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Re: DOS From "inktomi.com"?
From: "Robert G. Ferrell" <root () rgfsparc cr usgs gov>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 07:45:32 -0500
We've just had one of our web servers pummeled into the ground by repeated cgi requests from what appears to be a web-crawler from "inktomi.com". Has anybody else experienced this? Is it some kind of malicious web Denial of Service attack or just a poorly constructed web crawler?
I get hit by Inktomi crawlers every day, but they've never had any deleterious effect on performance or done anything overtly rude, AFAICT. RGF Robert G. Ferrell, CISSP Information Systems Security Officer National Business Center US Dept. of the Interior Robert_G_Ferrell () nbc gov ======================================== Who goeth without humor goeth unarmed. ========================================
Current thread:
- DOS From "inktomi.com"? Vonelm, William J (Aug 22)
- Re: DOS From "inktomi.com"? Dan Hollis (Aug 22)
- Re: DOS From "inktomi.com"? Bryan Andersen (Aug 22)
- Re: DOS From "inktomi.com"? Dan Hollis (Aug 23)
- Re: DOS From "inktomi.com"? Tim O'Connor (Aug 22)
- Re: DOS From "inktomi.com"? William Woods (Aug 22)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: DOS From "inktomi.com"? PARKIN, MICHAEL M (PBI) (Aug 22)
- Re: DOS From "inktomi.com"? Dan Hollis (Aug 23)
- Re: DOS From "inktomi.com"? Nexus (Aug 23)
- Re: DOS From "inktomi.com"? Robert G. Ferrell (Aug 23)