Tme delay between Searches

**Barbara B** · 31 October 2018, 12:04 AM

The 20-sec delay is to prevent DDOS style attacks on the server - searching is resource intensive.

I can't set different delays based on guest vs member status only allow or disallow search, and search is important for us to provide to both guests and members.

I have reduced the delay period and resulting annoyance some, but probably not enough to eliminate annoyance completely.
The upside to this is it gives us all a chance to practice the virtue of patience

**The Alien** · 31 October 2018, 07:32 AM

How about adding a CAPTCHA to the search form that the user must complete before performing the search? Or if CAPTCHA is not received well (I know the Google reCAPTCHA has been overly stringent lately), maybe try other security questions like asking "What is 2 + 2?", "Type in the second/third/fourth word in the following sentence" etc.
I use Google to search TG, so either way it's no huge deal for me

**handrawn** · 31 October 2018, 08:19 AM

please no captcha that would waste more time than waiting

it's just the forum post searches that are the real issue - specific searches can be gpogled like you say...

**handrawn** · 31 October 2018, 08:20 AM

@Barbara

thanks for the reduction

**Acorn** · 31 October 2018, 08:52 AM

@Barbara, the 10-second delay is manageable and thank you for your explanation.

Acorn

**Barbara B** · 31 October 2018, 04:59 PM

CAPTCHA's are very user unfriendly and often poorly designed, especially for those with accessibility needs (read everyone), so I only use them if there is no other alternative and it is absolutely necessary. I had to abandon a site yesterday because I couldn't "solve" the "simple" CAPTCHA after six tries, even when using the audio option. The fonts used on that one made determining uppercase from lowercase impossible and the audio just announced the letters without saying what case they were.

I'm sorry that the bad actors in the world make it harder for everyone else.

**Fred C** · 31 October 2018, 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by Acorn

@Barbara, the 10-second delay is manageable and thank you for your explanation.

+1

**Acorn** · 01 November 2018, 04:13 PM

I have found a sort of solution to my wish to see current Posts as they emerge.

If you open Quick Links > Today's Posts and occasions refresh the browser, the refresh gets the latest Post but doesn't incur the 10-second wait.
Thereafter in opening a Post to view or reply, the use of the history back arrow to the Today's Post list allows further refreshes...

Acorn