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Re: Favorite way to ban an IP from your webserver?



 On Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 06:17:57PM -0500, eric c wrote: 
> After poking through my logs today I notice what appears to be an 
> automated scan.  Asking for all sorts of stuff that doesn't exist on my 
> system.  I also see another fellow entering values in on of my forms. 
> About 8 times a second.  So I'm wondering what is the most simple to 
> understand yet effective way to ban those I suspect of douchebagery. 
> Firewall drop all?  Mod_rewrite?  It's not a serious website.  Just a 
> toy.  Thanks for any tips. 
> 
> Eric C. 
> 


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