[Dxspider-support] Abusive show/heading commands

[John Spigel]

Steve, It depends on what data hamclock is seeking.  Why all the 
show/heading requests by every hamclock user every second? It makes 
little sense. Does someone know the originator of hamclock who may be 
able to offer a solution?  For dxspider could there be an automatic 
rejection of some or all commands by those hiding behind set/nohere? 
Before I start the pain of rejecting multiple ips, I'll wait patiently 
to see if another solution is offered. .

73, John W1AN

On 14-Jan-24 16:10, Stephen Carroll wrote:
> There's no getting around the fact that Hamclock is a 
> bandwidth/resource hog! The software makes rigorous data queries in 
> order to populate the map, etc. Without the queries there would be no 
> data!
>
> I have banned users from utilizing this software on my node. They are 
> free to go elsewhere, but my 100mb internet connection gets bogged 
> down (especially during contests). In the beginning I had 10 hamclock 
> users, before I realized what was going on. I've configured my router 
> to reject their IP addresses, this prevents them from even reaching 
> the DXSpider computer.
>
> Perhaps some high bandwidth nodes can handle this constant barrage of 
> data requests, but mine can't. Good luck!
>
> 73, Steve - AA4U
>
> Samsung Galaxy S22+ on Verizon 5G Network
>
> On Sun, Jan 14, 2024, 9:53 AM John Spigel via Dxspider-support 
> <dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk> wrote:
>
>     The number of abusive show/heading commands has exploded in the
>     last few
>     months, stealing much bandwidth especially on contest weekends. The
>     software causing is probably known to many on this list. The users
>     are
>     setting themselves as not/here (call). Can someone offer a solution
>     other than banning the abusers? The software could probably use a
>     change
>     as it seems the purpose is akin to a ping to see if the node is still
>     active. Maybe an alternative could be offered. I think this was
>     mentioned in the past. Consider not allowing sh/headings for those
>     who
>     have set as not/here? Or ?
>
>     73, John W1AN
>
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