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   Edmund Wong to All   
   blocked connections and advice   
   25 Nov 21 09:02:18   
   
   From: nospam.Edmund.Wong@f7083.n153.z1.fidonet.org   
      
   Hi All,   
      
   I was just watching the 'mis server' screen thinking about what else to do with   
   the BBS (aside for setting up doors :P), when I noticed (and still am)   
   connections to SSH that are being blocked.   
      
   Since the incoming SSH port is set to something non-standard, I can only trust   
   that these are either port-scanners or  trying to   
   hack into my system via ssh.   
      
   In that past when the BBS was connected to a phone line, we wouldn't have this   
   problem.  But with the advent of BBS connected to networks, this seems to be a   
   problem.   
      
   Thank goodness g00r00 implemented the blocked connections feature.   
      
   That said, how do you guys deal with this annoyance?  At this point in time,   
   I'm not accepting users; but I do log on to my BBS via telnet or ssh (both on   
   non-standard ports).   
      
   Thanks   
      
   Edmund   
      
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