Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: MRO to Rixter on Sat Jun 08 2024 10:21 am

Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: Rixter to Denn on Sat Jun 08 2024 07:31 am

just the router. Thanks I am trying to break away from the 10 a month ren billing for the router. its separate on my cable bill.

dude. you need to start quoting every time.

dude. you need to chill out.
Greg,
telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23
http://ricksbbs.synchro.net:8080

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Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: Greg Cooley to MRO on Mon Dec 08 2025 10:11 am

By: MRO to Rixter on Sat Jun 08 2024 10:21 am dude. you need to chill
out. Greg, telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23

you're replying to a post from june 2004

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Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: MRO to Greg Cooley on Mon Dec 08 2025 11:19 am

Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: Greg Cooley to MRO on Mon Dec 08 2025 10:11 am

By: MRO to Rixter on Sat Jun 08 2024 10:21 am dude. you need to chill out. Greg, telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23

you're replying to a post from june 2004

Sorry to bother you. Geesh. The message was new to me. I could see the time stamp on it. Messages like email are forever. You still need to chill out.;) Happy Holidays pal.
Greg,
telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23
http://ricksbbs.synchro.net:8080

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Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: Greg Cooley to MRO on Fri Dec 26 2025 03:26 pm

Sorry to bother you. Geesh. The message was new to me. I could see
the time stamp on it. Messages like email are forever. You still
need to chill out.;) Happy Holidays pal. Greg,

it's new to you but not to everyone else. that conversation had already played out. update your pointer dates.
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Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: MRO to Greg Cooley on Fri Dec 26 2025 06:03 pm

Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: Greg Cooley to MRO on Fri Dec 26 2025 03:26 pm

Sorry to bother you. Geesh. The message was new to me. I could see
the time stamp on it. Messages like email are forever. You still
need to chill out.;) Happy Holidays pal. Greg,

it's new to you but not to everyone else. that conversation had already played out. update your pointer dates.

wow, ok.

Greg,
telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23
http://ricksbbs.synchro.net:8080

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Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: Greg Cooley to MRO on Sun Jan 11 2026 09:50 am

it's new to you but not to everyone else. that conversation
had already played out. update your pointer dates.

wow, ok.

Greg, telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23
http://ricksbbs.synchro.net:8080

i tried to go on ricksbbs so i could do a screenshot on how to do it
all you need to do is go into your message setttings.

ricksbbs is rejecting all ips with some bot thing.
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Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: MRO to Greg Cooley on Sun Jan 11 2026 06:39 pm

ricksbbs is rejecting all ips with some bot thing.

Works just fine from here at the posted URLs (telnet & web).

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Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: The Wanderer to MRO on Mon Jan 12 2026 11:40 am

Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: MRO to Greg Cooley on Sun Jan 11 2026 06:39 pm

ricksbbs is rejecting all ips with some bot thing.

Works just fine from here at the posted URLs (telnet & web).

https://i.imgur.com/z7XuNVJ.png
https://i.imgur.com/GHmDQBv.png

glad 'here' is working.
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Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: MRO to The Wanderer on Mon Jan 12 2026 07:58 pm

ricksbbs is rejecting all ips with some bot thing.

https://i.imgur.com/z7XuNVJ.png
https://i.imgur.com/GHmDQBv.png

Blocking your IP is a long way from blocking *ALL* IPs.

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Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: The Wanderer to MRO on Tue Jan 13 2026 07:24 am

Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: MRO to The Wanderer on Mon Jan 12 2026 07:58 pm

ricksbbs is rejecting all ips with some bot thing.

https://i.imgur.com/z7XuNVJ.png
https://i.imgur.com/GHmDQBv.png

Blocking your IP is a long way from blocking *ALL* IPs.

I will be happy to set you up and account if you want. If you already have an account let me know what your username here is.

email ricksbbs@yahoo.com with your desired username and your location and I will email you back a password.

