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|    mark lewis to Daryl Stout    |
|    Net2BBS    |
|    03 Oct 16 06:16:48    |
      02 Oct 16 17:13, you wrote to Leslie Given:               DS> -> Quick net2bbs question. I've recently switched my DOS BBS back to        DS> -> port 23 using net2bbs as the telnet front end. What are the optimum        DS> -> settings for keeping the script kiddiez at bay?               LG@>> I've switched from using port:2323 on my RemoteAccess board Cosmo's        LG@>> Castle to Port:3143 and the script kiddiez have stopped completely!        LG@>> My pipleline point is using port:3141 and my Iniq is on port:3142 So        LG@>> the good new is all my net2bbs options are enable and none are        LG@>> getting hammered any more.               DS> Unfortunately, sooner or later, they'll get wind of it.              generally speaking, not the skidiots and/or botnets... most of those that i       see that are not skidiots and/or botnets are sites that verify that a BBS is       running at the given domain OR they are college IT classes running scans for       security and analysis of the network at large...              )\/(ark              Always Mount a Scratch Monkey       Do you manage your own servers? If you are not running an IDS/IPS yer doin' it       wrong...       ... "Isn't that the public urination case of a lifetime?" - Beth       ---        * Origin: (1:3634/12.73)    |
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