Subj : Rick's BBS
To   : Mindsurfer
From : Rixter
Date : Sat Nov 22 2025 08:20:13

  Re: Rick's BBS
  By: Rixter to Mindsurfer on Fri Nov 21 2025 08:42 pm

 > 
 > >   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.* ran
 > > 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 rang
 > > 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 
 > > day, can be a decent user the next day (bots can run on infected normal us
 > > Computers). Blocking should be temporary also, unless you are 100% sure it
 > > 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 wit
 > > extra tools for Synchronet on windows?
 > 
 > > Gemini AI recommended: CrowdSec, IPBan, EvlWatcher, Win2Ban (for Windows i
 > > 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 Nac
 > Schlaf gut.
 > 
 > Rixter
 > telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23
 > http://ricksbbs.synchro.net:8080
I revised my ip blocking routine. Let me know if I solved our probleme. I hope
you have a great weekend Mindsurfer!
:)
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)

.