dch++ and a preemptive anti-abuse feature

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dch++ and a preemptive anti-abuse feature

Post by GargoyleMT » 2003-04-01 19:53

One of the hats that I wear in my day job is postmaster for a really small company. As part of our spam filtering, I use a DNS black hole (dnsbl), which is the generic class of "services" that MAP's rbl (realtime black hole) falls into. Specifically, I use an Open Relay black hole called OPM (info). It is run by an IRC network to combat open proxy abuse by IRC users. think that, since there's already a SOCKS5 mode in DC++, there is the potential for malicious users to use open SOCKS5 proxies to get around hub bans and generally wreak havoc. I think that one of dch++'s features should be to implement configurable DNSBL lists, perhaps even with OPM or UPL shipping as a default.

Yes, I know dch++ is in beta, but this would be a really nice feature, (even moreso if it was never ever needed!). I think like DC++ is the leader for clients, dch++ can be the leader for hub software too. Or at least a darn good implementation with nice features.

If you wanted to be totally crazy, you could do client bans through a local DNSBL, but that's... fanciful.

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Post by Sedulus » 2003-04-03 15:29

nice idea =)

- source is in the mail
- config looks like http://wza.digitalbrains.com/DnsBl.xml
- the beta testers have been notified
http://dc.selwerd.nl/hublist.xml.bz2
http://www.b.ali.btinternet.co.uk/DCPlusPlus/index.html (TheParanoidOne's DC++ Guide)
http://www.dslreports.com/faq/dc (BSOD2600's Direct Connect FAQ)

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Post by GargoyleMT » 2003-04-03 20:07

Ooooh excellent. :-D

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another DNSBL

Post by GargoyleMT » 2003-06-24 19:06

Slight update, I mentioned this in the hub, but I'll follow-up here too.

Easynet.nl (formerly Wirehub.nl) runs another proxy DNSBL. Here' the information page: http://abuse.easynet.nl/proxies.html

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Post by GargoyleMT » 2003-08-18 18:56

And another... http://cbl.abuseat.org/ CBL - Composite Block List

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