On Thu, 2003-08-28 at 14:40, Zoran's mailinglist account wrote:
> *** I'm recovering from a hart attack:
> 
> [ibook:~] zoran% ftp updates.redhat.com
> Trying 63.240.14.69...
> Connected to updates.redhat.com.
> 220 www1 Microsoft FTP Service (Version 5.0).
> 331 Password required for anonymous.
> ftp> 
> 
> I thought I've seen everything, but this beats it all! :-\
> 

The full-on WTF post goes like this.

That IP is not updates.redhat.com despite what your DNS fibbing
notwithstanding.


nslookup -sil 63.240.14.69
Server:         172.16.21.11
Address:        172.16.21.11#53
                                                                                
Non-authoritative answer:
69.14.240.63.in-addr.arpa       name = 69.14.240.63.cerf.net.
                                                                                
Authoritative answers can be found from:
14.240.63.in-addr.arpa  nameserver = ns-west.cerf.net.
14.240.63.in-addr.arpa  nameserver = ns-east.cerf.net.
ns-west.cerf.net        internet address = 192.153.156.3
ns-east.cerf.net        internet address = 207.252.96.3
 
RedHat runs its ftp on --drum-roll-please-- RedHat.

ftp updates.redhat.com
Trying 66.187.224.52...
Connected to updates.redhat.com.
220 Red Hat FTP server ready. All transfers are logged. (UPDATES)
Name (updates.redhat.com:jbailes): anonymous
331 Please specify the password.
Password:
230-    THE SOFTWARE AVAILABLE FROM THIS SITE IS PROVIDED AND LICENSED
230-    "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR
230-    IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
230-    OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
230 Login successful. Have fun.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp> quit
221 Goodbye.

Like someone else you cannot even login anonymously from that server.  

ftp 63.240.14.69
Connected to 69.14.240.63.cerf.net.
220 www1 Microsoft FTP Service (Version 5.0).
Name (63.240.14.69:jbailes): anonymous
331 Password required for anonymous.
Password:
530 User anonymous cannot log in.
ftp: Login failed.
ftp>

 
-- 
Johnathan Bailes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>


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