There is a robot hitting our web server on a regular basis. It hits every file
on the server in a very rapid rate (many requests per second). The curious
thing about this is that the robot is using our IP/domain name to gain access.
So in the log files it looks like one of our internal servers is hitting the
site. Also, all the the requests this robot makes are returning 404 errors.
I have heard rumors that the Alta Vista spider is doing this kind of spoofing -
but I have also heard that it is not. Any information would be greatly
appreciated.