Date:  Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:56:26 +0200
From:  Arthur Sherman <arturs (at mark) netvision.net.il>
Subject:  [coba-e:12288] Re: The FTP server is not running
To:  coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org
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In-Reply-To:  <5fa041b20803140653o6cec9c94gdf62cccb68ebcf67 (at mark) mail.gmail.com>
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> Hi Arthur,
> I had this a couple of times and in my case it was a 
> dictionary attack. I guess the FTP server is one of the first 
> things that shuts down if things get too hectic. Hope this helps.
> R.

Howdy,

This is what I think too.
Nevertheless, there aren't any signs of major attack, some dropped packets.
It feels like the ftp (and probably dovecot) are very tender...


Best,
--

Arthur Sherman