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2026-09-24 --Tech & Moderator Notes

At first, I thought that rantburg's connection problems was due to some minor changes I implemented in the firewall. But as time went on, after 24+ hours and after reimplementing the changes in the firewall, it became clear there was little wrong with the firewall, and that rantburg was being flooded.

In the interim I made some changes to the web server and the database server which helped connection problems a little, but those changes did not address the main problem. There still will be connection problems, so I ask y'all bear with me.

At the moment, I am exhausted and in need of some rest, so I will take some rest. Hopefully, ideas will arrive which may help resolve in the interim.

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Posted by badanov 2026-09-24 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| ||Comments [158 views ] Top

1 Sometimes rest is the best teacher.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-09-24 00:48|| 2026-09-24 00:48|| Front Page || Comments Top

2
Thank you for your efforts.

Get some rest.

Let us know later the sources.

Pay back is due, will be interesting given the resourcefulness of this group.

Posted by NN2N1 2026-09-24 02:47|| 2026-09-24 02:47|| Front Page || Comments Top

3 Yes, thank you for your continued efforts.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-09-24 07:07|| 2026-09-24 07:07|| Front Page || Comments Top

4 I can barely connect anymore and it takes some 14-18 refreshes to do so. Get some rest then work on it. I'll buy you a coffee.

Posted by DarthVader 2026-09-24 09:03|| 2026-09-24 09:03|| Front Page || Comments Top

5 I have received this message several times over the past few weeks, FYI:

Unable to connect to Postgres server!

Posted by DooDahMan 2026-09-24 09:04|| 2026-09-24 09:04|| Front Page || Comments Top

6 I suppose we should all be thankful the government is running the Burg site.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-09-24 09:22|| 2026-09-24 09:22|| Front Page || Comments Top

7 This user appreciates the report that the problems are not at his end. Now I can take a 'new computer' off my 'wish list'.

It is frustrating...

Posted by Bobby 2026-09-24 09:45|| 2026-09-24 09:45|| Front Page || Comments Top

8 I've been forced to use a blunt instrument to attain the needed blocks. Think a 10 lb ball-peen hammer.

This work, the blocks and the server adjustments, I expect to continue through Saturday morning.

If there are any problems with loading the server, let me know in the comments. I suspect some may have been blocked, so I will need to know in order to adjust.

Posted by badanov 2026-09-24 10:13|| 2026-09-24 10:13|| Front Page || Comments Top

9 Oh, by the way... Comment #7 showed on the Burg at 12:10 am as #1. Interesting....

Posted by Bobby 2026-09-24 10:14|| 2026-09-24 10:14|| Front Page || Comments Top

10 A coupla regulars got caught in the firewall revision, and for that I am sorry. If you tried to connect through a vpn I need to know which one, so I can adjust the firewall

Posted by badanov 2026-09-24 13:15|| 2026-09-24 13:15|| Front Page || Comments Top

11 Thanks Bad, I've had to pause Nord VPN to connect for perhaps a month now.

Posted by Bugs the Wicked6167 2026-09-24 13:48|| 2026-09-24 13:48|| Front Page || Comments Top

12 Nord, as far as I know, is cleared to connect.

Lemme know if otherwise

Posted by badanov 2026-09-24 14:32|| 2026-09-24 14:32|| Front Page || Comments Top

13 badanov I've seen a huge improvement on my end, FYI. Seem you are on the right track!

Posted by DarthVader 2026-09-24 15:51|| 2026-09-24 15:51|| Front Page || Comments Top

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