Subj : Re: FidoNet; Ken Kaplan - and t
To   : apam
From : slacker
Date : Fri Dec 13 2024 05:40:57



> Except they're not looking for BBSe
> s, most of those port scanners are
> looking for vulnerable services. It
>  takes time to scan 65355 ports, so
> it's much quicker to only scan the
> ones you know the vulnerable servic
> es
> you are looking for are running on.
>
> Yes, I still get port scans on port
>  2323, I get a LOT less than on por
> t
> 23.
>
> I got almost none when using port 1
> 1892.
>
> Andrew

Yep, same here. My website on 80 and 443 get HAMMERED by bots from around the world. My BBS gets some here and there but much much less than standard port #s. 

It also helps having a 'required keypress' to not initiate an auto disconnect. I've seen ESC*2 on some boards, mine is ENTER. Most bots that hit my board get booted by that alone.

That said, I'm sure the more your BBS host & port are out there on the internet and the more popular it becomes, the more bots that will find it and start trying stuff.


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