GoDaddy shuts down website...

[Jim]

I will never understand why anyone would ever use godaddy with as many problems as we see.

[Bill]

That is pretty crazy.

I wonder if other domains were shut down - apparently these leaked passwords were on dozens of other sites.


"What makes GoDaddy's actions even more disgusting is that the passwords in question had been leaked about 10 days before GoDaddy took SecLists down. They appeared on dozens of other security-related and hacker Web sites. Security expert Bruce Schneier had even written a column in which he analyzed the quality of about 30,000 of the leaked passwords. (Among the top 10 popular passwords was "fuckyou," which completely mirrors my feelings for MySpace.) So the point is the cat was out of the bag. The passwords were circulating, and MySpace needed to tell its customers to change their passwords. Squelching SecLists wasn't going to help protect anyone. And yet GoDaddy's general counsel, Christine Jones, defended its actions because she believed pedophiles would get access to children's names and passwords. "For something that has safety implications like that, we take it really seriously," she told Wired News editor Kevin Poulsen. "I think the fact that we gave him notice at all was pretty generous.""

[Greenguy]

Originally Posted by Jim

I will never understand why anyone would ever use godaddy with as many problems as we see.

Because drunk people like to use products they see on commercials during the Super Bowl

[Jim]

Originally Posted by Greenie

Because drunk people like to use products they see on commercials during the Super Bowl

Drunk or not, and I am only talking about adult webmasters here...all anyone has to do is search godaddy on any board. And while there is the occasional person that claims to never have a problem, there are 5 that have.

I mean, when talking about a domain registrar, does it make a difference if it costs $2, $5 or $15? It is the security that counts. Imagine running a legitimate adult website and waking up finding out that your site has been shut down by the registrar.

It's bad enough waking up to find your website down and being told your HD took a shit and the host owner says. "I would love to help but I am on my way to a wedding". That is still a very sore subject losing so much data like we did

[Greenguy]

Originally Posted by Jim

Drunk or not, and I am only talking about adult webmasters here...

I thought that the would carry over my sarcasm, but I guess from here on out, I'll have to use the

[Jim]

Originally Posted by Greenie

I thought that the would carry over my sarcasm, but I guess from here on out, I'll have to use the

I got it, it was just a starting point for a rant.
Still, why do adult webmasters use godaddy. And I know it wasn't a godaddy site shut down.

[ecchi]

Originally Posted by Jim

I will never understand why anyone would ever use godaddy with as many problems as we see.

Because some people refuse to listen. If you look across the boards at the (many) threads badmouthing GoDaddy you will usually find one post in the thread along the lines of "well I use GoDaddy, and I have never had any problems, so I am going to continue using them" (Kind of like the guy who jumps off the roof of a thirty story skyscraper despite the fact that someone told him he would hit the ground and die, then half way down he thinks "well I have not hit the ground yet, so I never will").

[ecchi]

Originally Posted by ecchi

Because some people refuse to listen. If you look across the boards at the (many) threads badmouthing GoDaddy you will usually find one post in the thread along the lines of "well I use GoDaddy, and I have never had any problems, so I am going to continue using them" (Kind of like the guy who jumps off the roof of a thirty story skyscraper despite the fact that someone told him he would hit the ground and die, then half way down he thinks "well I have not hit the ground yet, so I never will").

Q.E.D. !!!!!

[stuveltje]

Originally Posted by Jim

I will never understand why anyone would ever use godaddy with as many problems as we see.

i am still with godaddy after almost 6 years with all my domains, sure i had some problems, but not any problem which couldnt be resolved in a easy way.............i hope i never have to get back at ya Jim...saying "yeah yeah i know you where so right that time, i should have listen" till now i a still having all my domains at godaddy after 6 years.

[sabin]

Originally Posted by Jim

I will never understand why anyone would ever use godaddy with as many problems as we see.

Any host is going to take down your content if it goes against their use policy. And as far as their hosting, its worlds cheaper than any other i've seen out there, worlds.