Alex Kozlov <s...@rm-rf.kiev.ua> writes: > On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 04:27:39PM +0200, Gabor Kovesdan wrote: >> Em 2010.07.16. 16:23, Alex Kozlov escreveu: >> > On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 03:58:33PM +0200, Gabor Kovesdan wrote: >> > >> > Thousands pc simultaneously try to access cvsup servers? >> > Sound like a ddos to me. >> Yes, this was the only concern and that's why I started this discussion. > And because its periodic, We can't use portsnap solution (random delay > before csup start).
It's not completely impossible; periodic could spin off a separate shell for it, with a random delay. It's not clear what the best way to deal with the output would be, although several approaches present themselves. It would be a lot more complicated than Gabor's approach, though. _______________________________________________ freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
