I've been getting this error message recently and not sure how to fix it. The SSL seems to be fine though when connecting via https.

Running 3.21e for Win

5/20 08:58:11a SYNCRYPT Running native timed event: ?letsyncrypt.js
5/20 08:58:11a SYNCRYPT !JavaScript C:\SBBS\exec\load\acmev2.js line 87: Error: Error fetching directory
5/20 08:58:11a SYNCRYPT Timed event: '?letsyncrypt.js' returned -1

Thanks!
-Brian

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Re: Lets Encrypt
By: BiggieB to all on Wed May 20 2026 09:03 am

I've been getting this error message recently and not sure how to fix it. The SSL seems to be fine though when connecting via https.

Running 3.21e for Win

5/20 08:58:11a SYNCRYPT Running native timed event: ?letsyncrypt.js
5/20 08:58:11a SYNCRYPT !JavaScript C:\SBBS\exec\load\acmev2.js line 87: Error: Error fetching directory
5/20 08:58:11a SYNCRYPT Timed event: '?letsyncrypt.js' returned -1

Sounds like your system is having troubles performing an HTTP "get" for https://acme-staging-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory
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Re: Lets Encrypt
By: BiggieB to all on Wed May 20 2026 09:03 am

Sounds like your system is having troubles performing an HTTP "get" for https://acme-staging-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory
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Thanks for the quick reply. The system can reach the URL and it just displays the following. Is this something I need to edit to fix this, or something I need to reconfigure? Not sure what I need to do.

{
"X9CJgP9qa2s": "https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/adding-random-entries-to- the-directory/33417",
"keyChange": "https://acme-staging-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/key-change",
"meta": {
"caaIdentities": [
"letsencrypt.org"
],
"profiles": {
"classic": "https://letsencrypt.org/docs/profiles#classic",
"shortlived": "https://letsencrypt.org/docs/profiles#shortlived",
"tlsclient": "https://letsencrypt.org/docs/profiles#tlsclient",
"tlsserver": "https://letsencrypt.org/docs/profiles#tlsserver"
},
"termsOfService": "https://letsencrypt.org/documents/LE-SA-v1.6-August-18-2025.pdf",
"website": "https://letsencrypt.org/docs/staging-environment/"
},
"newAccount": "https://acme-staging-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/new-acct",
"newNonce": "https://acme-staging-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/new-nonce",
"newOrder": "https://acme-staging-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/new-order",
"renewalInfo": "https://acme-staging-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/renewal-info",
"revokeCert": "https://acme-staging-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/revoke-cert" }

Thanks!
-Brian
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Re: Lets Encrypt
By: BiggieB to Digital Man on Wed May 20 2026 07:29 pm

Thanks for the quick reply. The system can reach the URL and it just displays the following. Is this something I need to edit to fix this, or something I need to reconfigure? Not sure what I need to do.

Maybe just a retry is all you needed?
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Re: Lets Encrypt
By: BiggieB to Digital Man on Wed May 20 2026 07:29 pm

Maybe just a retry is all you needed?
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I'm still having an issue with Let's Encrypt. I'm still getting the error "Error fetching directory" and now mycert has expired and can't renew it and the web server is down.

I can ping "acme-staging-v02.api.letsencrypt.org" and also reach the url "https://acme-staging-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory" but it's still not working. Not sure what happened because it was working fine.

I have no outbound firewall rules in place and I have all the necessary ports open for inbound.

Thanks for you help!

6/1 07:06:00a SYNCRYPT !JavaScript C:\SBBS\exec\load\acmev2.js line 87: Error: Error fetching directory
6/1 07:06:00a SYNCRYPT Timed event: '?letsyncrypt.js' returned -

C:\sbbs\exec>jsexec letsyncrypt

JSexec v3.21e-Win32 master/dba8d48f1 - Execute Synchronet JavaScript Module Compiled Mar 17 2026 01:22 with MSC 1944

Loading configuration files from C:\sbbs\ctrl
JavaScript-C 1.8.5 2011-03-31
JavaScript: Creating runtime: 167772160 bytes

Reading script from C:\sbbs\exec\letsyncrypt.js
C:\sbbs\exec\letsyncrypt.js compiled in 0.00 seconds
!JavaScript C:\sbbs\exec\load\acmev2.js line 87: Error: Error fetching directory
C:\sbbs\exec\letsyncrypt.js executed in 0.80 seconds
!Module (letsyncrypt) set exit_code: 1

JavaScript: Destroying context
JavaScript: Destroying runtime

Returning error code: 1

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Never mind. I was able to figure it out :)

Wiped out the ini file and re-ran the script and then it worked.

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Re: Lets Encrypt
By: Biggieb to Digital Man on Mon Jun 01 2026 04:28 am

Re: Lets Encrypt
By: BiggieB to Digital Man on Wed May 20 2026 07:29 pm

Maybe just a retry is all you needed?
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I'm still having an issue with Let's Encrypt. I'm still getting the error "Error fetching directory" and now mycert has expired and can't renew it and the web server is down.

I can ping "acme-staging-v02.api.letsencrypt.org" and also reach the url "https://acme-staging-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory" but it's still not working. Not sure what happened because it was working fine.

I have no outbound firewall rules in place and I have all the necessary ports open for inbound.

Thanks for you help!

6/1 07:06:00a SYNCRYPT !JavaScript C:\SBBS\exec\load\acmev2.js line 87: Error: Error fetching directory
6/1 07:06:00a SYNCRYPT Timed event: '?letsyncrypt.js' returned -

C:\sbbs\exec>jsexec letsyncrypt

!JavaScript C:\sbbs\exec\load\acmev2.js line 87: Error: Error fetching directory

Run it again with the jsexec -Ldebug option get more detailed output.
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Re: Lets Encrypt
By: Biggieb to Digital Man on Mon Jun 01 2026 04:28 am

Run it again with the jsexec -Ldebug option get more detailed output.
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Thanks Rob! I actually was able to get it working. I responded to you in QWK earlier. I replaced the initial .INI file from an original SBBS installation and just re-an the script and everything worked an expected. My SBBS seems to be ok now with the SSL Cert for SMTP, IMAP and WEB. etc.

Really appreciate your response.

-Brian
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