Why?

[staropeace]

Why are we getting slammed with these bots or whatever they are? Banned names all over the place. I wish I had a shotgun.

Anyone having trouble with this board today? I keep on getting errors and stuff.

[blunthead]

Everything's fine for me today so far.

[kingricefan]

So far, so good.

[Moderator]

Why are we getting slammed with these bots or whatever they are? Banned names all over the place. I wish I had a shotgun.

Anyone having trouble with this board today? I keep on getting errors and stuff.

In the past, I'd physically deleted them so you never saw them but I've been doing a "soft" delete so Jordan can track what's going on better to try to add filters to keep them from getting through at all. This is only a tiny fraction of the thousand plus attempts the site is hit with every day and a great number of them are coming from international sites and one country in particular. I joked with Jordan that this may be a site they use as "training" for their hackers.

[staropeace]

These sumbitches! What country has the most of them....not Canada, we are very polite,lol.

[kingricefan]

In the past, I'd physically deleted them so you never saw them but I've been doing a "soft" delete so Jordan can track what's going on better to try to add filters to keep them from getting through at all. This is only a tiny fraction of the thousand plus attempts the site is hit with every day and a great number of them are coming from international sites and one country in particular. I joked with Jordan that this may be a site they use as "training" for their hackers.

Oh, now I get it, it all those member 'names' at the bottom in red saying whose on-line.

[GNTLGNT]

In the past, I'd physically deleted them so you never saw them but I've been doing a "soft" delete so Jordan can track what's going on better to try to add filters to keep them from getting through at all. This is only a tiny fraction of the thousand plus attempts the site is hit with every day and a great number of them are coming from international sites and one country in particular. I joked with Jordan that this may be a site they use as "training" for their hackers.

...hopefully this satellite map will help you track the wretches....

[Sigmund]

Hi!

I haven't logged in for awhile so I have not yet experienced them. (Yet?)

(Take heed and beware! Ms. Mod and Jordan are on your trail. )

Peace.

[Sepia and Dust]

I joked with Jordan that this may be a site they use as "training" for their hackers.

Heh... this is one of my board's IP ban list:

