* 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:   
      
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                         Mystic Telnet Connection(s) Summary   
      
                 The Positronium Repository  telnet://cmech.dynip.com   
      
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   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%   
      
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       Total Connects =  48,104   
      
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