Seem to be getting this message quite often now when I attempt to visit Merb. What's up with that?
The server is too busy at the moment. Please try again later.
The server is too busy at the moment. Please try again later.
Gambling Fool said:Me too, are we that popular !
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Bryson said:bahaha...you guys crack me up! But seriously this is getting annoying. It seems the load on the servers is getting bigger than Peter North unleashing his on <insert porn actress here>.
I don't know about the connection between me and Peter N. ?? but I think your analysis is correct. The server is set to choke off traffic if the number of connections is dangerously high. Usually the message only lasts a a few minutes and you can access the site again.Le Cock Sportif said:Every time you visit a web site, its sever starts a "session", gives it a unique ID and keeps the connection between your browser and the server alive for a predetermined time, set by the system admin of the server. In our case the connections to the server are limited to a specific number that we don't know. You can tell a server to accept an unlimited number of connections. That is a bit dangerous because it opens the door for attacks by multiple intentional connections that can bring the server down, i.e. run out of memory. Nevertheless, my guess, given past examples, the connections are limited to save $ on bandwidth usage.... and yes, the imaginary Fred still reminds me of Peter
Fred Zed said:I don't know about the connection between me and Peter N. ?? but I think your analysis is correct. The server is set to choke off traffic if the number of connections is dangerously high. Usually the message only lasts a a few minutes and you can access the site again.
joeblow said:Anybody familiar with how to detect this type of attack? Could that be a possibility?
Just a paranoid thought