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Okay, I apologize for this question. I did the obvious thing, ie ftp copied the file to an unprotected directory, then logged on via ssh, changed to su and then moved the file. Sorry about that.

I am using a Cobalt Raq4 with Apache web server. I am trying to set the intermediate SSL certificate. I have edited httpd.conf and have created the intermediate SSL certificate text file.
However...

The mail file in the directory var/spool/mail is very large. Can I zero this (>) without losing any unopened mails there may be? There are about 10 mail accounts. Using RedHat Linux.

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Just in case anyone is interested, the service provider did reply to me and warned the user of the errant client. Since then there have been no more attacks. Thanks for all the replies everyone.

Thanks for the advice. You are right about the IP address, it is actually 82.240.116.239. And I haven't heard back from the SP!

Hi there again.
Well I looked into this and found that the IP address of the attacking client is 82.240.116.2398 which is in France, and also got the mail address of the provider. I sent them a mail...

When I use the "last command" the attacking server's ID shows as "can59-4-82-240-1". Can this be used as the IP address in the hosts.deny file.
For example would this work?
ALL : can59-4-82-240-1

We are using Redhat Linux.

Could anyone provide information on how to block a specific client machine from being able to log onto anonymous ftp?

Thanks a lot for the replies. That was very helpful.

The file var/spool/mail/news has grown very large and takes up too much space. Can I delete this without any problem?

Can you provide more information on how to block a client from anonymous ftp?

For the last week or so every day for about 6 to 10 hours someone is logging in and out continuously to our anonymous ftp. They don't stay logged in. It seems like it must be an automatic process...