bbs.nikom.org:2323

Connection Banner:

Welcome to botcheck! Prove you're not a bot by entering "nikom": You're obviously a bot, bye! (If not, try again!)

Server URLs

Server Location: πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States (GeoIP)

Listing

  • BBS Name: Nikom BBS (from listing)

  • Listed Location: Santa Clara, CA, USA

BBS Software

Reported: Custom

Encoding

  • Effective encoding: ascii

  • Scanner detected: cp437

Telnet Fingerprint

a8a260cc4662430c

This fingerprint is shared by 14 other servers.

The complete JSON record collected during the scan, including Telnet negotiation results and banner data.

Show JSON
{
  "server-probe": {
    "fingerprint": "a8a260cc4662430c",
    "fingerprint-data": {
      "offered-options": [],
      "probed-protocol": "server",
      "refused-options": [
        "AARDWOLF",
        "ATCP",
        "BINARY",
        "CHARSET",
        "COM_PORT",
        "ECHO",
        "EOR",
        "GMCP",
        "MSDP",
        "MSP",
        "MSSP",
        "MXP",
        "SGA",
        "STATUS",
        "ZMP"
      ],
      "requested-options": [],
      "scan-type": "quick"
    },
    "session_data": {
      "banner_after_return": "\r\nYou're obviously a bot, bye! (If not, try again!)\r\n",
      "banner_before_return": "Welcome to botcheck!\r\n\r\nProve you're not a bot by entering \"nikom\": ",
      "dsr_replies": 0,
      "dsr_requests": 0,
      "encoding": "cp437",
      "option_states": {
        "server_offered": {},
        "server_requested": {}
      },
      "scan_type": "quick",
      "timing": {
        "probe": 0.5039422512054443,
        "total": 5.2840659618377686
      }
    }
  },
  "sessions": [
    {
      "connected": "2026-02-14T18:06:08.361394+00:00",
      "host": "bbs.nikom.org",
      "ip": "64.186.8.199",
      "port": 2323
    }
  ]
}

Connection Log

Debug-level log of the Telnet negotiation session, showing each IAC (Interpret As Command) exchange between client and server.

Generated by telnetlib3-fingerprint

telnetlib3-fingerprint --loglevel=debug bbs.nikom.org 2323
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DEBUG client.py:1193 Fingerprint client: host=bbs.nikom.org port=2323
INFO client_base.py:186 Connected to <Peer 64.186.8.199 2323>
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + MXP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC WILL MXP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + ATCP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC WILL ATCP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + MCCP3_COMPRESS] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC WILL MCCP3_COMPRESS
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + GMCP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC WILL GMCP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + AARDWOLF] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC WILL AARDWOLF
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + MSP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC WILL MSP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + MSDP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC WILL MSDP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + MSSP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC WILL MSSP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + ZMP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC WILL ZMP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[WILL + MCCP2_COMPRESS] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC WILL MCCP2_COMPRESS
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + MXP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC DO MXP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + ATCP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC DO ATCP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + MCCP3_COMPRESS] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC DO MCCP3_COMPRESS
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + GMCP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC DO GMCP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + AARDWOLF] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC DO AARDWOLF
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + MSP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC DO MSP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + MSDP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC DO MSDP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + MSSP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC DO MSSP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + ZMP] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC DO ZMP
DEBUG stream_writer.py:3330 pending_option[DO + MCCP2_COMPRESS] = True
DEBUG stream_writer.py:1019 send IAC DO MCCP2_COMPRESS
DEBUG client_base.py:499 negotiation failed after 4.00s.
DEBUG client_base.py:505 failed-reply: 'WILL MXP, WILL ATCP, WILL MCCP3_COMPRESS, WILL GMCP, WILL AARDWOLF, WILL MSP, WILL MSDP,
    WILL MSSP, WILL ZMP, WILL MCCP2_COMPRESS, DO MXP, DO ATCP, DO MCCP3_COMPRESS, DO GMCP, DO AARDWOLF, DO MSP, DO MSDP, DO MSSP,
    DO ZMP, DO MCCP2_COMPRESS'
INFO client_base.py:121 Connection lost to <Peer 64.186.8.199 2323>: [Errno 104] Connection reset by peer
WARNING server_fingerprinting.py:444 bbs.nikom.org:2323: [Errno 104] Connection reset by peer