Has anyone noticed some improved speed over the last few days? It seems like there is less delay between most page loads. Database intensive processes like the search are still going to take some time, but overall it seems much more responsive.

The server load has rarely gone over 1-2 since I made some tweaks. It would sometimes spike to 4-6 before settling down.

Server Load Averages 0.97 1.08 1.01 | 433 Users Online (31 members and 402 guests)

I made some of the suggested changes to the SQL configuration. I also turned off the virus scanner, which was using a lot of CPU power. I can run it manually when needed.

The biggest change I made was making the photo galleries viewable to only registered members. I tried slowing down the spiders/bots, but there were times when too many requests were being made. It was using way too much memory. It was probably the major reason for the periodic slowdowns.

We had many more new registrations than usual the last few days. Hopefully some of them will become active members on the message boards.

https://c.tenor.com/i3qYNLr4NmcAAAAC/fusionanimations-godspeed.gif

Has anyone noticed some improved speed over the last few days? It seems like there is less delay between most page loads. Database intensive processes like the search are still going to take some time, but overall it seems much more responsive.

The server load has rarely gone over 1-2 since I made some tweaks. It would sometimes spike to 4-6 before settling down.

Server Load Averages 0.97 1.08 1.01 | 433 Users Online (31 members and 402 guests)

I made some of the suggested changes to the SQL configuration. I also turned off the virus scanner, which was using a lot of CPU power. I can run it manually when needed.

The biggest change I made was making the photo galleries viewable to only registered members. I tried slowing down the spiders/bots, but there were times when too many requests were being made. It was using way too much memory. It was probably the major reason for the periodic slowdowns.

We had many more new registrations than usual the last few days. Hopefully some of them will become active members on the message boards.

YES!

Since it just took me about 5-10 minutes to get on I respectfully withdraw my Flash gif.

Yes.

It's too fast ! I can't keep up !!:eek: My head is spinning !!!:crazy::lol::D

:)

Im glad its better buddy!!!!! (I havent been here since 21 August)

Im glad its better buddy!!!!! (I havent been here since 21 August)

I think he dun found the problem!

The other thread is always bumped up when things are bad. Only fair to bump this one when things are good.

Things ARE good! I wonder if those DoS attacks had been going on for awhile, but they really ramped them up that one morning.

Ya I think I know whos doing it!! (The same 1s who exposed the site I am a co-admin on to a spam bot net)

The problems started around April 21. There were many duplicate posts. I was having trouble connecting to the FTP on the first attempt. I could tell it was probably being flooded with connections.

I'm not sure if a few IP addresses could have caused it to slow down for weeks. It looks like some of them were spam bots (198.144.149.253, 198.144.149.254, 199.167.138.22 and 216.244.66.230). The last one was probably the culprit. https://www.abuseipdb.com/check/216.244.66.230?page=1#report

Thankfully I finally got a high level tech support guy who could see what was happening. It was kind of a blessing in disguise to have it down for a few hours for them to diagnose and fix it.

The server load is now around 1 compared to 2-3 as it was before. Everything just seems faster now. Hopefully there will be far fewer duplicate posts.

I haven't seen any duplicates since the morning down.

Unfortunately some posters don't seem to know how to remove their own duplicates, or just don't want to bother. It ain't rocket science.

Back to normal, Sitcoms Online is much faster today.

I know it's running faster when Dude111 bumped up 500 threads today.

I also removed the Google AdSense code from the vBulletin Default style/theme for him. Even though his antique browser doesn't display any ads, they still had to download for him. It should improve his loading times. It's one less thing for him to bitch about. :)

He must have finally updated to IE 7.

I'm surprised how many people are using mobile browsers.

Mobile Browsers 38.4%
Chrome 28.4%
Safari 12.8%
Edge 8.2%
Tablets 5.6%
Firefox 3.8%
Web Crawlers 2.2%
Other 0.6%

High-end mobile devices 50.2%
Desktop 44.8%
Tablets 4.9%
Other devices 0.1%

He must have finally updated to IE 7.Hi Opus :)

No honey Im on IE6 (Using MYIE2) and I thought it was the ads bogging the site down as it didnt used to be AS SLOW AS IT BEEN THE LAST FEW WEEKS,this is the only site I am on thats slower..... I am glad Todd is trying different things to speed it up.......

I still think its a problem with the /boards directory and maybe we should look at that.....

It was a little faster last night...

I was able to scan and find some good threads but today Im getting time outs,etc again.....


The ads dont show on my browser but them trying to load might be slowing it and I saved the page locally and removed all "adsbygoogle" links and my saved page instantly opened!! (Not really any delay) but it doesnt seem to be helping....

