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  • Bot-Gate v2.3

    From BBS ( /u/xbit_bbs https://www.reddit.com/user/xbit_bbs ) to All on Fri Jul 17 12:55:58 2026

    Hey all, I created BotGate because my Spitfire/NetSerial BBS would tip over easy due to bots hammering the telnet port. It's a small Python proxy that sits in front of your real BBS or server apps - callers have to press ESC or * twice before they ever reach it. Bots just sit there and time out; a human gets through in a couple seconds without even noticing.
    Also handles IP/CIDR/hostname blocklists, geo-blocking, and auto rate-limit bans for anything hammering the port. As of 2.3 it can front more than one BBS or app at once too.
    Pure Python, no dependencies, runs on Linux/Windows/Mac. Free and open source if anyone wants to give it a spin: https://github.com/xbit44/botgate
    Want to see it in action?
    Spitfire BBS: telnet://x-bit.org:23230 Space Quest Game Server: telnet://x-bit.org:2112
    https://preview.redd.it/svdvk1c2ktdh1.png?width=1134&format=png&auto=webp&s=bfd8839dc34068f2b8ef3ed8c2a3cf09d9bca0c3
    https://preview.redd.it/ha5oudryjtdh1.png?width=877&format=png&auto=webp&s=42a0376e8249102fd7ed86cafac8769fb1e59b41 submitted by /u/xbit_bbs [link] [comments]
  • From BBS ( /u/xbit_bbs https://www.reddit.com/user/xbit_bbs ) to All on Fri Jul 17 14:57:13 2026

    Hey all, I created BotGate because my Spitfire/NetSerial BBS would tip over easy due to bots hammering the telnet port. It's a small Python proxy that sits in front of your real BBS or server apps - callers have to press ESC or * twice before they ever reach it. Bots just sit there and time out; a human gets through in a couple seconds without even noticing.
    Also handles IP/CIDR/hostname blocklists, geo-blocking, and auto rate-limit bans for anything hammering the port. As of 2.3 it can front more than one BBS or app at once too.
    Pure Python, no dependencies, runs on Linux/Windows/Mac. Free and open source if anyone wants to give it a spin: https://github.com/xbit44/botgate
    Want to see it in action?
    Spitfire BBS: telnet://x-bit.org:23230 Space Quest Game Server: telnet://x-bit.org:2112
    Spitfire BBS -- Bot-Gate protected
    SpaceQuest Game Server -- Bot-Gate protected submitted by /u/xbit_bbs [link] [comments]