<div dir="auto">Hi Steve, </div><div dir="auto">Do you know if there is a particular reason for the cyber attacks? I’ve seen an uptick on attacks, also on Vimeo, mailchimp and <a href="http://nypl.org">nypl.org</a> </div><div dir="auto">I think it’s the wars. <span style="font-family:-apple-system,sans-serif">Obviously war now comes with high doses of cyber-wars. </span></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thank you for your constant work </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:-apple-system,sans-serif">Warmly, </span><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Francisca </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jun 19, 2026 at 2:44 PM Steve Slevinski <<a href="mailto:slevin@signpuddle.net">slevin@signpuddle.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi SignWriting list,<br>
<br>
The recent bot attacks on SignPuddle have increased. I've needed to <br>
take more drastic measures. I've had to ban entire networks and fine <br>
tunes the server settings. Initial results look good.<br>
<br>
Normal users should still be able to access SignPuddle, but if you have <br>
connection issues, please let me know.<br>
<br>
-Steve<br>
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