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KyleTheGhost
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18 Apr 2018, 1:13 pm

What's a DDoS?


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18 Apr 2018, 1:17 pm

KyleTheGhost wrote:
What's a DDoS?

distributed denial of service

It's a method of overloading a server in order to crash it.


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18 Apr 2018, 8:16 pm

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To further elaborate, we have attackers constantly hitting the site trying to take it down.


Thank you for letting us know. When even the staff can't answer our questions and say they've contacted you and not gotten any replies, the conclusion is you have lost interest in or given up on WP.



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18 Apr 2018, 8:23 pm

alex wrote:
KyleTheGhost wrote:
What's a DDoS?

distributed denial of service

It's a method of overloading a server in order to crash it.


The server seems to crash most any time I delete a post. I hit the yes button, the wait wheel spins for a long time and then I get a connection timed out error message. That's been going on for a long time.



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18 Apr 2018, 8:28 pm

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Hang on, so who would want to DDoS attack the site and why? Does WP have enemies? I noticed that the site was down yesterday.

It's hard to say. Sometimes people just attack random websites because it's something "fun" to do. On the other hand, some people like to single out autistics, so it could possibly be deliberate.

As someone else said, could also be an ex-member with a grudge.


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18 Apr 2018, 8:46 pm

I'm glad the site is back up.



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18 Apr 2018, 9:42 pm

I hope this site can be more better maintained in the future.


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18 Apr 2018, 10:24 pm

EzraS wrote:
alex wrote:
KyleTheGhost wrote:
What's a DDoS?

distributed denial of service

It's a method of overloading a server in order to crash it.


The server seems to crash most any time I delete a post. I hit the yes button, the wait wheel spins for a long time and then I get a connection timed out error message. That's been going on for a long time.
I noticed that too but I also notice that it crashes about half the time I try & come here. I'm considering leaving this place for a while until the bugs are fixed


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18 Apr 2018, 10:47 pm

nick007 wrote:
EzraS wrote:
alex wrote:
KyleTheGhost wrote:
What's a DDoS?

distributed denial of service

It's a method of overloading a server in order to crash it.


The server seems to crash most any time I delete a post. I hit the yes button, the wait wheel spins for a long time and then I get a connection timed out error message. That's been going on for a long time.
I noticed that too but I also notice that it crashes about half the time I try & come here. I'm considering leaving this place for a while until the bugs are fixed


It just seems like whoever is crashing this server on purpose doesn't have much of a challenge on their hands.



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18 Apr 2018, 11:00 pm

EzraS wrote:
nick007 wrote:
EzraS wrote:
alex wrote:
KyleTheGhost wrote:
What's a DDoS?

distributed denial of service

It's a method of overloading a server in order to crash it.


The server seems to crash most any time I delete a post. I hit the yes button, the wait wheel spins for a long time and then I get a connection timed out error message. That's been going on for a long time.
I noticed that too but I also notice that it crashes about half the time I try & come here. I'm considering leaving this place for a while until the bugs are fixed

It just seems like whoever is crashing this server on purpose doesn't have much of a challenge on their hands.

I blame the Russians.


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