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Badip & Badnode
by Kin 22 Mar '26

22 Mar '26

Hi, In recent days, multiple callsigns have been used from node M0KGX-3 with IP address 51.141.112.128. This has been confirmed as callsign spoofing. There is no information available regarding the sysop of M0KGX-3. Both have been blocked. set/badip 51.141.112.128 set/badnode M0KGX-3 73 de Kin EA3CV

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Callsign impersonation in M0KGX-3
by Kin 22 Mar '26

22 Mar '26

Hi, Many spots are being broadcast from your node M0KGX-3 using callsigns from other operators. So far, they all share the IP address 51.141.112.128. I advise you to enable password protection to prevent this type of activity. Here are some examples of what's being seen online: 1773979990^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^7014.0^HB9CCS^20-Mar-2026^0413Z^cw^IZ5FJS^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H26^~ 1773981304^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^7014.0^HB9CCS^20-Mar-2026^0435Z^cw^IZ5FJS^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H26^~ 1773994647^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^7199.0^EA5JFK^20-Mar-2026^0817Z^equinoccio primavera RCV.^EA5RCF^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H26^~ 1773995376^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^7000.0^EA5HKZ^20-Mar-2026^0829Z^Diploma G.agua (DMR-21403)^EG5FDV^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H26^~ 1773998112^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^7125.0^EA5HKZ^20-Mar-2026^0915Z^D.Gesti?n Soteble Agua^EG5FDV^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H26^~ 1773999287^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^7190.0^EA5HKZ^20-Mar-2026^0934Z^D. gesti?n sostenible agua^EG5FDV^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H26^~ 1774000446^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^10489888.0^DL2ALY/MM^20-Mar-2026^0954Z^CQ-100 JF82^CT7AWH^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H26^~ 1774000546^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^7199.0^EA5RCF^20-Mar-2026^0955Z^equinoccio primavera RCV^EA5HMD^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H26^~ 1774003245^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^7190.0^EA5HKZ^20-Mar-2026^1040Z^D. gesti?n sostenible agua^EG5RCP^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H26^~ 1774004975^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^7131.0^EA5RCF^20-Mar-2026^1109Z^Equinoccio Primavera RC la Vall^EA5HMD^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H26^~ 1774008939^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^7047.5^EC2AMN^20-Mar-2026^1215Z^FT4^EA5IKT^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H26^~ 1774009473^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^7167.0^MM7RWC^20-Mar-2026^1224Z^cq pota^GR8TIZ^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H26^~ 1774011252^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^14112.0^IT9ECY^20-Mar-2026^1254Z^CQ CQ DTMBA I 235 ME^IK3TND^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H26^~ 1774011531^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^18165.0^MM7CE^20-Mar-2026^1258Z^CQ 17M^MM7CEH^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H26^~ 1774011646^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^7095.0^GM5TAY/P^20-Mar-2026^1300Z^sota gm/ss-264^MM0XET^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H27^~ 1774011890^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^18165.0^IZ4FVW^20-Mar-2026^1304Z^5+9 73^MM7CEH^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H26^~ 1774012165^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^10111.0^HB9CCS^20-Mar-2026^1309Z^cw^IZ5FJS^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H26^~ 1774012184^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^18165.0^EA4HRU^20-Mar-2026^1309Z^5+9 73^MM7CEH^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H26^~ 1774012684^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^18165.0^KK4SME^20-Mar-2026^1318Z^5+7 73^MM7CEH^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H26^~ 1774012764^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^18165.0^IU4VRF^20-Mar-2026^1319Z^5+9 73^MM7CEH^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H26^~ 1774012963^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^18165.0^SP4ELN^20-Mar-2026^1322Z^5+9 73^MM7CEH^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H26^~ 1774013613^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^18165.0^SP9HML^20-Mar-2026^1333Z^5+9 73^MM7CEH^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H26^~ 1774013738^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^18165.0^F6DRW^20-Mar-2026^1335Z^5+9 73^MM7CEH^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H26^~ 