[SURBL-Discuss] Re: New application querying dnsstuff?

[Jeff Chan]

On Thursday, July 7, 2005, 5:23:53 PM, Jeff Chan wrote:
> On Thursday, July 7, 2005, 3:15:18 PM, Frank Ellermann wrote:
>> Jeff Chan wrote in
>> <http://mid.gmane.org/41160649.20050707074952@surbl.org>

>>> Does anyone know of a new application doing queries against
>>> multi.surbl.org by using dnsstuff's web site, as in:

>> No.  I just tested it (1), read Bill's reply, tested it again
>> (2), and then I tried the "for details click here link" (3).

>> That resulted in an error page about rate limiting.  So they
>> do have "something" to limit queries.  I can't check it, I'm
>> now blocked - maybe an unnecessary "pragma nocache" caused it.

>>                                    Bye, Frank

> Scott's deliberately rate limiting queries to try to track back
> the source of them.  He's hoping someone will notice their poorly
> written application is breaking and will contact him.

> Jeff C.

FWIW Scott has traced the lookups to a very poorly implemented
web site checker (probably looking for phishing sites) for Firefox.
I'm asking him for more details.

Jeff C.
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