PPC board goodness...

[techno-dann.livejournal.com]

Just for reference, here's the E-mail I sent.

To: Abuse@CirtexHosting.com (the web host of the server spamming the board)
subject: DOS attack on forum - 208.53.158.38 (itchy.cirtexhosting.com)

Good evening,

A system at 208.53.158.38 is running a script to deny service to a web forum I use, which can be found here:

http://disc.yourwebapps.com/Indices/199610.html

I ran a reverse DNS on the IP address (which can be found at the bottom of the top block of every post) and came up with the domain itchy.cirtexhosting.com, which I believe belongs to you.

Your TOS clearly declares "malicious scripts" to be illegal, and I think this definitely qualifies.

Thank you for your consideration,

Daniel Hermanson
Techno.Dann@gmail.com

Feel free to use this as a template, but at least change the name and E-mail address at the bottom.

Notice: Spammer on the Board

[julyflame.livejournal.com]

A Spam bot has pretty much attacked the Board.

Techo-Dann has already tracked down the IP and the company, and has emailed regarding this malicious attack.

Right now, everything has been pushed past the first six pages, probably eight by the time I post this.

The only thing we can do right now is to wait the spam attack out, and hope it is eventually stopped by the service provider that it is based off of.

Just remember, spam is edible, and we have sporks, so hold tight.

The crossover

[tawaki.livejournal.com]

When Worlds Collide, For Lack Of A Better Title »
So...a bunch of different people based off of random series get together and try to save to world...it's interesting to say the least. Leven Thumps, Percy Jackson, Keys to the Kingdom, and Dragons in our Midst are featured. Another RPG-turned-fanfic.
Misc. Books - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Fantasy/Adventure - Chapters: 22 - Words: 12,957 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 5-28-08 - Published: 5-28-08

We had established that Artic Blade, Tomato and Lily Winterwood were going to help me when those scrap heaps started attacking the Board.

Eudyptes crestatus

Paging the DBS!

[ansela-jonla.livejournal.com]

Sorry if someone replied to the last one, but I can't find it again due to all the spam. It's on AFF, in case you're accessing it from work/a public place.

A Shattered Mind by German Kitsune Witch Jimaine
Abarai Renji worked as hard as he could to leave Inuzuri. He wanted to escape from the pain and the hunger but most of all from being raped as a small child. Now as a man he is forced into that situation again by his Captain Kuchiki Byakuya N/C, Lemon

Bwuh? What? asdfghjkl? Do I need to describe how OOC these two characters are?

(copied from the Board, because of the spambot attack)

Update on the spambot situation

[cassie5squared.livejournal.com]

It's eight hours on, and it's still going strong. There really doesn't seem to have been any change except the content of the posts.

We may need a temporary new Board if it keeps up. I have notified a few Permission Givers, and hS has offered to set us up with a new Board if necessary.

Dealing With Spambots (emergency measures) -- CANCELLED

[huinesoron.livejournal.com]

EDIT: No longer a threat. Emergency measures cancelled, alarms shut down, all mongeeses restored to habitats.

(See this post for details if you somehow missed them)

Option One: Wait Them Out

It'd be really nice if it went away and left us alone, wouldn't it? But it's had a couple of breaks so far without actually stopping.

Option Two: Run Away

To which end I present this:

The PPC Message Board

As opposed to the PPC Posting Board currently under invasion. I've done my best to get a match for the design of the real one, but if this goes on, I'll need to ask someone with some actual ability with this sort of thing to fix the last few problems. Still, it beats not being able to talk, right? And it has the advantage that password-holders can block IPs on request, and are still present.

[Cross-posting to the Board itself]

hS