoft snoopware in those updates and my machine runs faster with no problems for 6 months now. Good luck with the leased service.
Rixter

telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23
http://ricksbbs.synchro.net:8080
Madison,NC
--- SBBSecho 3.14-Win32
* Origin: Rick's BBS - telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23 (954:895/76)

I started with this hosting company several years ago when I resurrected my hobbylinebbs.com running Winserver. They are very reliable and I have never had any
downtime or other issues with them.

When Windows 10 dies, I will probably install Chrome OS Flex on it. I know that there
are workarounds to bypass Win 11 requirements, but for now it is not an issue. I no
longer use that computer for BBS hosting. What a relief not to have to run my life based
on Microsoft's policies. The new server is running Windows Server 2022 and it should be
good for a while.

Mike Dippel


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