As you may have noticed, we we're offline this morning. This was caused by the "Thanks" plug-in going rogue and using up way too many server resources. This triggered an automatic suspension by our hosting provider as they thought it was a malicious attack. The "Thanks" plug-in has been disabled, hopefully temporarily so I can determine if that was indeed the cause, and take steps to prevent it from happening in the future.
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large numbers of guests
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BostonCharlie
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large numbers of guests
I noticed a burst of guest visitors yesterday -- 150+ -- who then promptly left. I'm seeing that again, now. Is there a specific thread they are visiting? Are they bots?
Re: large numbers of guests
That's a good question.BostonCharlie wrote: ↑Thu Dec 05, 2019 4:12 pm I noticed a burst of guest visitors yesterday -- 150+ -- who then promptly left. I'm seeing that again, now. Is there a specific thread they are visiting? Are they bots?
The next time I see it I'll look up the access log and see if it shows where they are coming from. I have a hunch it may be part of the cause of the 508 errors we've been getting.
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