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On Wednesday January 22 2025, Richard Vonzel said the following...

 RV> So my question is, how to you all test your BBS sytem to see if it's
 RV> reachable? I can get on mine by calling it with SyncTerm, but that's
 RV> from in my home network. I do have a telnet app on my phone and then
 RV> turn off the wifi and call into it using the phones network. But
 RV> wondering what the rest of you do.

I usually just tether my laptop to my phone and then try telnet'ing in via the
external hostname.

You could also try using some external port checker like GRC's Shields Up or
portchecker.co.


Jay

... I wrote a song about a tortilla. Well, it's actually more of a wrap
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