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?

--
Jeff


--- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
* Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)

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


--- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
* Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)

On Sun, 4 Jan 2026 14:50:08 -0500, Paul wrote:

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

Been two days now and I'm still getting your error

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

Hope they get it fixed.

--
Pull my finger

--- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
* Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)

Paul wrote:

By the way, you're supposed to wait until the flame goes out on your
Sambuca before you drink it.

No, you snuff the flame w/ your hand (be quick) and inhale the vapor
(beneath your unburned hand) before you shoot the shot.

Put 3 coffee beans in a shooter and add the sambuca. Light the
sambuca and let burn for 10 seconds or so. Cover the glass with your
hand to extinguish, then inhale the air underneath your hand. Drink
the shot.

--
Mike Easter

--- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
* Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)

Mike Easter wrote:

Paul wrote:

By the way, you're supposed to wait until the flame goes out on your
Sambuca before you drink it.

No, you snuff the flame w/ your hand (be quick) and inhale the vapor
(beneath your unburned hand) before you shoot the shot.

Put 3 coffee beans in a shooter and add the sambuca. Light the
sambuca and let burn for 10 seconds or so. Cover the glass with your
hand to extinguish, then inhale the air underneath your hand. Drink
the shot.

BTW, I'm not sure about the 'reported' 10sec timing.

There are two different ways to burn your hand; lingering hesitantly w/ trepidation 'during' the snuff - OR - letting the flame cause the rim of
the shot glass to become so hot that you burn your palm on the glass rim.


--
Mike Easter

--- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
* Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)

On 04/01/2026 20:06, Killadebug wrote:

On Sun, 4 Jan 2026 14:50:08 -0500, Paul wrote:

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

Been two days now and I'm still getting your error

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

Hope they get it fixed.

I can't even get to the login page this morning. There's a slightly
different message to that which Paul saw (and I didn't see that yesterday):

Hosting Server Connect Timeout
HTTP 502 ? Unable to Connect to the Origin Server

Error Details:

Error Code: HTTP 502
Error Message: Backend or gateway connection timeout.
Server ID: 21007

Anyone using other access to LM such as social media? Perhaps there's something on that, but I don't have any social media accounts.

--
Jeff

--- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
* Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)

On 05/01/2026 08:59, Jeff Layman wrote:

On 04/01/2026 20:06, Killadebug wrote:

On Sun, 4 Jan 2026 14:50:08 -0500, Paul wrote:

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:

ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Hosting Server Read Timeout
ÿÿÿÿÿ HTTP 504 ? Unable to Read from the Origin Server
ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Please try again in a few minutes

ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ You ======> Sucuri Firewall ======> Hosting Timeout
ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ (induced failure)ÿÿÿÿÿÿ (unlucky victim)

Firewall. Hmmm. Things are twice as good, if you set them on fire.

ÿÿÿÿÿÿ You ======> Sambuca ======> FlamingSambuca

ÿÿÿÿÿÿ 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.

ÿÿÿÿ Paul

Been two days now and I'm still getting your error

ÿ Hosting Server Read Timeout

ÿÿÿÿÿ HTTP 504 ? Unable to Read from the Origin Server
ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Please try again in a few minutes

ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ You ======> Sucuri Firewall ======> Hosting Timeout

Hope they get it fixed.

I can't even get to the login page this morning. There's a slightly different message to that which Paul saw (and I didn't see that yesterday):

Hosting Server Connect Timeout
HTTP 502 ? Unable to Connect to the Origin Server

Error Details:

ÿÿÿ Error Code: HTTP 502
ÿÿÿ Error Message: Backend or gateway connection timeout.
ÿÿÿ Server ID: 21007

Anyone using other access to LM such as social media? Perhaps there's something on that, but I don't have any social media accounts.

I have asked here:-

https://www.facebook.com/groups/linuxmint.distro

My question is "Pending" - I will advise if/when I receive a response.

--
David

--- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
* Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)

On Sun, 4 Jan 2026 20:06:10 -0000 (UTC), Killadebug wrote:

On Sun, 4 Jan 2026 14:50:08 -0500, Paul wrote:

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

Been two days now and I'm still getting your error

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

Hope they get it fixed.

It is back online. I was able to login and browse it this morning 1/5/2026



--
Pull my finger

--- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
* Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)

On 05/01/2026 15:30, Killadebug wrote:

On Sun, 4 Jan 2026 20:06:10 -0000 (UTC), Killadebug wrote:

On Sun, 4 Jan 2026 14:50:08 -0500, Paul wrote:

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

Been two days now and I'm still getting your error

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

Hope they get it fixed.

It is back online. I was able to login and browse it this morning 1/5/2026

Thanks. Up for me too, and I can browse without logging in.

--
Jeff

--- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
* Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)

On 05/01/2026 15:36, Jeff Layman wrote:

It is back online. I was able to login and browse it this morning 1/5/2026

Thanks. Up for me too, and I can browse without logging in.

Although the index page appears, there's no "Search" box, so I can't
search without logging in! It is there after logging in.

--
Jeff

--- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
* Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)