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Jason Dunn
03-20-2003, 08:13 PM
If you're wondering why the server is extra slow right now, and why the site wasn't loading about 30 minutes ago, it's because the server is getting hammered by a couple of external machines. From what we can tell, AvantGo is attempting to spider our entire site. That's tens of thousands of pages, and there's another user on a cable modem that's doing something similar. Our server team is attempting to block these IPs to restore server stability, but in the meantime things will be pretty slow. Thanks for your patience!<br /><br /><b>UPDATE:</b> It looks like it wasn't AvantGo after all, just a rogue cable modem user who was causing an amazing amount of chaos. The IP has been banned, and the site is back to being snappy.
Kaber
03-20-2003, 08:21 PM
Go get 'em guys!
Jonathon Watkins
03-20-2003, 08:43 PM
Block & Lock! 0X

Glad things are back to normal. :google:
trachy
03-20-2003, 08:54 PM
Impressive response guys.
Ed Hansberry
03-20-2003, 08:55 PM
Rats. I was trying to download the site to my Pocket PC! :wink: :worried:

Seriously, this could have been an error. Misconfigure a mobile favorite and this is what can happen.
Eitel
03-20-2003, 08:56 PM
Maybe it was a Palm user. :mrgreen:
Ed Hansberry
03-20-2003, 09:03 PM
Maybe it was a Palm user. :mrgreen:
Nah. The amount of bandwidth a Palm can consume wouldn't have been noticed. :jester:
pocketpcdude1024
03-20-2003, 09:06 PM
Probably Saddam. All's fair in war, right? :wink:
smittyofdhs
03-20-2003, 09:55 PM
why not post his IP address and let's turn the tide on him..... of course, it needs to be a static IP 0X
bdegroodt
03-20-2003, 10:39 PM
[beavis voice] uhhh...sorry bout that...huh huh...hacking's cool [/beavis voice]
pocketpcdude1024
03-20-2003, 10:48 PM
[beavis voice] uhhh...sorry bout that...huh huh...hacking's cool [/beavis voice]

That reminds me: we need a tag! With all the ranting I've seen around here, it would do as well as the tags. 8)
Duncan
03-21-2003, 02:09 AM
why not post his IP address and let's turn the tide on him.....

The person responsible is hardly going to have caused such chaos deliberately and probably had no idea that he/she was going to cause such a problem.

We should give the person the benefit of the doubt so they feel able to send the PPCT team the necessary apologies (if they haven't already done so) for what was surely an error borne of ignorance.
ctmagnus
03-21-2003, 03:19 AM
why not post his IP address and let's turn the tide on him.....

The person responsible is hardly going to have caused such chaos deliberately and probably had no idea that he/she was going to cause such a problem.

We should give the person the benefit of the doubt so they feel able to send the PPCT team the necessary apologies (if they haven't already done so) for what was surely an error borne of ignorance.

Was it somebody affiliated with you? :mrgreen:
trachy
03-21-2003, 05:39 AM
why not post his IP address and let's turn the tide on him..... of course, it needs to be a static IP 0X

IP address? You think good ole Sadoom still has one? I'll bet one of the e-bombs we've been developing took care of that.

Zzzt...black screen of death. 8O

- Drew
ctmagnus
03-21-2003, 06:06 AM
why not post his IP address and let's turn the tide on him..... of course, it needs to be a static IP 0X

IP address? You think good ole Sadoom still has one? I'll bet one of the e-bombs we've been developing took care of that.

Zzzt...black screen of death. 8O

- Drew

Someone already hacked into his email a while ago. fwiw, the Whacky Iraqi govt website is http://www.uruklink.net/iraq/. Or at least it was when I read that article.
Duncan
03-21-2003, 06:43 PM
Was it somebody affiliated with you?

The very idea! Naturally since I'm perfect and never make mistokes neither do any of my associates! 8O