Subj : Rick's BBS
To   : Mindsurfer
From : Rixter
Date : Fri Nov 21 2025 20:42:13


>   Re: Rick's BBS
>   By: Rixter to Mindsurfer on Fri Nov 21 2025 08:37:29

> Sadly, i am still blocked. Deutsche Telekom has some different ranges for
> their domestic customers on dynamic IPs. Today i am in the 79.202.51.* range.
> Do you have alot of ddos attacks etc and many large IP ranges blocked?

> It is better to use something like fail2ban i guess. Blocking huge IP ranges
> is problematic always. You will get alot of legitimate users blocked that
> way.
> Also big chunks of the internet runs on dynamic IPs. So the bot you block one
> day, can be a decent user the next day (bots can run on infected normal user
> Computers). Blocking should be temporary also, unless you are 100% sure it is
> a datacenter behind the IP (forever) and not a domestic IP range/ user.

> Do we have windows Sysops here with recommendations how to handle bots with
> extra tools for Synchronet on windows?

> Gemini AI recommended: CrowdSec, IPBan, EvlWatcher, Win2Ban (for Windows in
> general, not specifically for Synchronet)

> But i think synchronet itself comes with some defence measures already.
> https://wiki.synchro.net/howto:block-hackers?s[]=bots

> Mindsurfer
> --- SBBSecho 3.28-Linux
>  * Origin: FuNToPiA BBS - telnet://funtopia.synchro.net:3023 (954:31/30)


Thanks mindsurfer. I will try a different approach. I did not realize the
recycling of ips as you have described. I will work on it tomorrow. Gute Nacht
Schlaf gut.

Rixter
telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23
http://ricksbbs.synchro.net:8080
--- SBBSecho 3.14-Win32
 * Origin: Rick's BBS - telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23 (954:895/76)

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