DOS Attack brings down Fasthosts

External Since: Jun 30, 2004 Posts: 148

On 2004-07-27, Steve <steve.DeleteThis@somewhere.invalid.com> wrote:
> In news:2mdmkhFm1nbfU1@uni-berlin.de,
> Blue Wezza <blue-wezza.DeleteThis@blueyonder.co.uk> said:
> [snip]
>
   >>>> Thanks all, have been with Fasthosts for 6 years now...
   >>>
   >>> I smell bullshit.
>
  >> [snip cheap insult]
>
> If you've been using Fasthosts for 6 years, that means you started using
> them in July '98.
>
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://tinyurl.com/3m599</font" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/3m599</font</a>>
>
> Seeing as they were incorporated in October '98, I find that VERY hard to
> believe. Sorry to be picky.
>

They could have been doing business under a fictitious name before
incorporating, not unusual.

Regardless, their domain name was first registered in june '98.

ken

External Since: Jul 15, 2004 Posts: 40

In news:Xns95338EB29BF14mecharlessweeneycom@130.133.1.4,
Charles Sweeney <me.TakeThisOut@charlessweeney.com> said:
[snip]
> AffordableHOST traded for six years (no, not July 1997) before
> becoming incorporated. Very common in the US and Britain.
>
> So even being picky, our man might still be right!

And you seriously think that Mr.
I'm-leaving-Fasthosts-because-they-were-actually-honest-about-a-problem has
been with them even for that long? If he has, I'm suprised he's bothered by
the reported hiccup, having stayed with them through the problems on the old
(pre-late-y2k) NT4 platform. He doesn't strike me a seasoned veteran Smile

--
Steve