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  • Re: Mystic + Unsecured Connections

    From Paul Hayton@3:770/100 to mark lewis on Sun Dec 10 12:40:36 2017

    On 12/09/17, mark lewis pondered and said...

    now think about this...

    1. some NC, RC or ZC is trying to get hold of you... there's no existing connection between you... how are they supossed to drop off mail?

    2. you are wanting to join a network so you try to netmail the *C of the net/region/zone you would be in... that *C is running mystic and has this setting ON... how are you supposed to drop off your new node application?

    3. there's a election of some sort... your *C is trying to solicit input for the vote they will cast... they send netmail to those folks in their area... they cannot deliver to mystic nodes with this setting turned on and there's no known route to them...

    can you see how this is a bad option?? random people connecting is what

    Hi Mark

    I agree and also passed on the above concerns to James. He's on board with
    the reasoning above also.

    [snip]

    I also agree with both you and Mark. It was an oversight on my part with the new server configuration and defaults. I will have it fixed starting with
    the next pre-alpha and all releases moving forward.

    I'll update the tosser to default to toss unsecure packets too.

    Please pass the message along or forward this one, whatever works. :)

    [snip]

    Best, Paul

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A37 2017/12/07 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | telnet://agency.bbs.geek.nz (3:770/100)
  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Paul Hayton on Sat Dec 9 20:13:04 2017

    On 2017 Dec 10 12:40:36, you wrote to me:

    can you see how this is a bad option?? random people connecting is
    what

    I agree and also passed on the above concerns to James. He's on board with the reasoning above also.

    thank you, sir... i'm not so sure about the processing of PKTs in the insecure directory, though... maybe only to extract netmails but certainly not echomail...

    )\/(ark

    Always Mount a Scratch Monkey
    Do you manage your own servers? If you are not running an IDS/IPS yer doin' it wrong...
    ... A bit like trying to stuff sausage casings with living animals.
    ---
    * Origin: (1:3634/12.73)
  • From Paul Hayton@3:770/100 to mark lewis on Tue Dec 12 17:06:36 2017

    On 12/09/17, mark lewis pondered and said...

    thank you, sir... i'm not so sure about the processing of PKTs in the insecure directory, though... maybe only to extract netmails but
    certainly not echomail...

    Confirmed, I heard back from James that Mystic will just act on insecure netmails only not echomail. :)

    Best, Paul

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A37 2017/12/09 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | telnet://agency.bbs.geek.nz (3:770/100)