TheSecondWeb Suffered a DOS Attack!

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by MrLeN, Sep 30, 2008.

  1. #1
    I have been watching thesecondweb very closely since it was launched. In the last couple of days, I noticed things slowing down a little. Now I know why. They were suffering a dos attack and also, their server wasn't big enough to handle all the traffic.

    I read this on the blog:

    See: Blog (..and click for the blog).

    Now, I think that thesecondweb is going to become really big. Give it another month and I think it's going to be up near 50k on Alexa or something.

    I'd take bets on it but that's illegal I think :)

    What do you think? Regardless of whether you like the site or personally think it's a good idea, you've got to admit that there's plenty of people that are going to be taking a look. I've been watching Google as well (simply by doing a search for "thesecondweb", and I can see an explosion of talk about it online.

    This guy must be making a packet!
     
    MrLeN, Sep 30, 2008 IP
  2. SuperNovaArcade

    SuperNovaArcade Banned

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    #2
    Always have to expect some idiots to try and ruin good stuff for other people. Shame. At least they took care of it!
     
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  3. MrLeN

    MrLeN Well-Known Member

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    I know. The world is full of morons. They're born every day.
     
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  4. sarahk

    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    #4
    I just took a look but it couldn't find any of the sites I requested. How is it not just a proxy?
     
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    ceejay77 Peon

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    #5
    it could be just a overload with his server or bored geeks hacking into it.
     
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    Business_in_2008 Peon

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    #6
    Enemies from the upcoming thirdweb, probably at it again...
     
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    Bazzel Banned

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    #7
    what is dos attacks exactly?
     
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    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    denial of service

    they overload the server so that it can generate pages for the legitimate users.
     
    sarahk, Oct 6, 2008 IP
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    Stroh Notable Member

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    LOL I can't wait to start re-busting out the 3D websites again :p
     
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    #10
    i like 179th web
     
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    5ive Well-Known Member

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    I have not see all of the first web yet, who needs a second
     
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