Malformed newsgroup control messages
Rajeev Lamba
Rajeev.Lamba at Sun.COM
Mon Sep 27 21:24:41 UTC 2004
Hi,
We are seeing frequent control messages to non-existing french newsgroups
on our news server.Noticed newsgoups have some french (special) character
and from badcontrol.log is reported as "Malformed newsgroup name".
Everytime we get few of these malformed newsgroups postings have noticed
Load avg. on news servers shoots up momentarily. What would be the best
method to block/restrict these control message postings ?
Could I just just use control.ctl to drop any control messages for newsgroup
in question alt.fr.letters.*. Will this help with the issue we are noticing ?
From badcontrol.log:
Sun Sep 26 07:51:10 PDT 2004 Malformed newsgroup name by
budelberger.richard at free.france
From: "Budelberger, Richard" <Budelberger.Richard at free.France>
Newsgroups: alt.fr.lettres.langue.istro-v�nitienne,alt.config
Subject: cmsg newgroup alt.fr.lettres.langue.istro-v�nitienne
Control: newgroup alt.fr.lettres.langue.istro-v�nitienne
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 14:43:54 +0000 (UTC)
Organization: Guest of TISCALI - FRANCE
Lines: 2
Approved: Budelberger.Richard at free.France
Message-ID: <cj6kj9$pau$14 at news.tiscali.fr>
NNTP-Posting-Host: dyn-213-36-84-5.ppp.tiscali.fr
X-Trace: news.tiscali.fr 1096209834 25950 213.36.84.5 (26 Sep2004 14:43:54
GMT)
X-Complaints-To: abuse at libertysurf.fr
NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 14:43:54 +0000 (UTC)
Xref: news1nwk.sfbay.sun.com control.newgroup:9936
For your newsgroups file
alt.fr.lettres.langue.istro-v�nitienne Entretien de la langue
istro-v�nitienne.
Sun Sep 26 07:51:15 PDT 2004 Malformed newsgroup name by
budelberger.richard at free.france
From: "Budelberger, Richard" <Budelberger.Richard at free.France>
Newsgroups: alt.fr.lettres.langue.oss�te,alt.config
Subject: cmsg newgroup alt.fr.lettres.langue.oss�te
Control: newgroup alt.fr.lettres.langue.oss�te
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 14:44:24 +0000 (UTC)
Organization: Guest of TISCALI - FRANCE
Lines: 2
Approved: Budelberger.Richard at free.France
Message-ID: <cj6kk7$pau$62 at news.tiscali.fr>
NNTP-Posting-Host: dyn-213-36-84-5.ppp.tiscali.fr
X-Trace: news.tiscali.fr 1096209864 25950 213.36.84.5 (26 Sep2004 14:44:24
GMT)
Sun Sep 26 07:51:12 PDT 2004 Malformed newsgroup name by
budelberger.richard at free.france
From: "Budelberger, Richard" <Budelberger.Richard at free.France>
Newsgroups: alt.fr.lettres.langue.ib�re,alt.config
Subject: cmsg newgroup alt.fr.lettres.langue.ib�re
Control: newgroup alt.fr.lettres.langue.ib�re
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 14:43:49 +0000 (UTC)
Organization: Guest of TISCALI - FRANCE
Lines: 2
Approved: Budelberger.Richard at free.France
Message-ID: <cj6kj5$pau$5 at news.tiscali.fr>
NNTP-Posting-Host: dyn-213-36-84-5.ppp.tiscali.fr
X-Trace: news.tiscali.fr 1096209829 25950 213.36.84.5 (26 Sep 2004 14:43:49
GMT)
thanks for your help.
-Rajeev
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