Abuse of Outlook

Hi,

I have identified that one of your products is making an intensive  
use of a calendar hosted on my web site.
        http://www.la-grange.net/2002/09/13-Moonphase.ics

Number of access in 2006
october    1.020.481
september    979.477
august       915.198
july         780.904
june         582.264
may          173.540
april         81.466
march         78.332
february      57.458
january       57.530

I have blocked this agent "Microsoft Office/12.0 (Windows NT 5.1;  
Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)" for now. The requests are  
coming from different IPs through the world, but always the same  
client. Clients seems to be configured to request the file every 30  
minutes.

Update your product by making a local copy of the file more than  
linking to my file.


Best Regards


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Example for one source on 3rd november
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bash% grep MoonPhase.ics 03-lagrange-access_log | grep mail.systech- 
inc.com | wc -l
      48

bash% grep MoonPhase.ics 03-lagrange-access_log | grep mail.systech- 
inc.com

mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:00:06:36 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:00:36:40 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:01:06:48 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:01:36:54 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:02:07:01 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:02:37:07 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:03:07:08 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:03:37:10 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:04:07:11 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:04:37:28 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:05:07:20 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:05:37:28 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:06:07:39 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:06:37:44 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:07:07:46 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:07:37:56 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:08:08:11 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:08:38:09 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:09:08:17 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:09:38:26 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:10:08:26 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:10:38:42 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:11:08:52 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:11:39:11 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:12:09:26 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:12:39:29 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:13:09:45 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:13:39:57 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:14:10:13 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:14:40:17 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:15:10:22 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:15:40:29 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:16:10:42 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:16:40:56 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:17:11:09 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:17:41:29 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:18:11:46 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:18:42:05 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:19:12:08 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:19:42:10 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:20:12:13 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:20:42:13 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:21:12:14 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:21:42:15 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:22:12:19 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:22:42:20 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:23:12:22 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
mail.systech-inc.com - - [03/Nov/2006:23:42:35 -0800] "GET / 
2002/09/13-MoonPhase.ics HTTP/1.1" 200 68612 "-" "Microsoft Office/ 
12.0 (Windows NT 5.1; Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0.4017; Pro)"
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Karl Dubost - Tokyo, Japon