I have a bot monitoring ip probes and your ip or ip range got caught up in it. When the BBS here gets hammered my bot swats back. LOL. It is truly nothing personal and I hope to see you soon if you want.

Have a great day,
Rixter
Rixter
telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23
http://ricksbbs.synchro.net:8080
IRC www.irccloud.com/irc/ricksbbs/channel/ricksbbs

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Hey Mro!

On Mon, Jan 12 2026 19:58:13 -0600, you wrote:

Works just fine from here at the posted URLs (telnet & web).

Looks like he banned your IP address. :D

Regards,
Nick

... Sarcasm, because beating people up is illegal.
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Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: The Wanderer to MRO on Tue Jan 13 2026 07:24 am

Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: MRO to The Wanderer on Mon Jan 12 2026 07:58 pm

ricksbbs is rejecting all ips with some bot thing.

https://i.imgur.com/z7XuNVJ.png https://i.imgur.com/GHmDQBv.png

Blocking your IP is a long way from blocking *ALL* IPs.

it's not just blocking my ip. i just made the assumption because it blocked all the ones i tried.

anyways, what horse do you have in this race?
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Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: Rixter to The Wanderer on Tue Jan 13 2026 03:34 pm

I have a bot monitoring ip probes and your ip or ip range got caught
up in it. When the BBS here gets hammered my bot swats back. LOL.
It is truly nothing personal and I hope to see you soon if you want.

i see you've been talking to the guys in #synchronet about your user's ip addresses, too.
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Re: Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: Accession to MRO on Tue Jan 13 2026 05:05 pm

Hey Mro!

On Mon, Jan 12 2026 19:58:13 -0600, you wrote:

Works just fine from here at the posted URLs (telnet &

web).

Looks like he banned your IP address. :D

yeah he did mine and the ftelnet proxy ones.

he also removed his users ip addresses from the finger when i asked him
why his users all had the same ip addresses. they also post rarely and
always 2 of them from different locations post at the same time.
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On 1/13/2026 6:05 PM, Accession wrote:

Hey Mro!

On Mon, Jan 12 2026 19:58:13 -0600, you wrote:

Works just fine from here at the posted URLs (telnet & web).

Looks like he banned your IP address. :D

Regards,
Nick

... Sarcasm, because beating people up is illegal.
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If anyone gets a block message just email ricksbbs@yahoo.com with the
username you want and a location and your ip and I will send you back a password. The IP blocked was probably caught up in probe attack or too
many attempts to log in. I let the BBS pretty much run on auto pilot.
Nothing personal, I do not block anyone... the defense program
however... ;-)
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Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: MRO to Rixter on Tue Jan 13 2026 05:56 pm

Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: Rixter to The Wanderer on Tue Jan 13 2026 03:34 pm

I have a bot monitoring ip probes and your ip or ip range got caught
up in it. When the BBS here gets hammered my bot swats back. LOL.
It is truly nothing personal and I hope to see you soon if you want.

i see you've been talking to the guys in #synchronet about your user's ip addresses, too.

That is correct Sir! :) M1ndsurf3r and CJ helped me figure out how to block probes and Nelgin with http robots. I appreciate all the help. Have a great dayMRO!
Rixter
telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23
http://ricksbbs.synchro.net:8080
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Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: Rixter to The Wanderer on Tue Jan 13 2026 03:34 pm

I have a bot monitoring ip probes and your ip or ip range got caught up in

Thanks for the offer and detail... It was MRO that was having the troubles, though.

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Hey Rixter!

On Tue, Jan 13 2026 18:09:25 -0600, you wrote:

¨ Synchronet ¨ Rick's BBS telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23

Hey Rick. I noticed you're using Thunderbird to post these messages. Your message is coming through as UTF-8, but it doesn't seem like you're sending UTF-8 characters in the above quote. So I have two questions:

1) Are you using ISO-8859-1 as your default text encoding in Thunderbird's server settings?

