PBS web services are down

Robert Lauf via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:46:45 PDT
 Some time back we got a nasty-gram posted on the List that was clearly sent by some crank who thought we were the more famous PBS.  This could be another attack based on mistaken identity.  Just a theory and not a solution!
Bob     Zone 7
    On Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 06:55:24 PM EDT, David Pilling via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:  
 
 Hi,

I've turned off the PBS web server, this is because it is being 
overwhelmed by unwanted page requests.

Whether it is an organised denial of service attack or just AI bots with 
an unhealthy interest in bulbs I do not know.

There are common suggestions, like Apache mod_evasive but they don't 
appear to work with the particular form of attack.

I expect we will try to think of a solution. Suggestions?


-- 
David Pilling
http://www.davidpilling.com/

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