This is the continuation of the DDOS attack, where the subject of (((Junkerman))) was brought up. Now Voat is in lockdown mode, they cannot straight bring down Voat directly. So they still attack periodically. At first, it was about 45 minutes everyday or so. Now it is happening more frequently, several times a day. What we are seeing is some innocent and some not-so-innocent users pushing the usual Voat-is-done narrative :-).
It seems to me that often the top level voat.co is blocked but something like voat.co/v/all/new works. I’ve mentioned this elsewhere and others agreed.
I got an error from CloudFlare once. If voat is using CF, isn’t that supposed to block denial of service.
It’s like some flakey code designed to make us give up and go away. Yesterday I’d look at a post, go back, and got the message. Did my trick and got in, but that happened again several times.
If we are all logged in nowadays, wouldn’t it be simple to see which user is fucking around and delete the account?
If any account is deleted, there will be outcry that Voat is censoring certain users. But if one were to detect the troublemakers, how would you do that? How would you distinguish those from genuine users? What if they adapt to the tactic to remain hidden below certain threshold?
That url error has been reported quite a number of times. Yeah it can be very annoying.
My understanding of how denial of service works is you overload the server with requests. When voat was open this could come from an army of spambots. Now that you must be logged in, to get past voat.co a multitude of requests must be logged in. Surely the login used could be examined and blocked individually.
I suppose just hitting voat.co repeatedly could tie up the server, maybe have a separate server for that? Maybe there are tricks with delays for the voat,co login page that would be egregious for the posting pages?
@MadWorld has ignored this obvious technical nuance in the past. Don't expect him to respond to it this time, either.
The very fact that he's actually suggesting DDOS's can exist in an environment where you must be logged in to access content is ridiculous, because you would be able to isolate the accounts that are performing he DDOS and eliminate them immediately.
Ergo, complete bullshit to say it's a DDOS. The real question is, why are the Putt supporters willing to put forward this propaganda lie?
@MadWorld has ignored this obvious technical nuance in the past. Don't expect him to respond to it this time, either.
I am guessing that you are the alt of someone that I have crossed with in the past or that you have dug through my comment history. But you do know that we have a life outside of Voat, right? As far as I am concerned, you are one of those accounts that cry on both sides.
The very fact that he's actually suggesting DDOS's can exist in an environment where you must be logged in to access content is ridiculous, because you would be able to isolate the accounts that are performing he DDOS and eliminate them immediately.
I said it was a continuation from that DDOS attack. Before the attack, we did not have this 45-minute blockouts that followed shortly after. Then it went quieter. But the blockouts were still there, just not as frequent as we are seeing nowadays.
Ergo, complete bullshit to say it's a DDOS. The real question is, why are the Putt supporters willing to put forward this propaganda lie?
As far as I am concerned, you are part of the propaganda to break up Voat's userbase. I see a number of interesting accounts that follow you around. So do what you want to, it is not like it will change either of our minds.
As far as I am concerned, you are part of the propaganda to break up Voat's userbase. I see a number of interesting accounts that follow you around.
Complete. And. Utter. Horseshit. Every account I can think of what "follows me around" does so to attack me for whatever I happen to be saying. What crack are you smoking? Name a single username that supports anything I say.
Well, when I see a string with you and others bickering down to rock bottom I most certainly follow. Sometimes a retard makes me laugh, sometimes you and others make me ponder. It’s a breathe of fresh air from the daily programmed robots I deal with daily. You bring controversy with you here like I do everywhere IRL, I hope you’re just as vocal with your volk and the people you surround yourself with.
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MadWorld ago
This is the continuation of the DDOS attack, where the subject of (((Junkerman))) was brought up. Now Voat is in lockdown mode, they cannot straight bring down Voat directly. So they still attack periodically. At first, it was about 45 minutes everyday or so. Now it is happening more frequently, several times a day. What we are seeing is some innocent and some not-so-innocent users pushing the usual Voat-is-done narrative :-).
sore_ass_losers ago
I don’t believe it’s a DDOS. It’s so flakey:
It seems to me that often the top level voat.co is blocked but something like voat.co/v/all/new works. I’ve mentioned this elsewhere and others agreed.
I got an error from CloudFlare once. If voat is using CF, isn’t that supposed to block denial of service.
It’s like some flakey code designed to make us give up and go away. Yesterday I’d look at a post, go back, and got the message. Did my trick and got in, but that happened again several times.
If we are all logged in nowadays, wouldn’t it be simple to see which user is fucking around and delete the account?
MadWorld ago
If any account is deleted, there will be outcry that Voat is censoring certain users. But if one were to detect the troublemakers, how would you do that? How would you distinguish those from genuine users? What if they adapt to the tactic to remain hidden below certain threshold?
That url error has been reported quite a number of times. Yeah it can be very annoying.
sore_ass_losers ago
My understanding of how denial of service works is you overload the server with requests. When voat was open this could come from an army of spambots. Now that you must be logged in, to get past voat.co a multitude of requests must be logged in. Surely the login used could be examined and blocked individually.
I suppose just hitting voat.co repeatedly could tie up the server, maybe have a separate server for that? Maybe there are tricks with delays for the voat,co login page that would be egregious for the posting pages?
Nosfewratsjews ago
@MadWorld has ignored this obvious technical nuance in the past. Don't expect him to respond to it this time, either.
The very fact that he's actually suggesting DDOS's can exist in an environment where you must be logged in to access content is ridiculous, because you would be able to isolate the accounts that are performing he DDOS and eliminate them immediately.
Ergo, complete bullshit to say it's a DDOS. The real question is, why are the Putt supporters willing to put forward this propaganda lie?
MadWorld ago
I am guessing that you are the alt of someone that I have crossed with in the past or that you have dug through my comment history. But you do know that we have a life outside of Voat, right? As far as I am concerned, you are one of those accounts that cry on both sides.
I said it was a continuation from that DDOS attack. Before the attack, we did not have this 45-minute blockouts that followed shortly after. Then it went quieter. But the blockouts were still there, just not as frequent as we are seeing nowadays.
As far as I am concerned, you are part of the propaganda to break up Voat's userbase. I see a number of interesting accounts that follow you around. So do what you want to, it is not like it will change either of our minds.
Nosfewratsjews ago
Complete. And. Utter. Horseshit. Every account I can think of what "follows me around" does so to attack me for whatever I happen to be saying. What crack are you smoking? Name a single username that supports anything I say.
MoteMoteKek11 ago
Well, when I see a string with you and others bickering down to rock bottom I most certainly follow. Sometimes a retard makes me laugh, sometimes you and others make me ponder. It’s a breathe of fresh air from the daily programmed robots I deal with daily. You bring controversy with you here like I do everywhere IRL, I hope you’re just as vocal with your volk and the people you surround yourself with.
Nosfewratsjews ago
Always.