Subj : Re: Port 23. To : Joseph Larsen From : Ben Ritchey Date : Sun May 21 2017 08:12 pm * An ongoing debate between Joseph Larsen and All rages on ... JL> I want to run my board on port 23, but I keep getting unwanted JL> connections to it. Mostly from Chinese hackers, I presume. Anyone know JL> a way to solve this, with iptables or the like? JL> --- DayDream BBS/UNIX (Linux) 2.15a JL> * Origin: catch22bbs.com >>> >> > (1:340/800) You could install the linux flavor of Mystic BBS as it has the ability to block connects by country. To be honest, you'll get some hack attempts from everywhere, including the US, but most come from China as you pointed out {chuckle}. My access log by Country: === Cut === Mystic Telnet Connection(s) Summary The Positronium Repository telnet://cmech.dynip.com _______________________________________________________________________________ Albania ........................................... : 30 Andorra ........................................... : 54 0.1% Argentina ......................................... : 1,061 2.2% Armenia ........................................... : 13 Australia ......................................... : 281 0.5% Austria ........................................... : 7 Azerbaijan ........................................ : 9 Bahamas ........................................... : 5 Bahrain ........................................... : 2 Bangladesh ........................................ : 25 Barbados .......................................... : 2 Belarus ........................................... : 40 Belgium ........................................... : 51 0.1% Belize ............................................ : 2 Bolivia ........................................... : 35 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba .................. : 17 Botswana .......................................... : 11 Brazil ............................................ : 2,163 4.4% Brunei Darussalam ................................. : 2 Bulgaria .......................................... : 245 0.5% Cambodia .......................................... : 36 Canada ............................................ : 138 0.2% Chile ............................................. : 64 0.1% China ............................................. : 11,873 24.6% Colombia .......................................... : 289 0.6% Costa Rica ........................................ : 156 0.3% Côte d'Ivoire ..................................... : 2 Croatia ........................................... : 25 Curaçao ........................................... : 1 Czech Republic .................................... : 364 0.7% Denmark ........................................... : 12 Dominican Republic ................................ : 93 0.1% Ecuador ........................................... : 298 0.6% Egypt ............................................. : 344 0.7% El Salvador ....................................... : 1 Estonia ........................................... : 1 Ethiopia .......................................... : 2 Finland ........................................... : 25 France ............................................ : 187 0.3% Georgia ........................................... : 1 Germany ........................................... : 98 0.2% Greece ............................................ : 70 0.1% Guatemala ......................................... : 26 Honduras .......................................... : 27 Hong Kong ......................................... : 121 0.2% Hungary ........................................... : 120 0.2% India ............................................. : 1,429 2.9% Indonesia ......................................... : 110 0.2% Iran .............................................. : 578 1.2% Iraq .............................................. : 13 Ireland ........................................... : 4 Israel ............................................ : 148 0.3% Italy ............................................. : 242 0.5% Jamaica ........................................... : 20 Japan ............................................. : 44 Jordan ............................................ : 18 Kazakhstan ........................................ : 167 0.3% Korea, Republic of ................................ : 1,771 3.6% Kuwait ............................................ : 22 Latvia ............................................ : 60 0.1% Lebanon ........................................... : 1 Lithuania ......................................... : 26 Macao ............................................. : 5 Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of ........ : 15 Malaysia .......................................... : 121 0.2% Maldives .......................................... : 11 Malta ............................................. : 11 Martinique ........................................ : 3 Mauritius ......................................... : 3 Mexico ............................................ : 1,112 2.3% Moldova, Republic of .............................. : 128 0.2% Mongolia .......................................... : 24 Montenegro ........................................ : 4 Morocco ........................................... : 95 0.1% Mozambique ........................................ : 1 Nepal ............................................. : 4 Netherlands ....................................... : 218 0.4% New Caledonia ..................................... : 6 New Zealand ....................................... : 26 Nicaragua ......................................... : 2 Nigeria ........................................... : 5 Norway ............................................ : 72 0.1% Oman .............................................. : 57 0.1% Pakistan .......................................... : 129 0.2% Palestine, State of ............................... : 33 Panama ............................................ : 47 Paraguay .......................................... : 2 Peru .............................................. : 136 0.2% Philippines ....................................... : 50 0.1% Poland ............................................ : 388 0.8% Portugal .......................................... : 49 0.1% Puerto Rico ....................................... : 86 0.1% Qatar ............................................. : 61 0.1% Romania ........................................... : 782 1.6% Russian Federation ................................ : 4,470 9.2% Saint Vincent and the Grenadines .................. : 1 Saudi Arabia ...................................... : 114 0.2% Senegal ........................................... : 28 Serbia ............................................ : 78 0.1% Seychelles ........................................ : 79 0.1% Singapore ......................................... : 46 Slovakia .......................................... : 21 Slovenia .......................................... : 4 Somalia ........................................... : 2 South Africa ...................................... : 48 Spain ............................................. : 813 1.6% Sri Lanka ......................................... : 2 Sweden ............................................ : 441 0.9% Switzerland ....................................... : 186 0.3% Syrian Arab Republic .............................. : 4 Taiwan, Province of China ......................... : 1,490 3.0% Tajikistan ........................................ : 2 Tanzania, United Republic of ...................... : 2 Thailand .......................................... : 359 0.7% Trinidad and Tobago ............................... : 36 Tunisia ........................................... : 31 Turkey ............................................ : 1,538 3.1% Uganda ............................................ : 3 Ukraine ........................................... : 7,913 16.4% United Arab Emirates .............................. : 31 United Kingdom .................................... : 241 0.5% United States ..................................... : 1,117 2.3% Uruguay ........................................... : 17 Uzbekistan ........................................ : 33 Venezuela ......................................... : 82 0.1% Viet Nam .......................................... : 2,082 4.3% _______________________________________________________________________________ Total Connects = 48,104 === Cut === ..- Keep the faith, 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