Dreamhost support transcript

DreamHostReply from DreamHost (Sep 28th, 2007 – 07:36:29 / #13796364)
Subject: Message from support.

Hello, Your account has been disabled for further violations of our terms of service. Thanks! Kelly

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Message from you (Sep 28th, 2007 – 08:19:19 / #2092276)
Subject: Account disabled?!

Can you please specify which violations in TOS are in my account? Aren’t you just supposed to disable users in violation of the TOS? I have A LOT OF WEBSITES hosted on my accounts a lot of them are owned by clients. I have always responded to copyright issues by removing the reported files. Please restore access to my account, my FTP accounts and my databases. I have very important files and web programs that took years for me to develop. I have been here since 2004.

######################################### Message from you (Sep 28th, 2007 – 08:57:30 / #2092374)
Subject: No warning?!

How can you not at least send me awarning that my account will be disabled? Can’t you at least give me the reason? I have multiple users and one of them might have commited a violation, but shouldn’t you disable their accounts first? Instead of disabling my account which affects a lot of websites (most of them I do not own)? Please send me a reply ASAP because I have a lot of websites that are losing revenues at the moment.

######################################### Reply from DreamHost (Sep 28th, 2007 – 12:45:04 / #13800411)
Subject: Re: Account disabled?!

Hello, > Can you please specify which violations in TOS are in my account? It appears that there are currently the following files:

/[path]/Pussycat_Dolls_Liv e_from_LONDON__DVDRip_[2006]_hacki.part03.rar /[path]/Babel.2006.DVDSCR. XViD.avi.001 /[path]/Pussycat_Dolls_Liv e_from_LONDON__DVDRip_[2006]_hacki.part09.rar /[path]/Pussycat_Dolls_Liv e_from_LONDON__DVDRip_[2006]_hacki.part05.rar /[path]/Pussycat_Dolls_Liv e_from_LONDON__DVDRip_[2006]_hacki.part06.rar

> Aren’t you just supposed to disable users in violation of the TOS?

We disable any DreamHost accounts associated with such violations. Disabling just a single sub-user does not negate the fact that we have a customer who does not wish to abide by the policies they agreed to. This is especially true in cases such as yours where you have received multiple warnings but done nothing to curb the activity.

Jeff

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Message from you (Sep 29th, 2007 – 09:02:29 / #2093905)
Subject: Account still disabled

 

Guys, have a heart here.

As far as I know I have only been warned twice about the alleged, in both cases I have made the appropriate action of deleting them.

Another isolated case was one of the users using unlicensed VBulletin software which I immediately took down.

If you really can’t let these cases slip and restore my account, then AT LEAST GIVE ME CONTROL OF MY REGISTERED DOMAINS. This is causing me a lot of frustration since a lot of my clients’ websites are affected, and if you really don’t want to host them then I should be allowed to transfer them elsewhere.

Please I need your response ASAP because this is really important.

 

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Reply from DreamHost (Sep 29th, 2007 – 10:56:39 / #13814873)
Subject: Re: Account still disabled

Hello,

On August 30th you were warned that if any further copyright violations occurred, your account as a whole would be terminated. It is your responsibility to ensure that your users are abiding by the Terms of Service you agreed to when signing up. Your account will not be reenabled.

You can transfer your domain registrations to a new registrar using the following authorization codes:

a***********k.com 63XXXXXX329
a***********a.org 970XXXXXX70673
b***********l.com 117XXXXXX522
b***********y.com 446XXXXXX47994
d***********s.com 977XXXXXX2732
d***********s.com 778XXXXXX3132
d***********l.com 371XXXXXX89157
d***********k.org 944XXXXXX6709
e***********ti.com 838XXXXXX12958
f***********e.com 77424XXXXXX4821
g***********t.com 3047XXXXXX36332
i***********h.com 902XXXXXX4806
j***********n.com 329XXXXXX5449
l***********c.com 7325XXXXXX679
l***********d.net 722XXXXXX1461
l***********9.com 484XXXXXX42876
m***********t.com 788XXXXXX443
m***********s.com 544XXXXXX8698
n***********t.com 7371XXXXXX68188
o***********o.com 219XXXXXX2237
o***********t.com 619XXXXXX1315
p***********h.com 282XXXXXX5818
p***********g.com 847XXXXXX434
p***********r.org 1861XXXXXX8185
p***********e.com 911XXXXXX8182
q***********y.org 119XXXXXX5193
tdphost.com 8399XXXXXX394
thedigitalpinoy.com 3222XXXXXX94728
v***********n.com 933XXXXXX8151
w***********r.com 1691XXXXXX8181
w***********s.com 3475XXXXXX6688
w***********k.com 805XXXXXX0023
w***********k.net 6656XXXXXX0876

