TZUTC: -0800
MSGID: 55424.sync@1:103/705 2dabe8a1
REPLY: 55422.sync@1:103/705 2dabdc33
PID: Synchronet 3.21a-Linux master/114c3dfde Dec 19 2025 GCC 12.2.0
TID: SBBSecho 3.33-Linux master/114c3dfde Dec 19 2025 GCC 12.2.0
COLS: 80
BBSID: VERT
CHRS: CP437 2
FORMAT: flowed
NOTE: FSEditor.js v1.105
  Re: pros and cons
  By: Morningstarr to All on Fri Dec 19 2025 02:12 pm

 > Comparing Synchronet to Major BBS or Wildcat, other than price, how do they
 > compare? What are sone pros and cons to the other two comoared to Synchronet
 > and hiw do they differ?

MajorBBS is a "multi-user" BBS where as Wildcat and Synchronet are
"multi-node" BBSes. This used to be a bigger distinction before modern OSes
with multi-threading, but main thing is that MajorBBS can't (as far as I know)
directly run DOS door games. MajorBBS does have a lot of high quality
purpose-built add-ons/mods/games, but they're proprietary to MajorBBS and
won't run on any other platform/BBS.

Synchronet is open source, Wildcat is not and I don't think/know if MajorBBS
has actually gone open source yet or not. Anyone can find and fix bugs in
Synchronet or add features. Only Hector Santos can do that for Wildcat.

Synchronet has a standard integrated scripting language (ECMAScript, aka
JavaScript) where as Wildcat's scripting language is a proprietary dialect of
BASIC.

Synchronet is updated very frequently and development (aka alpha, beta)
versions/builds are available to everyone immediately. Not so with Wildcat.

I don't think either Wildcat or MajorBBS support all the different TCP/IP
application and transport/security protocols that Synchronet does. So, pretty
sure Synchronet leads with its Internet-integration.

Most other differences are going to be subjective: what do *you* and your
users like using better?
-- 
                                            digital man (rob)

This Is Spinal Tap quote #5:
Nigel Tufnel: Authorities said... best leave it... unsolved.
Norco, CA WX: 76.1øF, 43.0% humidity, 4 mph W wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs
--- SBBSecho 3.33-Linux
 * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
SEEN-BY: 10/0 1 102/401 103/1 17 705 105/81 106/201 124/5016 128/187
SEEN-BY: 129/14 153/7715 154/110 218/0 1 215 601 700 840 860 880 226/30
SEEN-BY: 227/114 229/110 112 134 206 317 400 426 428 470 700 705 266/512
SEEN-BY: 280/464 291/111 301/1 320/219 322/757 342/200 396/45 460/58
SEEN-BY: 633/280 712/848 902/26 5075/35
PATH: 103/705 218/700 229/426