On 7/18/22 11:34, Nightfox wrote:
 >>
 >> Should note that Windows 7 is also no longer supported by Microsoft.
 >> Windows 10 or newer is likely the best option, though more bloated
 >> than
 >
 > I had tried setting up a Windows 10 VM in VirtualBox for Synchronet
 > once, but it was really slow/sluggish.

Not sure there... I haven't run Synchronet outside Linux/Docker for 
years now. And even then, haven't really been active... I think I had it 
last under Windows Server 2012 or so last windows install I had setup 
for it.

Have you tried running one of the decrapifier scripts, and excluding 
sbbs/(data|ctrl) from Defender scanning?
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Michael J. Ryan - tracker1@roughneckbbs.com
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