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by LysPJ 813 days ago
Endlessh periodically sends data so the read timeout won't trigger. Specifically, it draws out the crypto negotiation stage indefinitely by exploiting a feature of the SSH protocol.

(Of course, the bot author could detect that behaviour too.)

There's more info from the author of Endlessh: https://nullprogram.com/blog/2019/03/22/