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Replace buggy stuff in deb dir, never make phone calls while working
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1 dblist(8) Distributed Checksum Clearinghouse dblist(8)
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3 NNAAMMEE
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4 ddbblliisstt -- Database List Distributed Checksum Clearinghouse
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6 SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
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7 ddbblliisstt [--vvVVHHDD] [--GG _o_n | _o_f_f] [--hh _h_o_m_e_d_i_r]
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8 [--ss [_s_e_r_v_e_r_-_I_D][_,_s_e_r_v_e_r_-_a_d_d_r][_,_s_e_r_v_e_r_-_p_o_r_t]]
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9 [--CC _'_t_y_p_e _h_1 _h_2 _h_3 _h_4_'] [--II _s_e_r_v_e_r_-_I_D] [--AA _d_b_a_d_d_r] [--LL _p_a_t_h_l_e_n]
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10 [--PP _p_a_g_e_s] [--TT _t_i_m_e_s_t_a_m_p] [_f_i_l_e_1 _f_i_l_e_2 _._._.]
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12 DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
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13 DDbblliisstt lists the contents of a DCC database as it does some consistency
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14 checking.
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16 --vv lists more of the database. Additional information is produced with
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17 additional --vv arguments.
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18
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19 --VV displays the version of the DCC database lister.
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21 --HH turns off the listing of the hash table as well as the analysis of
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22 the hash table. Determining the worst case and average lengths of
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23 chains in the hash table can take a long time for a large database
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24 on a small computer.
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25
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26 --DD turns off the listing of the data or checksum records.
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28 --GG _o_n
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29 lists a greylist database.
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30
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31 --hh _h_o_m_e_d_i_r
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32 overrides the default DCC home directory, _/_v_a_r_/_d_c_c.
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34 --ss [_s_e_r_v_e_r_-_I_D][_,_s_e_r_v_e_r_-_a_d_d_r][_,_s_e_r_v_e_r_-_p_o_r_t]
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35 somewhat quiets the DCC server process, dccd(8), to get somewhat
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36 more consistent results. _s_e_r_v_e_r_-_I_D must be in the _i_d_s file.
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37 _s_e_r_v_e_r_-_a_d_d_r and _s_e_r_v_e_r_-_p_o_r_t are the IP address and UDP port at which
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38 the server process listens.
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39
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40 --CC _'_t_y_p_e _h_1 _h_2 _h_3 _h_4_'
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41 limits the listing to records containing that checksum or one of the
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42 other checksums specified with --CC. If the four hexadecimal values
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43 _h_1 _h_2 _h_3 _h_4 are absent, records with the matching _t_y_p_e will be
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44 listed. If _t_y_p_e is absent, any checksum with the four hexadecimal
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45 values will be listed. As many as 16 checksums can be specified.
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47 --II _s_e_r_v_e_r_-_I_D
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48 limits the listing to records with that server-ID or one of the
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49 other server-IDs specified with --II. As many as 16 server-IDs can be
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50 specified.
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51
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52 --AA _d_b_a_d_d_r
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53 excludes database records before _d_b_a_d_d_r.
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54
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55 --LL _p_a_t_h_l_e_n
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56 excludes records with path lengths shorter than _p_a_t_h_l_e_n.
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57
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58 --PP _p_a_g_e_s
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59 ignores all but the last _p_a_g_e_s of the database.
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60
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61 --TT _t_i_m_e_t_a_m_p
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62 excludes records with other timestamps. A timestamp with a missing
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63 microsecond value matches any record with that second. As many as
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64 16 timestamps can be specified.
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65
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66 _f_i_l_e_1 _f_i_l_e_2 _._._.
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67 are names of databases to be listed. The default is _d_c_c___d_b and its
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68 companion, _d_c_c___d_b_._h_a_s_h in the DCC home directory.
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69
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70 By default, the sizes of the main file and the hash table as well as how
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71 much they contain and values related to the performance of the hash are
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72 displayed.
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73
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74 With a single --vv, most of the mail database file and the contents of mem-
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75 ory mapped server flooding positions in the _f_l_o_d_._m_a_p file are listed.
