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   Message 32,757 of 33,243   
   Gamgee to Nightfox   
   Re: Using JSexec to run IRCd   
   18 Nov 25 15:22:42   
   
   TZUTC: -0600   
   MSGID: 58888.sync_sys@1:103/705 2d830337   
   REPLY: 58885.sync_sys@1:103/705 2d82e7d4   
   PID: Synchronet 3.21a-Linux master/955e50fea Aug 10 2025 GCC 14.2.0   
   TID: SBBSecho 3.32-Linux master/ec8f7009f Nov 15 2025 GCC 12.2.0   
   BBSID: PALANTIR   
   CHRS: CP437 2   
   FORMAT: flowed   
   -=> Nightfox wrote to Dan Clough <=-   
      
    >> Are you sure you're not?  Many of Synchronet's standard modules now are   
    >> written in JS.  Even if you don't write your own JS mods, I think there's   
    >> likely JS running at some point.   
      
    DC> Yes, reasonably sure.  I know much of SBBS runs on JS, but what I meant   
    DC> was that I don't run many of the "extra" services provided, such as the   
    DC> ircd (and SMTP mail, Web, FTP, etc).  This whole conversation was based on   
    DC> Rixter having somewhat "frequent" crashes with his system (on Windows) and   
    DC> the theory is that it may be affected/caused by heavy JS use with the   
    DC> (very old) JS engine being used by SBBS.   
      
    Ni> In addition to the services, things like displaying the external   
    Ni> programs menu and letting the user change their user settings are done   
    Ni> in JS now, I believe (xtrn_sec.js and user_settings.js, respectively).   
    Ni> There are command shells in JS too, and I'm sure there are other things   
    Ni> that are done with JS.   
      
   Yes, I know all that.  I think displaying menus and such are not very    
   "heavy" tasks when compared to ircd, email, web, and more, though.  All    
   I can say for sure is that my SBBS doesn't (ever) "crash".     
      
      
      
      
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