[Dxspider-support] set/badip - what are its effects?

[Dirk Koopman]

Ah, sorry pardon. New(ish) feature. No documentation available. At the 
moment at least.

On 02/02/2024 14:59, Martin Davies G0HDB via Dxspider-support wrote:
> I've been trawling through the DXSpider documentation and the archives to try to find a
> description of what the effects of the 'set/badip' command are, but I haven't found anything so
> I'll be grateful if someone (eg. Dirk?) can provide some details.
>
> For example, if I use the command to add the IP address of a suspected bad actor to a
> node's local list, does that subsequently completely prevent that IP address from being able
> to access the node,

yes

> and is the bad IP address automatically promulgated to adjacent nodes
> and hence to the wider DXCluster?

no, but if you send it to me I can arrange for it to be promulgated. I 
will need some examples of the sort of issue that caused you to block 
that IP.

> Does setting a bad IP address enable its owner to still
> log in to a node but only as an unregistered user who is unable to enter spots, talks etc?
> What are the differences between using the 'set/badip' and the 'set/lockout' commands and
> when should each be used?

Set/lockout is an "original feature" which has been available since 
1997. It only prevents callsigns from logging into the (local) node. 
These days it most likely to be used in an administrative way for 
stopping unwanted nodes connecting.

>
> It'll be helpful to gain a better understanding of the effects of the 'set/badip' command before I
> start using it too liberally...!
>

Set/badip is a response to people who use different callsigns, but the 
same IP address (or small range eg /28 or /29 or even /30) to send 
abusive/made up/generally erroneous spots or announces to the cluster.

I maintain a central list which can be subscribed to which is used in 
addition to any local ones.

73 Dirk G1TLH
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