Subj : Re: Nightmares / Dreams
To   : McDoob
From : Gamgee
Date : Thu Mar 31 2022 22:37:00

-=> McDoob wrote to 2twisty <=-

 2t>  Mc> Um, because we're not stupid? SSH is literally access to the base OS,
 2t>  Mc> and not to the BBS itself.
 2t>
 2t> Uh, where to you get that?  I run my BBS SSH on port 2222, not plain 22.
 2t> I have port 22 access from inside my network for admin purposes, but BBS
 2t> users cannot log into the system on port 22 even if they are local to my
 2t> network.

 Mc> I'm going to give you the excuse of 'youthful exuberance' here.
 Mc> Port 22 and SSH access are not the same. Do *not* open ANY SSH
 Mc> port to the world!

Strike one.

 2t> BBS is behind a powerful firewall (not cheap wifi router or cable modem,
 2t> i run a dedicated pfSense router) with appropriate security and NAT
 2t> redirection for the relevant ports.

 Mc> For every defence, there is somone trying to find a way around
 Mc> it. I would know, because I've tried. Not in your case,
 Mc> though...(o_O)

 2t> Please educate me if I'm wrong.  I sure can't log in as any BBS user over
 2t> regular SSH into the server.

 Mc> And that's kind of my point! Why would you give any Trouble,
 Mc> Dick, and Hasbeen, free access to your underlying OS? Close that
 Mc> port, sir!

Strike two.

 Mc> Just my opinion. Please check out http://pibbs.sytes.net for
 Mc> more.

Wow.  I don't even know where to begin to address the level of cluelessness
in this message.  Hahahahahahaha!  Holy crap.

You have a lot to learn, McNoob.


.... He's as sharp as a marble.
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