2) Are you forcing Synchronet's NNTP service to use UTF-8 with the "-utf8" switch in services.ini?

I think one of these two (or both) is causing this display issue. If you want to continue using ISO-8859-1 in Thunderbird, get rid of the "-utf8" parameter in services.ini.

If you want to continue to translation everything to UTF-8 via Synchronet's NNTP service (I do this also), you should change Thunderbird's settings to use UTF-8 for the default text encoding.

Lastly, If you are using Thunderbird's default settings (which should already by UTF-8), you might need to add the "-utf8" option to the command line in the NNTP and NNTPS sections of services.ini:

Command=nntpservice.js -f -na -utf8

Hope that helps!

Regards,
Nick

... Sarcasm, because beating people up is illegal.
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Hey Mro!

On Tue, Jan 13 2026 18:00:36 -0600, you wrote:

he also removed his users ip addresses from the finger when i asked
him why his users all had the same ip addresses. they also post
rarely and always 2 of them from different locations post at the
same time.

Maybe it's just multiple personalities. ;)

Regards,
Nick

... Sarcasm, because beating people up is illegal.
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Re: Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: Accession to MRO on Wed Jan 14 2026 04:57 pm

Hey Mro!

On Tue, Jan 13 2026 18:00:36 -0600, you wrote:

he also removed his users ip addresses from the finger when i asked
him why his users all had the same ip addresses. they also post
rarely and always 2 of them from different locations post at the same time.

Maybe it's just multiple personalities. ;)

Regards, Nick

yeah over 239 of them.
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Re: Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: Accession to Rixter on Wed Jan 14 2026 04:55 pm

Hey Rixter!

On Tue, Jan 13 2026 18:09:25 -0600, you wrote:

­ Synchronet ­ Rick's BBS telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23

Hey Rick. I noticed you're using Thunderbird to post these messages. Your message is coming through as UTF-8, but it doesn't seem like you're sending UTF-8 characters in the above quote. So I have two questions:

1) Are you using ISO-8859-1 as your default text encoding in Thunderbird's server settings?

2) Are you forcing Synchronet's NNTP service to use UTF-8 with the "-utf8" switch in services.ini?

I think one of these two (or both) is causing this display issue. If you wan to continue using ISO-8859-1 in Thunderbird, get rid of the "-utf8" paramete in services.ini.

If you want to continue to translation everything to UTF-8 via Synchronet's NNTP service (I do this also), you should change Thunderbird's settings to u UTF-8 for the default text encoding.

Lastly, If you are using Thunderbird's default settings (which should alread by UTF-8), you might need to add the "-utf8" option to the command line in t NNTP and NNTPS sections of services.ini:

Command=nntpservice.js -f -na -utf8

Hope that helps!

Regards,
Nick

... Sarcasm, because beating people up is illegal.

Thanks for info. I am using the default settings. Have a great day!
Rixter
telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23
http://ricksbbs.synchro.net:8080
IRC www.irccloud.com/irc/ricksbbs/channel/ricksbbs

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Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: The Wanderer to Rixter on Wed Jan 14 2026 07:03 am

Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: Rixter to The Wanderer on Tue Jan 13 2026 03:34 pm

I have a bot monitoring ip probes and your ip or ip range got caught up

Thanks for the offer and detail... It was MRO that was having the troubles, though.

