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Light
Learned Scribe
Australia
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 Posted - 01 Mar 2011 : 08:01:12
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I noticed today when I was posting that when you are in the "reply to topic" screen, posts will sometimes be visible that do not appear in the actual page for a few more minutes (10 or 15?). This is the only forum that frequently visit so I'm not sure if this is also the case on others but it seems to be a bit inconvenient and slows down the thread (for better or worse). So I guess what I'm saying is: why is this so and can it be fixed? I understand this is a very minor thing and should be way down on the list but it's those little things that always seem to stand out to me.
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 01 Mar 2011 : 11:52:00
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| The cool-down imposes a bottleneck on server traffic; it basically prevents automated DoS attacks and spambots from stealing Candlekeep away from actual users. 10 minutes seems excessive; it's probably closer to 10 seconds. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 01 Mar 2011 : 14:42:28
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Now who would want to maliciously attack Candlekeep?  |
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 01 Mar 2011 : 20:36:29
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Now who would want to maliciously attack Candlekeep?
That's a curious and interesting question. Candlekeep is described as heavily secured and fortified ... why? Is there constant threat of attack? Has the keep withstood assault and siege before? Have the monks been pressed into defense of the keep with their lives? Endured war? Employed mercenaries and armies? Is there any history of the castle/place before it became Candlekeep? |
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Chosen of Moradin
Master of Realmslore
Brazil
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Posted - 01 Mar 2011 : 20:44:41
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Originally posted by Alisttair
Now who would want to maliciously attack Candlekeep?
Anyone that knows about the Calishite Dancing Girls.
Or space pirates hunting the rare Giang Space Hamster that live inside these walls. |
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Light
Learned Scribe
Australia
231 Posts |
Posted - 02 Mar 2011 : 05:56:12
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I thought there might have been some sort of reasonable explanation but I'm not sure what "DoS attacks" and "spambots" are so forgive me for not knowing.
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Originally posted by Arik
10 minutes seems excessive; it's probably closer to 10 seconds.
There's no doubt I'm exaggerating but I'm sure it was more than a minute. |
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 02 Mar 2011 : 08:49:45
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Denial of Service attacks are programs which coordinate multiple computers to simultaneously and continuously demand access to a server. The server has limits on how much it can do and how many clients it can service at once; if it's bombarded with an endless stream of garbage requests it's basically paralyzed and normal users are effectively locked out.
Spambots are programs which attempt to automate distribution of spam (unwanted junkmail, advertising, and other garbage). Some types are known to comb internet forums (such as Candlekeep), where they register bogus accounts to post endless spam messages and hopefully harvest any email addresses volunteered by users.
The "cool-down" period is intended to prevent any single network connection (computer) from making excessive demands on the webserver; it arbitrarily allows everybody to get a fair turn and slows any damage/pollution that attacking programs might cause. It's a fair trade off for any minor inconvenience suffered by real users, since most people don't need to submit multiple posts every 10 seconds.
You might have experienced minor problems through some sort of internet hiccup; what you see as Candlekeep seems to actually be distributed across several different servers, there are times when traffic between them cannot coordinate properly. (Factors largely beyond Candlekeep's control; seemingly dependent upon their ISP and hosting provider.) |
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Light
Learned Scribe
Australia
231 Posts |
Posted - 02 Mar 2011 : 09:22:17
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Originally posted by Arik
since most people don't need to submit multiple posts every 10 seconds.
Lol. Don't know if you're one to talk though, you must have the highest post-per-day count in Candlekeep. Thanks for for clearing this up though and I guess, should it keep Candlekeep safe, it is an insignificant and very small price to pay. |
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
7989 Posts |
Posted - 02 Mar 2011 : 09:48:27
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| Uh, I'm assassinating my way through the ranks. At 2000 posts I'll be a Great Reader and have access to all of the naughty scrolls Sage keeps in the back room. |
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Light
Learned Scribe
Australia
231 Posts |
Posted - 02 Mar 2011 : 10:11:25
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| Do you seriously get access to special scrolls or is this just on of those things people say? |
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
7989 Posts |
Posted - 02 Mar 2011 : 10:15:10
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| I'm sure it's NDA. Nudge nudge wink wink. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Light
Learned Scribe
Australia
231 Posts |
Posted - 02 Mar 2011 : 10:43:57
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| Very enticing Sage. Consider it a challenge taken up. |
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Dalor Darden
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 03 Mar 2011 : 06:46:32
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| Speaking of denial of service...I was having a hell of a time trying to get in here today! |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 03 Mar 2011 : 07:35:49
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Originally posted by Light
Do you seriously get access to special scrolls or is this just on of those things people say?
Yes. |
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Light
Learned Scribe
Australia
231 Posts |
Posted - 03 Mar 2011 : 10:19:27
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Speaking of difficulties getting onto the site, I keep getting the Active Server Pages error:
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Active Server Pages error 'ASP 0113'
Script timed out
/topic.asp
The maximum amount of time for a script to execute was exceeded. You can change this limit by specifying a new value for the property Server.ScriptTimeout or by changing the value in the IIS administration tools.
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Light
Learned Scribe
Australia
231 Posts |
Posted - 03 Mar 2011 : 10:26:59
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Speaking of difficulties getting onto the site, I keep getting the Active Server Pages error:
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Active Server Pages error 'ASP 0113'
Script timed out
/topic.asp
The maximum amount of time for a script to execute was exceeded. You can change this limit by specifying a new value for the property Server.ScriptTimeout or by changing the value in the IIS administration tools.
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Light
Learned Scribe
Australia
231 Posts |
Posted - 03 Mar 2011 : 11:19:48
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 03 Mar 2011 : 22:59:57
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| No month had passed that I didn't encounter that error. It's a plague that not even an Epic level SageSpell could purge. |
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Delzounblood
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03 Mar 2011 : 23:04:44
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Originally posted by Chosen of Moradin
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Originally posted by Alisttair
Now who would want to maliciously attack Candlekeep?
Or space pirates hunting the rare Giang Space Hamster that live inside these walls.
No need to hunt very hard, he'll be in his hamster wheel going round & round & round & round ..........
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 04 Mar 2011 : 00:33:30
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Originally posted by Dennis
No month had passed that I didn't encounter that error. It's a plague that not even an Epic level SageSpell could purge.
A SageSpell? Hmmm. Do you have rules for that... because I'm curious?
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 04 Mar 2011 : 03:45:06
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Dennis
No month had passed that I didn't encounter that error. It's a plague that not even an Epic level SageSpell could purge.
A SageSpell? Hmmm. Do you have rules for that... because I'm curious?
Eh? I'm getting this question from you, of all people? I thought you knew. Has the Spellplague affected you so much that you can no longer cast your most powerful magical arsenal? |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 04 Mar 2011 : 05:00:27
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Oh, of course. The ever-expanding "To-Do" list. I forgot. |
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Why the "cool-down" period between posts?
