Sorry!

**dahamsta** · 27/10/2025, 6:33 PM

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

**outspoken** · 27/10/2025, 7:44 PM

Missed you

**dahamsta** · 27/10/2025, 9:41 PM

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** · 28/10/2025, 3:31 AM

Originally Posted by 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.

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?