Site Slowness Issues

[sb1]

it is much, much faster than the last few days. Something must have helped or worked. Maybe they are off for the weekend

[toledo_mudhen]

Leon -

===> Just an observation on my part (as a retired 30 year IT guy) <===

it appears to be just about 10 seconds between clicking on a link and having the page open.

You may need to get a Hardware Firewall between your web server and the internet.

Bots are a problem that I have dealt with many times over and it always comes down to how much money do you want to spend on the resolution.

[pawpawdiv9]

The wi-fi today is a lot faster than back in the 90's when we had 'Aol dial-up"
doesn't bother me, just be patient.

[toledo_mudhen]

Originally Posted by pawpawdiv9

The wi-fi today is a lot faster than back in the 90's when we had 'Aol dial-up"
doesn't bother me, just be patient.

Netscape Navigator here -

Yea I can still here the awful noise of the telephone modem connecting

[Spike]

Originally Posted by pawpawdiv9

The wi-fi today is a lot faster than back in the 90's when we had 'Aol dial-up"
doesn't bother me, just be patient.

Funny that our situation coincides with the end (at long last) of AOL support for dial-up connections!

https://help.aol.com/articles/dial-u...e-discontinued

[parkplace33]

On a desktop use of Net54, the site is now making me log back in after a short amount of time. Is this something new?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by parkplace33

On a desktop use of Net54, the site is now making me log back in after a short amount of time. Is this something new?

I am not aware of that. I am aware of folks not logged in, not being able to see the front page. I am not sure I care too much about that. My main concern is when the BOTs get to be about 10000, the site starts slowing down.

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[minibbcards]

unfortunately the bots are back above 50000 now.

and yes, i noticed that after being idle for a period of time the site logs you out. not a big issue, but i have the site up in the background while working

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by parkplace33

On a desktop use of Net54, the site is now making me log back in after a short amount of time. Is this something new?

I'm experiencing the same.

[Beercan collector]

It’s weird I’ve been here for three years and I don’t think I’ve ever been logged out - right now it’s as fast as it’s ever been, about one second - The worst I can remember was about 18 seconds and I can actually live with that

[Leon]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

I'm experiencing the same.

Yes, you need to be logged in to see the front page.
We are working on a better solution and might revert back to the way it was before this evening.

That said, if anyone is getting automatically logged out, that is an issue and a setting will have to be changed?

[Leon]

I agree. I am looking at Cloudflare and will get with my tech support company on Monday....A firewall can be costly but not as much as if I jump off of a cliff!

Originally Posted by toledo_mudhen

Leon -

===> Just an observation on my part (as a retired 30 year IT guy) <===

it appears to be just about 10 seconds between clicking on a link and having the page open.

You may need to get a Hardware Firewall between your web server and the internet.

Bots are a problem that I have dealt with many times over and it always comes down to how much money do you want to spend on the resolution.