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[TTHQ Staff]

Hey, eveybody--as you may realize, we're still being intermittently bogged down by a DDoS attack. It causes the site to go slow, then pick up once the offending IP is banned. We're fighting it with scripts and firewall protocalls, but it's just not enough. They can still get through with our current security equipment/technology options and basiclly cut us off from our servers at times. We can prevent the server overload/bottlenecking by installing a new Firewall card at the pre-server level, but there's a mega setup cost and ongoing monthly fees that will bump up our monthly operations costs by 30%. If anyone can see it in their hearts to contribute a small monthy donation ($1, $2, $3...) It will help us get over the hump and get the firewall set up and running. We need you to click the PayPal button in the signature line below. That takes you to our donation page. We've made changes so that small monthly donations can be made by either credit card or PayPal. Thank you all for helping. Every little bit helps.

[Rogerdodger]

I love it when you beg.

[eminimee]

Begging worked....I just threw you a bone.

[Frac_Man]

Suggestion : get an old box and install a linux firewall

place it outside your network ---- this can be done remotely

it's all free

Hank

Hey, eveybody--as you may realize, we're still being intermittently bogged down by a DDoS attack. It causes the site to go slow, then pick up once the offending IP is banned.

We're fighting it with scripts and firewall protocalls, but it's just not enough. They can still get through with our current security equipment/technology options and basiclly cut us off from our servers at times.

We can prevent the server overload/bottlenecking by installing a new Firewall card at the pre-server level, but there's a mega setup cost and ongoing monthly fees that will bump up our monthly operations costs by 30%.

If anyone can see it in their hearts to contribute a small monthy donation ($1, $2, $3...) It will help us get over the hump and get the firewall set up and running.

We need you to click the PayPal button in the signature line below. That takes you to our donation page. We've made changes so that small monthly donations can be made by either credit card or PayPal.

Thank you all for helping.
Every little bit helps.

[TTHQ Staff]

Suggestion : get an old box and install a linux firewall

place it outside your network ---- this can be done remotely

it's all free

Hank

Yeah, we tried that. We've been keeping it outside the office window.
Maybe this is why we've been having problems lately.