[Alex Pepple]

Several of you'd have noticed the system has been down and unreachable for a few hours just before this post. Well, it was another hacker denial of service attack, this time, a pretty serious one. I'd been wrestling with it, and have only now successfully resolve the problem and stem the attack. Unfortunately, the damn hackers won't leave us alone! But, I'll go look some more into it and plug any security holes I uncover.

Cheers,
...Alex

[Jean L. Kreiling]

Many thanks, Alex, for your vigilance and hard work. Even an intermittently lapsed Spherean like me really appreciates this community.

Best,
Jean

[Janice D. Soderling]

Your gatekeeping abilities evoke awe and gratitude!

[Brian Allgar]

I can (just about) understand hackers who target banks, insurance companies, the Defense Department, Microsoft, and all the other bad guys. But Eratosphere? There must be some seriously deranged poets prowling through the undergrowth.

[Lance Levens]

What can we say, Alex, about your skill and tenacity? Thanks and thanks again.

[Seree Zohar]

the site went down while I was in the middle of reading! rude hackers. bah. tnx for yr good work as always.

[Jayne Osborn]

You're a Superhero, Alex! Thanks for saving us -- yet again -- from those who wish us no good.

(Why, oh why, can't people just be nice to one another? )

Jayne

[Rob Wright]

Let me join in with the others, and praise you for your diligence and hard work, Alex. Where would we be without the Sphere? And I agree with Brian; I am dumbfounded by these attacks. Why, oh why the Sphere? There's probably some hacker sneering at this comment right now.

RobW

[Marcia Karp]

Thank you, Alex, for your care and for all the hard work.

Marcia

[Terese Coe]

Good on yer, Alex! And thank you.