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From: John Iliffe <john.iliffe@iliffe.ca>
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Date: Sat, 25 May 2013 22:17:25 -0400
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Subject: Re: [users@httpd] Is this an Apache config problem?

On Saturday 25 May 2013 04:19:41 Walter H. wrote:
> On 25.05.2013 02:48, John Iliffe wrote:
> > Every day I get a number of lines like the following in the Apache
> > access log.  Note that the response code is 200, successful.  The
> > requested URL is NOT on my web site.
> 
> can you image that you connect within your site to this host?
> 
> > Does this imply that I have actually created an open proxy or relay? 
> > I would expect some form of error response such as 404.
> 
> then the 200-respone sounds logic;
> 
> > 176.8.88.90 - - [23/May/2013:18:46:46 -0400] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 5406
> > "http://www.world-mmo.com/" 29135 289
> > 176.8.88.90 - - [23/May/2013:18:46:47 -0400] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 5406
> > "http://www.world-mmo.com/" 29136 217
> 
> http://www.world-mmo.com is a valid website;

No, I am sure that there would be no legitimate attempt to connect to this 
URL or any of the others like it that turn up periodically.  That's what is 
worrying me - I don't want to have an open proxy server!

Regards,

John


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