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by Charles L. Cotton
Wed Mar 23, 2016 11:36 am
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Topic: CHL forum slow?
Replies: 53
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Re: CHL forum slow?

Jusme wrote:
Keith B wrote:Issue appears to be resolved.

Fingers crossed, I haven't had to log back in since this morning.
The problem was caused by a new feature that has now been disabled. I'm going to see if it can be reactivated.

Chas.
by Charles L. Cotton
Tue Mar 22, 2016 3:14 pm
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Topic: CHL forum slow?
Replies: 53
Views: 9127

Re: CHL forum slow?

ChrisFromDallas wrote:Confirmed on the DDoS. Yes, we are aware of the source(s) of the malicious traffic and have taken appropriate action. No, I won't publicly disclose more than that.

But here's the really good news. Your board operator (Charles) has taken some very smart steps to help boost performance and resiliency. This should result in overall faster loading on the forum, as well as the ability to weather future storms with less dramatic impact to you, the users. A large forum with a multi-GB database and long history is not a trivial operation. It can be further complicated with that site can be considered a target. And quite frankly, it doesn't take much these days to be labeled a target. With the measures that are being put into place, these factors should be less of an issue.
Chris and his folks did a great job addressing this problem and his customer support is outstanding. I know it was frustrating for the Members and it was for me also, but Chris was on top of it. The fact that it took from Friday until yesterday to do everything to address this problem gives some idea just how bad it was.

Thanks Chris,
Chas.
by Charles L. Cotton
Mon Mar 21, 2016 5:00 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: CHL forum slow?
Replies: 53
Views: 9127

Re: CHL forum slow?

It was a DOS attack.

Chas.
by Charles L. Cotton
Sun Mar 20, 2016 5:39 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: CHL forum slow?
Replies: 53
Views: 9127

Re: CHL forum slow?

I submitted a tech support ticket yesterday. I'm going to upgrade the hosting agreement tomorrow.

Chas.

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