[Dxspider-support] Tons of russian spots

[Luigi Carlotto IK5ZUK]

Hi Kin,

This is a good idea, but it would be nice to have into Spider a command 
to lock out incoming connections from specific IP addresses (as 
set/lockip <IP number>), similar to the set/lockout for blocking 
specific callsigns.

Dirk, how do you think about ?

73 Luigi IK5ZUK

Il 01/09/2022 16:34, Joaquin via Dxspider-support ha scritto:
> Hi,
>
> Following Dirk's implementation of origin IP address logging in 
> DXSpider, there are "users" who are using VPNs to mask their origin.
> I propose to include in DXSpider the possibility to reject telnet 
> connections from IPs that come from a "VPN blacklist".
> As the software of the nodes is not updated frequently, an input 
> filter should be included for the spots that come from other nodes and 
> that their origin IP is on the "VPN blacklist".
> An example of these lists can be seen at: 
> https://github.com/X4BNet/lists_vpn
>
> It might also be useful to have files with "badwords" in various 
> languages. If the sysops could provide these "chains", thus reducing 
> part of the garbage that floods the Internet.
> If Dirk considers it appropriate, the management of these files could 
> be delegated to trusted people, relieving him of this work.
>
> I think that it is the closest thing that can be done at present, 
> because just as not all nodes are updated, it is impossible for all 
> nodes to request authentication when logging in. It is difficult to 
> eliminate these madmen.
>
> Regards.
>
> Kin
>
> Sysop EA3CV-2, EA4URE-2, 3, 5
>
>
> El 31/08/2022 a las 11:01, Dirk Koopman via Dxspider-support escribió:
>> DXSpider was written because, in the 1990s (yes, it's been going that 
>> long), there was a situation where anybody could disconnect someone 
>> on another node, at any time. And there was a (sub) command to do 
>> that disconnection "silently", i.e. just as though the connection 
>> dropped. A sysop could read another node's logs to see what someone 
>> "was up to" and also interfere generally with that node as though he 
>> (and all sysops were male) was in control.
>>
>> I make no apology for making that sort of thing difficult -> nearly 
>> impossible. But I am open to adding code to allow something more 
>> nuanced in the way of remote control. But I am constantly aware that 
>> this could and, sadly, might well be abused.
>>
>> My UK 2p worth
>
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