Re: [users@httpd] Re: Redirect Matching Question

["Jack Stone" <antennex@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: "Kevin O'Neil" <kevinslair@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: "Kevin O'Neil" <kevinslair@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [users@httpd] Re: Redirect Matching Question
> Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 14:36:17 -0400
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Stone" <antennex@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 2:25 PM
> Subject: RE: [users@httpd] Re: Redirect Matching Question
>
>
> > >From: Michelle Konzack <linux4michelle@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Reply-To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [users@httpd] Re: Redirect Matching Question
> > > Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 19:59:49 +0200
> > >
> > > Am 2005-04-29 13:39:46, schrieb Joshua Slive:
> > > > On 4/29/05, Jack Stone <antennex@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > > In fact, it does seem to be catching the request.  Notice the "302"
> > > > status code which indicates a redirect.
> > > >
> > > > Overall, you're wasting your time.  Worms *do not* follow redirects.
> > > > The best a redirect could do is keep this request out of your error
> > > > log.  But good admins want to see this information in their error log.
> > >
> > > But because I have severalt 1000 daily which let my logs explode, I have
> > > greate a file in the Web-Root "default.ida" because this is not a WORW
> > > it is a FileSharing-Tool.
> > >
> > > Now the request do not more produce 600 Bytes bytes but only  150 Bytes.
> > >
> > >
> > > Bisous
> > > Michelle
> >
> > Now THAT sounds like a good idea..... thanks!
>
> I also created a file default.ida and my logs aren't as hectic. I also 
> created blank files for most frontpage files for the worms that search for 
> those. It did stop most of the 302 and 404 errors produced by the worms. If 
> this is incorrect and should be changed, please let me know.
> Thanks,
> Kevin

Yes, I use an almost blank page and now the request is only 26 bytes...
Best.
Jack

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