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    From Justmike@1:103/705 to ALL on Mon Feb 23 14:20:07 2026
    I've recently moved my Synchronet BBS to a new server. I've
    re-installed from scratch and then copied over all of the relevant
    files. When I signed in I was alerted to some errors regarding
    getimlist. I found the reference to this in /sbbs/ctrl/xtrn.ini in the
    section [event:getimlst]. I didn't or at least don't recall adding
    anything custom. What is / was getimlst? Was that an old module that
    is no longer included / needed in the latest version of the software? Or
    did I goof something up and need to get that module and get it working? -JustMike
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  • From Denn@1:103/705 to Justmike on Mon Feb 23 15:02:32 2026
    Re: getimlst error
    By: Justmike to ALL on Mon Feb 23 2026 02:20 pm

    I've recently moved my Synchronet BBS to a new server. I've re-installed from scratch and then copied over all of the relevant files. When I signed in I was alerted to some errors regarding getimlist. I found the reference to this in /sbbs/ctrl/xtrn.ini in the section [event:getimlst]. I didn't or at least don't recall adding anything custom. What is / was getimlst? Was that an old module that is no longer included / needed in the latest version of the software? Or did I goof something up and need to get that module and get it working? -JustMike

    Are you using Linux or Windows?
    I know if you're using like Win32 like I do, It's better just to upgrade.
    I just recently upgraded from 3.19 to 3.20b and it actually solved the only error I was getting.




    Denn

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  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Justmike on Mon Feb 23 14:13:23 2026
    Re: getimlst error
    By: Justmike to ALL on Mon Feb 23 2026 02:20 pm

    I've recently moved my Synchronet BBS to a new server. I've
    re-installed from scratch and then copied over all of the relevant
    files. When I signed in I was alerted to some errors regarding
    getimlist.

    What were the errors?

    I found the reference to this in /sbbs/ctrl/xtrn.ini in the
    section [event:getimlst]. I didn't or at least don't recall adding
    anything custom. What is / was getimlst?

    It gets the sbbsimsg.lst file from Vertrauen daily and places it in your ctrl directory. This file is needed for inter-bbs instant messaging:
    https://wiki.synchro.net/module:sbbsimsg

    Was that an old module that
    is no longer included / needed in the latest version of the software? Or
    did I goof something up and need to get that module and get it working?

    getimsg.src/bin was removed from the repo and that timed event (by default) now uses wget.js instead:
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/e125b2f9a9c0f1db636d6b75d47
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