UPDATE - FORUM ISSUES - 30 January 2025
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 5:34 pm
So...
After much head-scratching, phone calls, swearing and coffee, it appears that the reason that the forum and another site I host on the same infrastructure have been partially unavailable depending on where in the world you are and what ISP (internet service provider) you use is because of our old friend SPAM..
Impossible to say whether or not there's been abuse of the mail servers associated with either of my sites, or if it's because of abuse of mail servers on sites with similar IP addresses. I am considering suspending the mail servers but that will come with some impacts for users here who may rely on notifications on watched topics, new PM's or indeed, mailing between one another outside of the forum. I'll drink some more coffee and think about it.
If you have concerns about this, please write about it in the 'Forum Questions' section.
Cheers,
Gary
After much head-scratching, phone calls, swearing and coffee, it appears that the reason that the forum and another site I host on the same infrastructure have been partially unavailable depending on where in the world you are and what ISP (internet service provider) you use is because of our old friend SPAM..
Impossible to say whether or not there's been abuse of the mail servers associated with either of my sites, or if it's because of abuse of mail servers on sites with similar IP addresses. I am considering suspending the mail servers but that will come with some impacts for users here who may rely on notifications on watched topics, new PM's or indeed, mailing between one another outside of the forum. I'll drink some more coffee and think about it.
If you have concerns about this, please write about it in the 'Forum Questions' section.
Cheers,
Gary