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Quick question re FTP activity


From: "Timothy M. Lyons" <lyons () digitalvoodoo org>
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 05:20:53 -0500

I just brought this server online to lessen the stress on my web server,
so I have to admit it's been a _long_ time since I ran FTP on anything.
Can someone tell me what the user is trying to accomplish from the log
excerpt below?

--Tim

---
"Leave the beaten path and dive into the woods.   
You are certain to find something interesting."
        -- Alexander Graham Bell (1847 - 1922)

---begin ftp log---
Nov  9 08:53:15 envoy ftpd[2801]: USER anonymous
Nov  9 08:53:16 envoy ftpd[2801]: PASS m () m com
Nov  9 08:53:16 envoy ftpd[2801]: ANONYMOUS FTP LOGIN FROM p9.pub.ro
[192.129.3.252], m () m com
Nov  9 08:53:16 envoy ftpd[2801]: TYPE Image
Nov  9 08:53:16 envoy ftpd[2801]: PORT
Nov  9 08:53:16 envoy ftpd[2801]: refused PORT 10.0.0.248,1362 from
p9.pub.ro [192.129.3.252]
Nov  9 08:53:17 envoy ftpd[2801]: PASV
Nov  9 08:53:17 envoy ftpd[2801]: SIZE
/pub/mirrors/chkrootkit/chkrootkit-poster-a1.pdf
Nov  9 08:53:17 envoy ftpd[2801]: REST 0
Nov  9 08:53:17 envoy ftpd[2801]: REST 100
Nov  9 08:53:17 envoy ftpd[2801]: RETR
/pub/mirrors/chkrootkit/chkrootkit-poster-a1.pdf
Nov  9 08:53:21 envoy ftpd[2801]: ABOR
Nov  9 08:53:21 envoy ftpd[2801]: FTP session closed
---end log ---





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