Processed: Re: Bug#598469: apt-cacher: excessive connections launched at server

2010-09-29 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: > reassign 598469 apt-cacher-ng Bug #598469 [apt-cacher] apt-cacher: excessive connections launched at server Bug reassigned from package 'apt-cacher' to 'apt-cacher-ng'. > Thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance.

Bug#598469: apt-cacher: excessive connections launched at server

2010-09-29 Thread Mark Hindley
reassign 598469 apt-cacher-ng Thanks On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 10:14:52AM +0100, Philip Hands wrote: > Package: apt-cacher > Severity: serious > > Hi, > > I run ftp.uk.debian.org, and recently noticed that I was getting hourly > spikes of connections. On investigation, it seems that a particular

Bug#598469: apt-cacher: excessive connections launched at server

2010-09-29 Thread Philip Hands
Package: apt-cacher Severity: serious Hi, I run ftp.uk.debian.org, and recently noticed that I was getting hourly spikes of connections. On investigation, it seems that a particular IP address is launching what ammounts to a low-grade DoS, trying to get the same files thousands of times a day, m