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Arisotura
Posted on 06-08-25 11:09 AM Link | #7766
Some loser is trying to bring the server down by abusing the search system.

I have hardened it against abuse, but if things keep going this way, I will have to take more drastic measures.

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Kuribo64

Arisotura
Posted on 06-09-25 10:12 AM Link | #7767
2a0d:bbc7:0:1::3cc - - [09/Jun/2025:03:00:37 +0000] "GET /board/search.php?q=e%2Ar%2A HTTP/1.1" 499 0 "-" "Still broken, dumbass!" "-"

Someone really needs to get a life.

By all means, keep going.

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Arisotura
Posted on 06-09-25 09:06 PM (rev. 2 of 06-09-25 09:08 PM) Link | #7768
also noting this gem

2a0b:f4c2:2::32 - - [09/Jun/2025:01:47:13 +0000] "GET /board/search.php?q=from+a+a+a+a+a+a+a+a+a+a+w+a+a+a+a+a+a+a+a+a+a+a+a+a+a&inposts=1 HTTP/1.1" 200 3126 "-" "Go touch grass, get a job, and stop being a terminally online manchild, Arisotura" "-"

this is funny, coming from him.

I am, infact, getting a job -- interview tomorrow, wish me luck.


anyway, status update:

1. search page now limits how many searches you can do with a given time interval, which will severely curtail the aforementioned script kiddie's ability to take down the server

2. if you got accidentally banned, let me know

3. Scrapy has been found to be responsible for server CPU usage spikes every 4 hours. Scrapy has been shown the door.

4. several other bots have met the same fate: ChatGPT, Amazonbot, Bytespider, etc. basically, anything that a) is AI related in any way or b) takes up a disproportionate amount of server resources, isn't welcome here. (and AI scraper bots have an awful tendency to meet both criteria)

5. also, search page blocks SE bots entirely. not sure why they were allowed to go there in the first place...

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Kuribo64

MultiNDS
Posted on 06-14-25 07:56 PM Link | #7775
Thanks for keeping the website up for us.

Arisotura
Posted on 06-14-25 07:57 PM Link | #7776
I'm only doing my duty :P

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Kuribo64


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