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This site is responding extremely slowly

It's been REALLY bad all day. Only now it's significantly faster. Still odd

I've noticed it too.   Yes, a bit better right now..

I opened a ticket with our site host.

Quote from: Hobby on Nov 17, 2024, 05:27 PMI opened a ticket with our site host.

Thanks. It seems a little better. Hopefully we can get back to blinding speed. 

Our host checked their end and found nothing.  I completed maintenance task and now the speed has returned to normal.

If members are having problems with the site or have questions and want a quick response they can contact HS or Zep who has my phone number who can tell me to contact the member by phone or text. Or they can leave a message in my site message box.

Thanks Hobby. The site is running at normal speed again.

Running slow again. Hobby has opened another "ticket" with the host.

It's still running slow. 

Hard to imagine this site would be a DDOS target. But that's what it felt like when this happens.

It's at least usable now, but I wonder if that's because of the lateness of the hour.

EDIT: I may have spoken too soon. We're back to molasses speed as of this moment.

Fast and Furious right now!!!

Quote from: bligslick on Yesterday at 12:08 AMHard to imagine this site would be a DDOS target. But that's what it felt like when this happens.

I had to Google DDOS.
DDoS Attack means "Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Attack" and it is a cybercrime in which the attacker floods a server with internet traffic to prevent users from accessing connected online services and sites.

Motivations for carrying out a DDoS vary widely, as do the types of individuals and organizations eager to perpetrate this form of cyberattack. Some attacks are carried out by disgruntled individuals and hacktivists wanting to take down a company's servers simply to make a statement, have fun by exploiting cyber weakness, or express disapproval. Other distributed denial-of-service attacks are financially motivated, such as a competitor disrupting or shutting down another business's online operations to steal business away in the meantime.

DoS vs. DDoS
A distributed denial-of-service attack is a subcategory of the more general denial-of-service (DoS) attack. In a DoS attack, the attacker uses a single internet connection to barrage a target with fake requests or to try and exploit a cybersecurity vulnerability. DDoS is larger in scale. It utilizes thousands (even millions) of connected devices to fulfill its goal.

What is DDoS Attack: Attack Symptoms and How to Identify
One of the biggest issues with identifying a DDoS attack is that the symptoms are not unusual. Many of the symptoms are similar to what technology users encounter every day, including slow upload or download performance speeds,the website becoming unavailable to view, a dropped internet connection, unusual media and content, or an excessive amount of spam. Further, a DDoS attack may last anywhere from a few hours to a few months, and the degree of attack can vary. Link

I should think Simple Machines support staff are aware of this.

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For some time we have been getting out of country spammers. In the past you may have seen numerous post in Russian or similar language before we could delete them. Zep activated the old member protocol where they have to get approval when they sign up before getting access to the FantasySaloon site. So, you have not been seeing spam posts. I go in and ban all the out of country requesters that are waiting for approval. I put ban triggers on their name, email, IP address, etc.

Number of people banned in just the last 30 days.
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