telnet ip port access.log MyIP _ - [06/Oct/2009:16:46:06 +0200] "\x03" 400 166 "-" "-" "-" error.log 2009/10/06 16:46:06 5452#0: *524221 client sent invalid method while reading client request line, client: MyIP, server: _, request: "" thanks for your help! Posted at Nginx Forum: http://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,9695,11527#msg-11527