Opus if it was MY END,all sites I goto would be slow,this is the only one and I am trying to help Todd if I can...... Everyone is seeing a slowdown here,especially the last week or so...


Todd thank you for removing the ad code,I wanted to see if it would speed it up.... Maybe a litle bit but if ya wanna put it back,it doesnt help enough to party.....

There is something wrong with the /boards directory and im not sure what....


This site is running the same VBB version we are and its super fast for me....

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/ (3.8.11)

I dunno whats wrong but I know its NOT MY END,if it was ALL SITES WOULD BE SLOW!!


I love you Todd!!

Hi Opus :)


I still think its a problem with the /boards directory and maybe we should look at that.....



Based on this comment I did some clicking around on the main page and news blog. The responses are instantaneous over there--he may be right.

Based on this comment I did some clicking around on the main page and news blog. The responses are instantaneous over there--he may be right.

Static HTML pages are always going to load faster. Database pages are going to take longer to generate. We have over 3,000 forums and 6+ million posts. The photo galleries are also database driven.

If Dude111 wants a better experience, he should upgrade his computer, browser, internet speed and stop using a proxy server. All of those factors are slowing him down. There's only so much that can be done. Any site is going to be slower with his setup. Even a big site like city-data isn't loading as fast for him.

He needs to access it from /boards. The redirect was slowing him down by at least 5 seconds. The folder name has nothing to do with it. It should also be faster for him without any ads loading.

The speed right now is perfectly acceptable to me. It's simply not going to run much faster without moving it to a new host with more memory.

Static HTML pages are always going to load faster. Database pages are going to take longer to generate. We have over 3,000 forums and 6+ million posts. The photo galleries are also database driven.

If Dude111 wants a better experience, he should upgrade his computer, browser, internet speed and stop using a proxy server. All of those factors are slowing him down. There's only so much that can be done. Any site is going to be slower with his setup. Even a big site like city-data isn't loading as fast for him.

He needs to access it from /boards. The redirect was slowing him down by at least 5 seconds. It should also be faster for him without any ads loading.

The speed right now is perfectly acceptable to me. It's simply not going to run much faster without moving it to a new host with more memory.

I checked my bookmark the other day and found I had never updated it from the /http days, so I'm sure that was slowing me down. I updated it, of course.

I wouldn't call it "fast". It's still taking upwards of 10 seconds for a page to load.

I'm not sure how people can attribute slowness to an old browser when I'm running modern browsers on both my phone and computer and getting the same extended wait times that Dude is experiencing. That, plus the fact a few others in the previous thread expressed similar sentiment, implies the problem runs a little deeper.

I'm not of the belief this constitutes a crisis, but for what it's worth, the site is considerably slower than it was a few weeks ago. Personally, I'm just happy the site is still running after so many years.

Yes I am also. I dont wanna make Todd mad. I have been afraid several times he was gonna pull the site....

Todd its not my browser honey,please believe me!!

There's only so much that can be done. Any site is going to be slower with his setup. Even a big site like city-data isn't loading as fast for him.
Please dont tell lies Todd...... I didnt say city-data was slower thru a proxy,when did I say that to you??

Your trying to make this look like MY FAULT so you dont have to deal with this!!

City-data is quite good and so it Pauls site who is running the same version as we are here......

I'm surprised how many people are using mobile browsers.

Mobile Browsers 38.4%
Chrome 28.4%
Safari 12.8%
Edge 8.2%
Tablets 5.6%
Firefox 3.8%
Web Crawlers 2.2%
Other 0.6%

I use Microsoft Edge practically all the time. Despite my drivers long being out-of-date, I've had no problems at all - the site's speed has been fine.


High-end mobile devices 50.2%
Desktop 44.8%
Tablets 4.9%
Other devices 0.1%

My desktop gives me great large images to work with. (I very rarely use my phone for access. I used to visit the site using my tablet some, before it died some time back.) This site has been working so well for me, even though I've lagged behind in updating my system.

Please dont tell lies Todd...... I didnt say city-data was slower thru a proxy,when did I say that to you??

Your trying to make this look like MY FAULT so you dont have to deal with this!!

City-data is quite good and so it Pauls site who is running the same version as we are here......

You said this in the other thread:

Ya know if you allowed HTTP traffic like hipforums and city-data do (They are http OR https),it wouldnt be 1/2 as bad.... HTTPS is always slower and seeing we are having so many problems here,I think you might try my idea and see I am right!!

What did you mean by this? You basically said it's slower because you have to use a proxy server to access it via http. A proxy server is ALWAYS going to be slower than a standard connection. The idea that https is much slower than http is a myth. It's not slower with dynamic content such as forums.

