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Re: /dev/null as a Service

#61
If they've not configured nginx carefully, it will be buffering request bodies to temporary files on disk.

So your data might not really be going to /dev/null - it might be going to a disk. Most likely not want you want at all.

I'll get a CVE allocated for this bug right away.

Re: /dev/null as a Service

#64
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You're teasing, right? dig devnull-as-a-service.com ; ANSWER SECTION: devnull-as-a-service.com. 1481 IN A 213.95.21.200 http://whois.domaintools.com/213.95.21.200 Whois Server: whois.psi-usa.info ASN: Germany AS12337 NORIS-NETWORK noris network AG (registered Mar 22, 1999) IP Location: Germany - Bayern - Nuremberg - Noris Network Ag Domain Status: Registered And Active Website

A reverse lookup shows that the server is also hosting https://coffeestats.org/ - clearly there's someone here trying to collect vast amounts of data about the general public. I don't think the parents fears are unwarranted, the fact that it's hosted in a German IP block could be to throw people off the trail.

Seems like a genuine joke to me. This is the guy behind it: http://noqqe.de

"About Florian Baumann (24). Arbeite bei der GfK SE und interessiere mich für allerhand Dinge unter anderem Debian, BSD, OpenSource, R, Statistik, Scripting, Hacks, Administration.

Was das alles so mit sich bringt schreibe ich manchmal hier auf. Manchmal nicht. Außerdem sammle ich hier ohne Sinn und Schema Zeug das ich nie wieder brauche."

Re: /dev/null as a Service

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post #64
post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A reverse lookup shows that the server is also hosting https://coffeestats.org/ - clearly there's someone here trying to collect vast amounts of data about the general public. I don't think the parents fears are unwarranted, the fact that it's hosted in a German IP block could be to throw people off the trail.

Seems like a genuine joke to me. This is the guy behind it: http://noqqe.de "About Florian Baumann (24). Arbeite bei der GfK SE und interessiere mich für allerhand Dinge unter anderem Debian, BSD, OpenSource, R, Statistik, Scripting, Hacks, Administration. Was das alles so mit sich bringt schreibe ich manchmal hier auf. Manchmal nicht. Außerdem sammle ich hier ohne Sinn und Schema Zeug das ich nie wieder brauche."

Don't fret — I was joking too.

Re: /dev/null as a Service

#66
One reason I am not a devfs fan is because I'm a mknod(1) user. For example, FreeBSD has one of those famous "_________ is deprecated" bold warnings regarding mknod.

It is not deprecated in my usage. I use it all the time.

I do not rely on /dev/null.

I make my own null character devices as I need them.

Re: /dev/null as a Service

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Best nginx config ever? location /dev/null { if ($request_method = POST ) { return 200; } }

"200" makes sense. See wikipedia article on /dev/null[0]: "discards all data written to it but reports that the write operation succeeded." [0] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//dev/null

wouldn't 202 be better?

Re: /dev/null as a Service

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I second this one! makes more sense than plain 200.

I can't believe you guys are debating the correct HTTP return code for a joke service? Besides, it's obviously 200.

These provide great opportunities for better understanding return codes.

Besides, for POST it is obviously 202 ACCEPTED

Re: /dev/null as a Service

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I'm guessing it's inspired by the video "MongoDB is Web Scale" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2F-DItXtZs

If /dev/null is fast in web scale I will use it. Is it web scale? Does /dev/null support sharding?

Yes, and it is much faster than MongoDB as there are no write locking issues.
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