If I see this Gator anymore…

[wickededge]

This situation continues to be a big mess. Something has caused our resource usage to go through the roof. The web team is trying to see if we’ve been subjected to a brute force attack, maybe some kind of DDoS. We’re also looking into a new dedicated server. Sorry for all the disruption guys!

-Clay

[Leo Barr]

In spite of the glitches that happen too regularly I enjoy using this site and find it easier to use than some of the other knife sites and like all things it could be better but considering that i imagine compared to other sites that are larger and perhaps get some income through advertising or paid subscriptions from trade users it runs remarkable well . I suppose you could look in the future to take a small charge for subscribed agents but I think that will have to wait a little or until the full blown pro model has gone global.

[cbwx34]

This situation continues to be a big mess. Something has caused our resource usage to go through the roof. The web team is trying to see if we’ve been subjected to a brute force attack, maybe some kind of DDoS. We’re also looking into a new dedicated server. Sorry for all the disruption guys!

I don’t know if it’s related, but it seems the “guest” count gets pretty high, especially for a forum as specific as this one…

Most forums I visit seem to be in the hundreds at any time,,, this one is in the thousands. Even after coming back on after being totally offline yesterday,,, I happened to catch it right when it came back, and it showed over 500 people. Don’t know what it is actually counting,,, just always struck me as weird.

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[wickededge]

Leo mentioned the same thing to me this weekend. That’s why we’re wondering about a brute force attack or something fishy in the code for the forum.

-Clay

[Leo James Mitchell]

Oh look! Suddenly the number of guests is back to normal! “Curiouser and curiouser,” said Alice!

Leo

[wickededge]

The site seems to be loading a little more quickly now too. We are moving to a new dedicated server soon, that should really help.

-Clay

[Eamon Mc Gowan]

Clay,
Just wanted to take a second and say thank you for working on a solution for all of us users. I imagine this has been very time consuming and probably expensive? I really appreciate having such a great resource as this to go to!
Eamon

[Mikedoh]

Fwiw
Sometimes I’m shown at the bottom of the page as a member when I’m logged in, and sometimes not.

[wickededge]

Thanks for the support guys, it really means a lot. By this time next week we should be fully up and running on the new dedicated server. Hopefully the site will be much faster then.

-Clay

[Mark76]

Hmm… Currently there are 1317 guests online (21 members), but the forum is close to its normal speed.

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[wickededge]

It seems a little implausible that there are so many guests logged on, considering the total site traffic on a given day. I think there is some glitch in the forum code that keeps users logged on, maybe even having multiple sessions and maybe that taxes the system resources.

-Clay

[tcmeyer]

I, for one, am guilty of staying logged on, even though I might not touch the thing for 12 or more hours. If it’s causing you problems, just say so and I’ll try to log out more often.

[wickededge]

I, for one, am guilty of staying logged on, even though I might not touch the thing for 12 or more hours. If it’s causing you problems, just say so and I’ll try to log out more often.

No worries, I don’t think it’s from people not logging out. I think it is some kind of glitch in the system. The registered user numbers are normal, it’s the guests that are abnormally high.

-Clay

[cbwx34]

The guest numbers have always been high,,, maybe changing hosts just brought it into the light. (I only mention this so you’re not looking for a recent event, if you’re looking for a cause).

I’m kinda bummed,,, I was hoping to try me some gator leather. :silly: 😆 😆

Thanks for working on this! :woohoo:

[Mark76]

The guest numbers have always been high,,,

Now you mention it, yes. I recall that in the past I wondered how the number of visitors could be so high.

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