[Info-vax] Apache... anyone built mod_limitipconn for VMS?

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <00A978B8.F19288F7 at sendspamhere.org>,
	VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG writes:
> In article <84b427-i46.ln1 at Ubuntu.mike-r.com>, Mike Rechtman <mike at rechtman.com> writes:
>>VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>>> Subject says it all.  I need to place limits on the Apache server due to
>>> what appears to be a DoS.
>>> 
>>Is limiting the number of servers (cf. httpd.conf) not good enough?
> 
> I want to limit multiple HTTP downloads (large downloads) requested from
> the client address.  I would like to keep the number of servers available
> to service requests from other clients.
> 
> I've downloaded the Apache (CSWS 2.1) source from the HP site but there's
> very little info contained therein on building a modules for Apache.

Does the IP Stack your using allow you to block particular IP's? 
That's what I do when I want to block someone from a particular
machine.  Of course it is much more likely that I would just block
them at the firewall because if they are attacking one host now it
is very likely they will expand their attacks later.  And even if
they just scan the network looking for hosts they are sucking up
my bandwidth.  Best practice we learned at Ft. Gordon --  Always
block as close to the source as you can.

bill

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