Subj : Re: Trying to figure out login error statement
To   : SirRonmit
From : ogg
Date : Wed Oct 04 2023 11:10 am

 Si> Does your Opening page use the BOT CHECKER?
 Si> Those are telnet bots attempting standard passwords normally as one port
 Si> is kept open but then closed (timed out). I get them all the time and
 Si> add that IP to my block list (especially after they call back 3+ more
 Si> times in a row.

Thank you for this explanation!  I do add the address to my block list as well.

 Si> If you also use a web interface, that is where you see them more often
 Si> (I see them more from my main Internet web interface than if they use a
 Si> telnet program). Nothing on your end to worry about as they are just
 Si> ports staying open after there is a disconnect.
 Si> 
 Si> The Mystic Program is asking "are you still there" and never hears back
 Si> from them and once your TIMER has reached its set limit, it drops the
 Si> "carrier" and resets the node for the next caller.
 Si> 
 Si> -- 
 Si> Timothy Norris aka SirRonmit
 Si> admin@f4fbbs.com
 Si> bbs.f4fbbs.com:2323 or :62323
 Si> 
Thank you for the explanation.  I've been trying to understand what the issues were and couldn't find anything concrete. 

ogg
Sysop, Altair IV BBS
altairiv.ddns.net:2323

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