It's not your fault. Your setup just has certain limitations. This server has certain limitations.

1) You were accessing the site from /forums, which delayed you by at least 5 seconds.
2) You have an older computer and operating system.
3) You are using IE6.
4) You have slower internet speed.
5) You are using a free proxy server.

It might not be as fast as city-data or the other forums you visit, but it definitely isn't as slow as you are claiming. It's going to be two or three times slower for you than almost anyone else. Sites that are already fast aren't going to be as noticeable to you even if they are slightly slower to load for you.

It's not timing out as you claim. The timeouts are set at 300 seconds (5 minutes). No pages are taking 5 minutes to load. Please stop it with your nonsense and lies.

You said you had figured it out:


I LOADED YOUR CURRENT PAGE AND SAVED IT AND WENT THRU AND REMOVED EVERY
"ADSBYGOOGLE" LINK I FOUMD and the page loaded instanly!!!!!


ITS THE SPAM ADS TODD.... YA GOTTA REMOVE THEM!!!!!


Or set it up like it was in 3.5.0 -- They didnt affect the loading then.....

I removed the ad code from your preferred vBulletin default theme. It took me over an hour to do it because all of the code was in each individual template. You don't even seem appreciative.

I'm sorry if it's never going to be as fast for you as you would want. Maybe I should start blocking your proxy ip addresses. Then you would see it is faster with a more recent browser and no free proxy server. It's sad that you said you would leave the site if your proxies ever went down. It's just being paranoid. No one is spying on you.

Any site using passwords these days needs to be encrypted with https/SSL. You saw what the support guy wrote.

The server isn't going to run any better without more memory. I've tried changing every setting.

I would settle for the loading times to be any of these most of the time:

fairly good
good enough
reasonable
average
adequate
mediocre
normal
acceptable
bearable
endurable
manageable
serviceable
survivable
tolerable

fairly good
good enough
reasonable
average
adequate
mediocre
normal
acceptable
bearable
endurable
manageable
serviceable
survivable
tolerable

Sounds like the remarks on my old report cards...

I know it's running faster when Dude111 bumped up 500 threads today.

I also removed the Google AdSense code from the vBulletin Default style/theme for him. Even though his antique browser doesn't display any ads, they still had to download for him. It should improve his loading times. It's one less thing for him to bitch about. :)

You just had to go and get him started....next thing you know he'll go to the library where that internet is even slower.

You just had to go and get him started....next thing you know he'll go to the library where that internet is even slower.

He knows it would be faster at his library even with the ads. He thinks they just can't spy on him there. I'm sure they log what sites people visit and block certain ones.

Any site using passwords these days needs to be encrypted with https/SSL. You saw what the support guy wrote.Todd those people are clueless morons..... NO SITES DO NOT HAVE TO USE HTTPS UNLESS ITS A BANKING SITE!! (You have drunken the koolaid)

www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,30194071

The replies from Mele20 speak loudly!!!


www.city-data.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2714325

Look at the replies from Cathy (Marka) in this 2nd thread,SHE IS THE BEST I HAVE EVER READ ABOUT THIS!!


Anyway: WHY ARE ALL OTHER SITES IM ON SUPER FAST EVEN THRU THE PROXY AND YOURS IS TERRIBLY SLOW??

OTHER POEPLE ARE ALSO SEEING IT BUT YOU DONT SEEM TO CARE.......

YOU RUN A SITE AND SHE NEEDS HELP AND YOU ARENT GIVING HER THE HELP SHE NEEDS...

I THANK YOU FOR REMOVING THE SPAM ADS,IT DIDNT HELP MUCH BUT A LITTLE IT DID.... IF YOUR SITE WAS WORKING PROPERLY,IT WOULD BE MUCH FASTER!!

Like

cybertechhelp.com (VBB)
cableforum.co.uk/board/ (VBB)
www.killermovies.com/forum (VBB)
www.hipforums.com/forum (Xen1)
www.letsrollforums.com (Xen2)

If your not gonna try and fix this I may just stop coming,you dont care and I dont need the aggravation of it being so slow its like Im on dialup!!

If you get mad at me over this its because you know Im right and dont wanna deal with it.....


EDIT:

I always come here directly to the boards directory,I was just telling you about the forums directory..... (And I guess you knew it just point to /boards)


EDIT2:

I love you Todd but Im just sad you wont even look at things.........

Todd those people are clueless morons..... NO SITES DO NOT HAVE TO USE HTTPS UNLESS ITS A BANKING SITE!! (You have drunken the koolaid)

www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,30194071

The replies from Mele20 speak loudly!!!



