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    From Greg Meckel@1:153/143 to All on Tue Sep 14 22:24:50 2021
    I have had someone's bot attempting connection to my mail server on Syncronet for over 36 hours now. Can anyone tell me how to stop it short of turning my BBS off? Thanks for any assistance
    --- SBBSecho 3.11-Win32
    * Origin: Ice Castle BBS *** phone 907-531-1726 (1:153/143)
  • From Ragnarok@1:103/705 to Greg Meckel on Wed Sep 15 11:54:28 2021
    El 15/9/21 a las 03:24, Greg Meckel escribió:
    I have had someone's bot attempting connection to my mail server on Syncronet for over 36 hours now. Can anyone tell me how to stop it short of turning my BBS off? Thanks for any assistance
    --- SBBSecho 3.11-Win32
    * Origin: Ice Castle BBS *** phone 907-531-1726 (1:153/143)
    þ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net

    install gnu/linux and fail2ban and be happy with robots

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    ï¿­ Synchronet ï¿­ Dock Sud BBS TLD 24 HS - bbs.docksud.com.ar
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Brian Rogers@1:103/705 to Greg Meckel on Wed Sep 15 11:21:00 2021
    Hello Greg;

    Greg Meckel wrote to All <=-

    I have had someone's bot attempting connection to my mail server on Syncronet for over 36 hours now. Can anyone tell me how to stop it
    short of turning my BBS off? Thanks for any assistance

    Look up the hostname so you can get the IP. Add the cidr block to your firewall in case it's a datacenter that's been compromised. Most datacenters today don't do squat about compromised servers, they just want the money.

    ... Your suggestion(s) have been received and saved for future reference.
    --- MultiMail/Linux v0.52
    þ Synchronet þ SBBS - Carnage! Telnet-bbs.n1uro.com:2300
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Daryl Stout@1:103/705 to Greg Meckel on Wed Sep 15 13:03:00 2021
    Greg,

    I have had someone's bot attempting connection to my mail server on Syncronet for over 36 hours now. Can anyone tell me how to stop it
    short of turning my BBS off? Thanks for any assistance

    Block the IP or hostname for openers.

    Daryl

    ... Aacckk!! II''mm hhaallff dduupplleexx!!
    --- MultiMail/Win v0.52
    þ Synchronet þ The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Greg Meckel on Wed Sep 15 13:16:25 2021
    Re: BOT
    By: Greg Meckel to All on Tue Sep 14 2021 10:24 pm

    I have had someone's bot attempting connection to my mail server on Syncronet for over 36 hours now. Can anyone tell me how to stop it short of turning my BBS off? Thanks for any assistance

    https://wiki.synchro.net/howto:block-hackers
    --
    digital man

    Synchronet/BBS Terminology Definition #25:
    DSL = Digital Subscriber Line
    Norco, CA WX: 83.4øF, 43.0% humidity, 2 mph NNW wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Geo@1:103/705 to Greg Meckel on Thu Sep 16 09:54:31 2021
    Re: BOT
    By: Greg Meckel to All on Tue Sep 14 2021 22:24:50

    Hi,

    I have had someone's bot attempting connection to my mail server on Syncronet for over 36 hours now. Can anyone tell me how to
    stop it short of turning my BBS off? Thanks for any assistance

    Add its IP address to the ip-silent.can filter file.

    That'll shut it up 8-)

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    þ Synchronet þ The Dungeon BBS - Risen from the Ashes! - Canberra, Australia. http://bbs.barnab
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Greg Meckel@1:103/705 to All on Thu Sep 16 19:33:59 2021
    Thanks to all who answered. I had already put it in ip.can file before I even posted, but it still kept sshowing up.... for 48 hours. It finally ended Yesterday around 6pm, so it is all good now.

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    þ Synchronet þ The Ice Castle BBS - ice-castle-bbs.net - theiceca.synchro.net
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)