On Friday 03 December 2004 22:45, Eric Wood wrote: >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mike Klinke" > >> On Friday 03 December 2004 18:32, JL wrote: >>> I tried running strace oowriter......here's the end of the output >>> where it is hanging up. >>> >>> time(NULL) = 1102119632 >>> socket(PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_IP) = 27 >>> fcntl64(27, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC) = 0 >>> setsockopt(27, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, [1], 4) = 0 >>> setsockopt(27, SOL_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, [1], 4) = 0 >>> connect(27, {sa_family=AF_INET, sin_port=htons(631), >>> sin_addr=inet_addr("64.15.205.241")}, 16) = -1 ECONNREFUSED >>> (Connection refused) >>> close(27) = 0 >>> >>> which then repeats with ther addresses 64.15.205.155, >>> 64.15.205.180, 64.15.205.202, and several others. The delay in >>> starting is caused by the timeout on all the connections. Can >>> anybody explain what on earth is happening? >> >> That block of addresses belongs to an outfit that seems to be >> associated with "all things spammy" if you look them up via >> Google. > >Do a "strings" command on all the OOo binaries and grep for ip > patterns. I can't imagine why any ip address would be hard coded > into the program. Some FQDN's sure, but not an ip address. >Weird! > If its there, tell the OO folks ASAP. I haven't let a 64.xx.xx.xx address past iptables in 5 years. >-eric wood -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) 99.30% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly Yahoo.com attorneys please note, additions to this message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2004 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.