Keeping a site going for a long period of time can be very difficult; getting it shut down can be all too easy. Though most Web hosts, especially ones you pay for, are going to do what they can to keep you on as a customer, there are many ways that you can earn yourself [...]
In the hosting industry, Mike Witty (right – picture via blog.servint.net/) has one of the more varied jobs imagineable. As Director of Network Compliance at Servint, a VPS host that powers this site and many others, Mike is responsible for handling abuse complaints, overseeing security and making sure that the company complies with all relevant [...]
Abuse policies are one thing that few hosts publicize. They are usually kept quiet, buried in the footer of a host’s site or footnotes in the lengthy legal agreement users sign. Host don’t want you to see them, read them or think about them. But they should. These abuse agreements are the tools that hosts [...]
If you think a DreamHost customer is behind illegal activities such as spamming, fraud, copyright infringement, etc… your first stop should be the Dreamhost Abuse Center. (Not the forums) The Abuse Center’s purpose is to assist anyone experiencing abusive activities originating from or associated with Dreamhost servers, and also educate DreamHost customers on acceptable practices [...]