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Microsoft Bots Effectively DDoSing Perl CPAN Testers

Posted by timothy on from the stuck-in-a-rut dept.

at_slashdot writes "The Perl CPAN Testers have been suffering issues accessing their sites, databases and mirrors. According to a posting on the CPAN Testers' blog, the CPAN Testers' server has been being aggressively scanned by '20-30 bots every few seconds' in what they call 'a dedicated denial of service attack'; these bots 'completely ignore the rules specified in robots.txt.'" From the Heise story linked above: "The bots were identified by their IP addresses, including 65.55.207.x, 65.55.107.x and 65.55.106.x, as coming from Microsoft."

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  1. So how do we DDoS Microsoft? by drinkypoo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Anyone know what sites on Microsoft's front-facing sites are most computationally intensive, and yet always dynamically generated? :D

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    1. Re:So how do we DDoS Microsoft? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      As much spam as I get from ir@infousa.com , I wish that someone would DDOS that damned company. If I knew of a way to get extra spam to ir@infousa.com I would probably do it so that company could get a taste of its own medicine. ir@infousa.com sent me unsolicited spam and it drives me nuts. Thanks for nothing, ir@infousa.com . It makes me want to call the company at (402)593-4500 and complain, but I don't have time. I guess I'll email them at ir@infousa.com instead. maybe.

    2. Re:So how do we DDoS Microsoft? by kulnor · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well, with Barbie(TM) on the case, this should be quickly resolved (unless she's too busy with G.I.Joe(TM))

    3. Re:So how do we DDoS Microsoft? by Spatial · · Score: 5, Funny

      How horrible are your employees at their jobs when they require the assistance of their victims to fix the problem?

      [Every IT worker on Slashdot looks around nervously]

  2. Check the blog... by strredwolf · · Score: 4, Funny

    Looks like Microsoft's Bing managers are on it. They'll make it worse in no-time flat. :)

    BTW, the difference between a DDOS and a Slashdotting? You know why your site went down -- you got linked!

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    1. Re:Check the blog... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      BTW, the difference between a DDOS and a Slashdotting?

      The DDOS bots actually read TFA.

  3. Re:Probably just a bug. by Suki+I · · Score: 5, Funny

    Try saving a copy as robots.docx and see if that works ;)

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  4. Re:Probably just a bug. by Opportunist · · Score: 4, Funny

    Like my grandpa said, it doesn't matter how dumb you are. As long as you find someone even dumber to sell to.

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  5. Re:Probably just a bug. by afidel · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wonder if it's a CR/CRLF bug =)

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  6. Send the lost bots home. by N1ckR · · Score: 5, Funny

    I redirect lost bots home, seems a polite thing to do. 301 www.microsoft.com

  7. Re:Probably just a bug. by PinkyDead · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft don't have any tools that can effectively read that format.

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