Author Topic: So where did the site go for a vacation the last 15 days?  (Read 3038 times)

January 20, 2020, 10:28:10 pm

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So where did the site go for a vacation the last 15 days?
« on: January 20, 2020, 10:28:10 pm »
So can anyone tell us why the site was off the grid for so long?

Is there any plan to make it more secure so that we are not hit with DOS attacks or whatever from the folks that seem to have an issue with diesels?

 



Reply #1January 20, 2020, 11:34:36 pm

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Re: So where did the site go for a vacation the last 15 days?
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2020, 11:34:36 pm »
 Glad to see it back up and running.
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Reply #2January 21, 2020, 10:59:21 pm

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Re: So where did the site go for a vacation the last 15 days?
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2020, 10:59:21 pm »
Don't know what happened to it, I'd just like to say "thanks" to whoever keeps setting it back up each time it falls over.
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Reply #3January 22, 2020, 04:42:13 pm

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Re: So where did the site go for a vacation the last 15 days?
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2020, 04:42:13 pm »
the web dev that made a code to reset it was on vacation so unfortunately I couldn't access it, have a better workaround now that should reset automatically.

As soon as he's done with some other stuff security on here will get stepped up (we have to transfer to another server among other things, the sites really outdated but we don't want to destroy/reformat it all in the process). It's all fully backed up with a few copies so no worries there. Basically the problem is the servers so outdated that it overloads and needs reset, rather than a full on ddos attack.

I'm not tech savvy on the coding side of things so I'm limited in terms of abilities on this stuff, sorry for the delay on the reboot.




Reply #4January 23, 2020, 12:21:17 am

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Re: So where did the site go for a vacation the last 15 days?
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2020, 12:21:17 am »
Thanks for all that you do!
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Parts for 2.0 TD build - Now looking for suitable car to put it in.