Re: node id link forbidden ???

As the mentioned thread was one of the top links referred from http://reddit.com and http://digg.com, the load was too much for our webservers. Thankfully, mattriff applied some mod_rewrite magic to block the link and theorbtwo set up a static version of the thread.

As it currently stands, just the direct GET link to ?node_id=561229 is blocked, but no other form (I think). The static version of the thread is at http://qs321.pair.com/~monkads/561229.html.

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Re^2: node id link forbidden ??? by ryantate (Friar) on Jul 17, 2006 at 16:32 UTC
If mod_rewrite is already being used, why not issue a redirect from the original dynamic to the static? This has the _appearence_ of an attempt to stifle criticism. Is it? If not, it might be wise to say so, so people don't get the wrong idea.	[reply]
Re^3: node id link forbidden ??? by qbxk (Friar) on Jul 18, 2006 at 17:28 UTC
seriously! seriously! an interesting article critical of our primary subject matter, you click on it and get "forbidden" - what?! is this orwellian? has it been censored? egads! It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you’re doin'. It's what you’re doin' when you’re doin' what you look like you’re doin'! - Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, Express yourself	[reply]
Re^2: node id link forbidden ??? by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Jul 18, 2006 at 10:09 UTC
What ryantate said. Should lack of mod_rewrite hackers be the issue, I’m up for it, just let me know. Makeshifts last the longest.	[reply]
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