TZUTC: -0500
MSGID: 612.hobbynt-hnetsyso@954:895/7 28f2d6f2
REPLY: 954:895/45 ad39897d
PID: Synchronet 3.20a-Win32 master/777fb6d8b Jun 13 2023 MSC 1929
TID: SBBSecho 3.20-Win32 master/777fb6d8b Jun 13 2023 MSC 1929
BBSID: TBOLT
CHRS: ASCII 1
 Tim,
 
 Si> Yeah I've been blocked again .. I think it has to do with all the
 Si> HACKER attempts .. my Server Provider is in Louisiana .. and my proxy
 Si> provider was Canada, but I updated to Chicago. It was working .. then
 Si> this morning, it stopped .. so I've put it back to 2323

   I have a CAPTCHA deal set up (Thanks to Lord Blackfair, one of the 
 Synchronet Sysops). He did a second version that automatically changed
 the random code with each logon or incorrect attempt...but I lost that 
 one in a crash, so I went back to the original one.
  
   I figured how to decompile the source code, and created one with a 
 new random code (that I got from a random number utility for Windows),
 then recompiled it, and created 288 separate files, with accompanying
 batch files. These combined with the Windows 10 Task Scheduler, change 
 the code every 5 minutes around the clock. The bots never see this, and 
 so they're "stuck" there until they disconnect. Plus, if I see from the 
 log that a certain IP address is "slamming the port", I put it into the 
 IP trashcan file, and they are permanently blocked from conneting again. 
  
   If these bots were to somehow enter the right code (highly unlikely),
 if they entered something like "admin", "root", "Sysop", etc., they get
 disconnected. The same applies for an FTP connect...Synchronet puts a 
 "temporary ban" on the IP, and once I notice that, it becomes permanent. 
 
   What users do outside the BBS is their business, but they're a guest 
 in my residence at logon...and it has been that way since the BBS first 
 went online nearly 33 years ago now.
 
   While my telnet port is the traditional one, I had to change the SSH
  and QOTD (Quote Of The Day) ports to a non-conventional value, as they 
  were getting slammed by the bots. I do have a door on the BBS related 
  doors menu for verified users in good standing, with the needed port 
  info. If those start getting slammed, I'll just change the values, and 
  update the door info. 
  
    It's a shame that Sysops have had to worry about twits all these years.
  
  Daryl
  
... Dachshund Raincoat - When you need to keep your weiner from getting wet.
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