Once the new registrar has approved the inbound transfers, let us know
and we will approve the outbound transfer.

Karl

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Message from you (Sep 29th, 2007 – 13:53:37 / #2094275)

Subject: reconsideration…

 

Yes, I was warned Aug 30th and I complied immediaely by removing the said files.

Can you at least have my account retained without the web hosting? like the domain name registry, and temporarily the FTP accounts, and databases? (so I can facilitate transfering to a different webhost.) I have slaved for years to develop some CMS softwares hosted on my account.

Please I’m really begging you now. Please. It’s not like I intentionally violated the TOS.

How about my remaining account balance? What can you do about that? Please have some sympathy. Please Dreamhost.

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Message from you (Sep 29th, 2007 – 15:09:36 / #2094347)
Subject: Account consideration

Please take note of the following:

- You did not notify me by any means that you were going to disable my account. You should have given me enough time to move all my websites/databases to a different host if you were planning to do so.
- All my sites have been down for almost 2 days now. This wouldn’t have happened if you notified me beforehand.
- I have taken necessary action everytime a TOS violation warning has been sent to me.
- I still have 1 year left on my hosting plan since I prepayed for 2 years.
- I still have $90 left on my account. what am I supposed to do with that? Thank you.

############################################ Message from you (Sep 30th, 2007 – 09:39:37 / #2095108) Subject: Please Help

Please reenable all panel features that are necessary so I can download via FTP all MY hosted files on your servers. This includes all FTP accounts, Email accounts, and databases. That’s going to be Gigabytes of data so I appreciate if we can do something about this ASAP. It’s bad enough that you didn’t give me any grace period that you we’re going to disable my account, but now all the websites are going to be down for more than 3 days until I can set it up on a different webhost.

Please help me out here dreamhost. This has been a very frustrating weekend as I have to discuss with all my clients why their websites are down and why I am going to have to change hosts without any prior notice. For the record I have taken necessary action everytime I was warned about a TOS violation. I do not know why my account was disabled without warning because no recent notice was given to me about any TOS violation. Assuming there was another violation, I would understand if you told me that I should host my sites elsewhere (but that’s not what happened.) As a paying customer since 2004 I think I deserve better treatment than this.

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Reply from DreamHost (Oct 1st, 2007 – 08:14:27 / #13843504)
Subject: Re: access FTP/database/email

Hello, On Mon, 01 Oct 2007, you wrote:

> I’m not sure if this is the case but my previous support tickets were closed
> without any reply. I’m hoping it’s because it’s a weekend why no one from
> dreamhost support has sent me a reply yet.
>
> Again please give me access to my FTP accounts/database/emails so I can start > transferring MY websites and my clients’ websites to a different webhost.
>
> Please Dreamhost, it’s nearly been 3 days but I haven’t received any real
> reply yet as to why my account was disabled without prior notice. All the
> hosted sites have been down since then and there’s nothing I can even do
> about it.
>

As I’ve already told you, we cannot provide backups for accounts closed for Terms of Service violations. Your account was the source of such violations on multiple occasions, and you were previously warned on August 30th that any further such violations would result in the closure of your account. It is your responsibility to ensure that those you give access to your account are using it in a legal manner and according to the Terms you agreed to when signing up. At this point all we can assist you with is transferring your domain registrations.

