Noticed this afternoon that the IP address of 61.144.122.38 was trying very hard to get into my server.  I quickly spoke to my Server Admin friend and he gave me a quick fix of simply adding a rule to iptables to block any requests from that IP address.  A quick Google search of that IP shows that other people have had issues with it as well.  Will be keeping a close eye on the auth logs.

Fyi, the command to tell the linux firewall to drop connections from a certain ip address is:

iptables -I INPUT -s 61.144.122.38 -j DROP

On another note, I received an email from the guys at Apple’s App Store review department.  Recipes App had a minor UI issue that needed to be altered before being allowed into the App Store.  It was a very quick change and I have resubmitted the app.  Hopefully it wont take another week to get it approved.  Hopefully they dont come back with something else they want changed.

Am running the WordPress 2.7 beta on my blog now.  So far I like it.

Based on access logs for the Recipes App API, Apple have at least installed the iPhone app and done some testing for about 7 minutes from 2 different devices (presumably an iPhone and iPod Touch), plus another 6 minutes today at around 3pm.  The first was yesterday at around 6.15am NZT.  So now they’ve tested the app twice.  Will they do it again tomorrow?

Recipes App has an Apple ID: 295107127 Which means when it becomes available, the following link should work: Recipes App on the App Store.

Last night I submitted my first iPhone app to the App Store review process.  It should only take a week or so for it to be approved for distribution.  It has been a good experience developing my first app and im looking forward to developing many more.  I will update the Recipes App page with an App Store link when it has been approved.

I have also setup a Bug Tracker which I will be using for more than just the Recipes App, but for now it the Recipes App is the only project in the system.

I hope you will download the app and give it a run through.  Currently there are only about 120 recipes in the system (it is all run through API calls to the Recipes App server).  I intend to allow iPhone/iPod Touch owners to submit recipes directly from their device in the next version.  I also plan to allow anyone to add recipes through the website.  The recipes currently in the system are from an out-of-copyright New Zealand recipe book.