1774140322^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^14235.0^CV6T^22-Mar-2026^0045Z^CQ RDXC RUSSIAN CONTEST^CX9TC^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H25^~ 1774156973^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^21210.0^UB9OFY^22-Mar-2026^0522Z^rdx junior^UB9OGC^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H27^~ 1774158973^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^14188.0^UB9OFY^22-Mar-2026^0556Z^rdxc junior^UB9OGC^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H25^~ 1774160318^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^14225.0^UB9OFY^22-Mar-2026^0618Z^rdxc^UB9OGC^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H25^~ 1774160432^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^7089.0^IQ9MQ^22-Mar-2026^0620Z^Jolly Station Sirte Battle^IZ7AZJ^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H25^~ 1774161122^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^14230.0^UB9OFY^22-Mar-2026^0632Z^rdxc junior^UB9OGE^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H25^~ 1774162191^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^21193.0^UB9OFY^22-Mar-2026^0649Z^rdxc junior^UB9OGE^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H25^~ 1774162899^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^7105.0^EC5ALJ^22-Mar-2026^0701Z^EFA-209^EA5QY^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H27^~ 1774164391^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^3660.0^EA4RCK^22-Mar-2026^0726Z^EFCR-169 SPRINT DEFE^EA7JM^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H26^~ 1774164410^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^14224.0^UB80FY^22-Mar-2026^0726Z^rdx^UB9OGE^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H25^~ 1774165554^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^7115.0^AN5DMM^22-Mar-2026^0745Z^1 punto dip meteorologico^EA5KK^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H26^~ 1774165634^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^21205.0^UB9OFY^22-Mar-2026^0747Z^rdxc junior^UB9OGD^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H25^~ 1774166018^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^7117.0^IQ9MQ^22-Mar-2026^0753Z^Battle of Sirte Jolly Station^IZ7AZJ^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H25^~ 1774166506^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^7080.0^EA5RKB^22-Mar-2026^0801Z^EFA-236 sprint DEFE^EA5HKI^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H25^~ 1774166510^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^21205.0^UB9OFY^22-Mar-2026^0801Z^rdxc junior^UB9OGF^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H25^~ 1774166865^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^7117.0^IQ9MQ^22-Mar-2026^0807Z^BATTAGLIA DI SIRTE STAZIONE JOLLY^IW9HEU^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H25^~ 1774166968^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^7095.0^IQ9QV^22-Mar-2026^0809Z^ses^IZ8XLI^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H25^~ 1774166988^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^7115.0^AN5DMM^22-Mar-2026^0809Z^1 pto dip. Meteorologico^EA5KK^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H25^~ 1774167951^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^7127.0^EA4RCK^22-Mar-2026^0825Z^II Sprint DEFE^EA4BIZ^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H27^~ 1774168166^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^21204.0^UB9OFY^22-Mar-2026^0829Z^rdxc^UB9OGC^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H27^~ 1774168448^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^7130.0^EA5XC^22-Mar-2026^0834Z^EFA 190 TEST^EA5JIL^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H25^~ 1774168588^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^7114.0^AN5DMM^22-Mar-2026^0836Z^1pto dip. Meteorologia^EA5KK^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H25^~ 1774169002^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^14097.6^I0WBX^22-Mar-2026^0843Z^Bartg^I0INU^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H25^~ 1774169236^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^3638.0^ON4CPN^22-Mar-2026^0847Z^spring uba contest^ON3GMC^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H25^~ 1774169586^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^7151.0^EA7LGI^22-Mar-2026^0853Z^II SPRINT^EA5IKT^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H27^~ 1774170345^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^7023.0^IQ0HL^22-Mar-2026^0905Z^Giornate FAI Forte Michelangelo^I0LYO^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H25^~ 1774170855^(chan) <- I EI7MRE PC61^3690.0^EA4RCK^22-Mar-2026^0914Z^EFCR169^EA7KQX^M0KGX-3^51.141.112.128^H27^~ 73 de Kin EA3CV

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CTY-3612 Country Files - 17 March 2026
by Jim Reisert AD1C 17 Mar '26

