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On Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:56:45 +0100
Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> > Just ascertain their IP source addresses and pop in a firewall =20
>=20
> There are an an awful lot of source addresses involved, typically
> millions of them, due to the use of =E2=80=98residential proxy networks=
=E2=80=99.

IP whitelisting/blacklisting can *help* with crowd control (we use it
at $EMPLOYER just to cut down on all the wardialers operating from the
Pottsylvanian hinterlands,) but yeah, it's nothing like comprehensive.