[Dxspider-support] Blocking a bad node (rather than bad spotter)

[Michael Carper]

It still does, if you go look for it.  But it's my experience that they
don't know to look for it.

Guitar player, Ian? (Actually looks more like a banjo.)

Mike, WA9PIE

On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 3:28 AM, Ian Maude <maudeij at gmail.com> wrote:

> It used to state clearly in the cluster options pane that registration
> was required to post spots.  3541 users in GB7MBC and 4343 users in
> HB9DRV-9 have managed to get themselves registered so far :)
>
> 73 Ian
>
> On 6 December 2014 at 04:03, Michael Carper <mike at wa9pie.net> wrote:
> > I've got 20,000 users on HRD Logbook who couldn't find the MOTD with
> their
> > nose super-glued to the monitor.  (They haven't seen any of the
> > Announcements or WWV either.  Very frustrating.)
> >
> > They go onto HB9DRV-9, without registering, and find that the spots they
> > think they've sent aren't showing up in the spot list... but they can't
> find
> > the telnet console to read the response to having spots rejected due to
> lack
> > of registration.  They think it's a software bug.
> >
> > Mike, WA9PIE
> >
> > On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 8:25 PM, Dave Trainor <dave at n8zfm.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> We also allow anyone to join and read, and have an all hams welcome MOTD
> >> that gives instructions on how to send a message to join and be able to
> >> post.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Dave Trainor, N8ZFM -  KY4KY node
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> From: dxspider-support-bounces at dxcluster.org
> >> [mailto:dxspider-support-bounces at dxcluster.org] On Behalf Of Howard
> Leadmon
> >> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2014 7:23 PM
> >>
> >>
> >> To: 'The DXSpider Support list'
> >> Subject: Re: [Dxspider-support] Blocking a bad node (rather than bad
> >> spotter)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I allow anyone to join and read, but I require registration to post
> spots.
> >> Sure I know that means only a handful of people probably use the node to
> >> post, but I agree it keeps things more on the up and up.   Really how
> hard
> >> is it to drop a message saying this is XYZZY and I would like to use
> your
> >> node to post spots, it at least shows your sincere hopefully.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ---
> >>
> >> Howard Leadmon – WB3FFV
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> From: dxspider-support-bounces at dxcluster.org
> >> [mailto:dxspider-support-bounces at dxcluster.org] On Behalf Of Dave
> Trainor
> >> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2014 12:40 PM
> >> To: The DXSpider Support list
> >> Subject: Re: [Dxspider-support] Blocking a bad node (rather than bad
> >> spotter)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I would venture to say that in this day/age and given the state of the
> >> internet, we all should be using usernames and passwords, or this type
> of
> >> thing will continue. I think that’s a sad statement to have to make, but
> >> necessary.  We had a club debate on the KY4KY cluster about just this
> >> subject and came to the conclusion that without forcing registrations we
> >> would just be opening ourselves up to exactly what went on yesterday.
> None
> >> of us liked it but saw no other option to prevent random garbage.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 73 – Dave N8ZFM
> >>
> >> Sysop of KY4KY-3 Cluster
> >>
> >> KY DX Association
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> From: Michael Carper <mike at wa9pie.net>
> >> Reply-To: The DXSpider Support list <dxspider-support at dxcluster.org>
> >> Date: Friday, December 5, 2014 at 12:22 PM
> >> To: The DXSpider Support list <dxspider-support at dxcluster.org>
> >> Subject: Re: [Dxspider-support] Blocking a bad node (rather than bad
> >> spotter)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I found it.  Thanks.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I suppose there's absolutely no way to prevent this without EVERYONE
> going
> >> to registrations (usernames AND passwords).
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Mike, wa9pie
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 4:38 AM, Mike McCarthy, W1NR <lists at w1nr.net>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> Actually, blocking a node is rather drastic. Contacting the sysop and
> >> locking out the offending callsigns is a better solution. Unless it is
> >> generating lots of anonymous garbage.
> >>
> >> set/badspot w2re
> >>
> >> will block spots and announce messages by w2re
> >>
> >> set/lockout w2re
> >>
> >> will prevent that call from connecting to your node
> >>
> >> Mike, W1NR
> >>
> >>
> >> On 12/05/2014 05:22 AM, Mike McCarthy, W1NR wrote:
> >> >
> >> > set/badnode ja2yyf-9
> >> >
> >> > Mike, W1NR
> >> >
> >> > On 12/04/2014 06:38 PM, Michael G. Carper wrote:
> >> >> Is there anything we can do to shut off spots from JA2YYF-9?  (I’ve
> >> >> blocked spotters before… but not nodes.)
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Here’s what I’m seeing with the latest (which is similar to the
> >> >> pirating
> >> >> of WW2DX earlier today).
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> It seems to be coming in from the same JA2YYF-9 node that we saw with
> >> >> other calls a while back.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> <-  sh/route w2re
> >> >>
> >> >> W2RE on JA2YYF-9 via VE7CC-1(5),W1NR(6)
> >> >>
> >> >> WA9PIE-2>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
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