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  • Re: Run a BBS on a Linux Server

    From buanzo@4:900/107 to Brian Klauss on Tue Apr 6 11:07:02 2021
    On 27 Jan 2021, Brian Klauss said the following...

    Re: Re: Run a BBS on a Linux Server
    By: Benny Pedersen to Phillip Taylor on Sun Nov 15 2020 06:32 pm

    is there any better telnet port that is more safe to use ?

    retoric all internet service is based on telnet, so only ssl is a secui layer on top of it, all the remaining ports is basicly still telnet

    If you keep an eye on your inbound traffic and immediately create a rule to "can" the IP or IP-range, you protect yourself a little better.

    If it helps, I created a rule for fail2ban that supports the Mystic BBS log,
    so it can block attacks, probes, etc.

    I could adapt it to other softwares, if I am provided with appropriate log files.

    Cheers.

    PS: This is what I refer to: http://darkgame.buanzo.org/mystic/

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: DaRK Game BBS (4:900/107)
  • From Phillip L Taylor Jr@1:275/201.30 to Nigel Reed on Tue May 11 20:30:41 2021
    On Mon 9-Nov-2020 12:29 , Nigel Reed@1:124/5016.0 said to Alan Ianson:


    Or run synchronet which has no problem with the telnet port on port 23
    even
    with bots.

    I use different ports to stop the bots and its much more effective.


    Phil
    --- CNet/5
    * Origin: 1:275/201.0 (1:275/201.30)