password request bombardment

[Marc Clifton]

I'm getting a gazillion (well, OK, about 20 so far) password requests from a single IP address: 61.150.124.14 Which whois's as: 61.150.124.14 inetnum: 61.150.0.0 - 61.150.127.255 netname: CHINANET-SN descr: CHINANET Shanxi(SN) province network descr: Data Communication Division descr: China Telecom country: CN admin-c: CH93-AP tech-c: XC9-AP mnt-by: MAINT-CHINANET mnt-lower: MAINT-CHINANET-SHAANXI changed: hostmaster@ns.chinanet.cn.net 20000701 status: ALLOCATED PORTABLE source: APNIC person: Chinanet Hostmaster address: No.31 ,jingrong street,beijing address: 100032 country: CN phone: +86-10-66027112 fax-no: +86-10-66027334 e-mail: hostmaster@ns.chinanet.cn.net e-mail: anti-spam@ns.chinanet.cn.net nic-hdl: CH93-AP mnt-by: MAINT-CHINANET changed: hostmaster@ns.chinanet.cn.net 20021016 source: APNIC person: Xianghong Cao address: Shanxi provice data communication Bureau address: 185# zhuque Road address: Xi'an city, Shanxi provice 710061 address: CN phone: +8629-523-3633 fax-no: +8629-522-8093 e-mail: sxic@public.xa.sn.cn nic-hdl: XC9-AP mnt-by: MAINT-NULL changed: caoxianghong@263.net 19990409 source: APNIC WTF? Cool program, BTW: http://www.whoisview.com/common/products/whoisview/[^] Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.
Sensitivity and ethnic diversity means celebrating difference, not hiding from it. - Christian Graus
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Microsoft deliberately adds arbitrary layers of complexity to make it difficult to deliver Windows features on non-Windows platforms--Microsoft's "Halloween files"

[Michael P Butler]

I've not received any. Obviously I'm not worth the effort ;-) You've got to wonder why anybody would bother to try. Surely there are better things to hack. Michael Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman. All the world's waiting for you, and the power you possess. In your satin tights, Fighting for your rights And the old Red, White and Blue.

[Giles]

I've just had a load of these. What a little shit. Maybe if we all just ping him at the same time, and leave it running all day. :-D

[Marc Clifton]

I've not received any. Obviously I'm not worth the effort Isn't it more like a web-crawler trying all the links? It seemed to hit all the messages in the article's message section. Or maybe it's Bill Sergio. :-D Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.
Sensitivity and ethnic diversity means celebrating difference, not hiding from it. - Christian Graus
Every line of code is a liability - Taka Muraoka
Microsoft deliberately adds arbitrary layers of complexity to make it difficult to deliver Windows features on non-Windows platforms--Microsoft's "Halloween files"

[Brad Jennings]

Hey isn't that the same IP that Nish was talking about in the Lounge earlier? I haven't received any yet but it looks like others are receiving it as well. Brad Jennings "if the golden arches shut shop, where else are the VB people going to get work." - Colin Davies

[Marc Clifton]

So it is! I hadn't noticed the lounge post (I've been away for a couple of days). Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.
Sensitivity and ethnic diversity means celebrating difference, not hiding from it. - Christian Graus
Every line of code is a liability - Taka Muraoka
Microsoft deliberately adds arbitrary layers of complexity to make it difficult to deliver Windows features on non-Windows platforms--Microsoft's "Halloween files"

[Megan Forbes]

Yep, I've been getting them too, along with requests for my articles to be added to some cd (as mentioned by Nish yesterday) I guess there are always people who will try to abuse a system, just because they don't have anything better to do with their time. :suss:

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[Roger Allen]

I have had 5 so far as well. :confused::mad: Roger Allen Sonork 100.10016 WHats brown and sticky? A stick or some smelly stuff!