Subj : Bots Be Gone
To   : Shurato
From : Retroswim
Date : Wed Apr 16 2025 01:50 pm

 S> Not using mystic, but by locking out all non-ANSI connections, all of the
 S> bots are stopped.  I simply have my ascii logon screen display "CP437
 S> connection required" then the macro to disconnect.  I don't have any ASCII
 S> support any way; I never created a non-ansi menu system.  A little elite of
 S> me, but most users even on older systems have ANSI terms.

This works well, yeah.

That said, I guess it depends on the implementation, but I found ANSI detection wasn't foolproof once you're a little off the beaten track.

Obscure example, but I had Novaterm (C64) and DC_Telnet (Amiga) both fail the ANSI detection in either Net2BBS or Ezycom in my setup (I don't remember exactly which).

That said, if it stops all the bots, and only negatively affects a couple of clients, then it's probably worthwhile.

Cheers

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