When can we expect search and other features to be re-enabled for guests?

[Elon-chan]

I know this is a typical "What's ETA" question but i need to bring this up since it's been a month (?) since the DDOS storm and some functions are still limited to logged-in users only. I never log in on mobile so it's a pain to look up for a specific manga. Not just me, there are a lot of guests who don't want to log in, unable to or feel inconvenient to. I have heard Mangadex had upgraded their infranstructure so i guess they are able to withstand DDOS without disabling features?

 

[Plykiya]

@Elon-chan No ETA, can't really promise anything regarding when it'll be implemented. We haven't forgotten about it, but it's not something that'll be happening anytime soon. Upgrading our db setup allows us to withstand the normal attacks that would've normally taken us down, but search still remains a vulnerability due to the way it's written.

 

[Teasday]

_{@Plykiya posted:}

search still remains a vulnerability due to the way it's written.

Teeechnically, it's a vulnerability due to inefficient caching and the lack of software to facilitate that. It's a big priority to fix and has been worked on, it's just not ready for production.

 

[Elon-chan]

Good to hear some updates from people in charge. Guess we'll wait a little more.

 

[Teddy]

+1
Please also support third party apps like tachiyomi when you reimplement search.