Understood. Have a great day.
Rixter
telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23
http://ricksbbs.synchro.net:8080
IRC www.irccloud.com/irc/ricksbbs/channel/ricksbbs

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Re: Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: Accession to MRO on Wed Jan 14 2026 04:57 pm

I am right here Nick. I thought something/someone was trying to spy on IP addresses. I had thought about shutting down the finger service but I like experimenting with the old protocols sometimes. As far as the insult about the multiple personality disorders I have no hateful witty comeback. I just enjoy this hobby. I have no explanation for all the other stuff you commented on. These are things I do not care to investigate. I do not twit or ban users but I will block bot attacks on the BBS. I guess I should be flattered you and MRO find me so fascinating? I have never been the focus of attention for anything. You put some pep in my step today. Thanks! There is a chance I do not have synchronet set up exactly correct so any anomalies are not intentional. Let me know if I should shut down access to my users to Dove-Net so they will not bother you and MRO. Maybe there is a filter so I can remove all your messages and MRO's? That way no one on my side can ever see your messages again. I will ask about that. Have a great day and thanks for bringing this to my attention. I am not sure if you were trying to be hurtful or helpful but thanks either way friend!
Rixter
telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23
http://ricksbbs.synchro.net:8080
IRC www.irccloud.com/irc/ricksbbs/channel/ricksbbs

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Hey Rixter!

On Thu, Jan 15 2026 07:28:03 -0600, you wrote:

I am right here Nick.

I know you are.

I had thought about shutting down the finger service but I like experimenting with the old protocols sometimes.

Nothing I said had anything to do with the finger service. That must have been someone else.

As far as the insult about the multiple personality disorders I have
no hateful witty comeback. I just enjoy this hobby. I have no
explanation for all the other stuff you commented on.

Never once did I say "disorder". I was making a joke to something someone else said. If I hit a nerve or hit too close to home, I apologize.

Have a great day and thanks for bringing this to my attention. I am
not sure if you were trying to be hurtful or helpful but thanks
either way friend!

I was definitely going the helpful route, hence my longer drawn out message to you about your usage of Thunderbird with clear options on how to fix it.

None of my sarcasm towards others was directed at you.

Regards,
Nick

... Sarcasm, because beating people up is illegal.
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None of my sarcasm towards others was directed at you.

If we start having sarcasm directed towards others held against us, we may
all be in dire trouble. ;)


* SLMR 2.1a * An adulteress was condemned to the electric blanket.
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Re: Re: Routers that work well with spectrum internet
By: Accession to Rixter on Thu Jan 15 2026 05:01 pm

Thanks for helping me with the NNTP and thunderbird. I appreciate your time. Have a great day!
Rixter
telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23
http://ricksbbs.synchro.net:8080
IRC www.irccloud.com/irc/ricksbbs/channel/ricksbbs

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On 1/15/2026 6:01 PM, Accession wrote:

Hey Rixter!

On Thu, Jan 15 2026 07:28:03 -0600, you wrote:

I am right here Nick.

I know you are.

I had thought about shutting down the finger service but I like
experimenting with the old protocols sometimes.

Nothing I said had anything to do with the finger service. That must
have been someone else.

As far as the insult about the multiple personality disorders I have
no hateful witty comeback. I just enjoy this hobby. I have no
explanation for all the other stuff you commented on.

Never once did I say "disorder". I was making a joke to something
someone else said. If I hit a nerve or hit too close to home, I apologize.

Have a great day and thanks for bringing this to my attention. I am
not sure if you were trying to be hurtful or helpful but thanks
either way friend!

I was definitely going the helpful route, hence my longer drawn out
message to you about your usage of Thunderbird with clear options on how
to fix it.

None of my sarcasm towards others was directed at you.

Regards,
Nick

... Sarcasm, because beating people up is illegal.
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Thanks for the help. I was looking at:
Maybe it's just multiple personalities. ­

Regards,
Nick

I misunderstood your humour. No apologies necessary. It is a cultural
thing on my part I am sure. I like the ANSI on your BBS. Thank you for
all the help. Have a great day.
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Hey Dumas!

On Thu, Jan 15 2026 19:10:49 -0600, you wrote:

If we start having sarcasm directed towards others held against us,
we may all be in dire trouble. ;)

I agree 100%. If you doubt me, read my tagline that never changes. ;)

Regards,
Nick

... Sarcasm, because beating people up is illegal.
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