Re: [WebDNA] Spambots, message boards and such

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2008


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 100196
interpreted = N
texte = Jym Duane wrote: > answer - for us anyway... > > we have found two things that kill our server. > they are not regular intervals. (but i could see how they could be) > > spambots as described and true dos attacks. (these could come back on a > schedule) And over-exited bots in general. My biggest problem recently has actuall been Googlebot. It seems to like my sites a bit too much. ;-) > this is not really a webdna issue It isn't but keeping the total load on the server down is more important for cgi based sites than for sites with just static pages. And it's especially important for WebDNA. The "problem" seems to be that WebDNA is so great!!! With WebDNA it's sooo easy to knock up a few great custom scripts and, of course, the busier the server is handling legitimate work, the less capacity it has to deal with the nasty stuff that occurs now and then. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com http://stores.ebay.com/Nordbergs-Music-Store?refid=store Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] Spambots, message boards and such (Frank Nordberg 2008)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] Spambots, message boards and such (Stuart Tremain 2008)
  3. Re: [WebDNA] Spambots, message boards and such (Frank Nordberg 2008)
  4. Re: [WebDNA] Spambots, message boards and such (Jym Duane 2008)
  5. Re: [WebDNA] Spambots, message boards and such (Jym Duane 2008)
  6. [WebDNA] Spambots, message boards and such (was: Still having problems) (Frank Nordberg 2008)
Jym Duane wrote: > answer - for us anyway... > > we have found two things that kill our server. > they are not regular intervals. (but i could see how they could be) > > spambots as described and true dos attacks. (these could come back on a > schedule) And over-exited bots in general. My biggest problem recently has actuall been Googlebot. It seems to like my sites a bit too much. ;-) > this is not really a webdna issue It isn't but keeping the total load on the server down is more important for cgi based sites than for sites with just static pages. And it's especially important for WebDNA. The "problem" seems to be that WebDNA is so great!!! With WebDNA it's sooo easy to knock up a few great custom scripts and, of course, the busier the server is handling legitimate work, the less capacity it has to deal with the nasty stuff that occurs now and then. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com http://stores.ebay.com/Nordbergs-Music-Store?refid=store Frank Nordberg

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