Re: [gentoo-user] Yahoo and strange traffic.

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

BRM wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----
>
>    
>> On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Dale<rdalek1967@gmail.com>  wrote:
>>      
>>>   Hi folks,
>>> I been noticing the past few weeks that something is  communicating with
>>> Yahoo at these addresses:
>>>
>>> cs210p2.msg.sp1.yahoo.com
>>>
>>> rdis.msg.vip.sp1.yahoo.com
>>>
>>>   I thought it was Kopete getting some info, profile pics maybe, from the
>>>   server.  Thing is, it does this for a really long time.  It is also
>>>        
> SENDING
>    
>>> data as well.  I have no idea why it is doing this or what  it is sending.
>>>        
> I
>    
>>> closed the Kopete app but the data still carries  on.   This "transfer" has
>>>        
>> I think it's  normal.
>>
>> The first address is one of their pool of messaging servers and  the
>> second is a web server, probably like you said for  retrieving
>> additional info. The sending of data could be the http request,  or
>> updating your status/picture/whatever kopete may be doing. You  could
>> try blocking it and see what breaks. :)
>>      
> Likely true as Yahoo!'a interfaces are highly AJAX driven - with their own PHP
> oriented widget kit as well.
> So if you have a web page open to any Yahoo! site that is probably what is doing
> it.
>
> Ben
>
>    

Wouldn't it stop tho if I closed Kopete?  I'm not using Yahoo's 
messenger tho.  I don't think they have one now.

I did also trying closing Seamonkey to but the traffic continues.  I 
very rarely go to yahoo.com.

Also, this can carry on for a really long time.   This can last over 30 
minutes.

Dale

:-)  :-)