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Re: [EP-tech] DDoS of EPrints advanced search

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Hi Matthew,

Am 06.06.25 um 02:00 schrieb Matthew Kerwin:

And I’ve ensured that the server itself instructs browsers to send a
Referer, so organic human navigation shouldn’t be affected.


may I ask how you try that? I wonder if browsers can disregard zhis due
to privacy extensions or settings when there is a e.g. <meta
name="referer" content="always"> hint in the page, rendering them users
unable to use your search altogether.


Regards
Florian