With the attack on NSC continuing - there are currently in excess of 30,000 "guest" accounts attempting to access the site - I've taken the reluctant step to make the site viewable to registered users only.
I've done this because the site was becoming slow this morning, under the sheer weight of traffic. By setting the site as viewable to registered used only, it means all those guest accounts aren't creating SQL load on NSC's backend database, which means the load on the site reduces dramatically and, all being well, it should remain operational.
I hope to return things to normal ASAP, but this may require technical help during the working week, ie not today.
I've done this because the site was becoming slow this morning, under the sheer weight of traffic. By setting the site as viewable to registered used only, it means all those guest accounts aren't creating SQL load on NSC's backend database, which means the load on the site reduces dramatically and, all being well, it should remain operational.
I hope to return things to normal ASAP, but this may require technical help during the working week, ie not today.