wwp@yahoogroups.com:
Re: server problem
Don Bain 2004-May-11 20:50:00
Edward,
I have received e-mail with virus attachments also, ostensibly from the
WWP list. But I think the return address was spoofed (i.e. not really
from me). I use only Macintosh, including the servers. The traffic
reported today was on both servers, in about the proportions we were
seeing earlier, but a lot more of it, which makes it sound like genuine
traffic. But I will check into the possibility of some sort of
infection.
Don
On May 11, 2004, at 1:19 PM, Edward Huff wrote:
> Don,
> An email you had 'sent' earlier (yesterday maybe or early this morning)
> contained a virus attachment which was automatically deleted by our
> server
> here at Brown... This may be the cause or result of the traffic if it
> is
> auto sending to and from names / addresses on th esite.
> Ed
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>> From: Don Bain <#removed#>
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>> Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 12:41:49 -0700
>> To: #removed#
>> Subject: server problem
>>
>> The World Wide Panorama site (http://geoimages.berkeley.edu) was hit
>> with incredibly heavy traffic this morning, far exceeding what we have
>> seen before.
>>
>> This resulted in the twin servers using 98% of available bandwidth on
>> our subnet of the campus network, essentially denying access to other
>> users. Since it is the last day of classes here, people need to use
>> the
>> network, so I was ordered to temporarily shut the site down.
>>
>> The network tech indicated the traffic was the result of publicity on
>> slashdot. Seems reasonable, but I couldn't find any mention on the
>> slashdot site. Maybe only subscribers see it? Couldn't find any other
>> new publicity either.
>>
>> Can anyone shed some light on this for me?
>>
>> The server will be started up again late this afternoon. Hate to miss
>> the traffic, but I must coexist with other users.
>>
>> Don
>>
>> ----------
>> G. Donald Bain
>> Geography Computing Facility
>> University of California, Berkeley
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