Article

2014-05-11 --Tech & Moderator Notes

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by badanov 2014-05-11 17:57|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 According to Fred, "sorta", which means, it's back.

Posted by badanov 2014-05-11 18:08|| http://www.chriscovert.net 2014-05-11 18:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Woohoo!

Is it illegal to just put those extra postgresql connections in the trash? Maybe just sell them on eBay.

Posted by gorb 2014-05-11 18:10|| 2014-05-11 18:10|| Front Page Top

#3 Iffin I could, I'd use them for target practice.

Posted by badanov 2014-05-11 18:13|| http://www.chriscovert.net 2014-05-11 18:13|| Front Page Top

#4 I have go to say this, I have been suffering from Rantburg Withdrawal for the last 2 days, and none of my meds have been helping, not the Gin and Tonic, not the Scotch and water, nor the 7&7's ... I've started to get the DTs, for the occasional hits of news I've been going to FOX and Drudge, but it doesn't have the "Buzz" Rantburg gives me...

Posted by Jiggs Juger1377 2014-05-11 18:22|| 2014-05-11 18:22|| Front Page Top

#5 Not being a techie, I have nothing to add ... but I also have been suffering from Rantburg withdrawal. Not so much yesterday, though - spent all day at a local community market, vending my books and my daughter's origami art.
Today I am recovering from the exertion ... look, spending all day outside in Texas in MAY will take a toll. Even if we were under the shade of our booth most of the time, we are both quite comprehensively unburned.
I did miss you today - and wondered what the heck was going on!

Posted by Sgt. Mom 2014-05-11 18:38|| http://www.celiahayes.com 2014-05-11 18:38|| Front Page Top

#6 Using PHP/LAMP?

Link 1

Link 2 with code.

Posted by Bubba Graiting8281 2014-05-11 18:57|| 2014-05-11 18:57|| Front Page Top

#7 I'd like to see some comments on this news tomorrow on the Burg:
http://news.yahoo.com/iran-says-copied-us-drone-181934723.html;_ylt=AwrSyCMO329TIRkAjCDQtDMD

Recalling the drone lost in Iran in 2011, refusal to destroy it, polite request from BhO to return it...

Posted by Mugsy Glink 2014-05-11 19:30|| 2014-05-11 19:30|| Front Page Top

#8 I've been suffering mightily with Rantburg Tremens.

Thanks to all those techie people who helped (sorry I'm not one of them, but I do click through Rantburg every time I buy from Amazon, which I guess helps a little).

Posted by Barbara 2014-05-11 19:42|| 2014-05-11 19:42|| Front Page Top

#9 So glad you are back. Places where sanity is common are rare.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2014-05-11 20:10|| 2014-05-11 20:10|| Front Page Top

#10 Lastly, code that kicks Apache back into action if your Apache is passed out.

2014-05-11 20:15|| Front Page Top

#11 oops, the Link

Posted by Bubba Graiting8281 2014-05-11 20:16|| 2014-05-11 20:16|| Front Page Top

#12 As the Doc reminds us, we have a safe haven for times when the 'Burg is down, the Wheelus Machine Shop Break Room. It can be depended on in those rare times when we can't have nice things.

You can leave messages there when you can't here or in the O-club.

Posted by badanov 2014-05-11 20:42|| http://www.chriscovert.net 2014-05-11 20:42|| Front Page Top

#13 The problem's the bots. I was watching the Apache log (and top) reflect connection after connection while we couldn't get in--virtually all the connections years ago. We've got twice the memory and twice the processors as the previous machine now, which is why we only crash occasionally.

Obviously what I was trying with the switch wasn't what works!

Posted by Fred 2014-05-11 20:52|| 2014-05-11 20:52|| Front Page Top

#14 Thanks, Bad. I've bookmarked that again. Lost all my old favorites when I changed computers, and am still trying to catch up.

Posted by Barbara 2014-05-11 21:35|| 2014-05-11 21:35|| Front Page Top

#15 I am sure you are already using the .htaccess file to block bots, but here is a link anyway about the details.

Example of the contents of a .htaccess file (using internal IPs as examples even though your bot IPs will be external):

BrowserMatchNoCase SpammerRobot bad_bot
BrowserMatchNoCase SecurityHoleRobot bad_bot
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from env=bad_bot
Deny from 127.0.0.1
Deny from 192.168.1.1

Posted by Bubba Graiting8281 2014-05-11 22:44|| 2014-05-11 22:44|| Front Page Top

#16 Lastly a nice detailed read on bots, spiders and other internet pest control.

Posted by Bubba Graiting8281 2014-05-11 22:56|| 2014-05-11 22:56|| Front Page Top

23:59 Skidmark
22:58 JosephMendiola
22:56 Bubba Graiting8281
22:54 JosephMendiola
22:50 JosephMendiola
22:44 Bubba Graiting8281
22:34 SteveS
21:35 Barbara
20:52 Fred
20:42 badanov
20:35 Shipman
20:33 Shipman
20:16 Bubba Graiting8281
20:15 Bubba Graiting8281
20:10 NoMoreBS
19:59 Spats and Tenille5030
19:42 Barbara
19:30 Mugsy Glink
18:57 Bubba Graiting8281
18:39 Uncle Phester
18:38 Sgt. Mom
18:22 Jiggs Juger1377
18:13 badanov
18:10 gorb