GoDaddy Pulls Plug on Domain by MySpace Request

[pocketkangaroo]

Whats the point? It's not like it's gonna change anything.

I'm just glad I still have my names.

All registrars are the same. They can pull the plug on you anytime they feel like it. Which I feel is bullshit. Hosting companies should deal with questionable content, not registrars.

I agree, but everyone has a virtual hard-on for Moniker these days. Would be interesting to see that they are just like every other registrar.

Does anyone have any registrar who won't do this shit? Doesn't seem like there is anywhere safe anymore.

[madawgz]

godaddy seriously sucks balls

[rapmaster]

Yeah, GoDaddy sucks.

They pulled one of my domains offline in the past. After fighting with them (1 week passed) they finally admitted "We made a mistake and we want to resolve this immediately. Unfortunately, in all cases such as these you need to pay a $50 admin fee to turn the domain back on.". They pulled my domain offline, I lost revenue on that domain for a week, and then they blackmailed me for $50 to turn the domain back on.

Do not be fooled by the cheap price. They suck!

thats extortion not blackmail... but what can any of the little guys do about it anyway

[cool1g]

i don't know why you guys are bashing godaddy here....private information was posted on this guys site. they have the right to take the site down IMO until the info was removed.

the guy took off the username/password list and now the site is back up.

free speech doesn't cover publicizing personal info.

[cool1g]

lol no offense but thats just flat wrong..

The whole thread is about godaddy doing something to someone who didnt do anything illegal..

Last time i checked legality ( or lack of ) is proven in a court of law.. Registrars always comply with the courts. godaddy bypassed the courts to become judge jury and executioner..

Would you like it if your domain was pulled because somone hacked your server and put something up ? without notifying you ? without consultation and no court order ? That would be a silly way to run a biz

so if someone posted your credit card #s, checking account #s, SSN, telephone # and home address on a website, you would still have this position. i doubt it.

its not like they killed the site - it was just down for a couple of hours and they put it back up.

[beemk]

OK, anyone with a name of Fyodor Vaskovich and he is working online, is up to no good. We all know that.

[SmokeyTheBear]

No one hacked his server,

nobody said they did,

he had a list of Myspace ID's and Passwords on his site. It was only down for seven fucking hours, give me a break,

so they pulled the plug on a website without any legal grounds to do so ..

so to answer your question, Yes I would mind,

exactly..

Last time I checked a business is allowed to do what they feel is in their best interest in order to protect their business & reputation, ie "We reserve the right to refuse service".

first off your confusing 2 different things.. "refusal" of service is one thing . "hijacking" a domain is another.. there was no ability for the owner to switch to another business.. registars must abide by certain rules REGARDLESS of their personal opinions.. one is that they must allow users to transfer their domains to another registrar at any time the owner requests it moved ( barring a court order ) there is no "mulligans" for if the registrar doesnt happen to agree with content on a host.

[SmokeyTheBear]

so if someone posted your credit card #s, checking account #s, SSN, telephone # and home address on a website, you would still have this position. i doubt it.

its not like they killed the site - it was just down for a couple of hours and they put it back up.

2 wrongs dont make a right..

Registrars should have colusion with law enforcement to shut sites down LEGALLY..

When a cop pulls you over he needs a warrant to search your car if you dont agree. He must find a judge and have them electronically send a warrant over.. the same could be done with domains..

Legal inadequacy is no need for legal stupidity.

[erehwon]

i don't know why you guys are bashing godaddy here....private information was posted on this guys site. they have the right to take the site down IMO until the info was removed.

the guy took off the username/password list and now the site is back up.

free speech doesn't cover publicizing personal info.

If you read the article you'd understand why they are bashing GoDaddy, SecLists.org has an abuse email account and GoDaddy or MySpace could have easily mailed that address and asked to remove the offending file, instead of mailing him at abuse, or his whois information, GoDaddy without warning shuttered the domain.

Any bullshit from MySpace stating that there were usernames and passwords for minors in that e-mail could have been easily remediated by issuing new passwords for all those affected and offering advice on not falling victim to phishing (AGAIN). Nevermind the e-mail/file in question had been making the rounds for over a week, and archived in a number of other sites.

[Fizzgig]

That's not cool at all

[SmokeyTheBear]

If you read the article you'd understand why they are bashing GoDaddy, SecLists.org has an abuse email account and GoDaddy or MySpace could have easily mailed that address and asked to remove the offending file, instead of mailing him at abuse, or his whois information, GoDaddy without warning shuttered the domain.

Any bullshit from MySpace stating that there were usernames and passwords for minors in that e-mail could have been easily remediated by issuing new passwords for all those affected and offering advice on not falling victim to phishing (AGAIN). Nevermind the e-mail/file in question had been making the rounds for over a week, and archived in a number of other sites.

exactly..

Do you think myspaces registrar would pull myspace offline and null their domain because someone posted credit card information lists on a page and they didnt respond instantly.. i think not. dont believe me.. create a protected area on your domain , make some usernames and passwords up , post the logins on myspace. send myspace an abuse complaint . ( they likely wont even read it ) then call their registrar and see what happens.. NOTHING..

Google has the same list cached on their site. i dont see google pulled down ( " its only a few hours cmon now , why would google be upset if their domain got pulled for a few hours no biggie)

[jayeff]

There is a steady stream of complaints around the boards, everything from cheating trades, to bad sponsors, to sites which use stolen content, etc. It has been like that for years. Yet every time anyone actually suggests doing something, let alone takes action, there is always a backlash.

Why? In this instance, if someone posted my personal information on the 'net, frankly I wouldn't give a hoot who got it taken down again, so long as someone did, as quickly as possible.

Are my sites at risk? Certainly. If I conduct them in any way illegally, they should be. If I display material which someone finds offensive, in the real world, there must be a risk that someone with enough influence will whisper in the right ear. But since I live in the real world, as well as being a webmaster, I wouldn't want it any other way because sometimes it works for me and not just against me.

Webmasters who run interractive sites are not usually considered legally accountable for material which is displayed on them. But I totally fail to see how this means everyone should just sit back and say that means anything goes. Even when I disagree with them, I have a great deal more respect for registrars, sponsors, affiliates, anyone in fact who acts, than for those who talk but ultimately do nothing.

[BigDeanEvans]

If you're not doing anything illegal, you don't have anythign to worry about, Godaddy is great, I use them, and never have any problems, awesome tech support, get great deals on renews just by calling and asking. Most of the people on here who bitch about Godaddy, don't even have experience with them, they just heard they suck from someone else and say "Baaahhhhh" and then eat some grass.

what about if some asshole fires off a few million spam emails with your domain in it and they yank you for spamming... you'll be one of those people

I'd never put my shit with them.

good luck