<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/11/24 Lee Sawkins <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ve7cc@shaw.ca">ve7cc@shaw.ca</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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How does registration work with DX Spider nodes? Can I just log into a<br>
cluster with any call I want and request registration and it will be<br>
given, or is there some checking to verify that I really am who I say I<br>
am?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I have been running registration for some time now Lee and it is simply a deterrent. There is no way to prove that someone is who they say they are but I have had no issues. I can also stop any abuse that is seen by simply removing the registration from that user until I can work out what is happening.</div>
<div>If a user wants more security they can have a password but that of course works only on the node they normally connect to.</div><div>I have over 2000 registered users on the two nodes I run and I have had no problems so far.</div>
<div>As a sysop, I feel it is my duty to check the cluster and try to be aware of any issues that crop up. I also have the time to do it these days :) Unfortunately, some feel they can simply install the software and let it run itself, sometimes to the detriment of the network.</div>
<div>I strongly suggest that sysops require registration for their nodes. I can check the IP addresses of locally connected users easily and I can RCMD that information from another cluster with Spider. I cannot look at the IP address of anyone else though of course. However, I do not totally see the need to in a network with the simple addition of registration.</div>
<div><br></div><div>73 Ian</div><div><br></div><div>-- <br>Ian J Maude, G0VGS<br>SysOp GB7MBC & HB9DRV-9 DX Clusters<br>Member RSGB, GQRP 9838, FISTS 14077 | K3 #455<br><a href="http://www.amateurradiotraining.org" target="_blank">http://www.amateurradiotraining.org</a> <br>
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