Karl

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Message from you (Oct 1st, 2007 – 08:37:11 / #2096395)
Subject: Access to files

You are shutting me out like I’m some kind of criminal. Is that how you deal with paying customers? As I’ve told you I have acted on the two (2) warnings you gave me the soonest possible, and you still haven’t told me what the latest violation was. (You can check my support message history for your said “multiple” warnings)

Honestly I don’t care anymore if how you treated me was unfair or unjust. I just want my client’s files /databases back. Just please let us have our files back. Please. I’m really begging you. It’s been 3 days. You can keep my 1 year worth of hosting and $90 positive balance. Just please help me out here.

31 Responses to “Dreamhost support transcript”

  1. rogie Says:

    I know that tdp will be back, but then, it’s almost close to impossible that the database will be.

    Hay. Dreamhost, grabe kayo. >_<

    Bloodred, we feel sorry for what happened. Ganon ata talaga buhay. Hope you can bounce back from this set back as soon as possible. Godbless.

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  3. rogie Says:

    Para sa kin ba yung kasunod na comment? hehehe. Di ko po tinatanong kung ano nangyari. hehehehe. Anyway, good luck blood. Kita kita na lang sa bagong tdp.

  4. danda Says:

    sana makabalik agad ang tdp… :( hindi kumpleto araw ko pag walang tdp..

    basta maghihintay pa rin kami sa pagbabalik ng tdp.. >.<

  5. supermanny Says:

    kakalungkot naman T_T

  6. eisadoura Says:

    may comment din pala dito… hehehhe… (dun ako nag comment sa latest post ni sir blood…)

    anyway, we will hang on and wait sir bloodredxxx for the new website… we will miss the old tdp… but we will be looking forward to the new one… =)

    more power pa rin sayo…

  7. smalltime Says:

    dito lang kami sir blood…

    pag natapos ito, laro tayo psp, 3 tayo ni rogie..bomberman tayo :)

  8. Rafiboy_05 Says:

    grabe naman ang dreamhost. bakit naman ganun?

    anyways, boss blood more power pa rin! andito lang kami mag-hihintay para sa pagbangon ng bagong tdp kita kitz na lang.

  9. homer_041886 Says:

    baka may nagsabotahe…

    bossing blood, gamitan nyo ng sharingan, hehe…
    hintayin na lang namin yung the return of the comeback ng bagong TDP !!! Good Luck…

    @Dreamhost,
    alam nyo bang naninira kayo ng buhay, mga adik…

    Payback is a B*tch, bang bang…

    kudos

  10. kira_ Says:

    hala nmn.. di ko na alam ggwin pg ng-OOL ako.. :( hintayin n lng ntin ang tdp. .:(

  11. yajra Says:

    unfair nmn ang dreamhost atleast nmn sana ma access ni bossing mga files nya… test lng sa tdp yan malalagpasin din natin to… dito lng kami mga tdpers sir blood…

  12. skwater Says:

    ni wala man lang notice na ititerminate yung account?!pangit naman nila mag trato sa customer nila… dreamhost magisip-isip naman kayo…pano kung mangyari sa inyo yan…

  13. rogie Says:

    Kaya mga zaido, magkaisa na tayo. pasabugin ang dreamhost.

    Kita kits na lang sa bagong tdp. Blood, dito lang kami kung ano ang puede matulong. Wag ka maghesitate na magsabi.

  14. crad3r Says:

    tsk tsk tsk. grabe talaga itong mga ito. kahit pagtransfer ng files at db inde man lang nagkonsidera.

  15. the real proxy Says:

    panu nayan master?oo sama na natin si Lastikman.. putek yan.. sayang naman.. dami kaya users nito… **&*&&** grabe na to

  16. the real proxy Says:

    That really bullshit… grabe na yan… PORN site ka ba na naghohost ng LOLITA di naman diba? asar… sana mabalik…

  17. gi3r0 Says:

    Unfair…Di dapat ganyan ang treat nyo sa mga clients nyo,pagkatapos kayo bayaran ganyan ang gagawin nyo..

    Fafa rogie,lastikman ako weh..

  18. Gielson Says:

    Ang Lupit ng Dremhost… hahay… wala silang CS.. sayang lang pera ni Sir Blood.. Pero umaasa kami sir na babalik din ang TDP… pwede po ako sendan ng new URl if possible…. hahah… parehas tayo ate danda… di kumpleto ang araw pag lang TDP… @ kuya homer.. SAYANG and DEATH NOTE!!!! Huhuhuhu….

