Subj : Rec'd Operating System for SBBS 3.19c+
To   : Kaelon
From : Digital Man
Date : Mon May 02 2022 16:45:46

  Re: Rec'd Operating System for SBBS 3.19c+
  By: Kaelon to Digital Man on Mon May 02 2022 11:58 am

 >   Re: Rec'd Operating System for SBBS 3.19c+
 >   By: Digital Man to Kaelon on Mon May 02 2022 11:15 am
 >
 >  > Whatever you choose, it's easy to move Synchronet between computers
 >  > running different OSes, so it's not a big deal/decision.
 >
 > Thanks, Digital Man.  I didn't realize it, but now thinking back to my days
 > SysOp'ing a WWIV BBS, I guess it's just moving the entire directory
 > structure from one device to the other, right?

Pretty much:
https://wiki.synchro.net/faq:misc#migration

 > Windows obfuscates and hides so many configuration files these days, that I
 > have to affirmatively look for programs that are run "portably" so that I
 > know that I can move them.  Is Synchronet BBS built this way?

Yes. The exceptions are control panel settings which are stored in the Registry (easily exported and re-imported if you need to) and the virtual UART/FOSSIL driver which must reside in the Windows/System32 directory.
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