[linux] apache access log messages

[Evan Martin]

On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 10:45:53AM -0700, K. David Prince wrote:
> Well, there's a problem:  This particular address doesn't resolve to
> anything.  And, there are new ones coming in every day.  What I'm thinking
> is to put a rule on the firewall that basically says: "If this address
> doesn't resolve into something 'real', then block it."  Anyone doing this
> kind of thing?

I think resolving incoming hostnames is generally frowned upon.  I recall
that Apache has an option to resolve incoming IPs for its logfiles and
that it's off by default, along with some comment grumbling about it.

Additionally, it'll add a bit of latency to your website...

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