  19. casSidiE Says:

    This is just so frustrating… Sir Blood, dont worry… in time, everything will be fine…

    Ang hindi ko maintindihan sa dreamhost, alam naman nila na pinaghirapan mo yun tapos ginanon ka lang. You guys are so unfair. @Karl (Dreamhost) Put yourself in his (Bloodredxxx) shoes… What you did is not even justifiable. We understand that someone (a user) might have committed a violation. If you have been visiting the site, you would have known na HINDI NAGKULANG SA PAALALA at BABALA si Sir Blood. It took him years to develop all what he has now, and you are just going to take it from him? Who do you think you are? Don’t paly GOD! There are just some people who are so insensitive… And I believe that you guys from dreamhost are the best on that… Good luck sa inyo kung may mga client pa na magtiwala sa inyo sa ginawa niyong ito…

    Sir Blood, wag ka mag-alala, dito lang kami para sayo… and aantayin namin ang pagbabalik ng TDP!

  20. eisadoura Says:

    hehehe… pati dito no nag i- spam.. hehehhe…

    hello sa inyong lahat… i miss you all (waves)…

    singing..

    If we hold on together
    I know TDP will never die
    It will see us through to forever
    Where clouds roll by
    For you and I

    Souls in the wind
    Must learn how to bend
    Seek out a star
    Hold on to the end
    Valley, mountain
    There is a fountain
    Washes our tears all away
    Words are swaying
    Someone is praying
    TDP is a home for to stay…

    God bless everyone…

  21. notodreamhost Says:

    you shouldn’t have allowed posting without censorship.. but.. sh*t happens man.. i hope you can bring-up another site as good as tdp.. now where can i find opm music..

  22. danda Says:

    weee may kanta pa si manang esia wah..pati si rogie may song para sa tdp..at syempre pati ako..nakakamiss na talaga :(

  23. homer_041886 Says:

    It’s true that we don’t know what we’ve got until we lose it,
    but it’s also true that we don’t know what we’ve been missing until it arrives.

    Goodluck TDP…

  24. bea Says:

    Please did you find an Issue for you’re problem with dreamhost, I have the same now and I would like to know what can I do :(

    emergency please

  25. zeroel Says:

    whaaaaaaaa sayang naman. napakaunfair!

  26. Odarnoc Says:

    Kakamiss na nga talaga ang TDP… halos araw araw talaga ako dun…wan ko nga kung bakit meron talagang mga PAPAMPAM dito sa mundo n0h?

  27. Iskibanoyd Says:

    cguro ok na rin yan pra ma restart yung site spam free n ulet tapos simula ule ng mga forums yun nga lang sayang yung mga items , sana me bonus si Boss Blood dun sa mga datihan ng members

  28. danda Says:

    iski ano ginawa mo dun sa isa? ndi ako makapagpost ng comment..waaaaa

  29. Iskibanoyd Says:

    naku sory dikopo alam nag post lang ko ng ….. tapos ayun kaboom! nawala pero pag i try mo sa IE makikita mo mga bagong post ni mam eisa

  30. nosneh2000 Says:

    ka-TDP, kumusta na? I hate to know the fact that wala na ang old TDP. I have lots of memories there, dun ko nakilala c eisa at mitch. I hope the new TDP will be more interesting para mas maraming merories pa ang magawa… More power sa lahat… TDP forever!!!

  31. dreamhost-sucks Says:

    DreamHost are a bunch of thieves and kiddies. They wont give you your files because they are stealing your source code!

    $80k worth of source code was stolen by dreamhost in my account! I’ve asked for it back they said no, i asked them to delete it they said no! THAT IS STEALING!

    They also say TOS violation (And with no warning what soever they disable account)… they dont mention what part of TOS was voilated… and wont provide proof that TOS has been violated.

    DREAMHOST IS A SCAM TO GET ACCESS TO ALL PRIVATE INFORMATION OF YOU AND YOUR CLIENTS AS WELL AS STEAL YOUR SOURCE CODE!! SCAMMMEERSSSS

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