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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I run a CC Cluster node. The software does not support passwords and therefore cannot comply with the request. I will remove partnering connections to anyone who requests it. No ifs and buts.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">That said, IMHO, passwords are a solution to a problem that does not exist. <span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Are end users actually complaining? What do they want?</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Sure, it is exciting to track down this and that node, but the big picture is that the cluster network is working just fine. Human generated spots, compared to software generated spots, are a tiny fraction of the total number of spots, not even a rounding error. And the number of deliberately bad spots must be microscopic; has anyone quantified them? How many daily fraudulent spots are there? Look at <a href="https://pskreporter.info/cgi-bin/pskstats.pl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">https://pskreporter.info/cgi-bin/pskstats.pl</a> to understand the volume of spots that do not originate from humans.</div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">But let's assume for a moment that bad partners are a huge problem that needs to be solved immediately. How are you goin to ensure that <b><u>ALL</u></b> first, second, third level partners support passwords? Unless <b><u>EVERYONE </u></b>is requiring passwords, doing it inconsistently doesn't achieve anything to reduce the attack surface. According to DXCluster.info, there are 719 AR-Cluster, CC Cluster, and DXSpider nodes as of today.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Then let's take it a step further- somehow you figure out to only have DXSpider nodes in the network. This means that end users have no choice and must only connect to spiders. Doesn't sound very user friendly.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Again, I respect the decision of any node operator that would ask me to remove the peering arrangement.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Rudy N2WQ</div><div><br></div>
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On Friday, February 7, 2025 at 07:13:35 AM EST, CX2SA - Jose Ma Gonzalez via Dxspider-support <dxspider-support@tobit.co.uk> wrote:
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<p class="ydpaa40d0dfyiv6477323329MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hello dear Partner:</span></p>
<p class="ydpaa40d0dfyiv6477323329MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I have several partners whose emails do not
work or who didn’t answer.</span></p>
<p class="ydpaa40d0dfyiv6477323329MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">In a few days CX2SA-8 DXSpider WILL NOT
ACCEPT connections from partners without Login and Password.</span></p>
<p class="ydpaa40d0dfyiv6477323329MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please send me a PRIVATE EMAIL with the
suggested password.</span></p>
<p class="ydpaa40d0dfyiv6477323329MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Those nodes that do not meet this
requirement will be removed without notice.</span></p>
<p class="ydpaa40d0dfyiv6477323329MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Thank you very much.</span></p>
<p class="ydpaa40d0dfyiv6477323329MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Best 73, Jose – CX2SA</span></p>
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