----- Original Message -----
From: "mutant" <>
Newsgroups: alt.html
Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 10:29 PM
Subject: Re: restricting access to web pages
On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 01:53:51 +0000, lostinspace wrote:
Hey lost in space. I'll try to answer you.
Is this why the guys who block linux browsers do it?
I can see how that could be seen; but, no.
I like wear a mask around viruses. Do you know what I mean?
mutant,
each "competent" webmaster makes a decision as to what
traffic they desire, the goals of their website (s) and what is detrimental
or beneficial to their own website (s).
I haven't a clue what your goals are for your website (s) nor you mine.
Your initial inquiry was related to denying a specific type of visitor to
your website (s).
Java is a non-effective method for that.
Server Side is more effective.
In the event that you have your own server, http.something another is for
that purpose.
In the even that your website (s) are hosted, the only option you have is
htaccess.
All this crap about CPU load is exactly that.
My htaccess in just under 1000 lines and there is no CPU load. I've checked
time and again with my host.
I see numbers like the following for traffic and all I see is more crap:
"250 requests per second (lets call them
hits). That's two and a bit million per day. 684 million hits per month."
end of quote and from another thread in alt.
www.webmaster.
It has been my experience in following my sites traffic patterns to provide
a denial line which has the least overall effect on traffic as a whole. In
some instances that may be possible with a small IP range. In other
instances it may be accomplished with either a UA or REFER reference.
It's not full-proof or 100% effective. It does provide a solution to
intrusions (which ISP's will not act upon [violations of UAG or TOS]) which
previously didn't exist for many webmasters. And still today, many
webmasters don't even bother looking at logs or traffic patterns as related
to the goals of their website, much less understanding that traffic.
" I like wear a mask around viruses. Do you know what I mean?"
I'm not sure what this is about?