Hey everyone,
So I have some good news and some bad news. The good news: Our host has finally been able to figure out why our server has been experiencing so much downtime. The bad news: We're being DDOS attacked.
In case you're interested, you can read up on Denial of Service attacks here:
Denial-of-service attack - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Basically this means we're going to have to invest in DDOS prevention measures which isn't going to be cheap. From the articles I've read so far, it looks like we're going to have to budget upwards of $2,000 for upgrades to the server and to hire on some professional help. And unfortunately it's outside of my own means to pay for it.
The good news is that we do have ways that you guys can help us pay for this (besides the donation option which is always appreciated). You've probably seen the offers that I've posted around the forum on multiple occasions and I'm currently working on a whole list of things that you can do to help us bring in some cash.
So here's what I'd like to suggest: If you want to help out, send me a PM with the country you live in as the subject line. I'll PM you back with a list of offers that you can do. Copy the list into a word browser, and the next time the server goes down today work through the list until I can reboot
As always, a huge thanks to everyone who helps out. Now, more than ever, we need to draw on you to keep the Bandaids community alive.
xx