Rant Godaddy Rant - GoFuckYourself.com

newB · 10-05-2018, 10:37 AM

For the most part I have been happy with GoDaddy, but had an experience the other day that was unfortunate. Partly my fault, though.

So I had it set up to send emails to an email account I hardly ever use. Which is fine because usually it's about automatic renewals and stuff. This time, though, it was a copyright complaint. Since I didn't respond in time, my site got suspended, which is what brought all this to my attention.

Anyhoo, the complaint was for a profile image from a cam program on a sub-domain gallery splog where I test feeds and tools and stuff and push some select programs. The image came from one of those RSS feeds, so it was hotlinked - ie, hosted on the program, not me.

So a HOSTING company receives a complaint and suspends a site without first verifying that the material is in fact hosted on that site. I pointed this out to them, but they didn't care. In order to get access back to my site I had to send an official mea culpa statement before I could remove the post.

All in all, it wasn't a horrible experience, but the inanity of it was a big frustrating. And an entire day spent constantly checking my email for a response from them because there is no other way to contact their copyrightclaims department directly.

FYI, if you promote PussyCash/Webcamwiz and want to skip the hassle, the profile pic in question is for a 'NightFoxxy.'

freecartoonporn · 10-05-2018, 11:51 PM

thanks for the heads up,

this is one of the reason i m looking for host which gives at least 48 hours to reply to such complaints.
my current host gives 24 hours and sometimes its not enough, sometimes i am travelling sometimes i am away from electronics.

CaptainHowdy · 10-06-2018, 03:30 AM

What a hassle . . .

celandina · 10-06-2018, 06:30 AM

It does not matter now if you have stolen a single picture ( even unknowingly) or a slew of movies, under the new rules you are equally guilty....That is the trend now...

newB · 10-06-2018, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freecartoonporn

thanks for the heads up,

this is one of the reason i m looking for host which gives at least 48 hours to reply to such complaints.
my current host gives 24 hours and sometimes its not enough, sometimes i am travelling sometimes i am away from electronics.

Oh, they gave me plenty of advance notice - closer to 96 hrs, I believe. I just didn't see it because I had it set up to send their emails to an address I seldom use. That's entirely on me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by celandina

It does not matter now if you have stolen a single picture ( even unknowingly) or a slew of movies, under the new rules you are equally guilty....That is the trend now...

Of course, theft is theft, but I didn't STEAL anything. It was a profile pic that was and is still hosted by PussyCash/WebCamWiz. I got it via their RSS feed and so it was hotlinked on my end.

10-05-2018, 10:37 AM	#1
newB Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere between reality and total ape-shit bonkers. Posts: 2,870	Godaddy Rant For the most part I have been happy with GoDaddy, but had an experience the other day that was unfortunate. Partly my fault, though. So I had it set up to send emails to an email account I hardly ever use. Which is fine because usually it's about automatic renewals and stuff. This time, though, it was a copyright complaint. Since I didn't respond in time, my site got suspended, which is what brought all this to my attention. Anyhoo, the complaint was for a profile image from a cam program on a sub-domain gallery splog where I test feeds and tools and stuff and push some select programs. The image came from one of those RSS feeds, so it was hotlinked - ie, hosted on the program, not me. So a HOSTING company receives a complaint and suspends a site without first verifying that the material is in fact hosted on that site. I pointed this out to them, but they didn't care. In order to get access back to my site I had to send an official mea culpa statement before I could remove the post. All in all, it wasn't a horrible experience, but the inanity of it was a big frustrating. And an entire day spent constantly checking my email for a response from them because there is no other way to contact their copyrightclaims department directly. FYI, if you promote PussyCash/Webcamwiz and want to skip the hassle, the profile pic in question is for a 'NightFoxxy.' __________________ The best Adult Affiliate Programs reviewed and indexed by niche and feature. Easily find the sponsors that suit your needs.

10-05-2018, 11:51 PM	#2
freecartoonporn Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: NC Posts: 7,683	thanks for the heads up, this is one of the reason i m looking for host which gives at least 48 hours to reply to such complaints. my current host gives 24 hours and sometimes its not enough, sometimes i am travelling sometimes i am away from electronics. __________________ SSD Cloud Server, VPS Server, Simple Cloud Hosting \| DigitalOcean

10-06-2018, 03:30 AM	#3
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10-06-2018, 06:30 AM	#4
celandina Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 11,378	It does not matter now if you have stolen a single picture ( even unknowingly) or a slew of movies, under the new rules you are equally guilty....That is the trend now...