Whats going on with the forums?
 

My direct link to OT was dead, come through the "Tech Forums" button on the main site and get a message that PP is under attack?

Should we be worried?

Rumor has it that a Mustang forum is trying to attack but is having difficulties keeping up with Wayne.

Same here.

edit... same as Sid's post

They may have nicer mullets, but I think we've got more spoons. Time to strap on a helmet and start shooting boys!

There is currently a long thread on the 914 forum, with the last few pages specifically talking about this.

It is believed by "Sir Andy" (the owner/ admin of the 914 World website) that the attackers first attacked that website as an act of vengeance, and after shutting down that website, the attackers then used google to find out where the 914 people migrated to (the 914 forum here)... and the attackers are now attacking that forum.

It's my understanding that the 914 forum is their target.

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Wow... Thats some serious 914 hate....

Wayne,
I'm hoping you are working on a revision to 101 projects for your 911 making it perhaps 101 new projects. I'm running out of projects having followed your book for the past 4 years.

PS: I love your book. Very helpful in innumerable weys.

Thanks,

Jack

I was thinking maybe Wayne can isolate the 914 forum as a test, to see if that solves the problem for the rest of the forums.

The BMW bike parts classifieds have been getting crushed with Chinese spammers too.

Most users online at one time - 14,710, Today at 02:44 PM.

Good luck Wayne. We are all in withdrawl.

914's are dirty...


KT

The online catalog still works, so I just ordered some parts!


KT

It won't. A DoS or DDoS attack just basically sends a TON of crap traffic to a particular IP, the server is so busy handling that that it can't handle the legitimate stuff...

What is a 914? Is that even a Porsche?

I know that not everyone likes the 914, but damn....;)

may be because they look like toasters

Mine was....especially a bird doo doo this AM - but washed it off and now she is clean again. :)

Good luck with the battle Wayne and thanks for all you do! SmileWavy

You can't tell if they are coming or going...


KT

How dare those VWs come in here and stink the place up. Weren't they banned from the Porsche Club way back in the day anyways. They aren't real Porsches.

Is this a 914 World vs. 914 Club issue?

Keep up the good fight Wayne. We're still here.

We're "not" here. We're there. Or really we're here, but the DOS is going there, where we were, but aren't now...

James, some spammers tried to register on World, and the admins kicked them off. Standard procedure. But these spammers retaliated by launching a DOS attack, using thousands of proxy bot computers from many countries.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was started by a group of kids who have no idea how far their attack is spreading.

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An innocent question was asked about if a escrow company was legit, Turns out it's a total Chinese scam site and they will launch a full scale DoS attack on any site that puts this info up.

I would name the scumbags, but then this site would be under attack again.

This isn't "kids", this is well organised scammers.:mad:

Mark PM me the Name and I will put it up on Ebay and Craigslist, etc. I don't use my EBAY login any more anyways.

Mark is correct, the spammers will target any website that questions their scam.

It's not a bunch of kids. Sorry for the mis-info.

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The escrow company claims it has 500 employees and two locations in Boston and LA. Looking at the locations on Google Earth they both have no mention of the company by signage nor do the locations look like they could house 250 employees each. :)

How lame.

Hmmm why DDOS Pelican?

It may be obfuscation, check that people are not coming in the backdoor and trying to get at your payment processing systems.

Hopefully no CC's are stored anywhere, or at a minimum are encrypted, along with the user information (mine)

Good luck

Bob James

Wow! . .and they get away with it?

Where's our govt?

Surprised no one has hired some Russian thugs to go after the pos scammers.

oh well, at least Gibson Guitar is being prosecutes for using the wrong wood.

Good work Wayne.

Rumor has it, this started with 914 world. There was a spam ad and they slammed the guy, so the 12 year old heshe got all bunched up in the undies.
He went after world, and then NARP, and evidently something mentioned the thread here in the 914 forum so the little enema-nozzle with the itty bitty dinky came after this site too.

And get this, it's against the law to shoot people like that. I know, go figure.

Umm... Pretty hard for the US gov't to regulate what spammers from another country do...

Weird.... I find myself agreeing with Sammy....

And damn proud of it! Youz gotta problem wit dat!

SmileWavy

Really just more proof that you can't let the damn 914 guys hang out....

You can't take us anywhere.


KT

Good luck Wayne!

Exactly....