This I know can be done in mod_perl (it's one of the examples). Doing this in CF would require your coldfusion script to act as a filter which is probably doable a load on your server.
On Tue, 26 Feb 2002, Jason Davis wrote: > Is there a CF solution for primitive dos attacks? > I've got an intresting message from a server, and I'm intrested in buildi ng > a similiar mecahnisem. > Can anyone reffer me to good sources? Mr. Watt maybe? :) > > "Ouch, you are hurting our servers! > You were hitting the site from your IP Address of 212.199.26.42 at a rate > faster than comprehensible by a human at 56 hits per minute for 13 minute s. > If allowed to continue, it would cause our servers to crash and be > unavailable to other users. Please slow it down! > > Some causes of this problem are: > > 1) Using a download accelerator program (such as Download Accelerator) or > automated retrieval program (such as 'Get Right'). These programs may spe ed > up access to small sites, but on large sites like this one, with so many > people trying to use them, they cause server outages. > 2) Turning off caching in your browser (which causes it reload every imag e > on every page...taxing the servers) > 3) Plain old browsing too quickly... > > If this is your first warning...this page will disapper in 24 hours. User s > who continue to violate this rule will be permanently banned from the sit e. > ______________________________________________________________________ Why Share? Dedicated Win 2000 Server � PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionc FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
