Subj : Local host shows as new sign up
To   : Rixter
From : echicken
Date : Wed Aug 07 2024 09:00:09

  Re: Local host shows as new sign up
  By: Rixter to echicken on Wed Aug 07 2024 04:23:35


 Ri> My web page is on port 8080 and 23 new users have used it for sign up or

People connecting via ftelnet on your Home page are the most likely source of these sign-ups from 127.0.0.1 then. These connections flow from the web browser, to your websocket server, to your terminal server.

I've done a few things over the years to make the user's true IP address available to the BBS for these connections, but it's all a bit hacky and doesn't apply everywhere.

 Ri> browsing. The connection to the imap for 2 1/2 days now is fascinating.

Likely a script that connected and got stuck after failing to send email or exploit some known flaw in a common IMAP server and not handling the problem gracefully. Probably not hurting anything to just let them sit there forever, but it sounds like the IMAP server should probably be made to boot clients off after a while.

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