From: Leythos on
In article <c9f6d507-a64d-463b-95a7-6ccb7d13f778
@w1g2000prd.googlegroups.com>, richkzad(a)gmail.com says...
> Any ideas of a better way to solve this once and for all? I'm
> passively blocking them, but they are still trying to jam the same
> requests down my server's throat. And I'm afraid that they'll get rid
> of the referer if I try any sort of active block rather than my
> passive method, and I'll be screwed.

Enter a subnet block for their providers IP range in your firewall so
that no address in that range can reach your server.

You do have a proper firewall, right?

The following list works for me, and I'm inside the USA and don't deal
with customers/users outside the USA, the entire 211.0.0.0/8 network is
blocked in my list below:

Updated 2008MAR01

12.144.182.0/24
12.45.203.0/24
12.98.139.0/24
121.0.0.0/8
124.0.0.0/8
125.172.237.0/24
125.213.42.0/24
134.159.0.0/16
134.160.0.0/16
140.109.0.0/16
140.110.0.0/15
140.112.0.0/12
140.128.0.0/13
140.136.0.0/15
140.138.0.0/16
155.48.106.0/24
162.40.0.0/16
168.126.0.0/16
172.184.111.203
190.3.209.0/24
193.248.60.0/24
193.251.0.0/16
193.252.0.0/16
193.253.0.0/16
194.170.0.0/16
195.174.0.0/16
195.175.16.0/20
195.229.0.0/23
195.58.124.0/24
200.181.0.0/16
200.244.0.0/16
200.30.203.0/24
201.0.0.0/8
201.130.192.0/18
201.230.0.0/16
201.240.0.0/16
202.40.148.0-202.40.149.255
202.84.128.0-202.84.255.255
202.88.186.0/24
203.150.101.0/24
203.152.22.0/24
203.162.0.0-203.162.255.255
203.210.128.0-203.210.255.255
205.251.79.0/24
210.0.0.0/8
211.0.0.0/8
212.150.124.0/24
212.162.8.0/24
212.18.57.0/24
212.202.178.0/24
212.27.32.0-212.27.63.255
212.64.0.0/16
212.9.7.0/24
213.13.26.0/24
213.192.0.0-213.192.255.255
216.184.97.0/24
216.76.35.0/24
217.118.224.0-217.118.239.255
217.160.110.0/24
218.164.28.0/24
218.234.0.0-218.239.255.255
218.252.74.0/24
218.67.128.0-218.76.255.255
219.115.214.0/24
219.212.4.0/24
219.56.0.0/24
219.97.93.0/24
220.0.0.0/8
222.0.0.0/8
41.221.19.0/24
60.0.0.0/8
61.135.148.0/24
61.175.239.0/24
61.181.0.0/16
61.218.19.0/24
61.33.206.0/24
61.48.18.0/24
62.154.0.0/17
62.240.161.0-62.240.161.127
64.230.125.0/24
66.250.125.0/24
66.250.32.0/24
66.28.35.131
66.57.133.0/24
71.184.44.154
78.48.8.16
80.0.0.0/8
81.0.0.0/8
82.0.0.0/8
83.0.0.0/8
85.17.255.0-85.255.255.255
87.0.0.0/8
88.0.0.0/8
89.0.0.0/8
91.76.56.0/24


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