Hi all,
I've tried to avoid this as much as possible but really at the moment, I'm left with little choice.
Due to increasing levels of hostile activity coming from certain countries directed at all the services I host (which include some commercial activities), I have little option but to implement a server level ban using the operating system firewall on traffic from the offending countries.
If you are a user from the following places, I'm very sorry but I have no real option but to implement these bans to ensure the continued security of my hosting solution. If you are lucky and have a fixed IP address, then I will consider (based on your activity, account age etc.) granting you access. Because the country level bans will affect your ability to email me (unless you have a gmail or hotmail account for example), you should be prepared to get in touch with me using alternative methods (Discord for example as I'm not on any chat systems other than that these days) just in case your IP address does change and you need me to edit the rule.
The countries that will be affected by this ban are:-
- China
- Russia
As I say, I can only apologies to legitimate users in these countries, but the security of my server is paramount and currently there seems to be a lot of people from those two countries trying to break it.
The bans will come into effect at some time on Sunday February 4th 2024, so get your rule requests and alternative lines of communication sorted before then.
Reply With Quote
Originally Posted by Chebmaster
Bookmarks