Subj : Re: Bot attacks
To   : Alonzo
From : Shurato
Date : Thu Apr 25 2024 12:31 pm


 Al> Co> I've been getting hit by bots on Lunatics. Never seen it this bad and
 Al> Co> it's getting a bit ridiculous. I've blacklisted some countries but
 Al> I'm
 Al> Co> What are sysops using to combat this? What are my options besides
 Al> Co> changing my port. (i'not using port 23). What mods or programs are
 Al> you

 Al> What I did was, I switched to that "Matrix menu" as it is called and
 Al> I changed the prompts to read "If you are human, press 1" - This
 Al> forces someone to actually press 1 before they are taken to the
 Al> actual logon screen. Bots still hit all the time but they never get
 Al> anywhere.

I've found thst disallowing any non-ANSI connections seems to do the job.

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