I hate IE
Saw these two entries in my apache log..
GET /_vti_bin/owssvr.dll?UL=1&ACT=4&BUILD=2614&STRMVER=4&CAPREQ=0 HTTP/1.1
GET /MSOffice/cltreq.asp?UL=1&ACT=4&BUILD=2614&STRMVER=4&CAPREQ=0 HTTP/1.1
My first assumption "new MS exploit?"
Actually.. no.. Google search provided an answer:
These requests are generated by someone using IE with Microsoft Office installed. IE will query the server to see if it supports web discussions. This query will only happen if the user has the discussion bar turned on. The discussion bar appears by clicking the "Discuss" icon or View-> Explorer Bar-> Discuss. The bar is off by default.
Go figure.. it's a feature.
Comments
Thanks for posting this info about cltreq.asp.
In my experience, the best programmers are
neither lumpen, hippies, or nerds, they are
the same well-adjusted people that seem to
do well in many things, no matter what they are.
Perhaps I've just been a nerd for so long that
I don't know what one looks like.
The "nerd" and "hippie" stereotypes are really
just stereotypes.
Posted by: Thane Plambeck | November 8, 2002 10:57 AM
Thanks for the info. I noticed this in my logs because of a custom 404 page I have which emails me with missing pages. Of course, I at first thought this was some script kiddie looking for an exploit to, ...er, exploit.
Kae
Posted by: Kae | November 19, 2002 08:35 AM
Thanks for the post.
Posted by: Yo | September 30, 2003 10:08 AM