geneva Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 I just received the following error message when posting:FLOOD CONTROL is enabled on this board. pls wait 30 seconds before replying or posting a new topicjust curious, does that mean too many were posting at the same time?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyMouse Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 (edited) No, it does not mean too many people are posting at once. The hosting system tracks your IP address, and so the "flood control warning" means that you tried to post more than once in 30 seconds from the address. Flood control is an automated gatekeeping system that keeps out those who'd want to maliciously bring down or clog up the board by rapidly posting multiple items, jamming up the server, or potentially crashing the server from a high volume of posts in a short span of time (ie. hundreds per minute).What that means for you and me is that if you post twice in rapid succession, you might get that message. Just use your "back" button on your browser, wait at least 30 seconds and try again.Nina Edited January 25, 2004 by MightyMouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geneva Posted January 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 Thanks Nina! What it probably means is that I hit the add reply button once, THOUGHT nothing was happening and hit it again OR I couldn't remember I had already hit it I guess (LOL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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