From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Sun, 1/4/2026 8:13 AM, Jeff Layman wrote:   
   > Just tried to look at the LM forum, and I can't get past the login/register   
   page as a guest (using Firefox or Vivaldi). The page shows:   
   >   
   > Who is online:   
   > In total there are 3589 users online :: 63 registered, 4 hidden and 3522   
   guests (based on users active over the past 5 minutes).   
   > Most users ever online was 5463 on Sat Jan 03, 2026 1:37 am   
   >   
   > If I login, I can view the board index and all the posts. Oddly, when logged   
   in, the page reports:   
   >   
   > Who is online:   
   > Users browsing this forum: Jeff Layman, MintBerryCrunch2017, SeppoH and 6   
   guests   
   >   
   > Anyone else having problems logging in as a guest? And why the difference in   
   "Who is online" when logged in or not?   
   >   
      
   "3589 users" say:   
      
            Hosting Server Read Timeout   
        HTTP 504 — Unable to Read from the Origin Server   
            Please try again in a few minutes   
      
          You ======> Sucuri Firewall ======> Hosting Timeout   
                     (induced failure)       (unlucky victim)   
      
   Firewall. Hmmm. Things are twice as good, if you set them on fire.   
      
         You ======> Sambuca ======> FlamingSambuca   
      
         https://insanelygoodrecipes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10   
   Boozy-Coffee-Sambuca-in-a-Shot-Glass.jpg   
      
   By the way, you're supposed to wait until the flame goes out on your   
   Sambuca before you drink it. You do not want to end up as a   
   Sucuri Firewall by making handling errors. A new hire in one of my   
   groups, ordered one of those at lunch.   
      
       Paul   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)