Subj : Local host shows as new sign up
To : echicken
From : Rixter
Date : Wed Aug 07 2024 12:06 pm
> Re: Local host shows as new sign up
> By: Rixter to echicken on Wed Aug 07 2024 04:23:35
> People connecting via ftelnet on your Home page are the most likely source of
> these sign-ups from 127.0.0.1 then. These connections flow from the web
> browser, to your websocket server, to your terminal server.
> I've done a few things over the years to make the user's true IP address
> available to the BBS for these connections, but it's all a bit hacky and
> doesn't apply everywhere.
> Likely a script that connected and got stuck after failing to send email or
> exploit some known flaw in a common IMAP server and not handling the problem
> gracefully. Probably not hurting anything to just let them sit there forever,
> but it sounds like the IMAP server should probably be made to boot clients
> off after a while.
