Subj : question
To   : mark lewis
From : Bob Seaborn
Date : Thu Apr 10 2003 11:17 pm

 >BS> Thanks, the input is appreciated, however if I can't either
 >BS> figure out, or someone tell me, _soon_ how to stop Powerweb
 >BS> from being a proxy server,
 >
 > uninstall it! that's the first thing i can think of <<GG>>  what are

      tempting, for sure!  Unfortunately, I think the OS will go with it also.

 > they doing to cause it to act like a proxy? do you have representative
 > URLs from the logs or something?

Sure:

64.214.196.182 204.83.193.100 - [03/Apr/2003:10:06:57 +0600] "POST 
http://jade.nu/cgi-bin/formmail.cgi HTTP/1.1" +0 1706

68.63.214.186 204.83.193.100 - [03/Apr/2003:10:07:17 +0600] "GET
http://www18.tok2.com/home/nonbei/prxjdg/prxjdg.cgi HTTP/1.0" +0 5591

195.15.131.119 204.83.193.100 - [03/Apr/2003:10:07:19 +0600] "HEAD
http://www.karupspc.com/members/members.shtml HTTP/1.0" +0 679

219.155.228.103 204.83.193.100 - [03/Apr/2003:10:07:42 +0600] "GET
http://2000.mr-cash.com/cgi-bin/track/12313/156 HTTP/1.0" +0 737

24.147.174.64 204.83.193.100 - [03/Apr/2003:10:07:49 +0600] "GET
http://www.helllabs.com.ua/cgi-bin/textenv.pl?80 HTTP/1.0" +0 1000

(just a few samples, the log grows at about 4-6 megs per day)


 >
 >BS> I think we'll build a new box, and
 >BS> run linux.  I hate to give up on OS/2 for this, but..... :(
 >
 > i wouldn't give up OS/2 but i would definitely give up that deadend web

      Well, OS/2 also has a problem releasing buffers that I've found.

 > server... especially considering that there'll likely be no fixes for
 > any bugs it may contain... apache is the way to go and it is a standard
 > across the world... one that others try to emulate and haven't done yet

      See my comments to David, I do think going Apache/Postfix under Linux
will make a big difference.

      Much as I do like OS/2, I'm starting to think the end has come for it,
especially as a server, what with no further FP's being available (without 
payment), and software being quite limited.  I've stuck with it since ver 2.1, 
learned a lot, and really like it's flexibility, but more and more I'm finding 
no ways to do what I want.  For example, I'm yet to find any PalmPilot sync 
packages for it.  :(


 > :wink:


      I do appreciate your help.





                       .....Bob

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