[Dxspider-support] Cluster Abuse and IP Addresses

[Ian Maude]

2009/11/24 Lee Sawkins <ve7cc at shaw.ca>

>
>
> How does registration work with DX Spider nodes?  Can I just log into a
> cluster with any call I want and request registration and it will be
> given, or is there some checking to verify that I really am who I say I
> am?
>

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.
If a user wants more security they can have a password but that of course
works only on the node they normally connect to.
I have over 2000 registered users on the two nodes I run and I have had no
problems so far.
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.
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.

73 Ian

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Ian J Maude, G0VGS
SysOp GB7MBC & HB9DRV-9 DX Clusters
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