On 3 Sep 98, at 12:34, Laurent FACQ wrote: > # => by sending a crazy amount of 8000 bytes headers, it's possible > # to consume a lot of memory (and of course CPU). The point > # is that httpd daemons grow and STAY at this big size (or die > # if you send too much) Tried against apache 1.3.1 on FreeBSD 2.2.6 (DX2-66 16Mb), script hung after 2500 headers with apache using 30Mb. Tried against apache 1.3.1 on NT4 (workstation) SP3 (P200 64Mb), after 7500 headers, apache was using 120Mb RAM and the box ground to a halt. It didn't actually crash apache on either box, but severely reduced the usefulness of the systems. Rich -- Rich Wood richat_private
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