SeaHorse81
Contributor
Thanks for the effort, Pete, HowardE, and everyone else behind the scenes. Good of you all to stress and lose sleep over keeping SB in one piece so that it continues to be safe and available for FREE.
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Toss your cookies (delete history). Howard found the hole and plugged it. Its a universal issue that most forums will have to deal with sooner or later. Not only have we cleansed the system, but I suspect that Howie has made it impossible for them to do this again. That being said, those who want to disrupt productivity and fun are spending hours and hours trying to find a weakness. Consequently, we are employing a multi-level approach to security. Obviously, since it pertains to our security, I won't be forthcoming with our protocols. :shocked2:
Oh, we know who attacked us and have informed the proper authorities. Other types of retaliation are never appropriate and usually back fire in some way.If only you could pull a computer id from the attack, you could then provide all of scubaboard users with the identity and all known emails of the perpetrators...and we could all get involved in some form of planned "response"
Toss your cookies (delete history). Howard found the hole and plugged it. Its a universal issue that most forums will have to deal with sooner or later. Not only have we cleansed the system, but I suspect that Howie has made it impossible for them to do this again. That being said, those who want to disrupt productivity and fun are spending hours and hours trying to find a weakness. Consequently, we are employing a multi-level approach to security. Obviously, since it pertains to our security, I won't be forthcoming with our protocols. :shocked2: