Scrapers are getting so bad that the lemmy containers are falling over, so I've disabled anonymous access to allow legit users to continue using the service. I will work on improving filtering so I can reenable anonymous access. Apologies for the inconvenience.
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barkingspiders@infosec.pub · 13 pts · 122d
We appreciate you Jerry 🙏
jerry@infosec.pub · 8 pts · 121d
Thank you. I am trying hard to keep this place humming along.
glowie@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 121d
This.
mvilain@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 121d
Yep. Worth every nickel (aren't pennies any more) I stuff in his tip jar every month. THANKS JERRY.
lazynooblet@lazysoci.al · 5 pts · 121d
How do you disable anonymous access? Something I've wanted to do for a while
jerry@infosec.pub · 6 pts · 121d
Go to the site configuration page in the admin section, then look for the checkbox labelled "private instance".
lazynooblet@lazysoci.al · 4 pts · 121d
Interesting. I've seen that option but this GitHub post made me think it would do more than what I wanted. https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/3148
jerry@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 121d
I think the original implementation of that setting disabled public access AND disabled federation, however it appears the ability to disable federation was subsequently split into a different setting. (I have private mode turned on and we are still communicating across instances, so I know federation is still working). I am not sure that is what you were referring to, though...
hamid@crazypeople.online · 1 pts · 99d
Is there a way we can learn what communities are hosted on this instance aside from anonymous access, I could just subscribe to them from mine
jerry@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 76d