[Zope] - ZServer
   
    Jim Fulton
     
    jim@digicool.com
       
    Wed, 27 Jan 1999 08:45:54 -0500
    
    
  
Michel Pelletier wrote:
> 
> I noticed that when you FTP into ZServer it doesn't matter
> what userid or password you use, it allways says 'Login Successful'.
> Of course, your not authorized to see anything but your still
> logged in and there is still an open Medusa channel.  Couldn't this
> be a hole into a possible Denial of Service attack?
How is this different from anonymous FTP?
How do other servers limit denial of service attacks 
on anonymous FTP?  
Note that a medusa connection does not consume many 
resources and doesn't tie up the application
in any way.
Jim