17 Mar '26

The Country (CTY) Files were updated on 17 March 2026: https://www.country-files.com/cty-3612-17-march-2026/ For installation instructions, start at: https://www.country-files.com/ Hover your mouse over the word Contest in the menu, then select the software you are using. To install the file, follow the link to your software at the top of the page. If you are interested in a bigger CTY.DAT for everyday logging, you can get it here: https://www.country-files.com/big-cty-17-march-2026/ Note that the release notes (and Version Entity) for this larger file are different than what is shown below. There is a separate link to them. As a reminder, there is an RSS feed of the latest country file announcements: https://www.country-files.com/feed/ Here are the release notes: 17 March 2026 (CTY-3612) VER20260317, Version entity is South Sandwich Islands, VP8/s Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: * 3Y/LB5SH and 3Y7GIA are both Bouvet, 3Y/b * EA6XQ/P, EG61GURU and EH90ALL are all Spain, EA * GB26RNLI is Scotland, GM * LU1DHL/D is Argentina, LU * R065A, R065C, R065L, R065N, R065O, R065S, R065YG, R108YG, R130HH, R1961YG, R1994YU, R1996VK, R2014NC, R2014RK, R2014SE, R50KAMA, RT25KR, UE65YAG and UE65YG are all European Russia, UA * R8MB/1 is European Russia, UA in CQ zone 17, ITU zone 20 * UB9MCW/0 is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 19 * R065X and R065Z are both Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 19, ITU zone 34 * R2FDP/0 is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 19, ITU zone 35 * HF0PAS is South Shetland Islands, VP8/h Removed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: * KC4/KL5SE in Antarctica, CE9 * EA8AAH in Spain, EA * GB0WWA in Isle of Man, GD * GB8WWA in Northern Ireland, GI * GB9WWA in Jersey, GJ * GB2KW and GB4WWA in Scotland, GM * GB1WWA in Guernsey, GU * GB6WWA in Wales, GW * IR0WWA in Sardinia, IS * KI6BGQ and N8YCF in Hawaii, KH6 * W4I in Puerto Rico, KP4 * LU7AA/D in Argentina, LU * RT25VO in European Russia, UA * R0KA/9, R95YNAO and RV7B/9 in Asiatic Russia, UA9 * LU1WGB/Z in South Orkney Islands, VP8/o Although I am subscribed to this reflector so that I can make these announcements, I do not see most messages posted to it. If you have any comments or corrections to the country file, please contact me directly. 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, https://ad1c.us

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enabling RTTY Skimserv 10 Hz native spot source
by Patrick Moyer 14 Mar '26

14 Mar '26

Will we see DXS support 10 Hz resolution? 73, Pat W3RGA ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Dave Pascoe KM3T via groups.io <km3t=km3t.org(a)groups.io> Date: Sat, Mar 14, 2026 at 7:58 AM Subject: Re: [RBN-OPS] 10 Hz spots - enabling RTTY Skimserv 10 Hz native spot source To: <RBN-OPS(a)groups.io> Just a followup on this. The RBN team released some UI and performance improvements yesterday. Included in this release is 10 Hz resolution support for RTTY (only RTTY). 73, Dave KM3T on behalf of the RBN team On 3/4/26 12:30 AM, Björn SM7IUN wrote: If this only applies to RTTY, and since skimmers support it, I can see the use case. As I mentioned, for CW and SSB I don't. An ugly way to bypass the fact that RBN cuts the second decimal is to include the frequency (or a fraction of it) in the comment. Like with some JT modes. But this would still require changes to Aggregator. Björn, SM7IUN On Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 11:44 PM N2WQ via groups.io <r_bakalov= yahoo.com(a)groups.io> wrote: > Dave, that would be awesome! VE3EID-1 has been 10 Hz since day one. > > Rudy N2WQ > > On Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 02:08 PM, Dave Pascoe KM3T wrote: > > Not yet, but that could be looked at. I don't recall whether there was a > show-stopper on that. > > Dave KM3T > > > On 3/3/26 5:01 PM, N2WQ via groups.io wrote: > > Except RBN does not support 10 Hz. > > Rudy N2WQ > > On Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 01:59 PM, Jeff AC0C wrote: > > RTTYSkimserv will produce 10 Hz spots if the op enables that feature (it's > 100 Hz by default). Simple change to the .INI. > > I don't know how many RTTY skim serv guys run with that option enabled > though so some publicity on encouraging that in the RBN community would be > of benefit. > > ---------------------- > > With RTTY Skimsev running, click on the EDIT SETTINGS button. Then scroll > down to the [Telnet] section of the RTTY Skimmer .ini file. Make sure this > line is present, with "=1" at the end. Like this: > TensHz=1 > > ---------------------- > > Assuming the frequency adjustment for a given skimmer is set properly, > this would at least provide a richer set of granular spots for whatever > statistical fiddling a guy would want to do with native sourced spots. > > 73/jeff/ac0c > alpha-charlie-zero-charliewww.ac0c.com > > On 3/3/2026 2:06 PM, Drew Vonada-Smith K3PA wrote: > > Remember folks, this isn't just for CW. The RY guys have been screaming > for 10 Hz for a long time. Changing resolution alone does not do a lot, > but it is a starting point to support other improvements. Without these > smaller changes we don't have progress. > > 73, Drew K3PA > > _._,_._,_ ------------------------------

