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<font size="+1"><font face="monospace">There is a bot out there that
delights in trying to confuse the Contest Committee's log
checking process and/or causing contestants' problems by posting
spurious spots using their callsign. It does this by logging in
to a node, "sniping" a spot and then immediately disconnecting.<br>
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Here are some examples:<br>
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13:15:59 (progress) CMD: 'show/cluster ' by LZ1JZ ip:
217.61.58.23 1mS<br>
13:16:00 (progress) CMD: 'DX YL2KO 14082.2' by LZ1JZ ip:
217.61.58.23 1mS<br>
13:16:00 (progress) CMD: 'bye ' by LZ1JZ ip: 217.61.58.23 45mS<br>
13:16:25 (progress) CMD: 'show/cluster ' by CT1GFQ ip:
217.61.58.23 0mS<br>
13:16:25 (progress) CMD: 'DX ZF1A 28127.6' by CT1GFQ ip:
217.61.58.23 1mS<br>
13:16:25 (progress) CMD: 'bye ' by CT1GFQ ip: 217.61.58.23 12mS<br>
13:18:18 (progress) CMD: 'show/cluster ' by DK5QN ip:
217.61.58.23 0mS<br>
13:18:18 (progress) CMD: 'DX NY3A 21067.2' by DK5QN ip:
217.61.58.23 1mS<br>
13:18:18 (progress) CMD: 'bye ' by DK5QN ip: 217.61.58.23 13mS<br>
13:55:21 (progress) CMD: 'show/cluster ' by VK6POP ip:
217.61.58.23 0mS<br>
13:55:21 (progress) CMD: 'DX W3UA 21022.5' by VK6POP ip:
217.61.58.23 1mS<br>
13:55:21 (progress) CMD: 'bye ' by VK6POP ip: 217.61.58.23 10mS<br>
13:55:32 (progress) CMD: 'show/cluster ' by EA3HXV ip:
217.61.58.23 0mS<br>
13:55:32 (progress) CMD: 'DX MI5I 14012.5' by EA3HXV ip:
217.61.58.23 2mS<br>
13:55:32 (progress) CMD: 'bye ' by EA3HXV ip: 217.61.58.23 23mS<br>
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<font size="+1" face="monospace">To try and reduce this as much as
possible, please would you block this ip address </font><font
size="+1" face="monospace"><font size="+1"><font face="monospace">217.61.58.23
</font></font>(or its subnet </font><br>
<font size="+1" face="monospace"><font size="+1"><font
face="monospace">217.61.58.0/24) using your firewall (in your
router). If you are running Linux/BSD you could consider
installing UFW or similar software to help with this task. <br>
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</font></font>73 Dirk G1TLH<br>
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