dovecot - Jan 2017 - OP/PSA: Net Systems Research mail port diddlers

http://netsystemsresearch.com/

dovecot.log.1.bz2:Jan 05 17:28:15 pop3-login: Info: Disconnected (no auth
attempts in 3 secs): user=<>, rip=169.54.233.124, lip=MYIP, TLS
handshaking: Disconnected, session=<z/L0OVxFetOpNul8>

Their "research" pokes your email ports. Block if you want or
participate in the (cough cough) research.

IP addresses and opt-out email address on webpage.

On January 5, 2017 4:52:41 PM HST, "lists at lazygranch.com" <lists
at lazygranch.com> wrote:
>http://netsystemsresearch.com/
>
>dovecot.log.1.bz2:Jan 05 17:28:15 pop3-login: Info: Disconnected (no
>auth attempts in 3 secs): user=<>, rip=169.54.233.124, lip=MYIP, TLS
>handshaking: Disconnected, session=<z/L0OVxFetOpNul8>
>
>Their "research" pokes your email ports. Block if you want or
>participate in the (cough cough) research.
>
>IP addresses and opt-out email address on webpage.
Assuming your password policies are up to snuff and you have connection rate
limiting in place, this sort of thing is basically just background noise.
I'd focus my efforts on those two rather than playing the "block the
port scanner whack-a-mole" game.

--Sean