whynot
Well-known member
Yes, do that, nothing to lose with it.Have the host block the IPs, open the site up again, and install the TPU Spam add-on?
Yes, do that, nothing to lose with it.Have the host block the IPs, open the site up again, and install the TPU Spam add-on?
First install the TPU Spam add-on and block the country's before you re-open your site.
Your host should be able to do it for you easily.
Arnt we fancy.
How much transfer is included with your account? That's not a crazy amount you are pulling there by any means.
But that's not their issue. You have X amount of bandwidth and your site utilized an amount approaching the max. From what I see from the info you provided, they were being pro-active about it. Not to be argumentative, but the issue was that you did not secure your site to prevent the use by said spammers (even though they are human) when there are add-ons that will alleviate quite a bit of that.The site is in development, it's not open to members yet. That's why I thought it's pretty crazy that they want to upgrade my bandwidth when nobody but spammers showed up a couple of days.
Disk Space Usage 277.93 MB / 500 MB
Monthly Bandwidth Transfer 20.86 GB / 21 GB
The site is in development, it's not open to members yet. That's why I thought it's pretty crazy that they want to upgrade my bandwidth when nobody but spammers showed up a couple of days.
But that's not their issue. You have X amount of bandwidth and your site utilized an amount approaching the max. From what I see from the info you provided, they were being pro-active about it. Not to be argumentative, but the issue was that you did not secure your site to prevent the use by said spammers (even though they are human) when there are add-ons that will alleviate quite a bit of that.
There are plenty of bots out there that look for unsecured sites like what you had set up, even though they may not be "public". If you are allowing registrations and not using any preventative measures you will get slammed.
And honestly, depending on the site, 21GB isn't that much bandwidth. If you use a graphics for a background image, that will add up quick.
The bandwidth is definitely being used, according to the chart. I don't know what the hell the bots could be accessing though, if it's a closed site. Just pulling the logo or something? I don't know. Very weird.
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