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  • [Meta] Isfdb is back up

    From Tony Nance@3:633/10 to All on Fri Oct 23 17:28:13 2026
    Woohoo! I was going through withdrawal. Yay Ahasuerus & co.
    - Tony

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From James Nicoll@3:633/10 to All on Fri Oct 23 23:56:58 2026
    In article <11bgjhd$255sp$1@dont-email.me>,
    Tony Nance <tnusenet17@gmail.com> wrote:
    Woohoo! I was going through withdrawal. Yay Ahasuerus & co.
    - Tony

    And there was great rejoicing.
    --
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    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Cryptoengineer@3:633/10 to All on Fri Oct 23 23:09:43 2026
    On 10/23/2026 5:28 PM, Tony Nance wrote:
    Woohoo! I was going through withdrawal. Yay Ahasuerus & co.
    - Tony

    Was it PHP2shell?

    There was a *major* security flaw found in PHP a couple days
    ago, bad enough that CISA advised sites to shut down until it
    was patched.

    This affected a huge number of sites world wide - about 70% of
    sites used PHP.

    ObSF: The vulnerability was discuovered by AI tools running
    against the source code.

    pt

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Charles Packer@3:633/10 to All on Sat Oct 24 07:57:14 2026
    On Fri, 23 Oct 2026 23:09:43 -0400, Cryptoengineer wrote:

    On 10/23/2026 5:28 PM, Tony Nance wrote:
    Woohoo! I was going through withdrawal. Yay Ahasuerus & co.
    - Tony

    Was it PHP2shell?

    There was a *major* security flaw found in PHP a couple days ago, bad
    enough that CISA advised sites to shut down until it was patched.

    This affected a huge number of sites world wide - about 70% of sites
    used PHP.

    ObSF: The vulnerability was discuovered by AI tools running against the source code.

    pt

    It's quite an experience working with AI to mess with software at
    the sysadmin level. When my web-hosting service upgraded
    its Roundcube email interface to a disagreeable phone-friendly
    format I decided to see if I could enlist ChatGPT to help me
    install my own copy of the earlier version. The bot put me through
    an intense series of steps that lasted a couple of hours until
    bedtime. So I left off and finished up the next morning.
    Everything works perfectly.

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Tony Nance@3:633/10 to All on Sat Oct 24 06:47:24 2026
    On 10/23/26 11:09 PM, Cryptoengineer wrote:
    On 10/23/2026 5:28 PM, Tony Nance wrote:
    Woohoo! I was going through withdrawal. Yay Ahasuerus & co.
    - Tony

    Was it PHP2shell?


    That would be my first guess, but I have no way of knowing.


    There was a *major* security flaw found in PHP a couple days
    ago, bad enough that CISA advised sites to shut down until it
    was patched.

    This affected a huge number of sites world wide - about 70% of
    sites used PHP.

    ObSF: The vulnerability was discuovered by AI tools running
    against the source code.

    pt

    Another site I frequent went down similarly during the same timeframe.
    The other site came back up quicker than isfdb did, but last I knew,
    isfdb has a very small number of people[1] to address these issues.

    Glad it's back up.
    Tony
    [1] And my thanks to all of them - it's a wonderful resource.

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From James Nicoll@3:633/10 to All on Sat Oct 24 15:09:18 2026
    In article <11bi2bs$2k5dc$1@dont-email.me>,
    Tony Nance <tnusenet17@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 10/23/26 11:09 PM, Cryptoengineer wrote:
    On 10/23/2026 5:28 PM, Tony Nance wrote:
    Woohoo! I was going through withdrawal. Yay Ahasuerus & co.
    - Tony

    Was it PHP2shell?


    That would be my first guess, but I have no way of knowing.


    The ISFDB has a blog. PHP forced them to shut down for a bit, but
    like (I assume) most sites, they are subjected to unending bot
    attacks.
    --
    My reviews can be found at http://jamesdavisnicoll.com/
    My tor pieces at https://www.tor.com/author/james-davis-nicoll/
    My Dreamwidth at https://james-davis-nicoll.dreamwidth.org/
    My patreon is at https://www.patreon.com/jamesdnicoll

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Tony Nance@3:633/10 to All on Mon Oct 26 16:52:07 2026
    On 10/24/26 11:09 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
    In article <11bi2bs$2k5dc$1@dont-email.me>,
    Tony Nance <tnusenet17@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 10/23/26 11:09 PM, Cryptoengineer wrote:
    On 10/23/2026 5:28 PM, Tony Nance wrote:
    Woohoo! I was going through withdrawal. Yay Ahasuerus & co.
    - Tony

    Was it PHP2shell?


    That would be my first guess, but I have no way of knowing.


    The ISFDB has a blog. PHP forced them to shut down for a bit, but
    like (I assume) most sites, they are subjected to unending bot
    attacks.

    Awesome - that's great to know. Thanks,
    Tony

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)