Popular Post skullbonz Posted December 31, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2014 I would like to thank the moderators for all your hard work in keeping the spammers off of the forums. Even with real life you still find the time to keep an eye on things and take care of the problems. My New Years wish for you all is that spammers will stop trying to flood the forums with useless posts. Happy New Years to all who make the PDN experience an enjoyable one. And of course Happy New Years to everyone else too. 10 Quote http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/21233-skullbonz-art-gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Well said! Quote Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnoRobbo Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I second third that!!!! Quote Go out there and be amazing. Have Fun, TRSome Pretty Pictures Some Cool Plugins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDale Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I fourth that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Please note that due to the ongoing spam attack, I've set the board to require logging in even to view anything. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seerose Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Thank you all for your effort and I appreciate everyone. Best regards to all. I Wish you to all a New Year filled with new Hope, new joy & new Beginnings. Quote Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Gandhi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I have recieved an email from Pixey reporting that she, Skullbonz, Goonfella and Leif cannot access this site at all. Pixey says she is getting a 'timed out or down for maintenance' message and not a log-in screen? Any ideas why? (I am in England, U.K. and not having a problem, I believe Pixey is in the Isle of Mann (U.K.) but Skullbonz is in the U.S.) Quote Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Well, at the moment i CAN get on this forum. But i have now and then over the last 24 hours been met with a page telling me that the account was suspended. Quote My DA: http://leif-j.deviantart.com/ -------------- Some people seek justice so persistent, that they will do great injustice themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnnoob Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 The spam attack + an influx of bots was causing server issues, so a person from IPB stepped in. The site was down for a bit so the bots would have nowhere to go. A large number of them gave up after that, so things are looking better. The period where your accounts were suspended was when that happened. At least that's my understanding in layman's terms. The admins know how things work a little better than I do. 2 Quote No, Paint.NET is not spyware...but, installing it is an IQ test. ~BoltBait Blend modes are like the filling in your sandwich. It's the filling that can change your experience of the sandwich. ~Ego Eram Reputo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I have recieved an email from Pixey reporting that she, Skullbonz, Goonfella and Leif cannot access this site at all. Pixey says she is getting a 'timed out or down for maintenance' message and not a log-in screen? Any ideas why? (I am in England, U.K. and not having a problem, I believe Pixey is in the Isle of Mann (U.K.) but Skullbonz is in the U.S.) pdnnoob has answered this very well. Users should be able to log on as normal when the situation descalates. No you lot haven't been banned as a result of the forum awards! Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katzenfreund Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 The site has been inaccessible all day for me, I get the permanent message: So I used a proxy, which worked for some time and then got the same message. Since then, I’ve been switching proxies constantly that get blocked after a while. Quote All things are difficult before they are easy. (Thomas Fuller) My signature was really annoying, so BoltBait deleted it. I should probably read rule #13 of the forum rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Thanks for the explanations and good luck killing the spambots! Quote Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Spam attack is still going on, in a way. Still have over 900 "guests" accessing the forum ... normal is more like 100 or 200. Since you have to login to view the forum now, those "guests" are just bouncing off the site. Constantly. Classic DDoS as far as I can tell. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Please note that due to the ongoing spam attack, I've set the board to require logging in even to view anything. Hello Rick, I am upset with the spam attack. But I am also sad to see that the forum is now visible only to members. Though this measure will detour spammers I hope it will not chase away users that occasionally drop by. I take this opportunity to thank you and all the people that contribute and make of Paint.net a tool accesible to all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katzenfreund Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 It is indeed annoying but also perplexing why spammers would choose this board - three others I participate in right now are working fine. What I don’t understand about the DDoS attack is why the board is accessible from some places but not from others. Also why it is permanently (and not intermittently) inaccessible from where I am. For me, accessibility depends on the proxy I use (see my above post). Quote All things are difficult before they are easy. (Thomas Fuller) My signature was really annoying, so BoltBait deleted it. I should probably read rule #13 of the forum rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toe_head2001 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 In regards to the spam attack, have you looked into using something like CloudFlare? You probably have... just thought I'd mention it, just in case. Quote (September 25th, 2023) Sorry about any broken images in my posts. I am aware of the issue. My Gallery | My Plugin Pack Layman's Guide to CodeLab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katzenfreund Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Firstly I inform that I"m still unable to access the site and have to use proxies. Not a good start to the new year. Now, as regards bots and spammers, the solution adopted by another board with suceess was not to require login to view the board, as spammers and bots have to log in anyway in order to post.. Instead, a CAPTCHA was introduced for the first 10 posts of a new member, with clarifying notice that it will disappear as soon as the 10 posts are reached so as not to discourage genuine newcomers. But the bots and spammers find this too much trouble and go elsewhere. Quote All things are difficult before they are easy. (Thomas Fuller) My signature was really annoying, so BoltBait deleted it. I should probably read rule #13 of the forum rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 YAY - I finally got on here, but it's via a Proxy server at the moment! Thank you all for your help, especially @Redochre who has been keeping me informed. I know that @Sasha and @Barbieq still cannot connect via their normal servers, as myself. Keep up the great work chaps 1 Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullbonz Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 I was content to wait until the problem was resolved. No problem signing in either if that's what it takes. Thanks for your hard work Rick. Quote http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/21233-skullbonz-art-gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceana Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I can only get on using a proxy too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullbonz Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 That is really strange. I have no problem without using a proxy. Could it have something to do with trying to log in during the attack? Quote http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/21233-skullbonz-art-gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Some IP addresses were blocked in bulk to try and quell the spam. Looks like your IP address was in one of the ranges that were blocked. As things return to normal the blocks should become unnecessary. I've suggested blocked users could be unblocked on an individual basis if they submitted their IP address. No response yet on whether this is feasible. Will keep you updated... Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pratyush Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I'm not able to access the access the forum, for last three days. When all this be over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMake Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 To administrators and moderators: Many thanks for Your hard work! It was very boring for me without Forum during these five days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDale Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 To administrators and moderators: Many thanks for Your hard work! It was very boring for me without Forum during these five days. Yes indeed, to echo remake. Many thanks for your work here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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