Hello Xavier, On Tue, 06.02.2007 at 22:50:36 +0100, Xavier Mertens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've a problem with an Apache web server hit by f*cking spammers... > I would like to filter some URLs (unused but still used by the bots) > *BEFORE* they reach the httpd processes. What could be the best > method? pf? something else?
I guess that you want to keep the load off your Apache, right? I'd also vote for a lightweight front-end reverse proxy like nginx (already mentioned) or lighttpd to do this. Best, --Toni++
