Subj : Re: C Origins
To   : Shitty
From : Denn
Date : Wed May 27 2026 22:55:01

  Re: Re: C Origins
  By: Shitty to Denn on Wed May 27 2026 03:37 pm

 De>> As soon as the node is hit by a request it is tied up until the request
 De>> either dropped or denied. It's not a software shortfall.

 Sh> There have to be dozens of ways around that for a person who's creating
 Sh> the BBS software.

 Sh> If nodes are a must, then a new node should be created as needed for every
 Sh> connection, and there can be a subset for authenticated users, and
 Sh> something like fail2ban can be deployed for handling repeated failed
 Sh> attempts.

Back in the day multi line BBSes used a ringdown method, callers would call one
number and be moved down to a different line, then the next caller would be moved down, I think telnet mimicks the ring down of the old dialup days.

Denn

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