Le 13639ième jour après Epoch, Lubos Rendek écrivait: > Hello, > > Recently I have played with ftpd package from stable repository and I > have discovered that every time the package gets installed it connects > to certain IP address on port 80. [...] > running reverse dig command: > dig -x 203.8.116.111 > > ;; ANSWER SECTION: > 111.116.8.203.in-addr.arpa. 21600 IN PTR poledra.it.net.au. > > > I get poledra.it.net.au and a web browser reveals : > "Hello. Welcome to the FTP archives of Informed Technology." > > ++++++++++++ > This web page is run by company http://www.it.net.au. > > Can anyone explain why is this happening? Why is my box connecting to > that IP address without me actually knowing about that?
Perhaps it's because ftp.wa.au.debian.org (aka poledra.it.net.au) is listed in http://www.fr.debian.org/CD/http-ftp/ as a Debian mirror ? :)
