> Hello All!
> Well, the mbse current programmers:
> I have a wee need -
> Do you know of a software add-on etc that runs under Linux (or any if source
> available) that can read a file of banned posters by Echo area by name and/or
> address that can be run while tossing?
> Under Mbse I have a space for pktdate which I am currently using although I
> doubt has any real purpose these days that can be replaced with such a tool.
> I am thinking of a file that it would read holding three elements:
> EchoArea Name  NetAddress    e.g.,
> FIDO_SYSOP David Bloggs 3:1234/9876
> FIDO_SYSOP  *  3:1234/9876
> * * 3:1234/9876
> Where '*' is global for any.
> Or is there some other way of doing so.
> Trying to find a way of removing Troll traffic from one or more echo areas.

Hello Vince,
there is a particular Fido area which is now "land of troll" for
your particular request I think that you can elaborate something using sed
and awk with a cycle of for before toss the packet.

Tony

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