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Up and down...
2014-03-22
As you've probably noticed, we've been under some kind of DDOS attack for the past few days. The hosting company's probably tired of me asking them to restart the machine. You'll notice it first when Postgresql 'can't connect.' Shortly after that, I can't connect over ssh at that point to restart and I have to submit a help ticket.

I'm trying to trace what's being attacked. The @rantburg.com email server is now shut down and may remain so for good. I use my fred . pruitt @ gmail . com address for virtually everything and fighting off people trying to relay over it to send spam is a minor pain in the sitter. It's also something to overload with connections.

I'll keep working on it to try and fix the problem. Faithful Penelope is a pretty robust server, so it takes a lot to overload her. The problem is finding which logs hold the evidence, then trying not to break something else while I fix the problem.
Posted by:Fred

#13  True, I have been known to auto cycle. And I get a bit cranky. ;-)
Posted by: OldSpook   2014-03-22 20:41  

#12  Good luck. Let me know if you need any coding help. Perl, C#, Java, etc... Heck even some COBOL, Fortran or assembler...
Posted by: CrazyFool   2014-03-22 20:21  

#11  Thank you, Fred. You are a god among men (along with your faithful helpers).

Also, what whitecollar said.
Posted by: Barbara   2014-03-22 20:13  

#10  We have systems experts as well. Do not hesitate to contact us.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-03-22 17:02  

#9  My Gawd, I hope it isn't the ghost of Phelps in the Machine.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2014-03-22 16:57  

#8  Kansans? Is this something swksvolff and I could solve?
Posted by: whitecollar redneck   2014-03-22 16:40  

#7  If you need any coding help just ask.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2014-03-22 15:48  

#6  There may be a script that restarts processes automatically when the if the server OS automatically cycles back on.
Posted by: Omavising Ebbemp9815   2014-03-22 15:33  

#5  And while we're waiting, a real blast from the past, some Saturday afternoon Billy Preston:

Posted by: badanov   2014-03-22 13:59  

#4  Fred is on other business at the moment, but he'll return.

Our problem is a double whammy of overeager Evil Chinese, even more Evil Kansans, Evil Microsoft and an encoding error. The last should be fixed before too long, the others are and will likely be ongoing.
Posted by: badanov   2014-03-22 13:51  

#3  Is there anything we can do to help, Fred?
Posted by: trailing wife   2014-03-22 13:12  

#2  Look at it this way. It's the Leningrad-Moscow A team messing with you and not some jihadists in a backroom in Lahore.

Posted by: 3dc   2014-03-22 12:41  

#1  Take heart that if you weren't doing the Lord's work they wouldn't bother with you.
Posted by: whitecollar redneck   2014-03-22 12:03  

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