Comment by dofm
2 hours ago
Well, OK then:
1) you're being rude, just stop it and get a grip
2) actually, this particular mitigation is very clearly stopping all the unusual patterns of POST request attempts I can see (it's not usually a busy server)
3) I know it is not the only mitigation that is necessary
4) … so it isn't the only mitigation I have applied
5) I am not working under a false sense of security, and I know it is temporary
6) I am not an idiot, and I am working on patching this machine, but this particular server has a unique and complicated configuration and needs a bespoke build
7) I have been prioritising much more serious risks for other people, all day, for no pay
8) again, to reiterate, you're rude.
Please don't respond to a bad comment by breaking the site guidelines yourself. That only makes things worse.
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
Sorry dang but I had a wider point to make there and I'm not really going to apologise this time. The rudeness is only part of what needed to be responded to.
Also I have survived on too much coffee and probably too many chocolate biscuits. So actually, sorry, on reflection :-) What a day.
It happens! Good luck with the rest of it.
I appreciate how your excessive-biscuit status has yet to be determined :)