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"libwww-perl/5.65" from an IBM address block

scanning for blog feeds?

         

zCat

8:25 pm on Aug 20, 2006 (gmt 0)

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Yes, I have a blog at "/blog/index.html":

170.224.8.*** - - [20/Aug/2006:22:16:24 +0200] "GET /robots.txt HTTP/1.1" 403 643 "-" "libwww-perl/5.65"
170.224.8.*** - - [20/Aug/2006:22:16:24 +0200] "GET /blog/index.html HTTP/1.1" 403 643 "-" "libwww-perl/5.65"
170.224.8.*** - - [20/Aug/2006:22:16:24 +0200] "GET /blog/index.xml HTTP/1.1" 403 643 "-" "libwww-perl/5.65"
170.224.8.*** - - [20/Aug/2006:22:16:25 +0200] "GET /blog/rss.xml HTTP/1.1" 403 643 "-" "libwww-perl/5.65"
170.224.8.*** - - [20/Aug/2006:22:16:32 +0200] "GET /blog/index.rdf HTTP/1.1" 403 643 "-" "libwww-perl/5.65"
170.224.8.*** - - [20/Aug/2006:22:16:32 +0200] "GET /blog/index.rss HTTP/1.1" 403 643 "-" "libwww-perl/5.65"
170.224.8.*** - - [20/Aug/2006:22:16:33 +0200] "GET /blog/b2rdf.php HTTP/1.1" 403 643 "-" "libwww-perl/5.65"
170.224.8.*** - - [20/Aug/2006:22:16:33 +0200] "GET /blog/atom.xml HTTP/1.1" 403 643 "-" "libwww-perl/5.65"
170.224.8.*** - - [20/Aug/2006:22:16:33 +0200] "GET /blog/rss.php HTTP/1.1" 403 643 "-" "libwww-perl/5.65"

No, I don't like "libwww-perl/5.65" or any prior or future versions, thereof, IBM. Hint for your IT staff:

$ua->agent('useful agent description http //www.ibm.com/valid/url.html');

[edited by: volatilegx at 11:32 pm (utc) on Aug. 21, 2006]
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thetrasher

9:42 am on Aug 21, 2006 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



170.224.8.0/24 seems to belong to VeriSign's moreover.com.
IBM is only the ihost.com.