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From: Dan Farrell <dan@spore.ath.cx>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Opinions on Host's Decision Please
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On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:37:23 -0700
Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> As I have previously posted about, my host sent me an email a few days
> ago stating that support tickets for 5,000-6,000 of their clients had
> been broken into. I checked my records and found that my root
> password had previously been submitted in a support ticket. I then
> decided I needed to reinstall my system.
>
> I requested that my host allow me access to a second machine for 2-5
> days while I switch over to a clean system, after that I would turn
> the old system over to them and continue with the new system.
>
> My request was denied! I'm blown away by this. Was I asking too
> much?
>
> - Grant
Would it be unreasonable to tell us who this host is? I want to make
sure I don't host any sites on their system; if they can't secure their
work tickets, what makes anybody think they can secure anything else?
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