Subj : 3.19b not compatible with Windows XP?
To   : cadeon
From : Digital Man
Date : Thu Jul 07 2022 17:04:30

  Re: 3.19b not compatible with Windows XP?
  By: cadeon to digital_man on Thu Jul 07 2022 04:24 pm

 > Spun up a Windows XP vm to try out synchronet after having some struggles on
 > Linux (x64). Figured XP would be the best choice for full compatibility-
 > dos, etc.

Not really. All 32-bit editions of Windows seem to support 16-bit DOS programs equally well and with NVTDMx64, you can even run them on 64-bit editions if you want.

 > sbbsctrl.exe throws 'The procedure entry point inet_ntop could not be
 > located in the dynamic link library WS2_32.dll'
 >
 > As I understand it, this error happens on anything earlier than Vista. I saw
 > that earlier versions of Synchronet had this call removed...

Yeah, I can make an effort to remove them again in the current builds.

 > Is it time to drop XP support? Am I being silly going this far back in time?
I would recommend Windows 7 myself, at minimum. If it's a simple fix to still support Windows XP, then I will do it, but I certainly don't encourage anyone to still run XP.
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