Subj : Re: Bot attacks
To   : Cozmo
From : Alonzo
Date : Thu Apr 25 2024 11:48 am

 Co> I've been getting hit by bots on Lunatics. Never seen it this bad and
 Co> it's getting a bit ridiculous. I've blacklisted some countries but I'm
 Co> What are sysops using to combat this? What are my options besides
 Co> changing my port. (i'not using port 23). What mods or programs are you

What I did was, I switched to that "Matrix menu" as it is called
and I changed the prompts to read "If you are human, press 1"
 - This forces someone to actually press 1 before they are
taken to the actual logon screen. Bots still hit all the time
but they never get anywhere.

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