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Duke Nukem

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Registered: 2018-11-07

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[SOLVED] Debian User Forum

I have just tried to look in the Debian User Forum ( forums.user.net ) and all I get is a screen "Making sure you're not a bot!" Nothing else happens and the "Login" link there just refreshes the same screen. Must admit it has been a while since I last visited it and I'm using an old PC because my normal one is being rebuilt - in fact it was for advice about that I was going there for.

Related to that, there used to be a debianuserforums.org but that now gives me "403 Forbidden". Is it defunct now?

rolfie

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Registered: 2017-11-25

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Re: [SOLVED] Debian User Forum

My findings:

Debian User Forum: forums.user.net page not found, what works is https://forums.debian.net/. Attention: Anti-bot software in place.

debianuserforums.org: 403, unsafe, probably certificate outdated.

ralph.ronnquist

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From: Battery Point, Tasmania, AUS

Registered: 2016-11-30

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Re: [SOLVED] Debian User Forum

I'm using forums.debian.net... it seems available but different. (I haven't noticed before that the header includes "Debian Fish and Animal Emporium", whatever that means.)

EDIT: apparently an April 1 joke that was so hilarious for the admins that it has remained. "Fun" is something subjective, obviously.

Duke Nukem

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Registered: 2018-11-07

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Re: [SOLVED] Debian User Forum

@rolfie : forums.debian.net takes me to the same anti-bot screen and nothing more happens. Maybe because I'm using an ancient Windows 7 laptop FTTB.

kapqa

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Registered: 2019-01-02

Posts: 495  

Re: [SOLVED] Debian User Forum

why they would start nameing it Debian Fish and Enimal Emporium is  beyond me.

on Ubuntu they had "rehaul" and apparently at the mometn they conclude the threads that have recceived no more post after 29 dys or so.

trinidad

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From: Waterford WI

Registered: 2022-11-15

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Re: [SOLVED] Debian User Forum

https://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php … 09#p832109

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Altoid

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Registered: 2017-05-07

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Re: [SOLVED] Debian User Forum

Hello:

"Fun" is something subjective, obviously.

Indeed ...

Just like the "utility" of systemd.  8^°

Best,

A.

stargate-sg1-cheyenne-mtn

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Registered: 2023-11-27

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Re: [SOLVED] Debian User Forum

https://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?p=832109

Anti-bot software in place

#1 Post by donald » 2025-10-27 00:44
Hello Everyone,

We are attempting to up the ante in our battle with the botnets, expansive AI crawlers and scrapers which tend to slow the forum down to unreasonable connections (I.E. Members and Guests cannot even see the forum).

Guest Views:
Last week we took the step of limiting guest views which did slow down hits on the attack surface, unfortunately this requires complete viewing of threads limited to registered members or new members.

Bot Protection:
This week we are trying out Anubis which is an open source web firewall that uses cookies and a combination of heuristics to weigh a valid user connection versus a crawler or bot. This adds another step to the viewing of the forum but not to the logon progress. There are 2 versions of the software, we are trying version I this week and the next week with refinements the other version

The software will run for a few days.

Notes:
If you are having login issues, allow the forums to set a cookie in your browser as an exception.

Feedback:
We will look at the logs to see if this additional step is obstructing members, if you are able to get past the system as a human, a 'hello' in this thread will provide valuable feedback.

Thank you,
Donald

haven't researched this yet but there might be a non-javascript-required version?

https://www.osnews.com/story/142765/anubis-tool-to-stop-ai-crawler-abuse-gains-non-javascript-option/

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dzz

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From: Exmouth, South West England

Registered: 2016-12-01

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Re: [SOLVED] Debian User Forum

there used to be a debianuserforums.org but that now gives me "403 Forbidden". Is it defunct now

Hazy memory.. now long defunct, the alternative Debian forum (~Etch or Lenny?) set up by banned and/or disgruntled users in response to mainstream forum censorship..

blackhole

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Registered: 2020-03-16

Posts: 155  

Re: [SOLVED] Debian User Forum

Donald is doing a great job of deterring anyone of above average intellect from visiting the site - he should be welcoming bots, not excluding them...

debianuserforums.org has been gone for years now.