On 2006-10-13, rowlando <rowlando@spamtrap.co.uk> wrote:
> I am getting strange http requests logged in my apache logs for sites
> that do not exist on my server.
> "GET http://www.bdsmreality.com/cgi-bin/r...cgi?id=maxbdsm HTTP/1.0"
> 200 199 "http://www.maxbdsm.com/linkspage.html" "Mozilla/4.7 (Macintosh;

Someone is trying to use your system as an open relay to 'hide' his
own IP. The size of the returned page (199 bytes) make me think that he
is getting your standard homepage or nothing at all. Put his IP
in your firewall and (if you're a real bastard) drop a mail to his ISP
or employer.

Davide

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