> Ken Miller wrote: > > There was a module floating around a while back that did request > limiting (a DOS preventional tool). I've searched the archives > (unsuccessfully), and I was wondering if anyone knows what the heck > I'm talking about.
maybe you had Stonehenge::Throttle in mind? http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/LinuxMag/col17.html > > I thought it was on Matt Sergeant's web site, but for the life of me > I can't remember what the url is. > > Can someone help? > > My next question would be, if I can't find the module, is what phase > would I place a request limiter? Should it just go at the head of > the PerlHandler chain, or earlier in the request phase? PerlHandlers are for delivering content. PerlAccessHandlers are for restricting access. If you're really feeling the load, you can use a PerlPostReadRequestHandler, which serves as kinda a general-purpose stage that occurs early on, as to nab the bad requests as early as possible. HTH --Geoff
