On 2017 Aug 15 12:47:02, you wrote to Warchilin66:

 Wa>> So I tried to log into my BBS this morning via the web from work and
 Wa>> noticed that I could not connect. Apparently this took the BBS down
 Wa>> completely. It is trying to hit the QOTD on port 17 through Synchronet
 Wa>> BBS. It actually took the BBS down. So I logged into the machine via
 Wa>> remote and found out that it was taken down by this. I reloaded SBBS
 Wa>> from the SBBSctrl and it stared trying to connect to this IP address
 Wa>> and was hitting really quick. I put it in the IP block ist but this
 Wa>> server is persistent. Does anyone know a way I can block this? Thanks
 Wa>> in advance.

 KQ> as long as the ip is in the ip.can it can still try to contact your
system,
 KQ> but automatically rejected, so you should have no issues.

ummm... it is a Denial of Service, though... they've got the SBBS spending too
much time handling the drop... best to block these in the firewall and stop
them from abusing SBBS in the first place...

)\/(ark

Always Mount a Scratch Monkey
Do you manage your own servers? If you are not running an IDS/IPS yer doin' it
wrong...
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