Re:When Slashdot attacks
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When Users Attack
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· Score: 3, Informative
The provider bent the rules for me and put us back online today after about a 12 hour outtage. I still wish the way it all happened was a bit different, but after I spoke to the man in charge,I am satisfied.
BTW - to anyone e-mailing them:
Thanks for the concern, but please stop. We negotiated and got it fixed, but now they are getting slammed with e-mail complaints. Funny and flattering yes - but until I finish the transition to my dedicated server, I have to keep them from cancelling me again. Thanks again everyone, and the Mishaps section is hilarious - and WILL BE BACK!!!!
-Melmac
Re:When Slashdot attacks
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When Users Attack
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· Score: 5, Informative
I sure appreciate the link....but apparently my provider didn't. The canceled my account this morning:
Hello,
Please be advised that your hosting account thetechboard.com is in violation of our Internet Service Agreement at http://www.webmasters.com/agreement.htm due to consistent 73% CPU usage by your website. Your CPU usage must not exceed 33%. Your website has crashed our server two times today, and this cannot continue.
Due to the severity of this problem, we have decided to permanently close your account. To receive a refund of any pre-paid hosting fees, please go to https://secure.webmasters.com/cancel.php3. Sorry, our decision to terminate your account is final and cannot be appealed. If you need to arrange a time to download your files, please contact us at support@webmasters.com within 24 hours. Thank you for your understanding.
Best regards,
WEBMASTERS.COM
Security Department
That was the first e-mail. Here is the second:
Hello,
If it helps any, the cause of your traffic flood was a link on the front page of http://www.slashdot.org a very high traffic site probably run with multiple dedicated servers. In situations like this, it is great to get all that trafic, but you must have a dedicated server to handle the load. The amount of traffic sent to your site is equivalent to 100,000+ unique visitors per day. We are sorry to have to close your account, but we cannot take a chance of having 299 other users be down because of your domain. Thank you for your understanding.
Best regards,
----Name Removed----
WEBMASTERS.COM
Support Supervisor
Man-oh-man. My day really sux now.:(
-Melmac
TheTechBoard.com Administrator/Owner
Slashdot Mirror
The provider bent the rules for me and put us back online today after about a 12 hour outtage. I still wish the way it all happened was a bit different, but after I spoke to the man in charge,I am satisfied.
BTW - to anyone e-mailing them:
Thanks for the concern, but please stop. We negotiated and got it fixed, but now they are getting slammed with e-mail complaints. Funny and flattering yes - but until I finish the transition to my dedicated server, I have to keep them from cancelling me again. Thanks again everyone, and the Mishaps section is hilarious - and WILL BE BACK!!!!
-Melmac
I sure appreciate the link....but apparently my provider didn't. The canceled my account this morning: Hello, Please be advised that your hosting account thetechboard.com is in violation of our Internet Service Agreement at http://www.webmasters.com/agreement.htm due to consistent 73% CPU usage by your website. Your CPU usage must not exceed 33%. Your website has crashed our server two times today, and this cannot continue. Due to the severity of this problem, we have decided to permanently close your account. To receive a refund of any pre-paid hosting fees, please go to https://secure.webmasters.com/cancel.php3. Sorry, our decision to terminate your account is final and cannot be appealed. If you need to arrange a time to download your files, please contact us at support@webmasters.com within 24 hours. Thank you for your understanding. Best regards, WEBMASTERS.COM Security Department That was the first e-mail. Here is the second: Hello, If it helps any, the cause of your traffic flood was a link on the front page of http://www.slashdot.org a very high traffic site probably run with multiple dedicated servers. In situations like this, it is great to get all that trafic, but you must have a dedicated server to handle the load. The amount of traffic sent to your site is equivalent to 100,000+ unique visitors per day. We are sorry to have to close your account, but we cannot take a chance of having 299 other users be down because of your domain. Thank you for your understanding. Best regards, ----Name Removed---- WEBMASTERS.COM Support Supervisor Man-oh-man. My day really sux now. :(
-Melmac
TheTechBoard.com Administrator/Owner