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Some People @Home, Some Not @Home

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hey-brother-can-you-spare-a-dialup dept.

11thangel writes: "Dotcomscoop is reporting that Excite@home has released a statement saying that they have discontinued service to AT&T, as it's certain negotiations will be fruitless. All others are still at the bargaining table. Earlier statements indicated that an example would be made out of one provider, AT&T being the obvious target. Everyone else keep your fingers crossed." There's a Reuters story about AT&T being unplugged. Various submissions have noted that some people who still have connectivity have lost their DNS servers. Just add "64.28.67.150 slashdot.org" to your hosts file and you should be good to go. :)

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  1. Poor guys by NightRain · · Score: 5, Funny

    I clicked on the link in the main article, and what are the words I see? "Overwhelming traffic to DotcomScoop.com has created technical problems leading to data loss. Recent news stories published on the site are lost for the time being. We will continue to provide updates as news warrants."

    And this is before the /. effect hits them. I feel their pain :)

  2. Real Slashdotters by soulsteal · · Score: 5, Funny
    A bonafide /.'er would add two lines to their HOSTS file:
    • 64.28.67.150 slashdot.org
    • 209.242.124.241 www.goatse.cx

    Just to be fair to the trolls...

  3. Excite@[home] by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Coincidently (?) their building sign only has "Excite@" illuminated (the "home" portion is dark)... or maybe it's irony... sarcasm ? ^_^

  4. Re:more dns #'s by Spy+Hunter · · Score: 5, Funny
    Let's do a little reverse-DNSing, shall we?

    4.2.2.1: vnsc-pri.sys.gtei.net
    4.2.2.2: vnsc-bak.sys.gtei.net
    4.2.2.3: vsnc-lc.sys.gtei.net
    4.2.2.4: i-will-not-steal-service.gtei.net

    I guess that's the curse of having a memorable IP address...
    --
    main(c,r){for(r=32;r;) printf(++c>31?c=!r--,"\n":c<r?" ":~c&r?" `":" #");}
  5. Re:AT&T@Home getting re-connected HOWTO by linzeal · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh man you idiot giving out your ip address like that I just hax0red you so . . .

    --
    An Education is the Font of All Liberty
  6. I'm sorry... by Legion303 · · Score: 3, Funny
    Awhile back, after getting sick of excite@home's spam and their ignoring my complaints, I complained to their advertisers directly, asking if they really wanted to be associated with a bunch of spamming morons who were about to be sued. I think their advertisers backed out, and that's the reason for this mess.

    My bad.

    -Legion

  7. Re:I'm back online by BrookHarty · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hate when people say goto the web when your service isnt working. Same logic at work, you call in, my network access isnt working, they say please goto the intranet website and fill out a support request form.

  8. Photos by seanadams.com · · Score: 5, Funny
    Coincidently (?) their building sign only has "Excite@" illuminated (the "home" portion is dark)... or maybe it's irony... sarcasm ? ^_^



    OK, I'll bite. I just drove up there.

    Here are some hilarious images of this classic f**cked company.