Path: ...!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: legg Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design Subject: Re: Chinese downloads overloading my website Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:12:27 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 14 Message-ID: <6lekuihu1heui4th3ogtnqk9ph8msobmj3@4ax.com> References: <7qujui58fjds1isls4ohpcnp5d7dt20ggk@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="73afa39374c22dae8b80bbe9174505c6"; logging-data="1351722"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/26SudMxJAwnbRR3DNvsTp" Cancel-Lock: sha1:t2itE1aUbrc0t2rPOn/4xFEUDjk= X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 4.2/32.1118 Bytes: 1345 A quick response from the ISP says they're blocking the three hosts and 'monitoring the situatio'. All the downloading was occuring between certain hours of the day in sequence - first one host between 11 and 12pm. one days rest, then the second host at the same timeon the third day, then the third host on the fourth day. Same files 262 times each, 17Gb each. Not normal web activity, as I know it. RL