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  Ftp user from 62.153.66.194
 
Whoever was trying to mass ftp download from 62.153.66.194, your software is improperly configured and is trying to connect hundreds of times simultaneously. Since that was impacting performance of the ftp service, I blocked your IP at the firewall. (...) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Ftp user from 62.153.66.194
 
(...) Lots of software is popping up these days which speeds up the download process. And they work, too! They work by starting many connections with the remote host at the same time. If the remote host is the bottleneck, it would normally (...) (23 years ago, 29-Sep-01, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Ftp user from 62.153.66.194
 
I am familiar with normal "offline download/speedup" operation, and it does not cause any problems. This is different because it uses FTP and attempts to keep several hundred simultaneous FTP sessions going at one time. Very few FTP sites are (...) (23 years ago, 1-Oct-01, to lugnet.general)

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