https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/912#note_7088
I was using an older fonts.ini file with all the defaults commented out. This is the first time I've ever seen my bbs use courier. I copied over the latest fonts.ini and changed everything to cp437 and it seems to be ok now.
--- SBBSecho 3.24-Linux
* Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)