Max Users?

[markfm]

Just curious -- the listing at the bottom of the page shows max online of > 2500 July of last year. Nowadays it seems to get iffy at over 900, fairly frequent "server too busy" messages. How did the forum ever hit over 2500 online at one time? Is the newer BB SW much tougher on resources, or a change in HW to something with less horsepower, or a smaller pipe? (Not a slam at the forum, overall it has been pretty solid since the initial problems with the new SW. This is purely techie curiosity.) Thanks!

 

[Elendil]

The 2500 users was an anomaly. It was the result of a DDOS attack that was unsuccessful and foiled within 15 min. I do not believe there is a way to reset the high water mark however, so it continues to show 2500.

 

[markfm]

Super, thanks for the fast reply. Fine to close if you want.

 

[rolygate]

Hi Mark,

Elendil answered your query correctly. Also you could see this post as I laid out some of the reasons for the current issues. Basically we have tech and staff issues occurring at the same time, and that is a recipe for unavoidable problems. Just hang tight.