Hi all. I'm wondering if there's an "authoritative" (or frequently updated) list of FTNs with links to public Infopacks and nodelists?

Synchronet has a registry system that is updated (from what I can see in git) about 2x per year. It's manually owned by Digital Man:

; If you find any information to be missing or incorrect, please let
; Digital Man (Rob Swindell@1:103/705) know.

And there used to be a Google sheet that was updated frequently as well - not sure if that exists anymore.

Those are a great resources, and what I'm trying to do is find or create a reliable "registry" type service that can be accessed centrally (by users or user agents). Maybe on github.

(I'm the maintainer of ViSiON/3 and it's part of an "FTN Setup Wizard" feature).

I realize that some nets are not public, some wither on the vine, and would rely on updates from maintainers - or things like github repos where updates/changes can be discovered (FSXnet at tqwNET have repos for infopacks) OR ingested from TIC processing from the network itself.

We're all that remains of small-ish group of BBS enthusiasts, and was hoping to make it easier for folks to discover join and configure their networks based
on interests, language, geography, etc.

If you have any constructive thoughts, let me know!
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Hi all. I'm wondering if there's an "authoritative" (or frequently updated) list of FTNs with links to public Infopacks and nodelists?

And there used to be a Google sheet that was updated frequently as well - not sure if that exists anymore.

If you have any constructive thoughts, let me know!

Here's the Google Sheets version. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zzR2A 9rnQ1WhBlva_RaO2OMJ0aTWJdpRa2PMlwLPZx4/edit?usp=drivesdk
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Here's the Google Sheets version.

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Thank you!

.jA
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J0hnny A1pha wrote to All <=-

Hi all. I'm wondering if there's an "authoritative" (or frequently updated) list of FTNs with links to public Infopacks and nodelists?

Synchronet has a registry system that is updated (from what I can see
in git) about 2x per year. It's manually owned by Digital Man:

; If you find any information to be missing or incorrect, please let
; Digital Man (Rob Swindell@1:103/705) know.

And there used to be a Google sheet that was updated frequently as well
- not sure if that exists anymore.

Those are a great resources, and what I'm trying to do is find or
create a reliable "registry" type service that can be accessed
centrally (by users or user agents). Maybe on github.

(I'm the maintainer of ViSiON/3 and it's part of an "FTN Setup Wizard" feature).

I realize that some nets are not public, some wither on the vine, and would rely on updates from maintainers - or things like github repos
where updates/changes can be discovered (FSXnet at tqwNET have repos
for infopacks) OR ingested from TIC processing from the network itself.

We're all that remains of small-ish group of BBS enthusiasts, and was hoping to make it easier for folks to discover join and configure their networks based on interests, language, geography, etc.

There is no "authoritative" list of FTNs. I think the Google document floating around is the closest to a "complete" list, but it has LOTS of inaccuracies in it. Suggest starting with that and fixing it up with
what you can find out, and eventually posting a link to it so the rest
of us can help "fine-tune" it into a better product.



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Re: Maintained (FTN) network list?
By: J0hnny A1pha to All on Wed Sep 09 2026 04:49 pm

Howdy,

Hi all. I'm wondering if there's an "authoritative" (or frequently updated) list of FTNs with links to public Infopacks and nodelists?

While not technically "authoritative", I maintain a list of networks that clrghouz "sees" while interacting with nodes. There isnt a way to see if that node (and thus net) was seen yesterday or 5 years ago...

https://clrghouz.bbs.dege.au/domain/list

As I find out more, I update the info page with details, but I'll admit I dont do it that often.

I'd love to improve on this, preferrably automatically were possible, so that it's less work for somebody to keep it up to date - so open to ideas...



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--- deon Said ---

While not technically "authoritative", I maintain a list of networks that clrghouz "sees" while interacting with nodes. There isnt a way to see if that node (and thus net) was seen yesterday or 5 years ago...

https://clrghouz.bbs.dege.au/domain/list

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That's great. You've got the bones of what I was thinking about creating. My thought was if you had a few extra columns - Active/Inactive, Last Updated, Infopack (link, website or BBS addy), Verified by, etc.).

Hard part is keeping it updated, and that Google sheet is def. the best reference out there. Maybe Net owners would have a way to update, similar to how updating works on Clearing Houz? Happy to chat more, thanks for sharing (and thank for Clearing Houz!).

.jP
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--- Gamgee Said ---

There is no "authoritative" list of FTNs. I think the Google document floating around is the closest to a "complete" list, but it has LOTS of inaccuracies in it. Suggest starting with that and fixing it up with
what you can find out, and eventually posting a link to it so the rest
of us can help "fine-tune" it into a better product.

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Makes sense, thank you.

.jA
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Re: Re: Maintained (FTN) network list?
By: J0hnny A1pha to deon on Thu Sep 10 2026 01:02 pm

Howdy,

That's great. You've got the bones of what I was thinking about creating. My thought was if you had a few extra columns - Active/Inactive, Last Updated, Infopack (link, website or BBS addy), Verified by, etc.).

Hard part is keeping it updated, and that Google sheet is def. the best reference out there. Maybe Net owners would have a way to update, similar to how updating works on Clearing Houz? Happy to chat more, thanks for sharing (and thank for Clearing Houz!).

Yup each "net" (its a "domain" in clrghouz) essentially has its own homepage. I'm happy to keep that page updated for any ZCs who want me to do that for them...

And any ZC who logs into clrghouz and ownes the ZC address would be able to update it themselves... :)


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