Subj : Bots Be Gone
To   : Retroswim
From : Shurato
Date : Wed Apr 16 2025 08:32 am


* In a message originally to Shurato, Retroswim said:

 >  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.

I had a DCT user that this worked with, haven't had any NovaTerm users.

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