Google basically says that you have to use https. They mark sites as unsafe. Do you want us to lose even more traffic if we rank lower in the search engines? They rank all http sites much lower!

Does Google penalize websites that use HTTP instead of HTTPS? No, Google does not penalize a website using HTTP; however, Google favours and ranks sites using HTTPS over non-HTTPS sites. HTTPS is a ranking factor; therefore, Google strongly recommends using HTTPS instead of HTTP.

https://www.quora.com/Does-Google-penalize-websites-that-use-HTTP-instead-of-HTTPS#:~:text=Does%20Google%20penalize%20websites%20that%20use%20HTTP%20instead%20of%20HTTPS%3F,-2%20Answers&text=No%2C%20Google%20does%20not%20penalize,using%20HTTPS%20instead%20of%20HTTP

DSLReports switched to https many years ago. I see they banned you on there also. Sad!

You even agreed with them at the time.

I think you can use SSL now 100% here if you want to Mike

I would be frustrated also if I had an old computer/operating system, antique browser, slower internet speed and had to use a free proxy server to feel protected and safe. Your IP address is being tracked and logged no matter what service you use.

I would allow http if the urls would still automatically rewrite and redirect to https. I just don't know how they do it.

I hope you won't throw in the towel yet. It would hurt to lose you.

I love you Todd!

I dont use proxies because I want to buddy,its because people use HTTPS for no reason and I have to use it to get to the site!!

Read that thread I provided on CD...... Marka says it all!! (Check my reply above)

I love you Todd!

I dont use proxies because I want to buddy,its because people use HTTPS for no reason and I have to use it to get to the site!!

Read that thread I provided on CD...... Marka says it all!! (Check my reply above)

No one is forcing you to use an older browser. You can either adapt to newer technology or find a workaround. You still have a workaround by using a free proxy server.

Didn't Marka ban you or was it one of their other moderators? That thread is from 2017. I wonder if opinions have changed since then.

You were making the same complaints on there back in 2014.

https://www.city-data.com/forum/about-forum/2110361-i-cant-login-anymore.html

Well City-data has HTTPS but they allow HTTP also..........

No Cathy didnt block me,I think it was Janina..... Mad because I wouldnt show her a picture of myself!!

I told her I didnt have one and she called me PARANOID and said "The only reason your still here is because people feel bad for you"

Well I wanna know what changed since then? I do exactly the same stuff now as I did then..... I am very loving and caring,etc..........

I dunno buddy...........

Todd those people are clueless morons..... NO SITES DO NOT HAVE TO USE HTTPS UNLESS ITS A BANKING SITE!!That says it all there. If banking sites with private financial information you don't want hacked use HTTPS because it is safer, then HTTPS is safer for anywhere else as well.

Im seeing a couple times today when the response is 4 seconds!!!

I hope Todd is trying to fix things :)

Won't look at things? Re-read his post, man!

If you went back and read the other thread, you'd probably find he's spent hours on this.

I think he finally fixed the issue!!!!

The site is quite fast now....... Response time around 4 seconds every click.......

I was just about to leave but I was hopefull Todd would find out whats going on......

I LOVE YOU TODD............ I HOPE THIS CONTINUES!!!!! (Im crying im so happy about it)

We love this site,sometimes she needs help........ Its good to help her along......

Im crying now..........

I love you Todd!! -- Thank you for not giving up http://web.archive.org/web/20190728200654/http://i59.tinypic.com/72tuzr.gif

It's still pretty fast. There's less of a delay. There's still going to be some occasional slowdowns.

I had to pull out all the stops to keep Dude111 around. If we lose him, it's game over. :)

The server has a lot of mileage on her, but she ain't dead yet.

:grouphug:

I will admit the site is running slightly faster today, AND thats with using HTTPS :D.

We love ya Todd!!!!!!!

Dead its good seeing ya buddy :)

This is from last October. I think if we roll up our sleeves and hunker down we can beat Zillow.

Craigslist, Wikipedia, Zillow Top List of Fastest US Websites (https://www.technewsworld.com/story/craigslist-wikipedia-zillow-top-list-of-fastest-us-websites-178713.html)

I like good conditions!!!!

Most click response time is 4-6 seconds this session!!!!!

We love ya Todd..... Like you said this server is old but we love her and she isnt finished buddy!!!

This is from last October. I think if we roll up our sleeves and hunker down we can beat Zillow.

Craigslist, Wikipedia, Zillow Top List of Fastest US Websites (https://www.technewsworld.com/story/craigslist-wikipedia-zillow-top-list-of-fastest-us-websites-178713.html)

Right now it's running like Wikipedia.

