Board:   [fsxNet] fsxNet Network Discussion
Subject: Re: Hub 3 rate limiting
From:    deon(21:2/116)
Date:    Sun Mar 29, 2026 20:49

  Re: Re: Hub 3 rate limiting
  By: Avon to deon on Sun Mar 29 2026 03:40 pm

Howdy,

 > it's like you need a temp data base that tracks how many polls per IP or
 > declared node number ... is that how it works?

At the moment it is done via HAPROXY, so its by IP address.

I may add the feature into clrghouz, then I can take into account past sessions and transfer details (I have that data).

I think I also read that HAPROXY can also be controlled via an API, so I could even tell HAPROXY to forget what it knows about an IP address when incoming mail comes in via a poll (thus effectively reseting the counters).

 > For me if someone sends mail in I'm more than happy to see it tossed and
 > CRASHed to nodes that ask for that and if others on HOLD poll in then they
 > get it when they want it..

Yeah, me too - its the few nodes that are on autopilot that just set up their system and forget it. It looks like its down to about 4 IPs that are hitting my binkp every minute now, some multiple times each minute.

It seems the script kiddies are not working this weekend, or I just havent noticed them now :) In the 48hrs I've implemented this, its dropped about 9000 connections.

While I havent checked all the IPs that have been rate limited, the ones I have check also receive their mail successfully via CRASH :(

That said, if somebody is genuinely affected by this let me know and I'll work out something - otherwise from my view of the world, I've fixed what I set out to fix.


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