Subj : Re: Port 23, Telnet, and Internet Background Radiation
To   : DustCouncil
From : dozo
Date : Sun Feb 05 2023 22:36:02

On 05 Feb 2023, DustCouncil said the following...
 
 Du> Curious about a conversation of some weeks ago regarding noise on the
 Du> default telnet port (port 23), I downloaded the latest BBS list from the
 Du> Telnet BBS Guide and did a count of the most popular ports bulletin board
 Du> systems were listening on.

Nice insights, thanks for sharing! I'll certainly have a look at the list you posted, if only out of curiosity. I just started a new BBS and as you describe, my disdain for port 23 got the better of me, using 2323 instead. Good to know there's not many knocks on that port as opposed to all the standard ports.

Cheers,

dozo

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