Yes I hope it lasts....... Very good conditions!! (I didnt wanna say anything (Might Jinx somthing (Ah man!!)))

Running very fast today :thumbsup:

Yes good conditions!!!!

Like Todd said,the server is old but we love her :)


How old is she buddy do ya know??

The site is noticeable faster today. It helps to have only 600 bots vs. 2600.

I notice a little slower here..... I have 17 tabs open and I have 7 timeouts.... (I have ta reload those threads)

I notice a little slower here..... I have 17 tabs open and I have 7 timeouts.... (I have ta reload those threads)17 tabs open will naturally slow you down. That many tabs at once isn't needed.

17 tabs open on a web browser that's been obsolete while using a computer from 2006 will definitely slow you down.

I agree--who needs 17 tabs open? All it takes to bog you down is some site that really saps memory (like Facebook) and you'll really be slowed down.

There are now 2556 bots on here. There aren't that many search engines--this AI data scraping seems to be out of control.

Well its fast again :)

I got 18 tabs open and 0 timeouts!

Originally posted by Dead2009
17 tabs open on a web browser that's been obsolete while using a computer from 2006 will definitely slow you down.My computer is from 1998 I believe..... (Win98se my favourite OS)

My browser is not as slow as you think Dead because in 2004 I changed the "MAX CONNECTIONS" from 2 to 48!!

I cant believe it was set at 2!!! -- That IS slow!!!!!!

I saw a thread on mauisun in 2004 about making FF faster by changing MAX CONNECTIONS to 48 and I tried it on IE6 and it also makes a huge difference!!!!!! (Like crazy)

Dude, multiple tabs will slow your computer down lol. Im on a Chromebook I bought 2 years ago and it does it.

Im only talking about BROWSER TABS .. Not just any tab on the computer..

Yes if I have 3 tabs open


1) VLC
2) WMP
3) MyIE2 (Which is basically IE6)

Yes that does slow me down!!!

But if I only have 1 tab open

1) MyIE2

And it has 19 tabs its not that bad... (Depeding on whats loaded on those threads)

Im talking about BROWSER TABS buddy only when I say "I have 18 tabs open" :)

Since other countries are blamed when it’s slow, when it’s fast I want to praise, oh, let’s say, Guatemala.

Yea its going pretty nicely right now Opus :)

Wow! "Guests" are now well below 900. I don't remember seeing that below 1000.

And the site is running super fast.

There's still quite a few Google and Bing bots on here. They don't request too many pages at once. I can slow down their crawling in the robots.txt file.

The AI bots which identify themselves by the user agent are easy to block. The rogue bots are more difficult to block. I have to manually add their IP ranges to the block list. Some of them will connect 200-300 times at once. They will grab as many pages as they want until you block them.

Yes they are a big pain!!!!!!!!

The site is running quite well now, and generally has been for the past several days.

What appears to be happening is they assault the site early in the morning (there are about 1000 fewer bots now than around 6:30 am) which might be viewed as a DOS attack, it got so slow today. I'm wondering if the server provider could boot them all out early in the morning for a few days.

When there's 4,000-5,000 guests online, that's 4,000-5,000 different IP addresses. It would be difficult to boot them all. It would be easier to block them if they were on the same IP range.

Many of them are from Brazil. They look like real ISP IP addresses that haven't been reported at https://www.abuseipdb.com yet. I think many of the IP addresses are being spoofed. I thought about blocking all of Brazil temporarily, but they have 88,620,544 IP addresses. I'm sure we have some real visitors from there.

AI Overview
Based on recent information, Brazil is significantly affected by bot activity, with bots being used for a range of purposes, from malicious attacks to political manipulation and business applications.
Key Findings:
Malicious Botnets: Brazil is a major source of malicious botnet activity, with a recent report indicating that 400,000 compromised devices in the country are part of a botnet called BadBox 2.0. These devices, often pirated TV Boxes, are used for DDoS attacks, malware distribution, and digital fraud.
Brute-Force Attacks: A recent large-scale brute-force attack on edge security systems utilized 2.8 million IP addresses globally, with over 1.1 million originating from Brazil. These attacks targeted VPN devices and other network appliances.

I don't know if these are AI data scrapers or some other types of bots. They aren't identified by the user agent. It could be some type of DDoS attack. Many of them aren't even actually viewing any threads from looking at the access logs. They are just hitting the profile pages, viewing the calendar and FAQ, sending forum feedback, registering, etc.

