DOS ain't dead

Users online counter (Miscellaneous)

posted by ecm  , Düsseldorf, Germany, 27.10.2025, 20:44

> The users online counter in the footer no longer includes guest users,
> 'thanks' to bots, crawlers, and AI scrapers frequently visiting this forum
> and making this number useless.

For what it's worth, our server also recently was changed
to require a sign-in for the hgweb due to bot activity. More details at https://pushbx.org/ecm/dokuwiki/blog/pushbx/2025/1...ymous_sign_in_now_required_for_the_hgweb_server

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Complete thread:

• The DOS ain't dead changes thread - rr, 10.05.2025, 10:21
  • RSS feed timestamps (aka pubDate) - rr, 10.05.2025, 11:12
    • RSS feed timestamps (aka pubDate) - rr, 21.05.2025, 16:51
  • 'Full' Unicode support - rr, 09.06.2025, 15:42
  • Users online counter - rr, 27.10.2025, 17:56
    • Users online counter - ecm, 27.10.2025, 20:44