The download 'limit' put on non-member readers evidently puts viewing FFL to seeing message 'summaries' in message mode only. First 150 characters become the most important of a post after the subject heading.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@...> wrote: > > It is probably a DOS attack from some demented asswipe who doesn't like > FFL for some reason or another. Perhaps I should do a tantric ritual > to make their fingers fall off. :-D > > Those are easy to do with with an open group. When I had a group I > don't recall Yahoo providing any analytics and I suspect they still > don't. If you moved the group to Google you might have those plus > Google might punt any DOSers. > > Years ago I had a DOS attack on my Earthlink site. In that case I did > have a log to refer too and Earthlink who could have charged me for > overages didn't. They instead probably billed the college where the > attack came from (it was over Christmas break) and the college probably > booted the student. > > I've only seen the message once and that was last night checking my > email at 8 PM and since I got no messages from FFL checked the web site > and that banner was there. Apparently the quota roles over at midnight > PDT. > > On 07/29/2012 04:33 AM, iranitea wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "marekreavis" <reavismarek@> wrote: > >> Buck, who do you believe it is that follows FFL so avidly and who we would > >> be surprised do? > >> > >> *** > > Marek, there are more lurkers than you think, as there are also many > > inactive members, many just don't want to participate in fights or expose > > themselves to the public, so they don't post. > > > > But apart form that, FFL very frequently tops Google searches for very > > special search terms. Obviously people are not interested in the kind of > > quibbles some here have specialized in, but there are still interesting > > topics coming up, with some, I think quite sophisticated input. > > > > I have checked access to the group, when not being logged in, and access to > > other public Yahoo groups, I am not a member of, and it seemed there was no > > problem in the other groups, but one would have to test this a little more. > > That bots can play a role is obvious, as there are sometimes captchas > > coming along with Google searches, especially if there are a lot of > > searches coming from one IP. This is to filter out bots. > > > > Logging in would be one means by Yahoo to ensure it is not an automated > > request. Bot activity is obviously quite common and widespread in the > > internet, so it does not mean that it is necessarily directed against FFL > > in particular, OTOH it cannot be excluded, whoever says the opposite is > > lying. > > > > As we have a mirror site, it would be easy for lurkers to go just there, if > > they only knew, not so likely if they are coming from Google search. Maybe > > the mirror site should be mentioned in the intro text, of course one would > > have to ensure it is not against Yahoo policies. > > > >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" <dhamiltony2k5@> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > >>>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" > >>>> <anartaxius@> wrote: > >>>>> Is there some reason people are interested in us? > >>>> Not bloody likely. :-) > >>>> > >>> Dear Mr.Turguoiseb, I would respectfully disagree with your (narrow) POV > >>> on this. > >>> I found the recent discussion of SSRS's instruction on silent awareness > >>> during meditation versus the other brand meditation to be particularly > >>> well drawn out on both sides. It was very interesting. I would suspect > >>> that both interested parties, camps of SSRS-AOL'ers and MMY-TM'ers, were > >>> downloading the proceedings like crazy following through the discussion > >>> that discerned some very interesting spiritual nuance. It was very > >>> interesting indeed and certainly drove readership. There were some other > >>> subjects too during the period which evidently drove FFL downloads by > >>> non-member lurkers. This new 'exceeding download' error message seems to > >>> revolve around periods of content driven downloads. Unless these were > >>> denial of service downloads, we should expect now that Yahoo in its > >>> liquidation would sell FFL as an asset that actually drives content > >>> views. You'd be amazed who all the audience of this place is. Some > >>> writers would be embarrassed if they realized. > >>> -Buck > >>> > > > > >