The Museum of HP Calculators, Banjo Hangout, and many other forums are dealing with the same issues.

https://www.hpmuseum.org/forumnews.htm

https://www.banjohangout.org/topic/403715

They are ,,, hitting the profile pages.

That could account for an uptick in spam email, although I blame a lot of that on shady Amazon dealers.

That could account for an uptick in spam email, although I blame a lot of that on shady Amazon dealers.

I turned off profile viewing for guests last week. They could be scraping pages for e-mail addresses.

What appears to be happening is they assault the site early in the morning (there are about 1000 fewer bots now than around 6:30 am) which might be viewed as a DOS attack, it got so slow today. Ya it was really slow the other night also...... I think it IS attacks being done on purpose Stevie!

About 16 seconds response time right now but it doesnt seem as bad not having to deal with timeouts..... The proxy I was using to get here (1 anyway) only waited 15 seconds and then timed out on any page you went to....

Now <<<>>> it might be a 25 second delay but it doesnt time out which isnt a big a deal...... (Thank you Todd)

Pretty impressive this morning.

Ya Stevie I guess it is :)

I was able to log in and post without any problems earlier this morning.

Ya I think things will be good from now ma..........

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3a/a5/92/3aa5921d82d2ac608b8c575ec87ee2ac.gif

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3a/a5/92/3aa5921d82d2ac608b8c575ec87ee2ac.gif

Yes its like it was BEFORE the host gave us such a good deal!!

She's smokin' fast today!

I didnt wanna jinx things Stevie so the other day I PMed Todd and told him secretly... (I didnt say it publicly)

The key is to get as many bad bots blocked as possible. These bots are just scraping content for AI training purposes.

I put up the managed challenges for Canada and the UK. Every country except the USA gets them once per week. I also put them up for IP addresses from Google's cloud platform service (AS396982).

Gracios Todd,Danke :)

Glad to see the human verification. Things were pretty sluggish for a while.

Glad to see the human verification

But yet TMC keeps getting in :)

I think TJ will read this in here and I didn’t know where else to put. The blog headline about Henry Winkler says ABC but the story says NBC.

But yet TMC keeps getting in :)

It should prove to Dude111 with 100% certainty that he's not a bot.

I think TJ will read this in here and I didn’t know where else to put. The blog headline about Henry Winkler says ABC but the story says NBC.

Good catch. I fixed it.

:tiphat:

I would be fine with the human verification setting being left on once or twice every day to keep the bot pests away and things running faster. Verification only takes a few seconds.

I've had the human verification turned on for every country except the USA for some months. I'm not against having it on if it doesn't block the verified bots like Google and Bing. Most of the verified bots are located in the USA. It would display only once per week. I can change the frequency.

It went from 2000+ guests to 500 pretty quickly. Google has made over 31,000 requests and Bing has 38,000 requests in the last 24 hours.

It's back up over 4000 now. Of course I guess it's not all bots.

Its OK for me Stevie...... This proxy im using sometimes doesnt respond,etc...

It was much better for me whwn I could come in direct (HTTP) but Todd was scared I guess so he blocked it again.....

I assume during that last attack we had he blocked all of those people,so even if he unblocked HTTP again,they wouldnt be able to do a thing!

It would be nice if he unblocked it again buddy. The main thing is I was able to prove to him the host was lying to him..... Nothing bad happen to his site letting me come in http....... All we have to do is block the offending addresses and since we have cloudfare,its easy......

Im just glad cloudfare allows my coming here! -- I mean even with HTTPS cloudfare still sees IE6 so im glad they allow it thru!!

It should prove to Dude111 with 100% certainty that he's not a bot.


Except Dude is also a bot

330622

Except Dude is also a botAh man!!

I wasn't able to get on all afternoon or evening yesterday. It couldn't he proved I was a human apparently!

Ya thats a problem with Cloudfare... Todd had to enter my Proxies IP into the allow list cause the proxys IP is listed as a bad IP of course...

Im glad it lets me in!!

I wasn't able to get on all afternoon or evening yesterday. It couldn't he proved I was a human apparently!I came on in the 8PM hour last night, every page turn was slow as molasses so I left. A few hours later it was a lot better because the Cloudflare challenge had been turned back on. Seems fast tonight and no verification needed.

I wasn't able to get on all afternoon or evening yesterday. It couldn't he proved I was a human apparently!

Did you put the check mark in the box on Cloudflare? I did that, but i'm not sure it was needed--but I was able to get in.

If the check mark is needed, I'm not sure how it fools the bots, unless it moves the box on each challenge. I've read the Captcha doesn't work anymore, but this Cloudflare system seems way more sophisticated.

