[OpenAFS] 1.4.2 fileserver keep getting large number of blocked connections

[Derrick Brashear]

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On 8/1/07, Todd M. Lewis <utoddl@email.unc.edu> wrote:
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> Is there a way to tell the fileservers not to talk to clients below a
> certain rev, or only allow reads? That should encourage them to upgrade.
> Or leave. Not nice maybe, but if old clients can DoS your servers...



The version probe is not guaranteed to be reliable, and can have custom
version strings for site-built software.

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<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/1/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Todd M. Lewis</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:utoddl@email.unc.edu">utoddl@email.unc.edu</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Is there a way to tell the fileservers not to talk to clients below a<br>certain rev, or only allow reads? That should encourage them to upgrade.<br>Or leave. Not nice maybe, but if old clients can DoS your servers...</blockquote>
<div><br><br>The version probe is not guaranteed to be reliable, and can have custom version strings for site-built software.<br>&nbsp;<br></div><br></div><br>

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