Subj : Re: hackers
To   : Alonzo
From : Bucko
Date : Sat Jan 07 2023 09:53 pm

On 07 Jan 2023, Alonzo said the following...
 
 Al> My board doesn't get any real callers, but I get a constant barrage of
 Al> people trying to break in. It's funny, really. This one guy keeps trying
 Al> to use paswords like "root" or "admin" (the old standbys). I finally
 Al> left him (or her) a message on one of the login screens, telling them to
 Al> give it up because there is nothing here except for a little server with
 Al> a bulletin board on it, and they persist. I realize that most of these
 Al> attempts are from bots, but I have had a few humans too. This is all
 Al> very entertaining, in a way, but it's also annoying. So, what do YOU
 Al> guys do about people trying to hack into your BBS? Just ignore them and
 Al> let them have their fun? Or are there ways to stop them? I'm open to
 Al> suggestions. Thanks.

I have my Router blocking countries now, I have about 7 or 8 of them, the usual suspects, North Korea, Russia, China, and a few other Communist states.. It works well for me.. My Mystic which is on port 23 blocks the rest with the built in blocker. The other boards I run well those fight without protection, other then when I see the IP addresses of the bots I will block them manually.. It's a pain sometimes but it does work..


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