I'm wondering if another attack is going on now--the "guests" have surged by 300 in the past several minutes and there are timeouts from Cloudflare indicating the server is overloaded.

And voila it's fast again!

I'm wondering if another attack is going on now--the "guests" have surged by 300 in the past several minutes and there are timeouts from Cloudflare indicating the server is overloaded.Yes and it has nothing to do with Todd letting me in HTTP!!!!!!

The idiots are gonna attack anyway!!

I hope he sees this and will consider unblocking it again.... HIS SITE WAS FINE!!!!!!

Todd hoped I wouldnt see Stevies reply but I did!!!!!!!! (Ah man!!)

I never said anything about HTTP. Obviously, you've gotten in.

No but Todd tried to tell me all the attackers were coming in HTTP which they cant be now!!

Right now the site is good!!

The managed challenges should be automatic for current browsers. If you use an older browser, you may have to check the box.

Challenges are security mechanisms used by Cloudflare to verify whether a visitor to your site is a real human and not a bot or automated script.

When a Challenge is issued, Cloudflare asks the browser to perform a series of checks that help confirm the visitor's legitimacy. This process involves evaluating client-side signals or asking a visitor to take minimal action such as checking a box or selecting a button.

Challenges are designed to protect your application without introducing unnecessary friction. Most visitors will pass Challenges automatically without interaction.

Cloudflare does not use CAPTCHA puzzles or visual tests like selecting objects or typing distorted characters. All challenge types are lightweight, privacy-preserving, and optimized for real-world traffic.

https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-challenges/

Gosh Im glad that doesnt happen for me Todd!! (I wouldnt be here buddy)

Im getting alot of 503 errors tonight from the proxy I use to get here (Service Unavailable)

There is no reason for this if Todd would just unblock HTTP again..... I dont wanna say anything to him..... In the mood im in right now I would just blow up at him and he would get very sad..... (Im sad enough myself) I love Todd alot........ Nothing happend to this site when he allowed HTTP a few months ago.....

Would someone here please talk to him and see if he will make it so I can get here direct again??


Thanx dues....... I just dont wanna lash out at Todd........(We all love him right?? (He doesnt understand))

I hope someone else will try and let me know??

Gracious... I love you guys!!

(He doesnt understand))


The guy who’s run his own site for 26 years “doesn’t understand”? :confused:

Ah man!!

Im getting alot of 503 errors tonight from the proxy I use to get here (Service Unavailable)

There is no reason for this if Todd would just unblock HTTP again..... I dont wanna say anything to him..... In the mood im in right now I would just blow up at him and he would get very sad..... (Im sad enough myself) I love Todd alot........ Nothing happend to this site when he allowed HTTP a few months ago.....

Would someone here please talk to him and see if he will make it so I can get here direct again??


Thanx dues....... I just dont wanna lash out at Todd........(We all love him right?? (He doesnt understand))

I hope someone else will try and let me know??

Gracious... I love you guys!!

There probably was some other problem with the server last night--I got that message too.

So it probably has nothing to do with your http.

I get 503-ed occasionally. And I have no idea what this http stuff means.

I get 503-ed occasionally. And I have no idea what this http stuff means.

It has to do with a 1998 dookie computer that won't operate properly in the 2026 world.

I get 503-ed occasionally. And I have no idea what this http stuff means.Like this site Opus doesnt block HTTP

www.emaildiscussions.com

You can goto that site https if ya wanna (He does have a cert)

https://www.emaildiscussions.com

But it isnt forced.... HTTP isnt blocked on hipforums.com/forum either

And [NWS]> planetsuzy.org <[NWS] doesnt have an SSL cert at all and they are fine!! (VBB)

Its just a way of boxing people in and its sad they are willingly allowing this!!


There probably was some other problem with the server last night--I got that message too.

So it probably has nothing to do with your http.Hmmmm I guess it could have been sitcomsonline.com and not the proxy,I dont know.........

Like this site Opus doesnt block HTTP

www.emaildiscussions.com

You can goto that site https if ya wanna (He does have a cert)

https://www.emaildiscussions.com

But it isnt forced.... HTTP isnt blocked on hipforums.com/forum either

And [NWS]> planetsuzy.org <[NWS] doesnt have an SSL cert at all and they are fine!! (VBB)

Its just a way of boxing people in and its sad they are willingly allowing this!!



Cool. I'm leaving sitcoms online for emaildiscussions.

Later, suckas....

Well you dont have to leave us Opus :)

Has anyone tried to talk to Todd yet??

Try to explain to him there is no reason to block HTTP???

That can't be a serious question.

Like we know all the ins and outs of the operation.

We do know Todd reads this thread.

