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    From WitNik@VERT/BGGRSCYN to Digital Man on Mon Nov 9 09:31:00 2020
    DM,

    I wanted to suggest a potential feature request for the ip.can filter file.
    It is my understanding that this file currently can take IPv4 and IPv6 addresses (including IPv4 in CIDR notation).

    As an SBBS sysop on Linux, I make extensive use of firewalld to manage the iptables/nftables sorcery behind the scenes to keep things neat and tidy. I use a series of ipsets to manage whitelisting/blacklisting, and ip.can and ip-silent.can make ideal ipset feeder files to have cron update my firewall configuration hourly. Between SBBS built-in denial of service/hack filtering, and firewalld, I'm able to avoid having a more complicated fail2ban configuration, but there is one problem:

    firewalld wants an ipset to only consist of ipv4 addresses and cidr notations. ipv6 addressing and cidr notations must be in separate ipset. So for my BBS firewall, I maintain separate ipv4 vs. ipv6 whitelists and blacklists on my host firewall.

    While I can write scripts to parse and separate the addressing, it would be pretty neat to have an ipv4.can, ipv4-silent.can, ipv6.can, ipv6-silent.can to keep it all clean.

    By suggesting this feature, I accept your scorn if you feel this is unworthy of your time.

    Thanks,
    -WitNik

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  • From Digital Man@VERT to WitNik on Mon Nov 9 11:12:00 2020
    Re: Feature Request / Suggestion - ip.can
    By: WitNik to Digital Man on Mon Nov 09 2020 02:31 pm

    While I can write scripts to parse and separate the addressing, it would be pretty neat to have an ipv4.can, ipv4-silent.can, ipv6.can, ipv6-silent.can to keep it all clean.

    By suggesting this feature, I accept your scorn if you feel this is unworthy of your time.

    Seems like a fine idea and likely not too difficult to implement.
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    digital man

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  • From Digital Man@VERT to WitNik on Mon Nov 9 11:14:00 2020
    Re: Feature Request / Suggestion - ip.can
    By: Digital Man to WitNik on Mon Nov 09 2020 04:12 pm

    Re: Feature Request / Suggestion - ip.can
    By: WitNik to Digital Man on Mon Nov 09 2020 02:31 pm

    While I can write scripts to parse and separate the addressing, it would be pretty neat to have an ipv4.can, ipv4-silent.can, ipv6.can, ipv6-silent.can to keep it all clean.

    By suggesting this feature, I accept your scorn if you feel this is unworthy of your time.

    Seems like a fine idea and likely not too difficult to implement.

    Added to my todo list.
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    digital man

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  • From WitNik@VERT/BGGRSCYN to Digital Man on Mon Nov 9 13:26:00 2020
    Re: Feature Request / Suggestion - ip.can
    By: Digital Man to WitNik on Mon Nov 09 2020 04:14 pm

    By suggesting this feature, I accept your scorn if you feel this is unworthy of your time.

    Seems like a fine idea and likely not too difficult to implement.

    Added to my todo list.

    You're too kind! Thank you!
    -WitNik

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  • From The Millionaire@VERT to All on Tue Nov 10 08:04:00 2020
    Option of being able to attach screenshots while being in ecwebv4. Helps with troubleshooting issues.
    No need for web links to be posted.

    $ The Millionaire $

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