[Dxspider-support] badnode filtering

[Manos Darkadakis]

Although is off the topic, Lee is it necessary to add 1B on the countries
list? Aren't other problems enough?

 

Regards Manos SV1IW

 

 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: dxspider-support-bounces at dxcluster.org [mailto:dxspider-support-

> bounces at dxcluster.org] On Behalf Of Lee Sawkins

> Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 23:49

> To: The DXSpider Support list

> Subject: Re: [Dxspider-support] badnode filtering

> 

> Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:

> >

> > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Dirk Koopman G1TLH

> > <gb7tlh at dxcluster.org> wrote:

> >

> > > What I am trying to achieve, with this simple filter, is to prevent

> > > obviously invalid dx spots being sent around the system. For the

> absence of

> > > any doubt: TO and TX would happily pass through a DXSpider node (as

> before)

> > > with the pirate filter applied. Therefore they would *still* be

> available to

> > > be rejected by more picky software :-)

> > >

> > > So far, I cannot (for the life of me) see a downside to rejecting

> spots that

> > > DXSpider identifies as invalid. Since nobody else seems to have such a

> > > comprehensive list of prefixes (with *your* invaluable help btw), if

> > > DXSpider reckons it's a pirate call, then no other package has the

> data to

> > > gainsay that.

> > >

> > > Of course if you have the full filter (including dx spot calls) it

> does stop

> > > the likes of 1B1AB :-)

> > >

> > > If DXSpider nodes act as a primary filters for the rubbish coming from

> the

> > > internet, who/what else is likely to do a better job?

> > >

> > > I am confused.

> >

> > Hi Dirk,

> >

> > What I'm trying to suggest is:

> >

> > 1.  Enumerated bad prefixes/calls added to "country 666" are fine by me.

> >     Some of them already are:

> >

> >     1B,X5,X8,ZC6,10G,50V,Q,0,T0

> >

> > 2.  Simply rejecting a call out-of-hand because the prefix can't be

> determined

> >     from the country file/table (i.e. those pesky TO/TX calls) is NOT

> > OK, as these

> >     prefixes/calls may be perfectly valid, but the country file is not

> > up-to-date.

> >

> > - Jim

> >

> > --

> > Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us

> 

> Jim, I would like to see at least 1B added to the wl_cty file.  Also

> could you not have TO/TX default to France if they can't be found.  I

> would rather they be wrong as France than rejected.

> 

> Dirk, I am receiving PC41s from Spider with badwords in them.

> Especially as names.   Does Spider send PC41, DX and Ann spots to the

> backbone that it won't send to users?  I am seeing quite a few bad words

> being forwarded to me.

> 

> Lee

> 

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