The best thing for you to do is get a newer computer, one that runs Microsoft Edge. So you wouldn't have to play games to get to SSL sites. I checked earlier, and that's 98% of the traffic as of early 2025--it would probably be higher by now. Eventually HTTP will probably phase out--if there is less than 2% traffic on it, it will not be supported.

I think Todd feels bad and doesnt know what to do......

Todd is my friend Stevie.... He didnt take that shot and he is kind and loving as he always was to me :)

Its sad people are letting this happen buddy..... They cant see whats going on....

If anyone knows what you're talking about ("what's going on", "letting this happen") please enlighten us...

Being boxed in.....

All this https crap is just to try to get ppl off OLDER BROWSERS that they cant use to spy on people with!!

Read this thread buddy!

http://web.archive.org/web/20161201191111/http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r30194071-Move-site-and-all-urls-to-https

The replies by my friend Marylin (MELE20) speak quite loud!!

The site is so old it's archived. The posts are over 10 years old.

And these people think HTTP cannot be tracked?

AI --

Yes, HTTP traffic can be tracked because it is not encrypted, allowing anyone monitoring the network to see the full URLs and data being transmitted. In contrast, HTTPS encrypts this information, making it more secure against tracking.

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TRYING to get people off older browsers? Did you see the data about 2025 internet traffic in the US? 98% on https.

But what Marylin is saying IS THE SAME THING I AM!!

It isnt stopping anything.. THE ELITE CAN STILL SEE WHAT YOUR DOING!! (They want ppl thinking no on can see anything BUT THEY STILL CAN!!)

Thats what im saying buddy... Marylin is as smart as I am :)


Im trying to calm down.. Im very very sad....


Im not mad about anyone here ok??? (I mean you guys didnt make me sad like I am)

Marylin is as smart as I am :)


Does she go around saying Ah Woman

http vs. https. All this brouhaha over an s.

Ya well if it didnt block older browsers it wouldnt be a big deal :) (https)

Ya well if it didnt block older browsers it wouldnt be a big deal :) (https)

I know I'll regret saying this, because I'm up against a brick wall, but SSL has been around for many years.

This SSL spying-on-you thing is not backed by an ounce of evidence, and someone on some old forum saying it doesn't make it so. It's all just bogus conspiracy theory.

Technology changes, and at some point you either deal with or don't use it.

http vs. https. All this brouhaha over an s.So much good food you can't eat if you don't allow the S: Steak, Shrimp, Sausage, Sundae

So much good food you can't eat if you don't allow the S: Steak, Shrimp, Sausage, Sundae

And salt -- I'm hooked on it, and it supposedly raises blood pressure.

So much good food you can't eat if you don't allow the S: Steak, Shrimp, Sausage, Sundae

So I shouldn’t have Teak and Hrimp for dinner?

And salt -- I'm hooked on it, and it supposedly raises blood pressure.I think Salt helps regulate our blood so it doesnt pass to fast thru our heart..

I just got this now,you might be right Stevie (It may be the site and not the proxy)

The server safety limits has been exceeded by this webpage. The webpage cannot be loaded right now, please try again later. If you are the owner of this webpage please contact your hosting operator to get the details.

But I dont understand what its talking about... Theres no spam ads here that would tax the bandwidth on that proxy server.......

The site went offline at least twice yesterday. The server load was over 40 at times. I think there were just too many connections. There shouldn't be so many 503 server is too busy errors.

I couldn't check my e-mail or upload anything via FTP. I'm going to reboot it later tonight.

There were tons of Cloudflare challenges yesterday. Maybe there was an attack.

Yea I imaguine there was..... Those idiots wont give up buddy :(

The site is nice and fast right now Todd!!!!!

I just wanna say how much I love ya buddy :)

Faster than a Brazilian skier


Lucas Pinheiro Braathen made history for Brazil by clinching his nation's first Winter Olympic medal with gold in the giant slalom (https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/c24dnjnp39qo)

Theres 1513 guests right now and yes its nice :)

It's running pretty fast right now.

1.34 1.37 1.41 | 435 Users Online (25 members and 410 guests)

I think Cloudflare was allowing Facebook's bot on here in recent days even though I have them blocked.

There were also a ton of bots from China. Some of them were probably bypassing the managed challenges. They seem to be hitting many websites.

A Wave of Unexplained Bot Traffic Is Sweeping the Web (https://www.wired.com/story/made-in-china-niche-websites-are-seeing-a-surge-of-mysterious-traffic-from-china/)

Its probably all AI crap Todd!!!!!!

Wow! somebody or something bumped out a bunch of bots & the site is really smokin' now!