General • Re: Botnet hammering the forums

P.S. I suspect that commercial botnets work 24/7

I assumed the same, but in the evening (European time) I typically do not have issues; these start around midnight ( on non-Windows devices).

BBS

Yes indeed, a limited amount of phone-lines automatically limited the amount of concurrent users. But probably more relevant: earning money by disturbing online services wasn't "invented" yet.

Statistics: Posted by NotNull — Mon May 11, 2026 4:38 pm

---