Sorry!

[dahamsta]

Still trying to find alt forum software I can safely merge into. MyBB ain't it.

[outspoken]

Missed you

[dahamsta]

Unfortunately an AI spider bot is indexing the site at the moment, which is basically behaving like a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack via multiple IP addresses, slowing the site down and filling up the sessions table over and over again, which is why I had to take it down a second time.

I haven't been able to find another free forum platform I can get VB4 migrated to, and I'm unwilling to pay VB for a software license, particularly now the ads are gone, so I'm going to have one more crack off a migration to Discourse. If that doesn't work, I'm kinda out of options.

[Razors left peg]

Unfortunately an AI spider bot is indexing the site at the moment, which is basically behaving like a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack via multiple IP addresses, slowing the site down and filling up the sessions table over and over again, which is why I had to take it down a second time.

I haven't been able to find another free forum platform I can get VB4 migrated to, and I'm unwilling to pay VB for a software license, particularly now the ads are gone, so I'm going to have one more crack off a migration to Discourse. If that doesn't work, I'm kinda out of options.

Could we do a whip around to pay for the software license if necessary? No idea of cost of it, but Im sure if a few chipped in we could get it covered?

[Roones26]

Is it the VB6 license ? Is it about $180? Again surely if that’s it we could cobble that together

[sidewayspasser]

The system clock seems to be off by a day and a half. Probably has something to do with the downtime as well?

[ger121]

I’m sure many of us would pay something towards any costs. That used to be the way on the old Bohs.com forum.

[sbgawa]

Happy to throw some money in if it saves me from facebook and twitter.
A go fund me with a target would sort ut

[listowelceltic]

I could afford 20 euro towards any costs.

[ForzaForth]

I'd chip in as well.

[Kingdom]

A go fund me with a target would sort ut

Bingo!

[Razors left peg]

Today is the first day the site is working well in a few days so maybe whatever was done has worked. But I think its fairly clear that there would be enough here to cover costs if new license was needed

[Eminence Grise]

More than willing to pony up to keep the show on the road, too.

Been getting withdrawal symptoms the last few days!

[passinginterest]

Also happy to chip in. There used to be an annual 20 euro or so subscription that I know some of us had. Would be happy to renew that.

[SkStu]

I’ll pay the full cost if there’s a video of DaHamsta getting a public flogging for the pain this outage caused me, and many others.