note 53523 added to function.sleep

I would consider adding a random sleep (2 to 5 sec), before checking the login-information, and an IP-based ban-list, making multithreaded attacks useless, to be a good protection. "[...] Fill[ing] the wire with datagrams [...]" may slow down, but won't block your server. If a "very bad hacker" (tm) has the possibility to use hundreds of machines to attack your server he will surely bring down your system insignificantly if you're using a sleep() or not. mit freundlichen Grüßen, (german for "Yours sincerely" :) Breeze PS: I'm german, so don't be bothered by my english. :) ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.sleep.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+53523 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+53523&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+53523&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+53523&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+53523&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+53523&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+53523&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php