8.12.32.* 8.12.33.*
24.98.253.* 24.128.134.*
38.1* 38.2* 38.3* 38.4* 38.5* 38.6* 38.7* 38.8* 38.96.198.*
41.23* 41.190.* 41.215.* 41.222.* 41.223.* 41.236.*
46.17.*
58.*
59.3* 59.4* 59.5* 59.6*
60.0.* 60.1.* 60.2.* 60.3.* 60.4.* 60.5.* 60.6.* 60.7.* 60.8.* 60.9.* 60.10.* 60.180.* 60.190.* 60.208.* 60.209.* 60.210.* 60.211.* 60.212.* 60.213.* 60.214.* 60.215.* 60.216.* 60.217.*
61.4* 61.89.22.* 61.131.* 61.140.* 61.141.* 61.142.* 61.143.* 61.144.* 61.145.* 61.146.* 61.148.* 61.149.* 61.153.* 61.154.* 61.155.* 61.160.* 61.161.* 61.164.102.* 61.180.* 61.244.*
62.43.130.* 62.80.246.* 62.141.* 62.190.148.* 62.193.* 62.194.* 62.205.* 62.243.*
64.32.29.* 64.56.* 64.120.168.* 64.191.50.* 64.214.*
65.33.111.* 65.49.7.* 65.75.245.*
66.56.* 66.152.168.* 66.187.96.* 66.229.*
67.58.* 67.60.46.* 67.175.108.* 67.182.86.* 67.188.181.* 67.202.* 67.215.230.* 67.219.60.*
68.147.5.* 68.229.73.*
69.163.* 69.197.162.*
70.86.166.* 70.173.*
71.194.95.* 71.205.* 71.207.136.* 71.231.231.* 71.236.9.* 71.236.210.
72.51.* 72.52.* 72.208.* 72.218.85.*
74.54.206.* 74.63.* 74.82.* 74.86.0.* 74.118.*
75.15.144.* 75.64.176.* 75.126.* 75.174.38.*
76.21.155.* 76.73.89.* 76.76.* 76.109.96.* 76.180.178.* 76.216.66.*
77.41.30.* 77.87.* 77.88.* 77.121.* 77.236.* 77.243.96.* 77.243.97.* 77.243.98.* 77.243.99.*
78.26.179.* 78.26.187.* 78.39.* 78.96.119.* 78.106.81.* 78.159.* 78.186.130.*
79.111.* 79.116.* 79.172.* 79.174.195.* 79.177.* 79.181.23.* 79.184.* 79.190.* 79.191.* 72.229.251.*
80.65.* 80.67.* 80.167.236.* 80.233.196.* 80.233.197.* 80.240.215.* 80.254.*
81.20.*
82.12.177.* 82.80.* 82.81.* 82.103.* 82.114.160.* 82.151.74.* 82.155.75.* 82.194.*
83.4.* 83.5.* 83.6.* 83.7.* 83.8.* 83.9.* 83.10.* 83.11.* 83.21.* 83.146.* 83.149.80.* 83.237.178.*
84.108.* 84.109.* 84.110.* 84.111.* 84.228.176.* 84.229.110.* 84.237.*
85.*
86.51.* 86.57.245.* 86.106.* 86.107.251.* 86.120.* 86.121.* 86.122.* 86.123.* 86.124.* 86.125.* 86.126.* 86.127.*
87.118.* 87.206.146.* 87.222.* 87.224.* 87.244.131.* 87.250.*
88.84.200.* 88.161.3.* 88.250.*
89.18.217.* 89.19.160.* 89.28.* 89.108.* 89.138.* 89.149.241.* 89.178.* 89.212.* 89.246.166.* 89.248.160.* 89.249.24*
90.24.155.* 90.155.178.* 90.188.124.*
91.76.* 91.77.* 91.78.* 91.79.* 91.83.152.* 91.197.130.* 91.121.* 91.124.* 91.201.* 91.203.167.* 91.205.* 91.206.* 91.207.* 91.210.* 91.211.117.* 91.212.226.* 91.214.*
92.48.118.* 92.101.* 92.113.*
93.19.* 93.62.* 93.96.132.* 93.100.* 93.103.132.* 93.152.146.* 93.158.* 93.174.93.* 93.190.*
94.23.* 94.31.243.* 94.50.* 94.75.* 94.100.* 94.102.* 94.142.* 94.142.* 94.154.208.* 94.178.* 94.190.* 94.230.196.*
95.24.* 95.25.* 95.26.* 95.27.* 95.28.* 95.29.* 95.30.* 95.31.* 95.37.* 95.53.* 95.66.* 95.67.* 95.68.* 95.107.* 95.129.* 95.132.* 95.133.* 95.134.* 95.154.* 95.158.* 95.168.* 95.165.* 95.170.* 95.211.* 95.215.* 95.220.*
96.47.227.* 96.232.155.* 96.249.* 96.250.*
97.81.*
98.165.* 98.183.68.* 98.211.* 98.214.19.* 98.239.97.* 98.248.193.*
99.5.69.* 99.6.128.* 99.37.100.* 99.236.64.* 99.236.65.* 99.241.48.*
109.*
110.*
111.*
112.81.* 112.94.* 112.111.* 112.121.*
113.*
114.*
115.*
116.*
117.*
118.*
119.*
120.28.64.* 120.32.* 120.33.* 120.34.* 120.35.* 120.36.* 120.37.* 120.38.* 120.39.* 120.40.* 120.41.* 120.42.* 120.43.*
121.0* 121.2* 121.3* 121.4* 121.5* 121.6* 121.7* 121.8* 121.9* 121.10.* 121.11.* 121.12.* 121.13.* 121.14.* 121.15.* 121.16.* 121.17.* 121.18.* 121.19.*
122.*
123.*
124.*
125.3* 125.4* 125.5* 125.6* 125.7* 125.8* 125.21.* 125.104.* 125.105.* 125.106.* 125.107.* 125.108.* 125.109.* 125.110.* 125.111.* 125.112.* 125.113.* 125.234.*
141.44.*
168.10.168.*
172.190.152.*
173.3.152.* 173.3.153.* 173.22.* 173.28.133.* 173.30.30.* 173.30.204.* 173.45.230.* 173.50.97.* 173.201.18.* 173.234.174.* 173.242.112.* 173.242.113.* 173.242.114.*
174.59.* 174.123.132.* 174.139.*
175.42.*
178.63.* 178.91.* 178.92.* 178.93.* 178.94.* 178.95.* 178.120.* 178.162.* 178.73.206.* 178.12*
180.*
183.*
187.16.* 187.39.*
188.40.* 188.72.* 188.92.* 188.112.* 188.126.* 188.163.68.* 188.165.* 188.187.25.*
189.*
190.51.*
193.9.* 193.47.80.* 193.87.173.* 193.105.210.* 193.227.* 193.238.7*
194.*
195.*
196.34.* 196.35.* 196.40.10.* 196.216.*
199.197.2.*
200.*
201.20.* 201.200.221.* 201.205.208.*
202.28.* 202.29.* 202.43.* 202.69.* 202.97.* 202.108.* 202.138.180.* 202.155.* 202.186.* 202.187.*
203.86.* 203.87.* 203.177.* 203.199.*
204.16.192.* 204.45.* 204.74.215.* 204.124.18* 204.160.* 204.161.* 204.162.* 204.163.*
205.209.173.*
206.224.254.*
208.53.131.149 208.53.170.* 208.67.253.* 208.101.55.*
209.12* 209.13* 209.107.* 209.172.51.*
210.6.* 210.87.* 210.171.*
211.12* 211.13* 211.155.*
212.*
213.0.* 213.5.* 213.131.* 213.165.* 213.171.197.* 213.180.* 213.184.* 213.186.33.* 213.246.52.*
216.218.* 216.245.*
217.20.118.* 217.23.* 217.172.*
218.0.* 218.13.* 218.14.* 218.15.* 218.16.* 218.17.* 218.18.* 218.19.* 218.20.* 218.21.* 218.22.* 218.23.* 218.24.* 218.25.* 218.26.* 218.27.* 218.28.* 218.29.* 218.30.* 218.56.* 218.57.* 218.58.* 218.59.* 218.60.* 218.61.* 218.67.* 218.68.* 218.69.* 218.78.* 218.79.* 218.80.* 218.81.* 218.82.* 218.83.* 218.84.* 218.85.* 218.86.* 218.107.* 218.204.*
219.12* 219.13* 219.14* 219.15* 219.23* 219.30.* 219.31.* 219.32.* 219.33.*
220.160.* 220.161.* 220.162.* 220.181.* 220.189.208.* 220.242.* 220.250.*
221.*
222.6* 222.7* 222.88.* 222.116.210.* 222.124.* 222.240.* 222.241.* 222.242.* 222.243.* 222.244.* 222.245.* 222.246.* 222.247.*
237.216.250.*

Half of Asia and most of Eastern Europe....

[Moderator]

...hopefully this satellite map will help you track the wretches....

To paraphrase, this is not the country you are looking for if you're thinking of that one that starts with an "I". Keeping going farther east into Asia.