Re: tlug: Apache permission weird.

[Yong-Ming Hua <yhua@example.com>]

Hello,
    Oh it mustof been shocking when you found someone
using your workstation for a private proxy. I have to check
httpd configuration again. Well as far as Turbolinux is
concerned, I am a newbie. dunno anything. Mine is Server
Edition 6.0J. Even dunno why at every top of hour syslog/s
are sent to me via email.
   Anyway, you've given me alot to wake me up to know
the hard reality. Thanks, I keep an eye on httpd logs more
carefully.
Yong-Ming



Jonathan Byrne wrote:

> Yong-Ming Hua (yhua@example.com) wrote:
>
> > This section cannot be found in the package given for Turbolinux
> > Server Edition 6.0. But when I took a look at the original Apache
> > pkg 1.3.9, I could find the section all right. Maybe some errors
> > or careless mistakes happened while they prepared rpm packages.
>
> Hmmm.  The Apache 1.3.6 that came with TurboLinux 4.2J was
> configured as an open proxy by default.  I discovered this when
> examining my httpd logs and found that some weenies at a few
> Japanese ISPs were using my workstation for a private proxy.
> Not anymore, but they haven't stopped trying.  You'd think after
> getting a 403 for days, a person would give up.  I fired off a gripe
> to stnet.ne.jp on that one (regional ISP in Shikoku).  We'll see what
> they say.
>
> If you have TurboLinux 4.x, check your httpd to see if it's
> configured as a proxy.  Better check other versions too, just
> in case.
>
> Jonathan Byrne <j-byrne@example.com>               Engineering Division
> Exodus Communications K.K./Global Online Japan      http://www.gol.com/
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