France Telecom?

but really resolves to Performance Systems International Inc.

[Bewenched]

Performance Systems International Inc.

38.114.104.**

Who are these guys and why have they spent 5 hours on our site?

another scraper?

[edited by: volatilegx at 1:56 pm (utc) on Aug. 2, 2007]
[edit reason] obfuscated IP address [/edit]

[wilderness]

Save yourself some grief and deny EVERY PSI range your able to locate.

[blend27]

ws.arin.net/whois/?queryinput=Performance+Systems+International+Inc.

there is nothing friendly comes from PSI ranges

[Bewenched]

Thanks so much.. blocked them all.

[jdMorgan]

> there is nothing friendly comes from PSI ranges

Just a funny thread coincidence, but Gigabot [webmasterworld.com] uses the 38.114.104.0/24 within 38.0.0.0/8

If you get any significant traffic from meta-search sites (like Ixquick) that are fed by Gigablast, then you may want to allow Gigabot's subnet.

Jim

[blend27]

I don't know Jim, but in my book 38.* = 403 as off 09/23/05 12:30:57

too many cfetchs,carleson,Snapbots,javas,sprooses,panscients,voyagers and plain betas as well as s*.t load of something that forgot to name it-self AKA btnhEweaQf8iwsantwk8h-s

Added:

just checked Ixquick, we rank #2-#3 for all main phrases, but never got a visitor from them, oh well.

[jdMorgan]

If you don't want to allow GigaBlast, that's fine -- It's your site. If you do want to allow it, then simply make an exception for its sub-net:

Deny from 38.0.0.0/8
Allow from 38.114.104.0/24

I cited GigaBlast only because --to my knowledge-- it's the only one within PSI's class A range. And I cited Ixquick as one example of a meta-search engine that uses GigaBlast results. Not telling anyone what to allow or deny, just providing a heads-up...

Jim

[blend27]

--Deny from ....0/24 --

I wish it was that easy in CF. I got to bend it backwards to do the inner ranges in a current logic we have implemented.

Jim,

Thank You for the Advice, I always interpret your suggestions as from a PRO in a Field.

Alex

[blend27]

As a matter of fact today:

BrightCrawler (http://www.brightcloud.com/brightcrawler.asp) from 66.231.188.X

Why? not just GigaBlast?

as my Father says, there is nothing better when TV Set watches u on that couch, "Departed" is on tonight, see ya.

[jdMorgan]

This may be a licensed version of the GigaBot robot, being used by a different company. If so, they're doing the right thing by "branding" it with their own name.

Jim

[wilderness]

As a matter of fact today:

BrightCrawler (http://www.brightcloud.com/brightcrawler.asp) from 66.231.188.X

Why? not just GigaBlast?

The base IP just another colo.