> If the board is being specifically targetted then moving domain is unlikely to be anything but a temporary solution. Indeed, it may even encourage the attacker since he has won some kind of "victory" in forcing you to retreat.
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It depends what their goal is. If they want to "win" by forcing me to take down the PVB altogether, then there's not much I can do but resist until I'm unable to anymore. If it's the domain they want, then moving it would work. Or maybe they just want to keep the domain hijacked so they can use it for malware/phishing schemes. I can only guess at this point, because whoever it is isn't communicating.
The only thing I'm sure of is that if it does get to the point where the attacks are so severe it cripples the server, I'll have to attempt to "hide" the PVB. That means placing it at another domain and changing the URL so search engines can't find it (which is why I'd need to email the posters).
> On the matter of communication with board regulars, I'd suggest that an appeal be put out for posters who wish to be informed of site problems and changes to lodge an up-to-date e-mail address with the board moderators. That way a simple update e-mail can be sent to a group and people can be reasonably assured that their data will bb treated confidentially. Those who don't want to reveal such informationor who aren't interested in such updates can make that choice, of course.
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I could add a feature to the software for moderators to email *everyone* with accounts at once, but over half the posters here don't have registered accounts. Hence the problem contacting people. I was hoping you or Visionary or someone already had a contact list maintained.
> I'd also suggest that once that list is created that any future discussion on anti-hacker measures is confined to that list. Hackers can read.
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They can also sneak into mailing lists.
I know they can read, which is why I didn't specify which measures I took to protect the site. They'll have to figure it out the hard way, and by then I may have added more.
