Boobook

[littleman]

Name: y1500.inktomi.com - Address: 209.185.143.42 Slurp/2.0-Boobook ([e-mail]; [inktomi.com...]
Name: y1502.inktomi.com - Address: 209.185.143.129 Slurp/2.0-Boobook ([e-mail]; [inktomi.com...]

They are coming from a known class C but the name is intriguing. Anyone care to speculate?

[littleman]

Could it be to build an Australian database?
[birdwatch.com...]

[NFFC]

Do you also see boobook.idp.inktomi.com in the logs?

Inktomi says of idp;

"The Inktomi Search Engine provides unparalleled opportunities for customization via the Inktomi Data Protocol (IDP). Coupled with the Inktomi Forge Application Server, Inktomi delivers a simple, user-friendly set of integration tools to the Inktomi Search Engine. These tools enable our partners easily access the advanced functionality provided by the Inktomi Search Engine and customize the integration of those features to create unique search solutions for their customers."

If it's paranoid week the boobook owl is a nocturnal hunter.

[littleman]

>Do you also see boobook.idp.inktomi.com in the logs?
No.
>If it's paranoid week the boobook owl is a nocturnal hunter.

Paranoid, me?

It is coming in with a very typical Slurp patter, over many of my domains so I am not worried too much. What are they going to do, take away the remaining 5-10% of my Ink traffic?

[Air]

>What are they going to do, take away the remaining 5-10% of my Ink traffic?

lol

I first saw that spider on June 17/2000, it has spidered a couple of times since then. Nothing atrocious happened to the site, but shortly afterward the "cat" Inktomi spider started showing up. I assumed it was related.

[Brett_Tabke]

I've seen that one here and there for a very long time. I'm not going to dig, but I'd say close to a year.