From: Ross Bamford <rosco@...>
Date: 2005-12-02T22:47:32+09:00
Subject: Re: url-monitoring script question

On Fri, 02 Dec 2005 13:13:22 -0000, Torsten Schmidt <torstello@gmail.com>  
wrote:
> 2005/12/2, Neil Kohl <nakohl@gmail.com>:
>>
>> You should be able to get a connection refused by trying to connect to  
>> an
>> unused port. For example, if your "real" url is
>> http://testing.com/test/url/then try
>> http://testing.com:81/test/url/. As long as there's no web server  
>> running
>> on
>> port 81, you should get a connection refused error.
>>
> i've already tried this, but i only get an timout-error which is handled  
> in
> my first rescue statement.
>

Unused ports will timeout - for active refusal, try a firewalled port.
84.92.85.107, any port, should refuse you if you don't have anything handy.

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Ross Bamford - rosco@roscopeco.remove.co.uk
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