• CAPTCHA AND MORE

    From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to ALL on Thu Jan 3 00:19:00 2019
    Well, I finally got the CAPTCHA deal working, but I was wondering if I
    could do something like making a copy for it to change out for each day
    of the month, so there's a different number. While the bots wouldn't
    recognize it, it'd keep users on their toes, as it were..

    And, I did place the new versions of SBBS 3.17 in my files area.

    Daryl

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  • From Lord Blackfair@1:103/705 to Daryl Stout on Tue Jan 22 11:40:10 2019
    Well, I finally got the CAPTCHA deal working, but I was wondering if I could do something like making a copy for it to change out for each day
    of the month, so there's a different number. While the bots wouldn't recognize it, it'd keep users on their toes, as it were..

    And, I did place the new versions of SBBS 3.17 in my files area.

    Daryl

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    I did try a randomizer in the programing, but I could not figure it out. the code can be changed manually to either letters or numbers.

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to LORD BLACKFAIR on Sat Jan 26 13:25:00 2019
    Keith,

    I did try a randomizer in the programing, but I could not figure it out. the
    code can be changed manually to either letters or numbers.

    I have a program for Windows with a "random number generator". I tell
    it to generate a six digit string from 100000 to 999999 -- then click on Generate to get it. Then, I make a note of such in Notepad, and enter
    separate copies.

    Right now, I'm just using it with the original code...I tried putting
    it in once, and the system threw a fit, probably because of a naming
    deal for the original.

    I have to admit though, it's keeping the bots from every making it to
    the logon prompt, because I haven't seen a telnet logon with "Root",
    etc. in a long time. I did lower the maximum concurrent connections to
    1, and for those IP's repeatedly activating that (trying more than one simultaneous connection), I just put them in the trashcan.

    On another note, were you going to try a deal to drop a connect after
    3 incorrect tries?? Right now, they're not tying up the line that long,
    and when the system doesn't respond, I guess they time out, or hang up
    on their own.

    Daryl

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  • From Lord Blackfair@1:103/705 to Daryl Stout on Wed Jan 30 20:55:33 2019
    Re: Re: CAPTCHA AND MORE
    By: Daryl Stout to LORD BLACKFAIR on Sat Jan 26 2019 01:25 pm

    Keith,

    I did try a randomizer in the programing, but I could not figure it out. the LB>code can be changed manually to either letters or numbers.

    I have a program for Windows with a "random number generator". I tell
    it to generate a six digit string from 100000 to 999999 -- then click on Generate to get it. Then, I make a note of such in Notepad, and enter separate copies.

    Right now, I'm just using it with the original code...I tried putting
    it in once, and the system threw a fit, probably because of a naming
    deal for the original.

    I have to admit though, it's keeping the bots from every making it to
    the logon prompt, because I haven't seen a telnet logon with "Root",
    etc. in a long time. I did lower the maximum concurrent connections to
    1, and for those IP's repeatedly activating that (trying more than one simultaneous connection), I just put them in the trashcan.

    On another note, were you going to try a deal to drop a connect after
    3 incorrect tries?? Right now, they're not tying up the line that long,
    and when the system doesn't respond, I guess they time out, or hang up
    on their own.

    Daryl

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