<div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks Mike,</div><div><br></div><div>I've been here for a while so I've seen the mud slinging. But unfortunately all you've done is throw more mud, how does DXspider determine that this quoted spot is bad?</div><div><br></div><div> PCPROT: Bad Spot UA3ZNQ on 21074.0 by LU6YR(186.134.129.88)@EA4RCH-5 User LU6YR not on node EA4RCH-5, DUMPED <br></div><div><br></div><div>How does the dxspider upstream from me know that LU6YR is not on node EA4RCH-5, particularly if CC Cluster can't maintain user data "because it's Windows based". I'd love someone to explain why Windows is the problem LOL.</div><div><br></div><div>Is Dirk the only one that can explain?</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="2" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font size="2" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">---<br></font></div><div><font size="2" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Ciemon Dunville <a href="https://www.qrz.com/db/G0TRT" target="_blank">- GØTRT</a></font></div><div><font size="2" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Warminster, Wiltshire. UK</font></div><div><font size="2" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></font></div><div>
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</div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, 6 Mar 2025 at 13:48, Mike McCarthy, W1NR 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:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">This has been discussed at length but I will try to summarize<br>
<br>
DXSpider has been modified to verify spots based on the user, node and <br>
IP address that is broadcast when a user connects.<br>
<br>
The top nodes in the list below are CC cluster nodes that do not <br>
broadcast this data. Since it is Windows based, it has problems dealing <br>
with maintaining lists of users/ip addresses.<br>
<br>
The flooding we have seen is direct injection by modified node software <br>
sending node to node protocol fake spots.<br>
<br>
The person responsible needs to be tracked down and reported to the <br>
authorities as a hacker doing internet DoS attacks on a public service <br>
and arrested. This could be done by analyzing logs and mapping the "via" <br>
tags back to the source and finding the IP addresses used.<br>
<br>
On 3/6/2025 7:02 AM, Ciemon Dunville via Dxspider-support wrote:<br>
> Until someone provides some evidence as to why these are unverified this <br>
> nonsense is going to continue.<br>
> <br>
> What method does DXSpider use to verify a spot?<br>
> <br>
> ---<br>
> Ciemon Dunville - GØTRT <<a href="https://www.qrz.com/db/G0TRT" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.qrz.com/db/G0TRT</a>><br>
> Warminster, Wiltshire. UK<br>
> Sysop @G0TRT-9<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> On Thu, 6 Mar 2025 at 10:57, IZ2LSC via Dxspider-support <dxspider- <br>
> <a href="mailto:support@tobit.co.uk" target="_blank">support@tobit.co.uk</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:dxspider-support@tobit.co.uk" target="_blank">dxspider-support@tobit.co.uk</a>>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> Just statistics...<br>
> <br>
> +-------+----------+<br>
> | SPOTS | NODE |<br>
> +-------+----------+<br>
> | 502 | EA4RCH-5 |<br>
> | 411 | VE7CC-1 |<br>
> | 273 | DH1TW-2 |<br>
> | 208 | AE5E |<br>
> | 138 | PY1NB-4 |<br>
> | 104 | EA6VQ-2 |<br>
> | 103 | DO5SSB-2 |<br>
> | 47 | W3LPL |<br>
> | 25 | SM6YOU-7 |<br>
> | 25 | K1TTT |<br>
> | 21 | VK2AZ-2 |<br>
> | 19 | ON4KST-2 |<br>
> | 14 | GB7DJK |<br>
> | 11 | AI9T |<br>
> | 8 | F5LEN-7 |<br>
> | 7 | EA4URE-3 |<br>
> | 7 | PY4OG-4 |<br>
> | 7 | SR4DXC |<br>
> | 6 | EA4URE-2 |<br>
> | 6 | M0KGX-3 |<br>
> +-------+----------+<br>
> --><br>
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