Database access

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2003


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texte = During a discussion a couple of days ago I wrote:The databases used by WebDNA are perfectly safe from direct access by unauthorized web surfers.Was I right?My WebCatalog error log is pretty useless most of the time (less than one error in ten thousand is actually shown there), but suddenly it came up with this: date time command ipaddress errormessage 05.01.2003 18:22:40 SHOWPAGE 064.154.072.055 Error: the database '/wc/base.db' could not be found or opened 05.01.2003 18:22:41 SHOWPAGE 064.154.072.055 Error: the database '/wc/base.db' could not be found or opened 05.01.2003 18:22:41 SHOWPAGE 064.154.072.055 Error: the database '/wc/base.db' could not be found or opened 05.01.2003 18:22:41 SHOWPAGE 064.154.072.055 Error: the database '/wc/base.db' could not be found or openedIf I understand this correctly, somebody with the ip address 064.154.072.055 made four attempts within a second to download one of my databases. This database is (or was of course - I'm not stupid) a relatively big one (13-14 MB) so repeated downloads of it can easily explain all the overload problems I've experienced recently.I know it's not supposed to be possible, but it's not supposed to be possible for anyone to get the database's URL either.Does anybody have any experience with illegitimate access to WebCatalog databases?And does anybody know how to trace an ip address?Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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During a discussion a couple of days ago I wrote:The databases used by WebDNA are perfectly safe from direct access by unauthorized web surfers.Was I right?My WebCatalog error log is pretty useless most of the time (less than one error in ten thousand is actually shown there), but suddenly it came up with this: date time command ipaddress errormessage 05.01.2003 18:22:40 SHOWPAGE 064.154.072.055 Error: the database '/wc/base.db' could not be found or opened 05.01.2003 18:22:41 SHOWPAGE 064.154.072.055 Error: the database '/wc/base.db' could not be found or opened 05.01.2003 18:22:41 SHOWPAGE 064.154.072.055 Error: the database '/wc/base.db' could not be found or opened 05.01.2003 18:22:41 SHOWPAGE 064.154.072.055 Error: the database '/wc/base.db' could not be found or openedIf I understand this correctly, somebody with the ip address 064.154.072.055 made four attempts within a second to download one of my databases. This database is (or was of course - I'm not stupid) a relatively big one (13-14 MB) so repeated downloads of it can easily explain all the overload problems I've experienced recently.I know it's not supposed to be possible, but it's not supposed to be possible for anyone to get the database's URL either.Does anybody have any experience with illegitimate access to WebCatalog databases?And does anybody know how to trace an ip address?Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Frank Nordberg

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