This may be related, or it may be absurd - but there are several programs
out there that help to test internet connectivity, measuring both speed and
reliability. Many of these programs allow you to set up custom URL's at
scheduled intervals, and the servers can get either pinged or have a page
retrieved.
Mayhaps you are a recipient.
I would be curious to see what other people think, and hope people copy back
to the list as well. I have noticed an abundance of questions asked with
people replying directly to the person and not the list. Such has been the
case in the few questions I have asked myself. I learn a lot by "lurking"
here... Please! Post more replies back to the list!
Thanks!
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bryan Andersen
> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 1:46 PM
> To: firewalls
> Subject: Repeated WEB traffic
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> Hi,
>
> Looking through my firewall logs for yesterday and today I've noticed
> that there was one site constantly retreiving one page from my web
> server. It retreived it over 90 times in a 12 hour period. I've
> blocked all traffic from that machine (209.204.137.249) yet the
> requests continue. This leads me to belive somebody maybe planting
> and running automated scripts to cause heavy legitimate looking traffic.
>
> What caused me to notice it was a string of 7 retreivals in a row. Then
> I noticed all the previous retreivals searching through the logs on the
> IP address. The accesses are comming in at 2 to 5 minute intervals.
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