Subj : Changes to ;log command?
To   : All
From : Gamgee
Date : Sat Nov 22 2025 19:00:41

Hi all,

Noticed something today that seems to be an unexpected change, after a 
system (git) update a couple of days ago.

I sometimes use the ;log command while logged in as the Sysop, to see 
what previous callers that day may have been up to.

For example, me logging in to retrieve a QWK packet:

--------------------------------------------------------------------
@  08:43p  Fri Nov 21 2025            Node   1
@+ Telnet  moria [192.168.254.50]
++ (0001)  Gamgee                     Logon 0 - 3
X- running external user event: BullsEye! Bulletins
   ;LOG,QD
   z  135633 115200 bps 135633 cps   0 errors     0 1024
/sbbs/node1/TEMP/PALANT
IR.qwk -1
D- downloaded QWK packet
   Q,X
X- running external program: Global Backgammon
X- running external program: Legend of the Red Dragon
   E,O
@- 09:04p  T: 21   R:112   P:  0   E:  0   F:  0   U:  0K 0   D:  0K 0
---------------------------------------------------------------------

I'm used to seeing only an entry for callers doing things like that...  

But since that last upgrade, I'm seeing things like this in the log:

---------------------------------------------------------------------

@  02:18a  Sat Nov 22 2025            Node   1
@+ Telnet  vert.synchro.net [71.95.196.34]
@- 02:18a  T: 15 sec

@  03:21a  Sat Nov 22 2025            Node   1
@+ Telnet  23-31-96-97-static.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [23.31.96.97]
@- 03:21a  T:  7 sec

@  03:53a  Sat Nov 22 2025            Node   1
@+ Telnet  n49-193-126-165.sun22.vic.optusnet.com.au [49.193.126.165]
@- 03:54a  T: 24 sec
---------------------------------------------------------------------

Those are obvious bot/timeout connects, but they never used to show up 
in the log that way.  Is anyone else noticing this, and/or have any idea 
why it's just started happening?

Thanks for info!




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