so i'm editing the apache error file, trying to iron out a few bugs in a perl
cgi. what i like to do is try to fix the problem, place a
==========
at the end of the file, and retry. this makes it easier to see what errors
remain, so i don't confuse the previous errors with the current errors. i go
to write the file and see the message
file has changed since last reading. still write file (y/n)?
i quit without saving, and re-edit the file. here's what i'm staring at:
[Sat Jul 28 08:23:02 2001] [error] [client 66.74.250.139] script not found or
unable to stat: /usr/lib/cgi-bin/formmail.pl
[Sat Jul 28 08:23:02 2001] [error] [client 66.74.250.139] script not found or
unable to stat: /usr/lib/cgi-bin/formmail.cgi
now this looks fishy. in fact, i find:
[Fri Jul 27 07:38:09 2001] [error] [client 172.149.146.140] script not found or unable
to stat: /usr/lib/cgi-bin/formmail.cgi
[Fri Jul 27 07:38:12 2001] [error] [client 172.149.146.140] script not found or unable
to stat: /usr/lib/cgi-bin/formmail.pl
[Fri Jul 27 12:46:24 2001] [error] [client 209.9.133.3] script not found or unable to
stat: /usr/lib/cgi-bin/formmail.pl
[Fri Jul 27 18:58:57 2001] [error] [client 24.21.118.170] File does not exist:
/www/cgi-local/formmail.cgi
[Sat Jul 28 08:23:02 2001] [error] [client 66.74.250.139] script not found or unable
to stat: /usr/lib/cgi-bin/formmail.pl
[Sat Jul 28 08:23:02 2001] [error] [client 66.74.250.139] script not found or unable
to stat: /usr/lib/cgi-bin/formmail.cgi
seems like this is a popular script. i've never heard of it. after googling,
i've found that this is a script that people can exploit to send spam.
i just wanted other people to be aware of this. formmail dne on my machine.
it could be on other peoples' machines.
pete
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