PBS web services are down

Christine Doud via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 21:51:10 PDT
Yikes.  I’m totally dependent on the Wiki site so I hope it’s back online soon. Glad to know it wasn’t my device. 
Christine 

> On Oct 14, 2025, at 5:46 PM, Robert Lauf via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:
> 
>  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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