I was wondering if this very thing (Llmiting the number of
connections from the same IP) was/is possible with WINS, and
if so, how?
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Original: DATE..... 21 May 2026, 09:00a
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Original: TO....... GREASE
Original: SUBJECT.. Clogged Nodes
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Re: Clogged Nodes
By: Grease to All on Wed May 20 2026 04:16 pm

Does it seem like more and more bots are clogging up

available nodes? When

I had my last bbs, it didn't seem this bad. What do

y'all do? Add more

nodes? Or will they just get clogged up too?

Limit the number of connections from the same IP.
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On 2026 May 22 07:13:44, you wrote to All:

I was wondering if this very thing (Llmiting the number of
connections from the same IP) was/is possible with WINS, and
if so, how?

i do this via my firewall(s)... i prefer to do it there so the software i'm protecting doesn't have to spend time ignoring/dropping them...

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