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CTY-3611 Country Files - 11 March 2026
by Jim Reisert AD1C 11 Mar '26

11 Mar '26

The Country (CTY) Files were updated on 11 March 2026: https://www.country-files.com/cty-3611-11-march-2026/ For installation instructions, start at: https://www.country-files.com/ Hover your mouse over the word Contest in the menu, then select the software you are using. To install the file, follow the link to your software at the top of the page. If you are interested in a bigger CTY.DAT for everyday logging, you can get it here: https://www.country-files.com/big-cty-11-march-2026/ Note that the release notes (and Version Entity) for this larger file are different than what is shown below. There is a separate link to them. As a reminder, there is an RSS feed of the latest country file announcements: https://www.country-files.com/feed/ Here are the release notes: 11 March 2026 (CTY-3611) VER20260311, Version entity is Andaman & Nicobar Is., VU4 Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: * MS5B is Shetland Islands, *GM/s * RI1ANC is Antarctica, CE9 in CQ zone 29, ITU zone 70 * EA1EV is Balearic Islands, EA6 * TX9W is Marquesas Islands, FO/m * GB6SPD is Northern Ireland, GI * GB0OH is Scotland, GM * GB4SDD is Wales, GW * II0ICV and IQ0SS/P are both Sardinia, IS * KL7OF is United States, K in CQ zone 3, ITU zone 6 * K3UWY and KL3KZ are both United States, K in CQ zone 4, ITU zone 7 * AF4LL, KQ4NOM, N7DED, NH8S and WT2P are all United States, K in CQ zone 4, ITU zone 8 * KP4PW is United States, K in CQ zone 5, ITU zone 8 * KK6VYF and WF6K are both Hawaii, KH6 * K2CRA and KB1OHI are both Alaska, KL * KD4CDL is US Virgin Islands, KP2 * LU1HEC/H is Argentina, LU * R9KC/6 and RA0ANB/3 are both European Russia, UA * UA4RX/1 is European Russia, UA in ITU zone 19 * R0YAC/9 is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 18, ITU zone 31 * VK9BSA and VK9DEE are both Cocos (Keeling) Islands, VK9C * LU1DMZ/Z is South Orkney Islands, VP8/o * YO8DMA/IC is Romania, YO Removed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: * BG0IO/4 in China, BY * XR9N in Chile, CE * OJ1ABOA in Antarctica, CE9 * AM800TUI and EA6XQ/P in Spain, EA * EA8RM/P in Canary Islands, EA8 * TO2FY in French Guiana, FY * KJ6FIP in Hawaii, KH6 * KD4FX and KI5SXN in Alaska, KL * K9P in Puerto Rico, KP4 * LU1XOP/D, LU3CT/D, LU7DEV/D, LU8GTA/D and LU9XEK/W in Argentina, LU * R8MB/1, RT26NY, UE83M and UE83ML in European Russia, UA Although I am subscribed to this reflector so that I can make these announcements, I do not see most messages posted to it. If you have any comments or corrections to the country file, please contact me directly. 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, https://ad1c.us

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VE9SC DXSpider is temporary Down
by Stephen R Conrad 09 Mar '26

09 Mar '26

Please be advised that my DXSpider VE9SC Is down the computer power supply failed. I should have it back up in a week or so. Take care 73 Stephen VE9SC

