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Forum Resource Limits
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 1:08 pm
by XorA
New thread to break this out.
I have taken a look at the logs and it looks like people hitting this are just unlucky and trying at busy times. (ie when the search bots hit to do their indexing).
In normal operation the forum is comfortably within its resource allocations on the hosting.
Re: Forum Resource Limits
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 3:20 pm
by dilwyn
Thanks XorA. So had I remembered to report it
I'd have been vaguely right that it was one of those things which would have only really happened overnight. Ah well, glad something good came out of the insomnia.
Re: Forum Resource Limits
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2025 4:01 pm
by Derek_Stewart
The Resource problem happens all the time.
Re: Forum Resource Limits
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2025 4:48 pm
by XorA
Derek_Stewart wrote: Mon Jan 20, 2025 4:01 pm
The Resource problem happens all the time.
I noticed it was back about 30 minutes ago. Im not sure we can do much else, we are effectively being DoSed off the internet by AI bots!
Re: Forum Resource Limits
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2025 4:57 pm
by NormanDunbar
I wonder......
Users browsing this forum: NormanDunbar and 33 guests
Probably 33 AI bots who don;t believe a word of "robots.txt".
Cheers,
Norm.
Re: Forum Resource Limits
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2025 8:41 pm
by robheaton
We have been reviewing the logs and it looks like the resource issues are being caused by ChatGPT constantly hitting the site.
We've blocked the IP address range that was the source of the bulk of the requests and will continue to monitor.
Re: Forum Resource Limits
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2025 8:59 pm
by Pr0f
robheaton wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 8:41 pm
We have been reviewing the logs and it looks like the resource issues are being caused by ChatGPT constantly hitting the site.
We've blocked the IP address range that was the source of the bulk of the requests and will continue to monitor.
It makes me wonder if all the threads and posts about AI might have prompted the attention
Re: Forum Resource Limits
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2025 9:00 pm
by Derek_Stewart
thanks Rob and every one who has helped out.
I always diasble AI on everything. Browser go faster without the AI search results
Re: Forum Resource Limits
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2025 9:59 pm
by tofro
Somehow, ChatGPT might have realized they have a bit of a knowledge gap on the QL - Which might be a good sign
And, just for the record: I have not experienced any kind of sleepyheadness in the forum during the last months or so. Thanks to the admins - again.
Re: Forum Resource Limits
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 2:41 am
by bwinkel67
robheaton wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 8:41 pm
We have been reviewing the logs and it looks like the resource issues are being caused by ChatGPT constantly hitting the site.
We've blocked the IP address range that was the source of the bulk of the requests and will continue to monitor.
Oh good! If ChatGPT ever gets the hang of a QL, the power it would wield....the end of the world I say