<div dir="auto"><div>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!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">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.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Perhaps some high bandwidth nodes can handle this constant barrage of data requests, but mine can't. Good luck!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">73, Steve - AA4U</div><div><br></div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Samsung Galaxy S22+ on Verizon 5G Network</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jan 14, 2024, 9:53 AM John Spigel via Dxspider-support <<a href="mailto:dxspider-support@tobit.co.uk">dxspider-support@tobit.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">The number of abusive show/heading commands has exploded in the last few <br>
months, stealing much bandwidth especially on contest weekends. The <br>
software causing is probably known to many on this list. The users are <br>
setting themselves as not/here (call). Can someone offer a solution <br>
other than banning the abusers? The software could probably use a change <br>
as it seems the purpose is akin to a ping to see if the node is still <br>
active. Maybe an alternative could be offered. I think this was <br>
mentioned in the past. Consider not allowing sh/headings for those who <br>
have set as not/here? Or ?<br>
<br>
73, John W1AN<br>
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<a href="http://dxc.dxusa.net" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">dxc.dxusa.net</a> 7373<br>
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