Subj : blocked connections and advice
To   : All
From : Edmund Wong
Date : Thu Nov 25 2021 09:02 am

Hi All,

I was just watching the 'mis server' screen thinking about what else to do with the BBS (aside for setting up doors :P), when I noticed (and still am) connections to SSH that are being blocked.

Since the incoming SSH port is set to something non-standard, I can only trust that these are either port-scanners or <insert favorite expletives> trying to hack into my system via ssh.

In that past when the BBS was connected to a phone line, we wouldn't have this problem.  But with the advent of BBS connected to networks, this seems to be a problem.

Thank goodness g00r00 implemented the blocked connections feature.

That said, how do you guys deal with this annoyance?  At this point in time, I'm not accepting users; but I do log on to my BBS via telnet or ssh (both on non-standard ports).

Thanks

Edmund

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