Support FurAffinity

Obsidian · 10-17-2014

In light of the recent DDOS attack against them and many other furry sites, FA has decided to try and upgrade to the Cloud. Support their efforts and you'll be supporting the community.

Spread the word.

http://www.gofundme.com/ftrtc8

TF-Viewer · 10-17-2014

The page doesn't mention any attack, just that they want to upgrade to allow larger files.

Obsidian · 10-17-2014

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Originally Posted by TF-Viewer

The page doesn't mention any attack, just that they want to upgrade to allow larger files.

Apologies, I'll add a link to their twitter that discusses the attack.

https://twitter.com/furaffinity

The attack isn't the primary reason they're upgrading (at least I don't think it is), but in light of it and since it knocked down the website, it would seem they're just taking the plunge and upgrading as a result.

Can't hurt to donate.

Janus Steel · 10-19-2014

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Originally Posted by Obsidian

Apologies, I'll add a link to their twitter that discusses the attack.

https://twitter.com/furaffinity

The attack isn't the primary reason they're upgrading (at least I don't think it is), but in light of it and since it knocked down the website, it would seem they're just taking the plunge and upgrading as a result.

Can't hurt to donate.

Well this isn't the first time the FurAffinity site has been down weeks. If I recall it happens at least once a year where it's down for a day or two. That said I plan to help out because it is annoying when that happens.

Eviscerator · 10-19-2014

Without a clear plan, I don't plan to donate. Not with their past history of mismanaging infrastructure and code upgrades.

Buzy · 10-22-2014

Personally, Weasyl was hit by the same series of DDOS(or a -very- similar attack) and they were up within the hours. In fact, when FA was down for a week if not more during the holidays, Weasyl got hit by DDOS as well which knocked them our for.... 16 hours, the time for them to upgrade their structure and get a better infrastructure in general to combat DDOS.

Nowdays, I've yet to see Weasyl go out for even a full day(or more than one hour, if even) even when attacked by a DDoS or the like. While FA's generally knocked out for an entire day or more.

To FA's credit, though, it sound like what type of stuff they're trying to get is very similar than what Weasyl themselves got during the holidays last year that seem to make their website so resilient now.

10-17-2014	#1
Obsidian Process Master Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 752	Support FurAffinity In light of the recent DDOS attack against them and many other furry sites, FA has decided to try and upgrade to the Cloud. Support their efforts and you'll be supporting the community. Spread the word. http://www.gofundme.com/ftrtc8 __________________ My FA: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/chaamp/ My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ObsidianReaver

10-17-2014	#2
TF-Viewer Slave to the Process Forum Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,781	Re: Support FurAffinity The page doesn't mention any attack, just that they want to upgrade to allow larger files.

10-19-2014	#5
Eviscerator FLAME Magnet! Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,851	Re: Support FurAffinity Without a clear plan, I don't plan to donate. Not with their past history of mismanaging infrastructure and code upgrades. __________________ Name:'Eviscerator' D.O.B: 1985 Age: 22 Gender: Male Occupation: Evil Minion of Wal-Mart Species: Homo Sapiens Sapiens Alignment: Neutral Listening To: Judas Priest - Burn in Hell

10-22-2014	#6
Buzy Process Fan Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 71	Re: Support FurAffinity Personally, Weasyl was hit by the same series of DDOS(or a -very- similar attack) and they were up within the hours. In fact, when FA was down for a week if not more during the holidays, Weasyl got hit by DDOS as well which knocked them our for.... 16 hours, the time for them to upgrade their structure and get a better infrastructure in general to combat DDOS. Nowdays, I've yet to see Weasyl go out for even a full day(or more than one hour, if even) even when attacked by a DDoS or the like. While FA's generally knocked out for an entire day or more. To FA's credit, though, it sound like what type of stuff they're trying to get is very similar than what Weasyl themselves got during the holidays last year that seem to make their website so resilient now.