Harvests bad IP addresses from multiple sources and adds them to the ConfigServer firewall (CSF). This version works with WordPress and Movable Type weblogs, and optionally the exim ACL deny list. Future versions will scan other sources for bad IPs as well.
Category Archives: Performance
the vim reaper
vim has a bad habit of chewing up a ton of CPU if user backgrounds it, closes their terminal window, or gets disconnected from the net with a vim session open. The vim reaper checks whether owner of running vim processes are logged in. If not, the process gets reaped.
comstop
A quick-n-dirty shell script to rename comment and trackback scripts across a Movable Type site. For emergency use when a server is undergoing a spam blitzkrieg and server performance is suffering. Written for syadmins dealing with high loads on MT-heavy servers.