Subj : BBBS Online To : mark lewis From : Kim Heino Date : Sun Aug 05 2018 11:09:00 >> If you want to limit connections (block extra connections from same IP), >> you can configure your firewall to do that. At least Shorewall can do > that. > so what if the guy is using your web server and his mailer attempts a mail > transfer? that won't work if you block in the firewall based on IP only... Firewalls can block per IP per service. So web server / telnet / mail are counted on different quotas. Native blocking support inside BBBS(D) would be better, but with firewall config you can do it right now, without waiting for update. --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-4 * Origin: * BCG-Box, On The Air Since 11th February 1987! * (2:222/2) .