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76 The listing starts with the serial number of the database file which is
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77 when old entries were last removed from it by dbclean(8) That is followed
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78 by similar lines showing the oldest timestamp of checksums not expired by
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79 dbclean and of mail that is not "spam."
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81 The flooding positions from the _f_l_o_d_._m_a_p file are record offsets or
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82 addresses in the main database file.
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83
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84 A typical record in the main database file looks like:
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86 02/07/02 20:25:12.497032 5 auth 1601 2fe5b94
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87 path: 103<-101<-1601
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88 Body 6 e2d3f96a c65aea01 3fece361 edff9ecf 2f21364 772d2
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89 Fuz1 many 6ff56fe8 ffc312d7 a5fe8f13 12a537ae 2f21364 200a9
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90 Fuz2 many fac882b8 03eea34f bd792c40 2fe6fd54 2f21364 72816
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92 That example was received by a DCC server with server-ID _1_6_0_1 at about
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93 8:25 UTC on the evening of February 7, 2000. The report was about a mail
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94 message set to _5 addressees. The report was from a client that presented
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95 a client-ID and matching password that the server recognized or authenti-
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96 cated. The report was then sent or `flooded' to the server with server-
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97 ID _1_0_1 which in turn sent it to a server with server-ID _1_0_3. That server
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98 sent it to the local DCC server. The record is at the address _0_x_2_f_e_5_b_9_4
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99 in the database. The record contains 3 checksums. The simple checksum
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100 of the body of the message was _e_2_d_3_f_9_6_a _c_6_5_a_e_a_0_1 _3_f_e_c_e_3_6_1 _e_d_f_f_9_e_c_f The
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101 total number of recipients of messages with this body checksum known in
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102 the database is _6, which implies this checksum had been previously
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103 reported with a target count of 1. The previous report in the database
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104 of a message with this body checksum is at _0_x_2_f_2_1_3_6_4. The hash table
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105 entry for this body checksum is at _0_x_7_7_2_d_2. This report included two
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106 fuzzy checksums. Both have been previously reported as having been sent
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107 to _m_a_n_y targets.
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108
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109 An asterisk (*) before the name of the checksum would indicate that a
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110 later record in the database makes this checksum redundant. A report of
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111 _m_a_n_y addressees makes all preceding reports redundant.
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112
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113 The string _t_r_i_m_m_e_d after the server-ID marks older reports that have had
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114 uninteresting checksums removed. The string _c_o_m_p_r_e_s_s_e_d after the server-
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115 ID would indicate that this older report has been trimmed and compressed
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116 with older reports.
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117
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118 With two --vv arguments, records added to the database by dbclean(8) from
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119 the server whitelist are also displayed.
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120
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121 Three --vv arguments cause the hash table to be displayed. Three typical
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122 hash table entries look like:
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124 19b8: 19ee 19b7
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125 19b9: 19c0 0 90120 Fuz1
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126 19ba: 0 0 1b72300 Fuz1
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127
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128 The entry in slot number _0_x_1_9_b_8 is unused or free. Slot number _0_x_1_9_b_9 is
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129 the start of a chain of collisions or entries with the same hash value of
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130 0x19b9. The next slot in this chain is at _0_x_1_9_c_0. The corresponding
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131 _F_u_z_1
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132 checksum is at _0_x_9_0_1_2 in the database. The third slot at _0_x_1_9_b_a is also
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133 that of a _F_u_z_1 checksum, but it is not part of a hash chain and its data-
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134 base record is at _0_x_1_b_7_2_3_0_0.
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135
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136 FFIILLEESS
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137 /var/dcc is the DCC home directory containing data and control files.
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138 dcc_db grey_dcc_db
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139 main file of checksums.
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140 dcc_db.hash grey_dcc_db.hash
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141 database hash table.
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142 flod.map grey_flod.map
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143 memory mapped flooding positions.
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144
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145 SSEEEE AALLSSOO
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146 cdcc(8), dcc(8), dbclean(8), dccd(8), dccifd(8), dccm(8), dccproc(8).
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148 HHIISSTTOORRYY
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149 Implementation of ddbblliisstt was started at Rhyolite Software, in 2000. This
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150 document describes version 1.3.103.
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151
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152 February 26, 2009