Could it possibly be your FTP server. This morning it timed out 4 times when trying to manually download using my SecureFX program while this afternoon wget has had no problem. Maybe your getting hammered maliciously with outside requests.
-Butch *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 3/25/2004 at 6:05 PM Pete McNeil wrote: >This helps narrow things down. Specifically we know that the rulebase >files >are not corrupted on the server but during the download. That explains why >I haven't been able to recreate a problem in the lab. > >I have a suspicion that wget may be failing intermittently. >Another customer recently had unexplainable, intermittent issues with >wget. >They replaced wget with code of their own and have had no further problems. > >Can we narrow this down to wget under heavy traffic conditions perhaps? > >_M > > >At 10:08 PM 3/24/2004, you wrote: >>I've noticed that if I do a manual download of the rule base file, it >works >>well, but if it is downloaded automatically via the Windows Task CMD, then >>sniffer fails and the log fills up with the BAD_MATRIX errors. >> >>Anyone else seeing this? >> >> >>Mike >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Landry William" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 8:43 PM >>Subject: RE: [sniffer] Spam storm? >> >> >> > >> > I see over a 1000 of these ERROR_BAD_MATRIX entries in my Sniffer log >file >> > today, as well. Is this due to the ruleset issue from earlier today? >> > >> > Bill >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Sheldon Koehler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:19 PM >> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > Subject: Re: [sniffer] Spam storm? >> > >> > >> > Well it may not be a spam storm. Log file shows: >> > >> > nsx4b3eh 20040324200108 De90392330028271a.SMD 421 0 ERROR_BAD_MATRIX >71 0 >>0 >> > 2 5 >> > nsx4b3eh 20040324200117 De90c923a00284b5b.SMD 422 0 ERROR_BAD_MATRIX >71 0 >>0 >> > >> > What is a Bad Matrix? >> > >> > >> > Sheldon >> > >> > >> > Sheldon Koehler, Owner/Partner http://www.tenforward.com >> > Ten Forward Communications 360-457-9023 >> > Nationwide access, neighborhood support! >> > >> > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time >> > to pause and reflect." Mark Twain >> > >> > >> > >> > This E-Mail came from the Message Sniffer mailing list. For information >>and >> > (un)subscription instructions go to >> > http://www.sortmonster.com/MessageSniffer/Help/Help.html >> > >> > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>----- >> > This message and any included attachments are from Siemens Medical >>Solutions >> > USA, Inc. and are intended only for the addressee(s). >> > The information contained herein may include trade secrets or >privileged >>or >> > otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, >>printing, >> > copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited >>and may >> > be unlawful. If you received this message in error, or have reason to >>believe >> > you are not authorized to receive it, please promptly delete this >message >>and >> > notify the sender by e-mail with a copy to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > Thank you >> > >> > This E-Mail came from the Message Sniffer mailing list. For information >>and (un)subscription instructions go to >>http://www.sortmonster.com/MessageSniffer/Help/Help.html >> > >> >> >>This E-Mail came from the Message Sniffer mailing list. For information >>and (un)subscription instructions go to >>http://www.sortmonster.com/MessageSniffer/Help/Help.html > > >This E-Mail came from the Message Sniffer mailing list. For information and (un)subscription instructions go to http://www.sortmonster.com/MessageSniffer/Help/Help.html This E-Mail came from the Message Sniffer mailing list. For information and (un)subscription instructions go to http://www.sortmonster.com/MessageSniffer/Help/Help.html