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Request for debug trace to investigate duplicated DX spots
by Kin 06 Mar '26

06 Mar '26

Hi all, Over the last few days, multiple spots have been detected where the DX field appears to be modified resulting in duplicated spots. I would appreciate your help investigating this. Could you please run the following command on your node and send me the output? cd /spider/local_data/debug/2026/ grep -E "I .*. PC61\^14295\.0\^DM1FG\^06-Mar-2026\^0917Z\^WWFF DLFF-0053 DLD WWFF\^IK2UIG\^HB9ON-8\^79\.16\.119\.139" 065.dat If possible, please send the result directly to ea3cv(a)cronux.net Many thanks. 73 de Kin EA3CV

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Request for debug trace to investigate duplicated DX spots
by Sakari Nylund 06 Mar '26

06 Mar '26

oh1kh@oh1af /]$ cd /spider/local_data/debug/2026/ [oh1kh@oh1af 2026]$ grep -E "I .*. PC61\^14295\.0\^DM1FG\^06-Mar-2026\^0917Z\^WWFF DLFF-0053 DLD WWFF\^IK2UIG\^HB9ON-8\^79\.16\.119\.139" 065.dat 1772788635^(chan) <- I OH2J PC61^14295.0^DM1FG^06-Mar-2026^0917Z^WWFF DLFF-0053 DLD WWFF^IK2UIG^HB9ON-8^79.16.119.139^H22^ 1772788635^(chan) <- I DB0SKF PC61^14295.0^DM1FG^06-Mar-2026^0917Z^WWFF DLFF-0053 DLD WWFF^IK2UIG^HB9ON-8^79.16.119.139^H23^ 1772788635^(chan) <- I ON0LLV-5 PC61^14295.0^DM1FG^06-Mar-2026^0917Z^WWFF DLFF-0053 DLD WWFF^IK2UIG^HB9ON-8^79.16.119.139^H23^ [oh1kh@oh1af 2026]$ 73 Saku OH1KH Hi all, Over the last few days, multiple spots have been detected where the DX field appears to be modified resulting in duplicated spots. I would appreciate your help investigating this. Could you please run the following command on your node and send me the output? cd /spider/local_data/debug/2026/ grep -E "I .*. PC61\^14295\.0\^DM1FG\^06-Mar-2026\^0917Z\^WWFF DLFF-0053 DLD WWFF\^IK2UIG\^HB9ON-8\^79\.16\.119\.139" 065.dat If possible, please send the result directly to ea3cv(a)cronux.net Many thanks. 73 de Kin EA3CV

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Old spider installation
by Larry Strasser 05 Mar '26

05 Mar '26

Hey guys...I have been running PERL/Spider for over 20 years on an old DELL 100Mhz Pentium. Original installation on Windows 2000, yes Windows 2000. Charlie Carrol K1XX, set this up for me when I lived in NY. Dirk has be helpful in the past but I guess he doesn't want to deal with an old installation. My problem is it keeps crashing randomly. Dirk repaired this last year by running a command to either clean or repair a file. After that it ran for almost a year ,when it when it went bad again. Unfortunately, I'm not in the best of health with both Pancreatic and Lung cancer. Now I'm also taking care of my XYL (K2VCS), who is being treated for bone cancer. So, I don't have much time to devote to this. I have and would like to keep serving the amateur DX community. Is there some way one of you can connect to my old Windows 2000 installation and help repair the installation please? Contact me @ K2LSLARRY(a)GMAIL.COM It would be greatly appreciated. 7 Larry K2LS DXC.K2LS.COM

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Database users.v3j
by Erik Schott 04 Mar '26

04 Mar '26

I run the DX cluster at dxcluster.pa0esh.nl and lately my server has become somewhat sluggish. After some investigation I found that the user database users.v3j (located in /spider/data/) is being loaded entirely into memory. The file is currently 100MB in size and contains 266,323 records — all of which appear to be older than two years or have never logged in. My question: is it safe to clean up this database, and if so, is there a recommended procedure or built-in tool to remove stale or inactive users? I noticed there are conversion scripts in /spider/perl/ but nothing that looks like a purge or expiry tool. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Kind regards, Erik, PA0ESH

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