[Dxspider-support] DXSpider and Web Clusters

[Kin]

Lee,
DXSpider nodes (not archaic) that have a webcluster associated, have a very
easy way to incorporate the user's IP so that it appears on the PC61.

Ideally, those nodes would first update to the latest version, and then add
the IP. As the WebCluster URE, DXHEAT or DXFun have done.

If any sysop needs information to add the user's IP to dxspider, tell me and
I'll be happy to help you.

Kin EA3CV

-----Mensaje original-----
De: Dxspider-support <dxspider-support-bounces at tobit.co.uk> En nombre de Lee
Sawkins via Dxspider-support
Enviado el: lunes, 9 de enero de 2023 17:43
Para: The DXSpider Support list <dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk>
CC: Lee Sawkins <ve7cc at shaw.ca>
Asunto: [Dxspider-support] DXSpider and Web Clusters

Some time ago both DXSpider and CC Cluster node software starting including
the IP addresses of spotters along with the DX spots.  This was a big step
forward in helping to clean up bad spots.  The IP addresses helped
identified the spotters even when they used bogus call signs.  As a minimum,
even if the spotter's real call sign could not be determined, at least the
spots could be identified and dropped.  

Recent hundreds if not thousands of spam spots advertising a commercial web
site were recently seen in the system.  These spots all had identical
comments and all came from the same IP address of 217.61.58.23.  This can be
solved by dropping all PC61 spots from this IP address.  Some still get
through as they are converted to PC11 spots which do not include the bad
address.  These can be filtered out by the bad comments.   

There are several Web Clusters that are running DXSpider software to
interface to the DX Cluster system.  One of these is F5LEN-5.  Recently I
have seen bad spots trashing Bolsonaro from PY calls using this node.  These
spots included IP addresses of 51.68.11.211.  These spots could also be
filtered by the IP address.  Unfortunately it appears this IP address is the
IP address where the web cluster.  All spots originating at the F5LEN-3 node
end up with the same IP address.  Since not all web clusters do this I can
only assume that it is caused by badly written web cluster software.
Perhaps the F5LEN-3 software could be changed to include the correct
addresses of spotters so we could drop just the bad spots.  Otherwise we
will be blocking all spots from this web cluster.

Lee VE7CC

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