Getting a lot of 'not found' errors

[snapple]

I have had to give up on trying to use the forums several times over the last few days because whenever I went to open a thread I got a 'not found' error.

[firefly]

I am having the same problem.

[pbgroupie]

Next time send me a message so we can fix the broken links or get rid of the thread.

[firefly]

It's not consistent. Sometimes the thread works, and sometimes not. Also, sometimes this happens when I'm trying to go to the board index. And, this is happening with new threads as well as older ones....

Emily

[firefly]

If I try to enter the thread "please I.D. Emma" from the list of new posts since I was last here, I get a not found error. However, if I enter it from the snail I.D. topic, it works just fine. This is an example of how the not found errors are inconsistent and don't always happen for the same thread.

Emily

[Nyxkitten]

I had the same problem. All I did was refresh and the forum loads up.

[pbgroupie]

Considering the servers are in Belgium or thereabouts there are bound to be issues from time to time. If it's not a consistent broken link then odds are it is a server issue and I can't do anything to correct that.

[snapple]

The forum provider's forum might have more info. It does make the forum unusable when it is happening.

[Stijn]

The server has been under attack a few times lately. (DDOS attacks).
Perhaps that's the main culprit for the problems reported here.

When it happens, is the whole forum slow? And the rest of the website?
This to know if it's a database problem on the server or a rather due to the ddos attacks that take up all bandwidth.

The server is in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) closely connected to a main backbone that connects Europe with the States, so speed should not be the problem.
I'm planning a maintenance of the site soon. But I have to prepare that well in advance.

Please let me know when problems occur, and in terms of date and time and that kind of problem you encounter.

Many thanks,

Stijn

[firefly]

I don't notice it being slow. I do notice that I can't enter new posts from the new posts list. I almost always get a file not found error when trying to do that. But, I can access those same posts if I go to the topic they are posted under, and enter them that way. Every once in a while, clicking on the board index gives me a file not found, but not often. I think that's all I've noticed. Don't know about others.

Emily

[snapple]

For the last three days I can open one thread. Any subsequent thread will be 'not found' and refuse to load.